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Kate Bishop ([personal profile] notahawkingbird) wrote2012-09-15 02:03 am

[post-canon] outside a war is waging





tell me everything that happened,
tell me everything you saw.
did you see the closing window,
did you hear the slamming door?

they had lights inside their eyes
they moved forward and my heart died
please, please tell me what they looked like,
did they seem afraid of you?


they were kids that I once knew.

( in the aftermath of cassie and jonas' deaths, and nate's flight back into the timestream, the young avengers have disbanded.
   but life goes on and the only thing anyone can do is cope. )



xxx
crotcharrow: (upset; augh; head in hands)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-09-14 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's been on of those days.

One of those days where trying to talk to Billy and getting no response or recognition had just gotten too much for him. One of those days where Teddy moping and trying to put on a fake smile for the both of them was just irritating and Tommy just wanted to scream at him to fix his brother. That's Teddy's job, isn't it? Billy's other brothers were getting on his nerves too, and being cooped up in that tiny room, on that tiny camp-bed was just too much tonight, and after he excused himself from the table at dinner, he bolted.

At first, he's not even sure where he's going, and has to stop in the middle of the bustling streets of Manhattan, with people looking at him strangely for just appearing in a suden rush of air. He sneers at them and then stomps down the street, shoving his hands into his pockets, finding his beat up phone. He pauses for a few seconds, looking through his contacts and then his stomach lurches at a familiar name. It takes him a few more seconds before he moves out of the street into an alley so he could clumsily type a message.]


im comin 2 c u b ther in 5

[he debates on whether or not he should just show up without sending it, but seemed to recall that Kate didn't like it when people just turned up. Plus, he's pretty sure she has butlers, and Tommy wasn't in the mood for fighting butlers.

He's there in less than five minutes though, and when he sees the apartments and the doorman he immediately thinks this is a bad idea. Jesus, what if her dad answers? What if she's not even in or anything and he's just showing up to an empty apartment? He didn't know if she was visiting Eli or not, or had a cello ...thing (tournament?) this weekend or was prepping for exams or what. He was so out of the loop with her that it hurt.

The doorman looked at him like he was something that should be shooed away, and Tommy eyed him, getting his phone out again to see if Kate had texted back.]


kate i think ur doorman wants 2 kill me u there or wat??
Edited 2012-09-14 18:55 (UTC)
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[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-09-14 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[It feels like an eternity before his phone buzzes back and the doorman had made some pointed glances his way and Tommy had to pretend like he wasn't loitering. About three separate times he almost just gives up and bolts away, running better than waiting for something that might not even come. He didn't even care where anymore.

So when the phone does eventually buzz, he can't help but smile a little, and went over to the doorman, and smugly told him he was here to see Miss Bishop and slipped past into the building. He took the stairs up to the top floor because he was faster at running up them than waiting in an elevator, and it didn't take him long to reach her apartment. A part of him questions why he's here, what he's actually going to say to her, but he guesses that he'll figure that out when he sees her.

He reaches forward and sort of knocks awkwardly on the fancy looking door, shoving his phone back into his pocket.]
crotcharrow: (concern; omg kate fell over)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-09-15 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's still running over what he's going to even say to her when he does see her, but stupidly his head manages to produce nothing of merit. He kinda wishes that he'd spent longer getting here, going over everything in his head. It had been months since he last saw Kate, and to just drop in on her unexpected like this? He hadn't even thought about what she'd want.

But before he could even make the descion to chicken out and turn tail to run, she's opened the door and he's blinking at her all of a sudden. Absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder, and even though Kate probably wouldn't think she looked great, Tommy thinks she looks perfect.

He on the other hand, doesn't look like he's had a good nights sleep in weeks, and has dark rings under his eyes. His hair is all over the place from running and he's dressed in jeans and a zip up hoodie, his goggles hanging around his neck. He smiles--the first genuine one he's had in a while--at the sight of her, and rubs the back of his head.]


Something like th--... Kate?

[suddenly the mood shifts, and Tommy doesn't bother waiting to be invited into the apartment, stepping straight over the threshhold so he could move his hands up against Kate's arms, frowning. He swallows thickly. Maybe this had been a bad idea? He has no idea how to react to sobbing girls, that usually doesn't happen around him. Hell, he's not good at comforting at all, if his efforts with Billy are anything to go by.]

Wow. That happy to see me huh? [he laughs weakly. God he hated his mouth sometimes.]
crotcharrow: (&kate; sweet)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-09-15 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tommy shifts, moving his arms so they are sort of around her in an awkward hug, unsure of exactly what to do. She obviously wasn't angry he was here, or else she wouldn't be holding him like that. He can't help but smile, pulling her close.

Seems like they had both had better days.]


Your secret's safe with me. Nobody believes anything I say anyway. [He moves his hands so they go along her arms, lifting them so she could wrap them around the small of his back, in a gesture that speaks more than he can articulate. It's okay Kate. It really is.]

It's not that idiotic, is it?
crotcharrow: (glance; not sure if want)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-09-20 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[He holds her tightly against him, resting his chin on her shoulder. He's not really one for gestures of affection either. His mother was never really there for him in between the drinking and abuse and his father had his new family to pay attention to rather than deal with a delinquent teenager. And that had always been fine with Tommy. He didn't need them, and they didn't need him.

