Vanilla #14, Gingerbread #12, Chokeberry #1, w/ Pocky Chain and Milkshake - Thanks for the Memories
Author: askingxalice
Title: Thanks for the Memories
Summary: Ten first meetings, over three generations.
Story: Phase/Second Genesis/Third Account
Timeline: September 2007 to October 2070
Challenge: Vanilla #14 (around the campfire), Gingerbread #12 (yellow brick road), Chokeberry #1 (a stranger's just a friend you haven't met yet 0 Chloe's view of meeting Diana)
Toppings/Extras: Pocky Chain, Milkshake
Word Count: 1,094
Rating: PG-13
Notes: Thanks to subluxate for letting me use Nicoletta and Diana from Polyfaceted in one of the pockies.
Vanessa and Ria
Ages 21 and 24
October 2070
Vanessa always thought of it as Ria rescuing her. She could imagine her mama’s nose wrinkling in annoyance at that description, but it was true. No one else seemed to see the blonde pressed against the side of the building like she was trying to sink through it, nearly hyperventilating and definitely panicking. No one except Ria. Something about him seemed okay, like her mamas and unlike everyone else, and she nearly cried in relief when he asked if she needed help. Instead, she managed to stutter an affirmative and didn’t let go of his arm the whole way home.
Faith and Erin
Ages 16
December 2032
She had never been to a midnight service before. It seemed sacred, but she didn’t seem like she was trespassing. As everyone seemed to quiet, she quickly followed Jax’s lead and knelt her head as music started. After a moment, singing came from the back of the church, and Faith couldn’t stop herself from whipping around to gape.
She looked terrified. Faith could barely see her in the candlelight, but she knew that much. Blonde hair and pale skin, and terrified, wide eyes, and the voice of an angel. Faith felt nauseated in sympathy. She wondered if this was love.
Sarah and Andy - Butterfly Effect AU
Ages 19 and 24
March 2008
When Andy heard the knock on his door, he didn’t really know who to expect. Part of him expected Rayne with a favor to ask of him, part of him expected Angie with intent to punch him in the face and then some as payback for January.
He definitely wasn’t expecting a blonde haired, tiny thing of a girl with a mischievous glint in her eye.
“Do you play Rock Band?”
“What?”
“You’re Andy, right? I’m Sarah. Rayne sent me over. I just moved in next door, and brought my Xbox with me. We need a drummer.”
His confusion was not really lifted. “...What?”
Grace and Zachery
Ages 13 and 54
March 2036
To say Zachery was confused when he entered his house to find a thirteen year old girl that he did not know was an understatement. Eyes narrowing as he peered at her over his glasses, his question was gruff. “Who are you?”
Grace serenely blinked as she looked up from her book. “Grace.”
“Grace what?”
“Grace Huxley.” That was apparently all she had to say on that subject, and she went back to her book.
Zachery’s first words to Adrianna when he found her were, “There is a strange child in our living room. Did you bring home a stray?”
Rayne and Lola - Butterfly Effect AU
Ages 21
September 2007
Rayne couldn’t help but think that she didn’t fit with Oz. Soft red hair and freckles, and a soft smile that could quickly turn biting. At the most, she treated Oz like a close brother.
Lola was the same. Rayne was bright red hair and sharp green eyes and curves, fire that Andy didn’t know what to do with. If they were in a relationship, it wasn’t one Andy controlled.
Their first meeting was lukewarm smiles and subtle insults, testing each other. The first words said to Oz and Andy after they parted was, “Their relationship is a complete sham.”
Oz and Chloe
Ages 30 and 5 minutes
January 2016
She had a full head of curly black hair and a very large set of lungs. The second was expected, but Oz couldn’t help but giddily, hysterically even, wonder if the first was normal. Chloe had to be Andy’s. She couldn’t have got that from him. He held her nervously, frightened that he was going to drop her or hurt her because Jesus she was a tiny thing.
Then she quieted and just looked at him, like she knew how frightened and completely unprepared he was for this, and loved him anyway. It made him think everything might be okay.
Rayne and Angie
Ages 24
December 2013
“Looking for a light?”
Angie nearly snarled for whoever it was to fuck off. Instead, she snapped her mouth shut when she was met with red curls and insane curves and high heels. She, whoever she was, definitely elevated her bad mood. “...Sure.”
