Portland is a tundra

Covet: Tae was practicing her dance routine for her dance class in the open area behind the couch. She had her headphones in and was playing the music that went along with her routine. She was looking a lot better compared to this time last year. A lot less jerky and stumbly, where now her movements were fluid and exagerated at the right moments.
Alexithymiaa: -Noah was on his way into the house, unlocking the front door and pushing it open with his arm as he stepped inside, instantly seeing Tae prancing about dancing in the living room. He raised his brows, letting his backpack slide down his arm to the floor as he just stood there watching her amused.-
Covet: While in the middle of a turn she spun around and saw Noah just standing there watching her, she jumped, startled and lost her footing, feeling her ankle roll underneath her and she landed hard on the floor, crying out, she pulled her headphones from her ears, and she curled up holding her ankle with both hands. "What the hell Noah!"
Alexithymiaa: "What? You're the one dancing around the living room. It's not my fault I walked into the house." He said, moving forward and kneeling down next to her. "You're fine, stop complaining. Let me see." He said as he tried to brush her hands away from her ankle. He was just looking to see if there was any instant swelling or discoloration.-
Covet: "Shut up, Why were you just staring at me?" She said her voice cracking and tears starting to form in her eyes, there was definitely some swelling, but no serious discoloration as of right now. "I didn't hear any pop or snap. But it's throbbing like a son of a bitch."
Alexithymiaa: He gently took her ankle in his hands, moving one hand to her heel to craddle the weight of her foot. "Because I couldn't even get by you and you had your headphones in. What else was I supposed to do?" He asked, gently pinching and wiggling her toes. "How does that feel?"-
Covet: She winced as he held her foot, "Good Point..." Tae said with another yelp as he moved her toes, "I feel that, and it hurts."
AlexithymiaaAlexithymiaa : "Looks like just a little sprain. You'll be fine." He said, setting her foot down and climbing to his feet so he could offer her his hands to help her upright. "You're going to want to ice that though."-
Covet: She took his hands and kept her weight on her good foot. "How long is it going to hurt?" She asked him, trying to put some weight on her sprained foot, then quickly limped to the good one. "Can you get me some ice?" She asked, doing her best to fight back tears.
Alexithymiaa: -Once he got her up to her feet, he put his arm around her back to help her support some of her weight, assisting her over to the couch. "Yeah, just sit down. It depends how well you take care of it, but most of the pain will go away in about a week or so. As long as you keep it wrapped and ice it."-
Covet: "A week?" She groaned, flopping onto the couch, pulling a pillow over to elevate her foot and leg. " I have to work this week." Tae frowned, whining.
Alexithymiaa: "Well you're not, then." He said as he turned to head off into the kitchen. He started unloading the ice tray into a ziplock bag, grabbing a paper towel to wrap around it and heading back over to her, setting it down over her ankle to wrap around the curve. "The more you push it, the longer it's going to take to heal."-
Covet: "But.. I can't just not go." She said frowning. "I was looking forward to the dance number I was going to do." She winced again feeling the cold ice on her leg. "I know, I know."
Alexithymiaa: "Well you don't really have a lot of options. Just call them and let them know you had an accident and you can't dance. They cant really argue with you about it." He said as he sat down next to her foot, pushing the ice down firmer.-
Covet: "OUCH!" She yelled out, glaring at him. "I'll probably need a doctor's note too." She told him laying her head back. "Stupid feet."
Alexithymiaa: "Quit being dramatic." He said, brushing off her complaint. He held the ice against her, leaning back into the couch. "Probably. It's a good idea to go to the doctor anyway so they can give you an anti-inflammatory."-
Covet: "I'm not... It fucking hurts, and you pushing the ice down on it makes it hurt more." She told him, wiping her eyes. "That's just tylenol. I have that in the cupboard."
Alexithymiaa: "It's stronger than Tylenol. And if you need the doctor's note anyway, you might as well get the script while you're there." He said, ignoring her complaints again. He carefully removed the ice, setting it aside for a few minutes. "Ten minutes off."-
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Alexithymiaa: Alexithymiaa: "It's stronger than Tylenol. And if you need the doctor's note anyway, you might as well get the script while you're there." He said, ignoring her complaints again. He carefully removed the ice, setting it aside for a few minutes. "Ten minutes off."-
Covet: "Well can you take me, because I don't think I'm gong to be able to drive myself like this." She told him, giving hi a bit of a pout, while she relaxed with the cold off of her ankle.
Alexithymiaa: "Yeah..." He mumbled, looking down at her ankle now that it was free of ice. He could visibly see the swelling right now, even with the ice. "Just call and make an appointment tomorrow and I'll take you."-
Covet: "Thank you." She told him. "And Thanks for this... You didn't have to do all of this. I'll make sure to call them in the morning."
Alexithymiaa: -He gave an easy shrug, keeping his eyes down on her ankle. "It's whatever. I know it's a shitty feeling. It's easier when you don't have to feel shitty by yourself."-
Covet: "It's not whatever. I really appreciate it." She told him with a more genuine look. "Wait... does that mean you're feeling shitty too right now? Is everything okay?"
Alexithymiaa: "No I just meant.... nevermind." He shook his head, looking over at her. "I know it hurts. You don't need to add insult to injury right now." He tried to clarify what he'd meant.-
Covet: "Oh, I wasn't trying to..." She said with a frown. Looking away and down for a moment, she bit the inside of her cheek. "So, how was your day?"
Alexithymiaa: -He picked up the ice, setting it back down on her ankle. "Fine, I guess. I worked. I liked this job a lot more before Portland turned into a tundra. Now working outside just kind of blows."-
Covet: Wincing again she exhaled, listening to him. "Don't worry. This weird cold front will leave and it will be muddy and mucky for a bit." She said to him.
Alexithymiaa: "I can handle muddy and mucky more than freezing. My dad suggested these hand warmers that you stick in your pockets and they work pretty well, but that really only goes so far when it's below freezing outside." He shifted to relax on the couch, rolling his neck. "I need a vacation."-
Covet: "You can put them in the toes of your boots too, to keep your toes from freezing." Tae told him. "Could you just put them on the backs of your hands inside your gloves?" She asked him. "Take a weekend off?"
Alexithymiaa: "Yeah, but it's so cold that it's not really cutting it. I need like ten of them in each shoe to really do the job." He sighed. "I'll probably take a weekend off maybe next weekend or the weekend after. I really want to go home for a weekend and see everyone."-
Covet: "Yeah? Do you have the money saved up for that now?" She asked him, tilting her head to the side.
Alexithymiaa: "Well...." He trailed off, not wanting to sound exactly how he fucking was. "My mom said they'd pay for my plane ticket home because they want to see me too. It's not too bad since it's the middle of the winter and there aren't any holidays right now."-
Covet: "That's cool, and I think they probably feel better about it, given that you have a job and all that too. Responsibility pays." She said, which is funny because Tae barely knows and understands what that means.
Alexithymiaa: "Yeah I guess. They didnt really seem too concerned about it. I dont know what the big deal ever was, it's not like they don't have the money to fly me home whenever they want to see me." He said with a shrug, still not really getting the idea behind him not blowing their money left and right. "Do you want help to your room?"-
Covet: "Yeah, That would be cool, I'll figure out how to hobble to the bathroom afterwords." She said to him, leaning up so that she could offer him her hands in order to get up.
Alexithymiaa: -He stood up and took hold of her hands, helping her up to her feet and wrapping his arm around her back so he could assist in the walking to her bedroom. He was definitely going to ask Steph to borrow the crutches he knew for a fact that she owned so at least Tae will have some crutches tomorrow.-