Hey guys! So bringing this story into 2019, love that for us. So just a couple of things this story is basically just a series of interconnected one shots and time is sorta tricky with this story. In this chapter Harvey and Sabrina have broken up and the whole group knows she's a witch, everyone knows about everyone. This chapter is basically an au where Hilda and Susie are co-workers at Dr. C's because it's what we deserve, I really wanted to include her but I wanted to show the groups dynamic without Sabrina's involvement (even though I love her) and I don't think there will be core four interactions in this story, sorry. But best believe my girl Sabrina is getting a chapter of her own with all her thoughts on rosvey, we can imagine how great that's gonna go. For now, Enjoy!
The quiet sun streams in through Dr. Cerberus' Books and Spirits bookstore, the brown cases line the quaint cozy store and the smell of caffeine and aged paper linger.
fuck I hope I don't get fired, Susie thinks standing nervously looking into the staff bathroom mirror. She sighs as she runs her hands through the back of her black ruffled dress, and adjusts the makeup of the fake blood near her teeth, at least I can get fired with dignity, in a respected vampire princess costume. "Susie! You ready?" She hears Roz's voice call out from behind the solitary bathroom door.
Susie sighs again and opens the door ready to meet the relentless teases from her friends. She finally looks up to the wide teasing grin of a curly haired assailant and the warm smile of a brunette boy.
Roz and Harvey got there extra early in order to be her first customers (or more accurately the first to see her in the dreaded costume), "Aww! Susie you look so cute!" She hears the over eager voice of her best friend, she watches as Roz smacks Harvey with her hand gesturing him to finally take the picture.
What a dork, Susie thinks fondly, shrugging and crossing her arms over her chest. "Come on Roz really? It's not a big deal."
"Um it's totally a big deal, this is your first job. We have to be there for all the big moments/..all of us." Roz says hesitating on her words, two sets of brown eyes, one behind a thick rim of glasses and the other doused in chocolate find there way to Harvey's pointed toward the ground while he stumbles with a Polaroid he's practically been using since he's met Roz or his entire life. The elephant in the room gives the group a wide berth. Sabrina couldn't make it because she was away with her aunts on an "excursion" (given they now all knew she was a witch they could only imagine what that meant). Susie's eyes soon find their way from the sulking boy and tries to look at literally anything else, this is beginning to get painfully awkward.
Roz, ever the diligent hero clears her throat and Susie's gaze snaps back wide when she sees a sudden white flash, "never mind that" Roz says snatching back the camera from Harvey taking a quick photo. She continues to take countless Polaroid's while Susie rolls her eyes.
"Okay now do one where you show off your fangs!" Roz directs.
"Oh and a side profile, your makeup looks way too good for me to not get one of those." Susie sighs exasperatedly, shooting Harvey a look, help me out here dude.
"Uh Roz don't you think Susie has to get to actual you know, work? Like she's paid here to do?" Harvey interjects at the last resounding click. Roz inches the camera away from her face.
"I gotta start sometime Roz." Susie interjects as Roz's eyes furrow at Harvey's cautious expression. Their gazes hold and Susie finally hears an unenthusiastic unwilling "Okay" from Roz.
Thank god for Harvey Kinkle
A soft breathis released and Susie turns to the brown counter and begins to pile the napkins in the dispenser as she was told to do, This isn't so bad.
"Having fun there Susie?" She jumps at the sudden voice and turns to meet the ever non-threatening gaze of her vampire boss.
He's wide eyed and already beginning a slur of apologies, "I didn't mean to startle you-." Dr. C starts but before the lively awkward interaction could drag out further. Susie gives a small smile and shakes her head, interjecting; "It's okay really"
"Well let me know if there's anything I can help you with, the coffee machine can be a bit of a diva in the morning" he replies smiling back.
"I'll let you know"
Contented with her response and with one final glance at the counter he makes his way to his office probably to catalogue the stores profits or something, she sighs looking toward the dreaded coffee machine.
"A small coffee black, two sugars please" a gruff voice calls out from behind the counter.
