as a morning person, for the first two weeks rachel had a hard time adjusting her sleeping schedule now that she's given night shifts at the hospital. it's nothing she couldn't manage of course ⸻ a short visit to seul con valpo during her midnight break certainly helps make it easier, although it comes with a company that rachel isn't too sure she wants to keep or she's already forced to keep by now. upon hearing the familiar greeting, she could only offer sebastian a smile at the moment, mouth too full with kimbap for her to say something back. "oh yeah, that was indeed scary," is the first thing rachel tells him once she's done eating. "technically, you did scare me because that video won't leave my head for days. it was a nightmare but like, an awake nightmare, which is more terrifying." at least with the usual nightmare it goes away when she wakes up. well, for the most part. "you really traumatized me with that one but it's nice to see you. just an apple this time, hm?"
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closed starter for RACHEL ( @detruines ) location : outside seul con valpo, sometime after midnight
-ˋˏ ꒰ 🎵 ꒱ ── although sebastian enjoys working the late-afternoon-into-early-morning shift at the station, most people he knows are always asleep by the time he finishes work. mostly, he looks forward to the snippets of conversation gets here and there : the security guard who lets him out after his show ends ; the associate behind the counter at the convenience store ; the woman he always runs into on the bench outside of it. the same time, the same bench── fancy meeting you here. he thinks they're becoming friends── whether that's true or not has remained to be seen ( sebastián thinks everybody wants to be his friend. ) " buenos noches, bella ! " he greets rachel with too much energy for the time of night it is, dropping down onto the bench beside her and raising his arm to rest against the back of the wood. there's no hesitation in the way he just invites himself to join her, cleaning the apple he purchased inside off on his shirt. " it’s nice to see you. i thought i scared you away last time when i showed you that video of belfegor eating that egg. “