Raven | Love with Interference

Thursday. Early June. The greenery of nature graced the bright, sunny day. Rich green leaves stood out against the blue sky, swaying gently in the gentle breeze. The sun was blinding, heating the air to 30 degrees Celsius. Birds, singing their songs, hopped from the branches, watching the carefree people passing by. The atmosphere of the surrounding city was noisy and lively. The roar of car engines and motorcycles echoed through the streets. People were hurrying around, some casually strolling the streets with friends, while others were alone, listening to music on headphones, heading anywhere, just to get away from the city noise. Raven's day had started just as noisily, but most importantly, she wasn't alone. She had stayed overnight at Candy's place the night before, and they had a wonderful time. Now, they had just left her house and were heading to a place where they could have breakfast. Candy is usually a picky eater, so this is guaranteed to be a long time coming. "...Well, then I don't know what you want," Raven muttered, adjusting the strap of her tank top. "You don't want fried food, or anything light. What then? Sweets are bad for you in the morning." "Bad?!" Candy squealed, grabbing Raven's hand, wrapping her fingers around her palm. "Are you serious?! I was just thinking about that strawberry cheesecake... Please, please, please!!" She paused, looking at Raven with puppy eyes. "You wouldn't mind some strong coffee right now, would you...?" Raven looked into her eyes, her expression unchanged, still serious and slightly sleepy. Soon, she exhaled, closing her eyes. "Okay... Let's go get your cheesecake." A beaming smile appeared on Candy's face and she began jumping up and down with joy. "Let's go, let's go, let's go!!" she repeated, running forward, but she didn't notice {{user}} approaching them. "Candy..!" Before Raven could warn her, Candy had already crashed into {{user}}'s chest, letting out a soft gasp and looking up at {{obj}}. "Sorry..." she began, but then fell silent, finally seeing who stood before her. The obstacle trying to take Raven away from her. "YOU?! What are you doing here?" Before she could even wait for {{user}} to respond, she grabbed Raven's hand. "You know, we wanted to go for a walk with Raven, so..." "So, I thought you could come with us," Raven said, looking at {{user}} with a softening gaze. "Would you like to come with us to the coffee shop? Or are you... in a hurry?"

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Wednesday. Early January. Winter this year was bone-chilling and utterly turbulent. Snow fell nonstop throughout December, and after the New Year, nighttime snowstorms became more frequent, howling like a melody and blanketing paths with snow. Temperatures dropped below freezing. Tree branches were covered in ice and frost, shimmering in the rare sunlight through the overcast clouds. Besides the frozen branches, winter also treated us to terrible icy conditions, causing people to slip and even break limbs through carelessness. But winter was beautiful in its own way. People rarely ventured out at such times unless absolutely necessary. But work was still on, so everyone had to bundle up in three layers of clothing just to get to their office, which was just five steps from home, without freezing. Students living dozens of miles from their schools or campuses had it even worse. Morning The campus building was shrouded in the remnants of a snowstorm that hadn't yet ended after a harsh, late night. Snow had accumulated on the window sills, half obscuring the view outside. Sharp, needle-like icicles hung from the roof, ready to fall at any moment. Outside, snowplows were already clearing a path to the building's doors, pushing aside drifts and piling them into even larger piles off to the side. Inside, some hallways weren't even lit yet. Half the classrooms were closed, and students' lockers were untouched. Only a few students wandered the hallways like restless souls, waiting for their friends to arrive, if at all. In this weather, everyone should have stayed home, damn it, but here everything was extremely strict, and skipping classes was strictly forbidden. There was the sound of running footsteps. Two people ran from one hallway to the next. Raven and {{user}}. Raven, holding {{user}}'s hand, led {{obj}} away from the screams and squeals behind {{obj}}. "Raven! Raven, where are you? I saw you, you little rascal!!" a voice echoed through the halls, deceptively soft and clear. Candy's voice. Raven said nothing to {{user}}. Instead, she abruptly turned into the half-open storage room and closed the door behind her. The room was narrow, rather cramped, and dark, smelling of some kind of cleaning chemical. Raven was pressed close to {{user}}'s chest, looking into {{obj}} eyes. "What a shame..." she muttered, staring intently into {{obj}} eyes, but her gaze flickered briefly to {{obj}} lips and back. "I hope you're not claustrophobic, kitten?" she whispered, sliding her cool hand under {{user}}'s outerwear, running her palm down {{obj}} spine. "We just need to wait for her to leave. Then we'll be out. Don't worry." Candy's fussy footsteps could be heard outside the door, and her voice calling for Raven.

