People are so boring about classic literature sometimes. Like I know it’s cool to be critical of men in books from the 19th century or whatever but it just leads to ripping out all of the nuance in favor of “Uh all of the Brontë men were evil and abusive and that’s all there is to those characters.” Say something interesting. I’m begging you
"You know, you don't have to go to school if you don't feel like it."
"What?" Charlie tilted her head, facing towards her father behind her. Her hand was struggling to fork the stacked pancakes on the table. Her ears had finally blocked out the heavy raining outside as background noise, and she was relieved to finally focus on anything else. "What gave you that idea?"
Henry turned off the stove and placed a stack of pancakes on another plate next to the pan. He brought the plate to the table. He pointed to the grey skies outside the kitchen window behind him with a thumb. "It's pouring outside, isn't it?"
"Y-yeah, but you know that the school would still make us go despite the storm…" Charlie mumbled as her father sat down beside her on the table, her cheek resting on her hand while she poked the pancakes with her fork.
Her father shrugged. "A day off from school wouldn't hurt."
He sounded a bit too nonchalant about that suggestion, for Charlie's liking…
Link to the one-shot fic here:
An Omen in Plain Sight
Author's Note:
While writing Hidden Hands Chapter 1, I had this idea. I've been very much wanting to write my own twist on a time-travel AU that's simply a one-shot. It's completely independent from Hidden Hands AU, but I very much use the same character and story interpretations here. You guys can see it as additional non-canon AU content if you really want! I hope you guys like this, take it as like some content while I'm still working on Hidden Hands AU Chapters. Enjoy!
"The only ones in need of love are those who don’t receive enough. So evil ones should get a little more" - Laplace's Angel (Hurt people? Hurt people!)
Gifting this edit to my wonderful and beloved mootie (and favorite artist, but don't tell them I said that) @the-orion-inexpirience 🩷