The philosophy that Gilly has come to live by over the past year and a half (or so) can be summed up in three simple words: patience and persistence. Pushing Severus never got her anywhere but threatened and shouted at and, memorably, psychically invaded. Waiting for Severus in the inconvenient position of 'right next to him' has been much more ( Read more... )

While it might come as a shock to some people, Gilly is perfectly capable of getting her shit together to pull something off when she's motivated. This is why she's up at seven, traipsing up and down the stairs with her hair half done and no pants on...singing Disney songs...demanding pancakes ( Read more... )

After a while, Gilly wipes her eyes and exhales, pushing herself up from her disenchanted slouch. "No, okay," she mutters, smoothing her hands over her face and pressing them to the floor in front of her. "I've got this. I've got this."

And maybe that's debatable, but debating it isn't going to get her anywhere. She drags out the stationary she'd ( Read more... )

Sunday comes, and with it Gilly's energized anxiety - of course it's ridiculous to worry about what to wear, but that doesn't mean she's not going to. She's throwing a too-big-for-her leather jacket on over the dress she settled on when she finally skitters down the stairs, grabbing her purse off the kitchen table and stopping for a moment like the ( Read more... )

Severus-

Thank you so much for the suggestions, I'll make sure Sally gets them. If there's anything else you'd like to try (just a thought!) I'm going to tack on a list of some of her products that you might be able to get some use out of.

How's next week for your roof?

♥ Gillian Owens

Herbert (the Owenses having apparently ( Read more... )

The second time Gilly goes to the nexus, she does it on purpose. She's not looking for anything - or even anyone, though she drifts her fingers over the businesscard on her vanity before she leaves, thoughtful - but it seems like the kind of place where you don't need to be looking for anything in particular to find something. Sometimes that's the ( Read more... )

"-I was not high, what is wrong with you? Sal! Sal." Gilly shoves the shampoo bottle behind her back and the simple business card under her sister's nose. "Sally. Look. Does this look like a hallucination to you ( Read more... )

[23:57] * Gilly takes her hat off and sets it down, waving that away. "So I can go back, right? Just - poof, through a door?"
[23:57] Severus: "In... theory." He just sort of stares at her. "You didn't die or anything?"
[23:58] Gilly: "No! Why, did you?" There's a pause, and she scrutinizes him intently. "Oh God, did you ( Read more... )