If Bodhi didn’t remember it then there was no point in bringing it up, right? It leaves the interaction at a dead end and Cassian has to wrack his brains just to keep from apologizing about how things had gone at the party then and there. “If you’re sure,” Cassian says, hoping he doesn’t sound too discouraged. Jyn told me about a book and I forgot the name, guess I ought to just text her.” “No stress,” Cassian says, slipping the book onto the shelf. Sorry I’ll just get out of your way.”īodhi shuffles awkwardly, pressing himself back against the opposite shelf, giving Cassian the space to move through. “Hey,” Cassian says, wishing they hadn’t left things off so awkwardly the last time he saw him. He scans the shelf and of course the space the book belongs is behind Bodhi.Ĭassian has no choice but to clear his throat, murmuring excuse me. Cassian almost doesn’t want to interrupt but knows if he comes back with the book still in hand Tonc will never let him hear the end of it. He reaches the shelf and takes a deep breath before he rounds the corner, schooling his expression into something neutral.īodhi is leaned back against one shelf, eyes fixated on his cell phone where he’s typing something out frantically. Tonc won’t buy into the excuse anyway, so why bother?Ĭassian hears Tonc snickering but refuses to look back as he goes. By some miracle, even with how much Cassian remembers babbling, all but asking Bodhi out right there on the spot, Bodhi either hadn’t noticed his massive crush or wasn’t interested at all, and was too nice to say anything. (That’s what he gets for trusting Kay to stop him from flirting, he supposes. After the disaster Jyn’s birthday had been he really isn’t sure where he stands, what Bodhi might possibly be thinking about him. Something he’s really aiming to have less of with Bodhi. Instead, he settles for rolling his eyes, taking the book even though he’s sure it will only lead to another awkward interaction. If they weren’t at work Cassian would flip him off for that.
#Haunted when the minutes drag full#
Tonc turns to the full cart and pulls a large print book off it, shoving it into Cassian’s hands. He flits a questioning look to Tonc who seems to be suppressing a laugh. Bodhi startles, looking down and away before disappearing behind the shelf entirely.Ĭassian pauses, unsure if he should go say hi or not considering the reaction. Or, at least he is until he catches Cassian looking back.
Cassian follows his line of sight and finds a familiar face, peering out from behind the shelve that houses the large print books.īodhi Rook, also known as his friend Jyn’s impossibly cute roommate, is standing there and looking his way. “I think I found your ghost,” Tonc explains, nodding in the direction opposite his desk. It’s going fine until he hears a soft huff of laughter from Tonc, drawing his attention. Hopefully a bit of the easy monotony of his job will help him clear his thoughts. He turns back to his computer, typing up the last reminder email for the event while Tonc starts to scan books in at the next station. Cassian can’t afford to go into it spooked himself, feeling embarrassed that the thought of a real ghost had even crossed his mind. It’s a fun event but keeping it running smooth always takes a lot of work, making sure no one got separated from their groups, making sure the aisles stay clear and that each ‘scarer’ takes their cue without traumatizing anyone too badly. If he’s lucky he’ll get away with just working the first shift, leaving the rest to the more exuberant high schoolers who have volunteered to help out as scarers. They are fully geared up for the start that night, set to run throughout the weekend. There had hardly ever been any real evidence of it, despite the library’s insistence on leaning into the rumors each year with the annual “Haunted House” event Tonc was referencing, a few October nights where the staff would dim the lights in the children’s floor below and sort out a makeshift maze to walk through.
Stories of ghosts come with any old building, of course. Though it would make our jobs tonight easier, right?” “Thought you might be the ghost finally making an appearance,” Cassian says, trying to make light of the feeling. Tonc comes back from the book drop and the clank of the cart startles Cassian more than it should, shaking him from his thoughts. Standing behind the dead circulation desk, with no evidence other than an eerie feeling of being watched, he wonders if he’s taking the Halloween decorations a little too seriously. He feels silly even considering it, but he’s certain he’s just seen someone silhouetted in the corner of his eyes. There had always been rumors the library was haunted but for the first time in nearly a year working there, Cassian is starting to wonder if it’s true.
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