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"...and his father has a background in law, you wouldn't believe it—"
Merida heaved a long-suffering sigh and switched her phone to the other ear as she turned on the stove. "Mom."
"...he could make connections for you if you ever did decide to get that degree—of course, business is admirable too—"
Merida rifled through the kitchen cabinets. Really? Rapunzel only got the oriental flavored ramen? Then again, Merida was a grown woman living on ramen, so who was she to talk. "Mom," she attempted again.
"All I'm saying is one date wouldn't be the end of the world—"
"I like being single." She checked the water, turned up the heat, and bumped the silverware drawer shut with her hip. "We've been talking for"—she looked at her phone—"forty-two minutes. Don't you have somewhere else to be?"
"Your father—"
"I am not speaking with him right now."
"Oh, Mere, I just wish you'd—"
"Yeah, we all do," Merida replied exasperatedly. "I don't need a man, Ma." The water was boiling; she opened the plastic package with one hand and sent the noodles tumbling in. "I have to go. I'm making dinner."
"Dinner dinner? Or ramen?"
"Goodbye," Merida said decisively, and hung up. Then she checked the clock: Rapunzel said she'd be home soon, but "scatter-brained" didn't even begin to cover it when it came to that woman's timeliness. Sighing, she drummed her fingers on the edge of the counter for a moment, watching the noodles cook, before giving her roommate a call.
Flynn Rider was a bad boy. Always had been, always would be. He wasn't looking for trouble; it was just that a lot of things in life were boring, and someone needed to do something about it. Pranks, suspensions, complaints, just a brief stint in jail... it was all part of his irresistible charm.
Right?
This particular night he was plotting. Camp had just started for the kids, and he and Merida were the head counselors this year. Merida ran a bit of a tight ship and blew everyone's socks off with her archery skills, which (obviously) left it up to Flynn to make things fun. Including pranks. So he went to his spot in the attic, huddled over his scratched up wooden desk with a flashlight hanging off the beam above him, and brainstormed. This had to be elaborate, and funny, and perfect for the opening week. Call it a grand entrance.
"Great," he muttered when he finally glanced at the clock. He would now officially be late to his date, but if he was being honest, he wasn't very interested in the girl anyway. Sooner or later the novelty of finding a 20-something year old with a troublemaking streak and a devilish smile would wear off, just as it had done with every single girlfriend he'd had since middle school.
Still, chivalry wasn't dead. Flynn, figuring that it was better late than never, shoved his notebook back into the drawer and headed for the door, scooping up his wallet and keys on the way out.
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Merida heaved a long-suffering sigh and switched her phone to the other ear as she turned on the stove. "Mom."
"...he could make connections for you if you ever did decide to get that degree—of course, business is admirable too—"
Merida rifled through the kitchen cabinets. Really? Rapunzel only got the oriental flavored ramen? Then again, Merida was a grown woman living on ramen, so who was she to talk. "Mom," she attempted again.
"All I'm saying is one date wouldn't be the end of the world—"
"I like being single." She checked the water, turned up the heat, and bumped the silverware drawer shut with her hip. "We've been talking for"—she looked at her phone—"forty-two minutes. Don't you have somewhere else to be?"
"Your father—"
"I am not speaking with him right now."
"Oh, Mere, I just wish you'd—"
"Yeah, we all do," Merida replied exasperatedly. "I don't need a man, Ma." The water was boiling; she opened the plastic package with one hand and sent the noodles tumbling in. "I have to go. I'm making dinner."
"Dinner dinner? Or ramen?"
"Goodbye," Merida said decisively, and hung up. Then she checked the clock: Rapunzel said she'd be home soon, but "scatter-brained" didn't even begin to cover it when it came to that woman's timeliness. Sighing, she drummed her fingers on the edge of the counter for a moment, watching the noodles cook, before giving her roommate a call.
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Flynn Rider was a bad boy. Always had been, always would be. He wasn't looking for trouble; it was just that a lot of things in life were boring, and someone needed to do something about it. Pranks, suspensions, complaints, just a brief stint in jail... it was all part of his irresistible charm.
Right?
This particular night he was plotting. Camp had just started for the kids, and he and Merida were the head counselors this year. Merida ran a bit of a tight ship and blew everyone's socks off with her archery skills, which (obviously) left it up to Flynn to make things fun. Including pranks. So he went to his spot in the attic, huddled over his scratched up wooden desk with a flashlight hanging off the beam above him, and brainstormed. This had to be elaborate, and funny, and perfect for the opening week. Call it a grand entrance.
"Great," he muttered when he finally glanced at the clock. He would now officially be late to his date, but if he was being honest, he wasn't very interested in the girl anyway. Sooner or later the novelty of finding a 20-something year old with a troublemaking streak and a devilish smile would wear off, just as it had done with every single girlfriend he'd had since middle school.
Still, chivalry wasn't dead. Flynn, figuring that it was better late than never, shoved his notebook back into the drawer and headed for the door, scooping up his wallet and keys on the way out.
Truff