ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓.

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I'm 𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒕 of the 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀

[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

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⠀⠀⠀.;⠀ 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋

cinematographer. always on the run. in the neon blue. an original character. fandomless. SL's | banter. mdni. 21+.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ↻ | ♡ | ↓

[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

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⠀⠀ ⠀𝑰'𝒎 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔,
⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝒎𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆.
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

@ofuntoldstories ⠀
his head.

"well, for the next few months I can do so."
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

@ofuntoldstories ⠀
won't overwhelm you."

not that there weren't other big cities, and he also didn't really know where she was coming from but still, the noise and just how busy this place was, it could become a lot to everyone, he supposed.

a short chuckle escaped him there, nodding +
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

@ofuntoldstories ⠀
that.

"how about you? standard home office café?"
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

@ofuntoldstories ⠀
smelling the vanilla aroma from where it stood on the table.

"I have yes, I actually became a bit of a regular during the last few days. this is the closest shop to my current work location."

there was a smile, now stretching his lips while he informed her about +
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

@ofuntoldstories ⠀
were running through the streets.

her return was, what tore him out of some thoughts, gaze finding back to her.

"no worries, thank you for that── ah, I'm darren by the way."
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

@ofuntoldstories ⠀
"thank you, that's really nice."

nodding his head then, while she left, he had turned towards the table with the laptop of the woman. darren slipped out of his jacket and took a seat on the opposite of her place, taking a look out of the window where all the busy people +
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

@ofuntoldstories ⠀
flavours added to it.
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

@ofuntoldstories ⠀
taking a moment to think about the question, he actually didn't have a standard order to go with.

"uhm, I think a vanilla latte."

talking of sweet things, actually darren didn't even like the taste of coffee, not when there wasn't tons of milk, sugar and +
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

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the cinematographer snorted at that, she was not lacking confidence, that was for sure.

eventually, he had decided on a cocktail and therefore put the menu down.
his gaze drifting to where she touched him instead.
he hesitated.

"I thought we were clear about that."
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[‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝑩𝑹𝑰. @starkissedlight]

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laughing softly at the expression.

”hm … probably because you like spending time with me. and i’m not the worst view for the eye.”

grinning playfully, a hand extending now to rest on top of his own though making sure it’s loose enough so he could pull away if he liked.
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

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you know, I do appreciate the determination, that's really a compliment.
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[‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝑩𝑹𝑰. @starkissedlight]

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i doubt it .
but —— you could cave in, and one day you’ll thank me for that .
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

@ofuntoldstories ⠀
about.

"that would be nice actually, I just was about to get one anyway."

he basically had just came into the shop before spotting her, barely had taken his jacket off.
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

@ofuntoldstories ⠀
by no means did he expected anything. he simply wanted to be nice as so many other people seemed to just ignore how she had fallen asleep by the corner of the cafe.

his brows arched slightly when she asked him about if he wanted a coffee too, giving it a second to think +
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

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darren nodded at that, his gaze had found back to the blonde woman.

"I get that. I do hope the coffee will help on the tiredness."

he had come over to check on her, now that it was done, he should head back to his own table, right?
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[— 𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑻. @ofuntoldstories]

the gentleness in his gaze made maddie feel slightly less uncomfortable. sitting up a tad, her gaze moved from the man to her laptop and back.

“too much to do, too little time… guess i should get myself a coffee and move on.”

[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

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a smile took over his features. this could happen to anyone. he had been close to falling asleep in random places more than once too. so, he didn't judge.

"no worries, I am glad it's nothing serious──"

his eyes lowered to the laptop for a moment.

"a lot of work to do?"
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[— 𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑻. @ofuntoldstories]

The realisation of the fact that she’d been asleep kicked in and embarrassment settled over her features before Maddie tried to brush it off mentally.

“That’s very kind of you… thank you. I didn’t realise I’d fallen asleep.”

[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

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as he realised, that she was waking up, was he pulling his hand away immediately.

brows arching a bit before he shook his head.

"oh, no. I'm sorry. I just wanted to check if you are okay."
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[— 𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑻. @ofuntoldstories]

with a light jolt, madelyn sits up and opens her eyes immediately. a bit confused for a brief moment before her ( sleepy ) gaze settles on the unfamiliar man beside her.

“oh, ehm sorry… can I help you?”

[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

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letting her just sleep there felt even more wrong.
he will apologise for the inconvenience.

but for now, he gave her shoulder a little shake.
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[— 𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑻. @ofuntoldstories]

she’s fallen asleep behind her laptop while sitting at a table in the corner of a café.

if only 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 wouldn’t approach her —

[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

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at some point, you will thank me for it.
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[‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝑩𝑹𝑰. @starkissedlight]

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clearly not as you keep rejecting me.
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[ˢᵒ ᵛᵉʳʸ 𝑩𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓. @cinematicdoses]

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that comment earned her a slight glare, not that he really meant it seriously.

"wow, remind me again why I agreed to come along?"

he chuckled slightly then, making sure it came across that I'd anything, he was amused.
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[‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝑩𝑹𝑰. @starkissedlight]

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”you are a bit old. there’s no shame in that, it makes you experienced if anything.”

not that he was much older than her, but right now she was testing the water, pushing the limits. it was a little too entertaining.
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