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@Thinslayer Good! Let's do it!

And I'm excited for your next post. Don't overwork yourself though and I'm sorry you had a bad day...do you need any wholesome memes?

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3 sounds pretty interesting but it's kind of slice of lifey
I'd say you take your pick or I can choose two and you choose one from that. If that's the choice then I'll choose 2 and 3

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Sofie noticed the way that Ed talked to his father. He absolutely adored the man and that made her a bit sick. Did she see pure unadulterated deceit in Fenix's eyes...or was she exaggerating that? One day, Fenix would ask Ed to push himself. And Ed would do it, she was sure. And finally he'd regret it in the end...just like she did.

She was jolted out of her thinking by Ed's call
"Come on, Sofie!"
She smiled one last time to Fenix "It was nice to meet you sir." before she waved and followed Ed.

They joined the throng of people by the building and entered into a wide room, scattered throughout with beanbags and sleek white couches. Sofie took a seat on the couch, uncomfortably shunted to one end with the barrage of students finding a seat.
"Hey there, my name is Taylor...I really like that sweater, by the way!" The girl next to Sofie turned to her, unleashing her stream of words. Sofie jumped in her seat and clammed up. What was she supposed to say?

God, making friends was by the far the worst.

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And there's my post! I didn't move much with the Fenix dialouge so so very sorry for that, but I added a flashback moment to contrast the families.

I hope everything was okay! I'm starting to feel a bit better now...

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Sofie followed Ed as he rushed downstairs, confusion painted on her face.

"DAD!"
Oh.

Sofie looked closely at the man standing before her. He cleaned up pretty nice, with crisp corners and a handsome face. And when he smiled...Sofie frowned. It looked genuine. But what would Sofie know about genuine? She hadn't faced it one day of her life.

`'`

"Where is it? WHERE'S THE MONEY?" The man in front of her slammed his fist into the table, beer slopping onto it's surface.
"I couldn't do it." Sofie looked down at the floor, at dirty flip flops and bloodied toes.
"How hard is it to do THIS?" Her father snatched the kitchen knife from it's place on the counter and buried it in the table, barely missing Sofie's fingers as she moved her hand away. She clutched her sides, feeling a shake wind it's way up through her body.
"You're USELESS." He pushed her and Sofie felt brick beneath her fingers.
"I worked so hard to get you the task and you FUCK IT UP!" Her father's face loomed in front of her, his crackled lips, greasy face and bloodshot eyes staring her down.
"I'm sorry...I just...need help." Sofie let herself grab the kitchen knife, hiding it behind her back.
"You need help?" Her father instantly became quiet. He loved it when people needed help from him. He sat back down at the table and Sofie let out a soft sigh, moving to stand a few paces before him, near the door.
"Yes. I messed up. I need your help." The words forced their way through her mouth.
"Well, first of all you let the anger take control...

`'`

Sofie realised that her fingernails were biting into her palms and unclenched her fists, just in time to shake Fenix's hand.
"I am Fenix Valentine, substitute Martial Arts instructor here at Purcell and father of Edward Valentine. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, miss. Your name, if I may?"
"It is a pleasure to meet you too, Mr. Valentine. My name is Sofie Heichenback, I look forwards to meeting you in Martial Arts!" Sofie let herself smile, giving his hand a soft shake. Afterwards, she shrunk back a little and adjusted her sweater uncomfortably. Her hands felt dirty all of a sudden, shamed and guilty.

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@Thinslayer

Oh no! You don’t have to work on a side story, you kind kind person! It’s good that you’re getting a ton of story ideas though and I think that the father idea is really great. It also pokes a tender spot for Sofie because well...the relationship between her own family is very different than the one that Ed has with his.

I’ll write a reply as soon as possible. A lot of new irritating things have cropped up irl so I’m still in my horrible mood. I’ll write to the best of my ability though!

Thank you so much, Thin! :)

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@Thinslayer

Hit me with it!

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Hey. Thanks for responding! You don't have to make a hook for me to reply to, I can (hopefully) handle it myself.

I've just had a really tiring day and I'm kind of feeling out of it. I'll write later today if I'm okay though!

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@Thinslayer

Ahhh...would it be okay if you could formulate a longer reply? I know it's a lot to ask but I'd like to speed up the current events and I don't think I'll be writing much today since I'm in a horrible mood.

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Sofie followed him over to the window and looked down.
A man dressed in a suit and a mask was staring back at them, a fistful of rocks still in his hands.
"Who in the stars are you?" Sofie said as she opened the window and leaned out.
"WHAT?" He yelled back up at her, nasally voice sounding through the air.

Sofie put a hand up to her forehead and sighed.
"WHO ARE YOU?" She yelled, instantly blushing. She hated raising her voice, it was a useless thing to do.
"OH ME?" He gestured to himself wildly, letting the rocks tumble back down to the ground.
"YES, YOU!" Her throat was starting to get scratchy. She wasn't used to so much talking. In fact, she hadn't talked this much in a day for her whole year.
"COME ON DOWN! I'LL TELL YOU!" The man laughed as Sofie stared on, raising her eyebrows slightly. The man was probably drunk, right? Or was this some sort of hazing? She closed the window and gathered her coat, which conveniently still held her knife. She didn't think he was one of them...but she still should take some safety measures.

"Should we go?" She asked Ed.