Marina Foster zipped from screen to screen. Minimize here, maximize there. Typing. Clicking. File, print. Stuff the envelope. Stamp it. Her work routine was almost melodic.
If anyone was born to have an office job, it was Marina. As a woman who enjoyed order and efficiency, she never found her job repetitive or tedious, the way many people in office work did. Or...even if she did, she found comfort in the monotony.
Living in a small town in Southern Iowa, she found that same comfort and safety. Life in a small town was simple. Effortless. There was no traffic to fight. People were friendly. As for Marina, she was the embodiment of the idealized Midwestern girl. She was friendly when necessary, but quiet by nature. And, her voice was pleasant. Her accent wasn't so thick she was not understandable, but anyone from outside the Midwest would recognize the timbre. Every so often though, her voice would slip into a full-fledged drawl.
At the end of each day, she drove the 2 miles home, to a one-story house on a hill that she had been renting for several years. Her three dogs, Otis, Nina, and Darcy, were usually happy to greet her at the door. When the weather was nice she would sit outside on the back patio, in her little swing set, overlooking the railroad tracks that still went through town. They were rarely used anymore, which was good for noise. But, for Marina, when they were used, it was a nice reminder of the way things were 100 years ago, and that luckily, some things don't change.
While not particularly lonely, her solitude left her blessed and cursed with an abundance of free time. On the weekends, she did her shopping and errands. She did all her cooking for the week, leaving her tonly needing to warm up her dinner each night. Even though her weekends were quite busy, her weeknights were less so. She often binged on TV shows or watched a couple of movies on Netflix. She spent most evenings on the couch, enjoying each fictional universe until bedtime.
But, today was not any other day. It was Wednesday. Journey Day.
Hey folks. So, this is going to be mainly an OC fanfic, but with a Big Bang twist. There may be some Shenny goodness along the way. But, stick with it. Hopefully, you'll enjoy it!