Adult timeouts

Covet: Kelsey was in the common area with some music playing on her phone. She was practicing one of the pieces for her dance class, keeping herself distracted mostly, which she was getting pretty good at. She didn't seem to be the least bit bothered about the argument last night, since she'd gotten her way at the end of it all.
Alexithymiaa: -Brad had been in the shower for quite a while just soaking up the hot water and loving being nice and toasty since he'd had a good chill for most of the day. Finally turning the water off after it started to chill, he stepped out of the shower and wrapped himself in a towel, drying off his skin so he wouldnt freeze after leaving the steamy bathroom.-
Covet: Getting to the end of the song she walked over at hit stop, and took a long drink of water from her bottle sitting near by on the back of the couch. She pushed her hair out of the way, feeling her make up melting a little bit, and had that slightly sticky feeling after practicing. "Now to cool down and stretch, before shower, then sleep." She said to herself as she started to stretch her legs out.
Alexithymiaa: (Jokes on her, there's definitely no more hot water for a little while)
Alexithymiaa: -Stepping into his boxers and his sweats, he grabbed his beanie from the edge fo the sink and slapped it onto his wet hair, studying his reflection in the mirrow before tossing his now wet towel over his shoulder. Turning to head out of the bathroom, he stopped into the kitchen first to grab himself the diet iced tea he'd stuck in the fridge earlier.-
Covet: [bahahaha even better.]
Covet: [Which is impressive given that they're the only ones living in the dorms XD]
Alexithymiaa: (He was in there for over an hour. Just... hanging out. Spacing)
Covet: Kelsey turned to look over her shoulder to see Brad come out of the shower, topless. She watched for a second then remembered that she was still mad at him, and turned to look away. It'd been a hot second or five since they'd been intimate, being more or less pissy with eachother for a few weeks and that was starting to wear on her. It also annoyed her because despite being emotionally distant, she could only do phyiscal for so long.
Alexithymiaa: -Pulling his drink out of the fridge, he turned to see Kelsey in the common area, instantly diverting his eyes because he was still pretty pissed off with her as well. He started down the hall again with the intent to head to his room, not turning his head at all in her direction as he passed.-
Covet: Kelsey finished stretching and grabbed her phone and water bottle,then started for the bathroom to go get her shower out of the way. She watched Brad out of her perephreal. Once she got into the bathroom it was still pretty steamy in there from Brad's shower but she figured there would stil be plenty of warm water for her as well. She started to strip down and went to turn on the water to get warmed up while she wiped her make up off.
Alexithymiaa: -Shuffling down and into his dorm, he kicked the door shut and tossed his towel over the back of his desk chair, making his way to his bed to drop down and pull his laptop over into his lap. "Okay... let's see.... maybe I can get through at least some of these emails..." He mumbled, refusing to accept that he needs Evan.-
Covet: Kelsey finished what she was doing and started for the shower thinking it was warm, because there was no indicator to say that it wasn't. When she stepped under the water she squealed out because it was ice cold. "DAMMIT BRADLEY!" She yelled out, as she turned the water off and grabbed a towel to wrap around herself, then stormed out of the bathroom and down the hall leaving wet foot prints behind her. When she got to his door she threw the door open. "You could have said something if you used all the hot water, you inconsiderate ass."
Alexithymiaa: -He glanced up from his email inbox to look at her in his doorway, raising his brows nonchalantly because he just gave no fucks. "Didn't really care."-
Covet: "Clearly. You do realize you're not the only one that lives here right? What if I needed Connor to get in tonight? Huh? Or is this just something to do with me specifically because you want to act like your normal childish self?" She asked him, her arms crossed, cold and kind of shivering, still dripping in the doorway with the towel around herself.
Alexithymiaa: "Childish self? No. I was just worrying about myself and only myself, just like you requested. You're a big girl, you can figure out your showers on your own." He spoke blandly, intending to just let her do her own thing completely.-
Covet: "Stop putting words in my mouth. I never said for you to just worry about yourself and only yourself. I just wanted you off my ass a little bit, because you were practically smothering me. The smothering wasn't even the problem, you attitude about it was." Kelsey snapped at him. "I was figuring it out on my own, but you had to be selfish and use all of the hot water."
Alexithymiaa: "Well if I'm not worrying about you, then I'm worrying about myself, aren't I?" He asked with a fucking attitude. "You're a smart girl, I'm sure you'll be able to work something out. Or I don't know, wait a half hour to take your precious shower. But of course you didn't need me to tell you that because you don't need me to tell you what to do so..."-
Covet: "You're being intentionally infuriatingly obnoxious." She said clenching her fists together. "God I fucking hate when you're like this!" She said in a fit of rage as she turned and slammed his door, because it was better than going to go smack himself upside the head. She stormed back down the hall to the bathroom so that she could get her things.
