#also according to puzzle tales he's canonically distracted by her isn't that so cute?

[jonathanbyersphd]

Mini WIP Wednesday

“It's just…” Jonathan hesitates thinking of how to phrase his feelings so that Nancy gets it.  Nancy, for her part, is patiently waiting for him to finish expressing his thoughts.   “It's inhumane don't you think?”  he argues, taking a sip of his coke. “Honey…” Nancy sighs, biting her lip and giving him a soft look.   He knows that look. Granted, the last time she looked at him like that his little brother but he finds that he appreciates her pity even less now.   “And it's-it's antiquated”  he asserts. “I agree but-”  “We should just ditch or-or protest or something” He cuts her off and her eyebrows shoot up to her hairline.  “Jonathan! It's the midterm assignment!” she cries.  He loves her, really he does, but compared to the death of a hundred innocent frogs, a failing grade isn’t that big of a deal. “They pith the frogs, Nancy! You're honestly telling me you're ok with that?” He questions, loudly. At least, loudly for him.  “Well…” “We've been watching them grow all semester and for what to kill them?” he argues, his voice cracking.  Nancy sighs again and looks away, suddenly very interested in whatever Eddie Munson is selling out of the back of his van. Jonathan pokes at their remaining shared lunch and hopes she won’t notice he’s lost his appetite. She must decide that Eddie isn’t all that interesting because she turns her attention back to him.  She opens her mouth but closes it again and frowns. Jonathan watches as she tries to come up with a solution that doesn’t involve getting held back. But he can tell that he’s given her a seemingly impossible problem to solve. “We have to pass Bio” she resigns, defeated.  “I know but…” “Tell you what, I'll do the dissection and you can just write the notes ok?” Nancy offers with a big smile.  Jonathan nods, but it’s not really ok. He just doesn’t feel the need to upset her or make her worry more than he already has. But there has to be some more ethical third option. He just needs a minute to think without being distracted by her.  “I’m gonna run to the library” he announces, collecting his things.  “What?”  “Yea, I gotta go turn in a book. I just remembered” he fibs in a rush.  “Do you want me to come with you?” she asks, sweetly and he nearly says yes.  “No uh no it’s fine” he lies.  “Are you mad at me?”  Nancy worries.  “Of course not” he reassures, kissing her forehead “I’ll see you later”