WRITING CHAT THINGY!

[pocky_slash]

Hello, all. It is time for WRITING CHAT THINGY. As I have taken to calling it. For those who are new around these parts, it's a group chat where we share prompts to write fifteen minute ficlets. If you haven't come before but want to try it out, don't be afraid to stop by!

eta: And guys, we'll be going for the next few hours. Feel free to stop by

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[door key] original

[bookblather]

"Fuck," Ivy said.

Aaron, who was waiting not-terribly-patiently on the front step with his hands shoved in his pockets, looked up in mild alarm. "Ivy! Where did you hear that?"

"I can't find my keys!"

He shook his head gravely. "Vee, you can't swear like that. You're only ele-- what do you mean, you can't find your keys?"

She glared at him. "I mean I can't find my keys!"

"Where did you have them last?" He came up the stairs and started patting at her pockets. "Did you put them in your backpack?"

"Yes," Ivy said, "and now they're not in my backpack. Tell me you have yours."

Aaron bit his lip, then shook his head, slowly. "No. I lost them down a sewer grate last week. I was going to get new ones tomorrow. Maybe they fell under your books?"

Ivy emptied her backpack through the very simple maneuver of unzipping all the pockets and turning it upside down. "They're not in here!" she said, shaking the empty backpack at her brother. "Look through my stuff if you must, but they're not!"

He sat down on the step and went meticulously through the tangle of textbooks, pencils and scrunchies, and was finally forced to admit defeat. "Okay," he said. "Okay. This isn't a disaster. Much. Where did you have your keys last?"

"This morning," she said, with exaggerated patience. "I put them in the front pocket of my backpack where I always put them. They're not in there."

"I understood you the first time," he not-quite-snapped. "Do you think they fell out at school?"

"Maybe," she said, rather doubtfully. "They'd be in my locker if they did. But I can't get them until tomorrow. They've locked up the school by now."

Aaron let out an explosive breath of air, and stood up. "Okay. Let's pack up your backpack and go to my mom's."

"Um," Ivy said, and tugged on one of her braids. "Is she home? 'Cause didn't you say she was going on a trip with your stepdad?"

"God, I hope not," Aaron said. "Because if she did then we have to go to Dad's work. Or your mom's."

"And mom's pissy because she's pregnant," Ivy completed, and sighed. "Can't we just stay here? I know it's cold but I'm nice and wrapped up."

"Maybe you are." He picked at the sleeve of his sweater. "I only dressed for the subway. Come on, let's go see if Mom's home."

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[pocky_slash]

I loved the opening of this, the big-brotherly "Where did you hear that?" segueing into "Wait, what?!" Very nice :D

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[bookblather]

Aaron's fun that way. :D Thanks!

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[nancybrown]

I like these characters. :)

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[bookblather]

They're tons of fun. Thanks!

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[bookblather]

It's very much Aaron. Oh, Aaron.

Heeee, better Aaron's position than Ivy's. Glad you liked it!