Alexithymiaa: -He couldn't help, but smirk as she got angry with him, actually cracking up when she slammed his door. Leaning back, he crossed his legs across the bed and made himself more comfortable, completely relishing in what felt like a win to him.-
Covet: Kelsey got her clothes then made her way down the hall again to her room this time, going in a little quieter because she didn't want to wake Connor up, but as soon as she turned on her desk lamp she could see that he was still awake, trying to pretend to be asleep but his eyes were twitching. Kelsey looked at him then frowned, "Still not asleep kiddo?" // Connor shook his head. "No, there was a loud bang. Are you and Dad fighting again?"
Alexithymiaa: (ugh noooooo)
Alexithymiaa: -Pleased with his ability to piss her off, he cracked the top on his bottle of iced tea, taking a long sip before refocusing his energy on the hundreds of emails in his inbox that he hadn't gotten through.-
Covet: Kelsey pursed her lips unsure of what to say at first, then she nodded her head. "Yes. Sort of. Dad is being mean, and it's making me mad and making me get mean back." She said sitting down at the desk. "Can you cover your face up real quick while I get my pajamas on?" // Connor nodded his head and pulled his blanket up. "Do you and Dad need a time out?"
Alexithymiaa: -Finishing off the tea, he pitched the now empty bottle across the room at the garbage, missing by a mile, but he didnt give a shit. Choosing to put off the emails for even longer because he hated bothering with it, he climbed to his feet and stretched his arms above his head, aiming for the door to step out in search of a midnight snack.-
Covet: Kelsey put on a pair of pj pants and a t-shirt, then pulled her hair back up. She heard Connor and looked at him, biting the inside of her cheek. "I... I don't know, kiddo. Maybe? Adult time outs are a little different."// "But if your being mean to each other, then that's what you're supposed to do. Until you can be nice again. That's how we do it at school." Connor told her.
AlexithymiaaAlexithymiaa : (my heart)
Covet: [Right this kid is going to make them both cry at this point]
Alexithymiaa: -Heading down to the kitchen, he ducked down to check the cabinets for quick things he could eat without having to prepare with the intent to find chips or popcorn or pretzels.-
Covet: "Yeah. I don't know kiddo. Since you're not tired, or asleep, do you want to go see if Dad wants a late snack with you? You can tell him I said it was okay if you guys had a sleep over tonight." She told him because she'd be damned if this kid was going to only guilt her tonight. // Connor got up and quickly climbed out of bed, grabbing his character fleece blanket to take with him. "Really? Okay Momma, but he only gets a snack if he stops being mean. Mean kids don't get snacks." He said as he walked out of the dorm room and towards the kitchen.
Alexithymiaa: -Hearing the sound of Connor's tiny footsteps, he popped his head up from behind the counter, furrowing his brows. "What are you doing out of bed, little man? It's late."-
Covet: Kelsey sat down on the edge of her bed and let out a soft sigh, as Connor closed the door and then just kind of fell over onto her pillow and tried not to cry because she was angry, and guilt ridden and sad and just all around felt like shit. She failed and grabbed the blanket and rolled over to let the tears fall. // Connor saw Brad in the kitchen and went to him. "I heard you and Momma fighting again, but she said I could have a snack and a sleepover with you tonight."
Alexithymiaa: "Aw I'm sorry buddy. Momma was just mad at me because she didnt know the shower wasnt hot yet." He tried to simplify that for him while still sort of telling him because he didnt want to lie to the kid. "What do you want to snack on?"-
Covet: "Ice cream" Connor said going to the freezer to point at it. "But you have to have something else. Because you were mean to Momma, you don't get the good snacks." He told Brad, still waiting for him to grab the ice cream, as he suddenly started making the rules or some shit.
Alexithymiaa: "Uh excuse me? What do you say?" He said sternly, holding his hand on the freezer door and waiting for Connor to ask nicely for his ice cream.-
Covet: "Can I have the ice cream please?" Connor asked hearing the tone in Brad's voice. He looked a little sheepish for a second, "Sorry Dad. Momma wouldn't get ice cream either. You and Momma should get a time out for being mean. And no ice cream."
Alexithymiaa: "That's better." He said as he pulled the half gallon carton out of the freezer and set it on the counter. Reaching for a bowl, he scooped a couple of spoonfuls into the bowl and passed it down to Connor. "Well it's a good thing I didn't want ice cream then isn't it?"-
Covet: "I guess so." Connor said as he took the ice cream and started to walk towards Brad's dorm because that's where he was staying and there was a TV in there too. "Hurry Dad. I'll find cartoons for us." He told Brad, a little miniature adult that was being spoiled because his parents kind of suck right now.
Alexithymiaa: "Put on Boomerang!" He called out to him, grabbing a bag of popcorn and turning to head down the hall after him with the intent to eat the entire bag while they watched cartoons.-