The woman walked over, leaning close. Angie nearly jerked back, wondering what she was doing, until she pressed the end of her lit cigarette against the unlit one hanging from the corner of her lips. It was oddly intimate, and it shook her. Quickly, Angie inhaled before the embers could go out.
“Thanks,” She muttered. “M’Angie.”
“Rayne.”
Chloe and Diana
Ages 7
July 2023
Chloe didn’t understand why her daddy seemed so nervous. Today was going to be fun! She’d get to see Miss Nicoletta and her awesome shoes and make a new friend. Obviously, Andy shouldn’t be nervous at all. Running ahead as she caught sight of Nicoletta and Diana, Chloe beamed up at Nic before turning her attention to Diana. Almost immediately, her grin widened.
“Your hair is really pretty! My name is Chloe, and you’re Diana, right? Do you think we’ll be friends?”
She heard Nicoletta laughing and Andy mumbling something, but it didn’t matter as much as Diana’s answering smile.
Jax and Oz
Ages 46 and 16
September 2036
Oz really had no idea what to think. He at least knew he felt grateful. When he heard Chloe was bringing home a boy, he had thought the worst. Obviously, he hadn’t needed to do that. Still, if anyone was going to date a boy with make-up and nails done as expertly as her own...
Rocking back on his heels, Oz looked down at Jax, not quite threatening. “You are gay, right?”
Smiling cheerfully, Jax’s answer was practically chirped. “Yessir! Since forever ever.”
“Well,” Waving a hand, he gave them permission to go up to her room, “that’s alright, then.”
Chloe and Moira
Ages 19 and 43
July 2035
Squeezing her eyes shut, Chloe was determined to ignore the hand on her shoulder, shaking her awake. Her head felt like it was going to explode, and she thought she might vomit, and she definitely didn’t recognize who was talking to her. Slowly, she peeked an eye open, seeing an unfamiliar blonde woman with familiar blue eyes.
“Dear, who are you?”
“Chloe,” she mumbled, resisting the urge to bury her head back in the couch cushions. “Where am I?”
“On my living room couch. Did Kurt bring you here?”
Kurt. Kurt’s house. Kurt’s mom. Christ. Chloe wished she could disappear.
Title: Thanks for the Memories
Summary: Ten first meetings, over three generations.
Story: Phase/Second Genesis/Third Account
Timeline: September 2007 to October 2070
Challenge: Vanilla #14 (around the campfire), Gingerbread #12 (yellow brick road), Chokeberry #1 (a stranger's just a friend you haven't met yet 0 Chloe's view of meeting Diana)
Toppings/Extras: Pocky Chain, Milkshake
Word Count: 1,094
Rating: PG-13
Notes: Thanks to subluxate for letting me use Nicoletta and Diana from Polyfaceted in one of the pockies.
Vanessa and Ria
Ages 21 and 24
October 2070
Vanessa always thought of it as Ria rescuing her. She could imagine her mama’s nose wrinkling in annoyance at that description, but it was true. No one else seemed to see the blonde pressed against the side of the building like she was trying to sink through it, nearly hyperventilating and definitely panicking. No one except Ria. Something about him seemed okay, like her mamas and unlike everyone else, and she nearly cried in relief when he asked if she needed help. Instead, she managed to stutter an affirmative and didn’t let go of his arm the whole way home.
Faith and Erin
Ages 16
December 2032
She had never been to a midnight service before. It seemed sacred, but she didn’t seem like she was trespassing. As everyone seemed to quiet, she quickly followed Jax’s lead and knelt her head as music started. After a moment, singing came from the back of the church, and Faith couldn’t stop herself from whipping around to gape.
She looked terrified. Faith could barely see her in the candlelight, but she knew that much. Blonde hair and pale skin, and terrified, wide eyes, and the voice of an angel. Faith felt nauseated in sympathy. She wondered if this was love.
Sarah and Andy - Butterfly Effect AU
Ages 19 and 24
March 2008
When Andy heard the knock on his door, he didn’t really know who to expect. Part of him expected Rayne with a favor to ask of him, part of him expected Angie with intent to punch him in the face and then some as payback for January.
He definitely wasn’t expecting a blonde haired, tiny thing of a girl with a mischievous glint in her eye.
“Do you play Rock Band?”
