'Unexpected Places' [Brenna Carver/Greer Danville]
Title: "Unexpected Places"
Author: that_1_incident
Fandom: "Chasing Life"
Pairing: Brenna Carver/Greer Danville
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~600
Summary: This fic was written as a "missing" scene from "Chasing Life" 1x5, and covers Brenna's perspective in the aftermath of her meetup with Greer on the Common.
Disclaimer: These characters don't belong to me; I use them respectfully but without permission. Some elements taken from "Chasing Life" 1x5, "The Family That Lies Together." Title from The Academy Is...'s "Unexpected Places."
Author's Notes: I'm so excited about Brenna/Greer right now, you guys! ABC Family even made them into a hashtag! I love when my queer ships show actual potential to be canon because this NEVER HAPPENS TO ME.
Oh, also, this is cross-posted to AO3 and FF.net.
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Can I ask you something?
It's been, like, an hour and forty-five minutes since Brenna responded to Greer's text and suggested they meet at the Common. Greer agreed to come even though it was kind of late, and when Brenna told her about April having cancer, Greer didn't push her to talk about it; she just held Brenna for what seemed like a really long time until Brenna felt stupid and said she should go home.
Except now Brenna is home and she doesn't feel any better. If anything, she feels more alone, even though her mom and grandma are sleeping down the hall. April's at Dominic's, which is probably best given the shitshow that was the Big Reveal, and after things went south, Brenna had to escape from the house too - she's just not sure why she went to Greer.
Honestly, she and Greer barely even know each other. They played that one game of tennis and watched that movie, but Beth and Kieran were at the movie too and it wasn't like any of them actually had a chance to talk much because, duh, it was a movie, so Brenna's not sure the movie even counts.
And now Greer's texting her.
Brenna frowns down at her phone, then responds.
sure
Greer starts typing the second Brenna sees the little Delivered notification underneath her message, and if what Beth says is true and Greer really is into her, she sure isn't playing hard to get.
How come you ditched Kieran for me?
Brenna's been asking herself the same question for the past hour and forty-five minutes.
i didnt
he had a thing
She rolls her eyes at herself. Way to be specific, Brenna.
I heard you tell Ford you were going to hang out with him tonight.
Awesome. Greer would have bionic hearing.
ya well smth came up
Brenna waits for the bubble of ellipses to signify Greer's texting back, but the screen remains empty. It's super dumb to think you can feel someone's hesitation through a text conversation, but if it weren't, Brenna would think she could feel Greer's.
After a few more long seconds, the bubble appears.
For him or for you?
Brenna rolls her eyes again - at the screen this time, not herself. She's trying to think of a caustic response when another message comes through.
Hey, I'm flattered you came to me. Just wondered why.
Brenna sighs.
when i told kieran... he started talking abt how cancers a govt conspiracy or some shit
idk
he just wasnt helpful
it wouldnt have helped to talk to him tonite
She rereads their conversation and tries to figure out why waiting for a reply makes her feel so nervous and twitchy. Like, why does she even care?
Then I'm glad you came to me instead.
Brenna knows texts are only, like, letters on a screen, but she can practically hear the sincerity behind Greer's words. Before she has time to second-guess herself, she taps out a response.
me too
It kind of feels like the end of the conversation, so Brenna sets her phone down by her bed and plugs it into her charger. She doubts she'll sleep much tonight, but she should at least try. She fluffs her pillow, exhales slowly… and opens one eye when she hears a vibration from her nightstand.
Greer sent her a smiley face.
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Author: that_1_incident
Fandom: "Chasing Life"
Pairing: Brenna Carver/Greer Danville
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~600
Summary: This fic was written as a "missing" scene from "Chasing Life" 1x5, and covers Brenna's perspective in the aftermath of her meetup with Greer on the Common.
Disclaimer: These characters don't belong to me; I use them respectfully but without permission. Some elements taken from "Chasing Life" 1x5, "The Family That Lies Together." Title from The Academy Is...'s "Unexpected Places."
Author's Notes: I'm so excited about Brenna/Greer right now, you guys! ABC Family even made them into a hashtag! I love when my queer ships show actual potential to be canon because this NEVER HAPPENS TO ME.
Oh, also, this is cross-posted to AO3 and FF.net.
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Can I ask you something?
It's been, like, an hour and forty-five minutes since Brenna responded to Greer's text and suggested they meet at the Common. Greer agreed to come even though it was kind of late, and when Brenna told her about April having cancer, Greer didn't push her to talk about it; she just held Brenna for what seemed like a really long time until Brenna felt stupid and said she should go home.
Except now Brenna is home and she doesn't feel any better. If anything, she feels more alone, even though her mom and grandma are sleeping down the hall. April's at Dominic's, which is probably best given the shitshow that was the Big Reveal, and after things went south, Brenna had to escape from the house too - she's just not sure why she went to Greer.
Honestly, she and Greer barely even know each other. They played that one game of tennis and watched that movie, but Beth and Kieran were at the movie too and it wasn't like any of them actually had a chance to talk much because, duh, it was a movie, so Brenna's not sure the movie even counts.
And now Greer's texting her.
Brenna frowns down at her phone, then responds.
sure
Greer starts typing the second Brenna sees the little Delivered notification underneath her message, and if what Beth says is true and Greer really is into her, she sure isn't playing hard to get.
How come you ditched Kieran for me?
Brenna's been asking herself the same question for the past hour and forty-five minutes.
i didnt
he had a thing
She rolls her eyes at herself. Way to be specific, Brenna.
I heard you tell Ford you were going to hang out with him tonight.
Awesome. Greer would have bionic hearing.
ya well smth came up
Brenna waits for the bubble of ellipses to signify Greer's texting back, but the screen remains empty. It's super dumb to think you can feel someone's hesitation through a text conversation, but if it weren't, Brenna would think she could feel Greer's.
After a few more long seconds, the bubble appears.
For him or for you?
Brenna rolls her eyes again - at the screen this time, not herself. She's trying to think of a caustic response when another message comes through.
Hey, I'm flattered you came to me. Just wondered why.
Brenna sighs.
when i told kieran... he started talking abt how cancers a govt conspiracy or some shit
idk
he just wasnt helpful
it wouldnt have helped to talk to him tonite
She rereads their conversation and tries to figure out why waiting for a reply makes her feel so nervous and twitchy. Like, why does she even care?
Then I'm glad you came to me instead.
Brenna knows texts are only, like, letters on a screen, but she can practically hear the sincerity behind Greer's words. Before she has time to second-guess herself, she taps out a response.
me too
It kind of feels like the end of the conversation, so Brenna sets her phone down by her bed and plugs it into her charger. She doubts she'll sleep much tonight, but she should at least try. She fluffs her pillow, exhales slowly… and opens one eye when she hears a vibration from her nightstand.
Greer sent her a smiley face.
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