This is different. Kate is part of his new family, ven if they hadn't seen each other in months. He actually lets himself care about her a great deal, actually lets him risk getting kicked in the guts again by letting her in. And that's saying something. He doesn't even really let Teddy hug him, and they were rapidly becoming close.

He laughs wryly when she pulls away, looking up at her with his panda eyes, giving her a half smile.]
Yeah. I mean, not for a few days, but.

[The gesture makes his expression soften, and he looks up at her, trying to figure out what she was thinking.]

What about you?
crotcharrow: (hmm; thinking; offside)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-09-20 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tommy isn't sure if any of them have slept since everything happened. He knows Billy really hasn't, and with Teddy keeping a constant vigil beside him, the idiot hadn't slept much either. They were all exhausted and emotionally frayed, and all having a hard time keeping things together. He had thought that Kate would have been doing better. She had Eli still, and her family. And friends at school, he figured. To see her like this sort of makes him want to kick himself for not coming sooner. He's been going to Canada and Europe and he should have been coming here.

He swallows thickly when she steps away and looks around the room for the first time since he stepped into it, moving into the house more so she could actually close the door. Tommy's never been in Kate's apartment, so he does spend a good few moments looking around the hall, standing a little awkwardly since he wasn't sure where to go.]


Shoulda told me. [he looks back at her and runs a hand through his windswept hair to try and tame it a little.] D'you know how boring it is at house Kaplan?
crotcharrow: (you're getting pretty hot and heavy)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-09-20 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[he smiles weakly, rubbing the back of his neck, following after her.] I did too. [Okay, that doesn't make any sense. Words, Tommy. He hurriedly adds:] Missed you, I mean.

[And now he's not looking at her because that's admitting more than he'd rather, so he goes back to shoving his hands into his pockets and looking at the apartment. If he had known what was going on in her head... Teddy was the only one who knew he'd been getting out of the house, doing stuff on his own. It was different--not the same as working as a team--and though it managed to blow off his steam, he's not sure he likes doing stuff on his own. It's almost sad.

He perks a little at the mention of pizza. Even though he's just had dinner, Tommy's appetite is rarely sated.]


Pizza sounds good. [he moves to stand next to her. And then sudden;y he's not sure what else to say. Like they had been apart for so long that they'd somehow lost touch with how to talk to each other. Well, that was stupid. They might've been through a lot, but they were still the same people, still friends, right?]

How's Eli doing? Teddy said he stopped texting him a couple of weeks ago.

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[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-10-02 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[He hadn't planned on sleeping on Kate's couch without permission, nor had he planned on running to Italy to get her some authentic gelato to bribe her into letting him with, but it had been Kate's couch of a park bench, and if she found out that he was sleeping like a hobo he doubted she'd be pleased.

It had been another bad night at the Kaplan's and Tommy had just needed to get out and be somewhere else for a while, and now that he knew where Kate lived, he sort of auto-piloted there. The secretary and doorman had let him up as he had been such a familiar face as of late but all Tommy had in him was just to shove the ice cream in the freezer and collapse on the couch.

So this is where he was now. He doesn't notice Kate at first, his sleep pretty deep, but when she clears her throat Tommy stretches, rubbing his face into the couch cushion he'd accosted and groaning.]


Nnnnfivemoreminutes.
crotcharrow: (talking; I don't have feelings)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-10-02 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay, he hears that. He gives another sleepy moan, and then goes to sit up, the blanket falling completely off of him. He looks up at her blearily, his hair all over the place and yawns loudly, making room for her.]

Mornin'.
crotcharrow: (presents; exploration; my humps)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-10-02 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[He rubs at his face as she moves beside him, and glances up, sliding a hand around her and tugging her close once she'd arranged the duvet over him. Tommy moves it across her too, and then rubs a hand through his hair to try and tame it a little.

He suddenly remembers what he'd done last night and laughs a little, leaning his head against the couch.]


Pretty much. You mentioned you liked it the other day and I was in the neighbourhood.

[if in the neighbourhood meant USA.]
crotcharrow: (&kate; sweet)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-10-02 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[He leans his cheek against her head, his hand moving closer around her waist so they were sitting quite comfortably. It's a pose they'd been taking up a lot lately, and Tommy's getting more practised at not shrugging her off as soon as he possibly could.

He gives a light shrug.]
I needed the air and to stretch my legs. It's no big deal.
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[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-10-04 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[He stretches his arms up and arches his back right up against the couch. Hi Kate, have a great view of all his chest muscles and everything as he yawns. He obviously didn't sleep that well. The couch was comfy, but it wasn't exactly the right length to sleep on. When he finishes stretching, his hand goes back to her waist.]

Oh man, that sounds amazing. I wouldn't say no to bacon.
crotcharrow: (smirk; flirting; who are you~?)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-10-04 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[He can't help but smirk up at her, tilting his head a little so that he's angled her face pretty much inches from hers.]

If it's going. [He grins at her.] What? You offered. And what's a bocchama?

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