forum "Never thought it'd be you behind the mask" O/O

Started September 25, 2021 by @ShadeStar

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He sighed, flopping down on the bed and then letting out a pained grunt.

Kore lifted the feather on her necklace off her chest and stared at it. It was now a dull red tone indicating the lack of energy it had. She whispered quietly to it, "I'm sorry. We're taking a break so you can recover okay?"
The feather made no movement though it did glow ever so slightly at the words.

He picked up a book and started to read.

Kore was hobbling her way to meet with Adrian in the library. Some kids had decided to steal her crutches while she was in the bathroom and it had taken her a while to get them back. So far her day was shit, and it didn't help that another kid decided to trip her right then and she ended up falling forward catching herself and scraping her hands in the process. She could hear the snickering of kids as she pushed herself up.

Adrian was already waiting in the library, a notebook open in front of him and a few books sitting on the table as well. He was quiet, taking down a few notes as he waited.

Kore let out a long breath as she got up and readjusted her crutches before continuing her way to the library. She figured she would put her bag down and then go take care of her hands. As she entered she spotted Adrian and made her way towards him, "Um, hey."

Adrian waved. "Hey." He greeted.

"I, uh, need to use the bathroom real quick," Kore said after getting his greeting and dropping her backpack off. She was being careful not to let her hands show or have them overly touch anything, "I'll be right back."

"Alright." He replied, going back to doodling and writing notes.

Kore nodded once before heading to the bathroom. She entered the handicapped stall and locked the door behind her. She took a deep breath before sapping the energy from her feather towards healing her hands. After double-checking her hands and the and holds of her crutches before heading back to Adrian.

Adrian was still working quietly as he waited for her to return.

Kore sat down at the table across from Adrian, "Hey, so, um, have any more book ideas?"

"Mm, a few. I wrote them down." He slid the list over to her.

Kore took the list from him and looked over the books before passing her own list to him, "I, uh, made one too."

Adrian nodded, tking her list and studying it.

Kore studied his list for a little longer before looking back at Adrian, "These aren't bad."

He smiled faintly. "Thanks."

Kore smiled back before quickly letting her face fall neutral, "You're welcome. Um, uh, what do you think of mine?"

He studied her list for a moment longer. "It looks good."