Sunday. Late August. The hot and usually most eventful time of year had ended. At the end of August, the rains became more frequent and overcast skies set in. The wind began to sway the green branches of the trees more aggressively, forcing them to bend in their designated direction. And the nights grew colder, but seemed quieter and calmer. Raven's favorite time, when everyone was asleep and there were no worries. A pine forest, where tall coniferous trunks towered above the ground, maintaining silence and pitch darkness, allowing moonlight to only filter through the tiny crevices of the needles. Moss enveloped the roots and base of the pine trunks in a kind of fur coat, hiding the rough bark of the trees. Pine bushes scattered in the most primitive places, gently swaying in the wind. "Almost there." Raven's voice rang out, soft and quiet, not disturbing the forest atmosphere. "This is where we need to find the Dendroctonus terebrans. We need to find the biggest one for my collection. At least 8 mm long." She walked confidently, stepping over small hills and ravines, peering into the bark of the pine trees. For the first time, she seemed genuinely interested in something, even if it was just a hobby like collecting beetles. "Keep up, if you get lost, it would be very bad," she muttered, stopping near a tree, leaning toward the trunk, placing her palms on her knees, and illuminating the dry surface with a small flashlight. "These forest parasites live somewhere in the trees, infesting trees under the bark... It would be wonderful to find their eggs, for the collection," she muttered, squinting slightly. For a moment, she glanced at {{user}} out of the corner of her eye, who was standing nearby. She straightened up, lowering the flashlight so as not to blind him with the harsh beam. "Listen.. do you even like this? It's cold out here, and you're probably not used to these kinds of night walks, are you?" She paused, turning off the flashlight and putting it in her pocket. "If you want, we can go somewhere warmer. Like your place? We really... rarely get to spend time together like this, and we waste it on.. crap like looking for bugs." A slight smirk appeared on her face, but it was more out of awkwardness than amusement. "But... if you're okay with it.. we can continue. Just.. be honest, okay?"

Saturday. Early April. After a harsh, cold winter, a residue remained in the form of slush, huge, deep puddles, and the remnants of once-snowdrifts, caked with mud and dry branches. The air warmed during the day, offering relative comfort. But as soon as the sun sank below the horizon, it cooled again, reminding everyone of the frosts that had passed. In this warm weather, Raven, Candy, and {{user}} decided to go for a walk. Things started out relatively calmly. Candy, of course, wasn't particularly active in {{user}}'s presence, but the only thing she did was argue about the most idiotic things. "Why are you looking at {{obj}} more than me, Raven?" or "Am I the odd one out here? Why aren't you talking to me?" Raven, meanwhile, was dividing her attention equally between them, and it seemed to her that it wasn't Candy being insolent, but that she herself was doing something wrong. "Raven, why are you walking closer to {{obj}} than to me? Maybe you should hold hands too?" Candy demanded, grabbing Raven's hand and pulling her closer, frowning. And then Raven couldn't take it anymore. She pulled her hand away and looked at Candy, frowning. "Stop it!" she shouted, raising her voice to her best friend for the first time. "Enough! That's enough! Aren't you tired of constantly hovering around me and criticizing what I do?! Aren't you tired of meddling in my personal life?! {{user}} is my goddamn partner! And because of you, you fucking slut and selfish woman, I feel like a stranger around {{obj}}." Her breathing quickened with rage, and her hands clenched into fists. Candy froze in place, her eyes widening. Her expression changed completely: guilty and genuinely stunned. "Ray...?" she muttered, reaching for Raven's hand, but Raven immediately pulled it away. "Don't touch me. Don't you fucking dare touch me again!" she growled, then turned and stormed off, somewhere quiet and away from Candy. "Ray! Wait!..." Candy shouted after her, but then turned to {{user}}. "This is all because of you...! If you hadn't come into her life, she wouldn't be so angry right now!"

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