Third Floor Common Room, Early Thursday Morning

[vanillajello]

Kate had been doing okay, this week, even if she'd mostly kept to herself. No rushing to Bristol, no worrying over anyone's life. Things had been... quiet. Almost mellow. And she'd needed something like that.

But this morning her nightmares had woken her up early, and they had been just bad enough for her not to even want to try getting back to sleep. Not with all that disturbing shit lurking right behind her eyelids, no thanks. So she'd slinked off down to the common room.

It wasn't too long before she had a batch of chocolate muffins done, a fresh pot of coffee (which Bod had gotten her for her birthday so it was special occasions only, though she might have been inclined to share), and a cake in the oven.

Today was Bobby's birthday, but he was only getting a couple of muffins with frosting and sprinkles. The cake was for... other stuff.

[ooc: Open common room is open, as early as it is for most of you. And now I want cake. To eat.]

Third Floor Common Room [Thursday, Evening]

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All her classes over for the week made it about the right time to start on the weekend, right? Effy figured that was about how it should go.

It was too fucking cold (and sugary) outside for her to want to be going anywhere far, though, so her food was coming to her. She'd almost, almost felt sorry for pulling the pizza guy out when she wasn't willing to leave the dorms herself. But then she remembered the only other options would actually involve her going out there, and... No thanks. Or her cooking. Also not a popular option.

A streak of selfishness prevailed there, and she felt no remorse whatsoever by the time she slouched back to pick at her pepperoni and watch (and silently mock) some dumb action movie she found flicking through the channels.

Every once in a while, she could just be a completely normal teenager.

[[Open common room. I'm cold and bored and more cold.]]