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[bigboyvibes]

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AU Verse

[yesdingus]

[Star Court had burned a couple weeks before, and she and Steve had been spending a lot of time together. They hadn't started looking for other jobs yet, but they were supposed to start today. Except now she definitely couldn't.]

change of plans
i can't leave the house

[bigboyvibes]

Are you okay?

[yesdingus]

pretty sure it's the plague, actually

[bigboyvibes]

What happened?

[yesdingus]

dad woke up sick.

[She knows he'll understand what that means.]

[bigboyvibes]

Goddamnit.

[yesdingus]

Pretty much, yeah.

[bigboyvibes]

You need anything?

[yesdingus]

The sweet release of death.

[bigboyvibes]

That bad, huh?

[yesdingus]

Pretty sure this would have taken him down for at least a week.

[bigboyvibes]

Jesus.

Let me guess. You don't have any medicine that could help?

[yesdingus]

It won't work because I'm not actually sick. It's like...phantom illness.

[bigboyvibes]

...Right.

[yesdingus]

So gotta postpone my side of job hunting. Maybe tomorrow?

[bigboyvibes]

Maybe.

[yesdingus]

I hope you have a good day anyway.

[bigboyvibes]

I'll probably just chill at home.

[yesdingus]

Okay.

[bigboyvibes]

You sure there isn't anything I can do to help?

[yesdingus]

wanna come watch movies while I fall asleep?

[bigboyvibes]

Your parents won't freak out?

[yesdingus]

They're at work.

[bigboyvibes]

Alright.

[yesdingus]

I'll leave the door unlocked.