Susie smiles at the guest a bloody smile so fake it could revert to plastic. With a sigh Susie turns to the affronted device and begins to ground the coffee beans. As the water makes it's slow trickle to the pot, the scent of coffee drifts. She starts to breathe with the motions, as she takes her second order. It's so fucking simple, ugh please don't let me get this wrong, her small hand shakes.
"Thanks" The gruff voice of a man responds taking the cup from her hand, she looks at her now empty hand open wide. Is Sabrina here? Susie wonders, thinking as to how that transaction went by so fast and smoothly. Magic must've been the answer; manual labor never comes so easily.
The worn brown jukebox in the corner interrupts Susie's suspicious musings with a familiar tune, when you're on a holiday and can't find the words to say- Susie smiles down at the heat from the white mug rising to the warmth in her cheeks. She relaxes and nearly sways with the music and as she makes her next order.
"One caramel macchiato please."
"You got it." Susie breathes with it this time, lowly humming along with the track.
And it makes me feel so fun I can't control my brain
Her hands move to the beat of their own accord and the anticipation for the worse starts to slow down a bit. She looks up to see a contented Roz waving to her by the jukebox. Of course she picked the song, Susie grins. She recalled endless sleep overs at her house, blaring island in the sun and watching Aquamarine on a loop; while Sabrina and Roz complained on end why they weren't mermaids in this lifetime. Roz knew Susie better than anyone, and she knew the song would calm her down; She gave her a look that practically spelled, You got this short stack and quirked a proud smile.
Susie shakes her head and wipes down the table while Roz makes her way back to the booth, back to Harvey; who narrowed his eyes at her as she sat back down next to him.
As she gets back into her established rhythm and the rush of customers slows, Susie fiddles with the different spice shakers and looks toward the pair currently residing booths away. They're far enough to give Susie her space to work but close enough her ears don't have to strain to hear them even with the low hum of the music playing.
"Interesting song choice." She hears Harvey tell a situated Roz.
Roz lets out a light chuckle and looks down at the table, "Susie just needed something to remind her she's got this." Harvey gives her a cursory glance and nods; his gaze moves to the photos laid out in the table.
Susie smiles at the table cloth in her hand, she really is the best.
"Don't you think the thousands of Polaroids you took we're a bit excessive?" Susie's head perks up. Harvey's curious tone draws her back to the moment.
"That's a bit dramatic, Harv" Roz replies eyes rolling heavenward.
"Which ones your favorite?" He asks as he picks up a photo of Susie profile, dramatic lighting and all.
"The first one, her eyes looked just about ready to pop out of her head" Roz says in between laughs, showing Harvey the affronted picture and he smiles.
Susie's movements with the tablecloth halts as she thinks, I gotta get my hands on that photo. Another customer comes up asking for a refill, interrupting her thoughts and she gets back to her rhythm.
"Yea that one's nice but I really think you can't go wrong with the classic side profile." Harvey says, and Susie's attention is pulled back to the pair as she gives her customer their coffee. The pictures in his hand and Roz gets closer to inspect it, expression clear with doubt. Their faces are practically inches apart, both looking toward the photo in question.
"Yeah, no that's not the one." Roz shakes her head, moves back and looks toward the rest of the photos.
"What? This is obviously the best one. That was the question, wasn't it?" Harvey retorts looking into her thick rimmed glasses, his arm finding comfortability above the booth and, consequently behind Roz's head.
Susie hears them go back and forth on her best photo and sees the way Roz's eyes soften at Harvey's wide eyed expression of confusion at "the best photo", she hears the way Harvey's voice changes when Roz tells him his taste is obviously corrupt and bland.
Susie's brow furrows; she murmurs a quick, "nerds" and finally cleans the counter.
Hope you like it so far; I think this might be one of my favorites and I'm thinking of making it part of a series because I have a dope idea about including everyone in Greendale's ancestors. So like Susie's aunt and Everyone else and how their all connected. I think that could be really dope let me know what you guys think in the comments. Leave kudos, be sure to bookmark, and comment pls !