“What?”
“You’re Andy, right? I’m Sarah. Rayne sent me over. I just moved in next door, and brought my Xbox with me. We need a drummer.”
His confusion was not really lifted. “...What?”
Grace and Zachery
Ages 13 and 54
March 2036
To say Zachery was confused when he entered his house to find a thirteen year old girl that he did not know was an understatement. Eyes narrowing as he peered at her over his glasses, his question was gruff. “Who are you?”
Grace serenely blinked as she looked up from her book. “Grace.”
“Grace what?”
“Grace Huxley.” That was apparently all she had to say on that subject, and she went back to her book.
Zachery’s first words to Adrianna when he found her were, “There is a strange child in our living room. Did you bring home a stray?”
Rayne and Lola - Butterfly Effect AU
Ages 21
September 2007
Rayne couldn’t help but think that she didn’t fit with Oz. Soft red hair and freckles, and a soft smile that could quickly turn biting. At the most, she treated Oz like a close brother.
Lola was the same. Rayne was bright red hair and sharp green eyes and curves, fire that Andy didn’t know what to do with. If they were in a relationship, it wasn’t one Andy controlled.
Their first meeting was lukewarm smiles and subtle insults, testing each other. The first words said to Oz and Andy after they parted was, “Their relationship is a complete sham.”
Oz and Chloe
Ages 30 and 5 minutes
January 2016
She had a full head of curly black hair and a very large set of lungs. The second was expected, but Oz couldn’t help but giddily, hysterically even, wonder if the first was normal. Chloe had to be Andy’s. She couldn’t have got that from him. He held her nervously, frightened that he was going to drop her or hurt her because Jesus she was a tiny thing.
Then she quieted and just looked at him, like she knew how frightened and completely unprepared he was for this, and loved him anyway. It made him think everything might be okay.
Rayne and Angie
Ages 24
December 2013
“Looking for a light?”
Angie nearly snarled for whoever it was to fuck off. Instead, she snapped her mouth shut when she was met with red curls and insane curves and high heels. She, whoever she was, definitely elevated her bad mood. “...Sure.”
The woman walked over, leaning close. Angie nearly jerked back, wondering what she was doing, until she pressed the end of her lit cigarette against the unlit one hanging from the corner of her lips. It was oddly intimate, and it shook her. Quickly, Angie inhaled before the embers could go out.
“Thanks,” She muttered. “M’Angie.”
“Rayne.”
Chloe and Diana
Ages 7
July 2023
Chloe didn’t understand why her daddy seemed so nervous. Today was going to be fun! She’d get to see Miss Nicoletta and her awesome shoes and make a new friend. Obviously, Andy shouldn’t be nervous at all. Running ahead as she caught sight of Nicoletta and Diana, Chloe beamed up at Nic before turning her attention to Diana. Almost immediately, her grin widened.
“Your hair is really pretty! My name is Chloe, and you’re Diana, right? Do you think we’ll be friends?”
She heard Nicoletta laughing and Andy mumbling something, but it didn’t matter as much as Diana’s answering smile.
Jax and Oz
Ages 46 and 16
September 2036
Oz really had no idea what to think. He at least knew he felt grateful. When he heard Chloe was bringing home a boy, he had thought the worst. Obviously, he hadn’t needed to do that. Still, if anyone was going to date a boy with make-up and nails done as expertly as her own...
Rocking back on his heels, Oz looked down at Jax, not quite threatening. “You are gay, right?”
Smiling cheerfully, Jax’s answer was practically chirped. “Yessir! Since forever ever.”
“Well,” Waving a hand, he gave them permission to go up to her room, “that’s alright, then.”
Chloe and Moira
Ages 19 and 43
July 2035
Squeezing her eyes shut, Chloe was determined to ignore the hand on her shoulder, shaking her awake. Her head felt like it was going to explode, and she thought she might vomit, and she definitely didn’t recognize who was talking to her. Slowly, she peeked an eye open, seeing an unfamiliar blonde woman with familiar blue eyes.
“Dear, who are you?”
“Chloe,” she mumbled, resisting the urge to bury her head back in the couch cushions. “Where am I?”
“On my living room couch. Did Kurt bring you here?”
Kurt. Kurt’s house. Kurt’s mom. Christ. Chloe wished she could disappear.