Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

Freelance journalist, mostly working overseas. Quick wits, street smarts, winning smiles; tough as nails with a precocious pen to match. London Joined November 2016

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

7 years ago

Here’s looking at you, 2020.

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance moment, shaking his head. “Truth be told, I get a bit more nervous these days than I used to. Think I’m losing my nerve.”

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance He presses one hand against his chest in mock shock, leaning forward across the marble of the island towards her with a half-smile. “I’m wounded, Miss Branson. To think you would question my journalistic integrity.” He leans back after a-

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance intrigue, you know, the usual.” He shakes his head and sits on the couch, glancing over the work she’s spread out on the coffee table.

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance Ben doesn’t catch the first few words of her comment, only the last as he te-enters the room with an amused smile and a clean shirt. “Nothing too specific, it was a temp foreign correspondent position for the summer. Mostly covering political scandals and -

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance “Lena, you’re an angel.” He slips out of his shirt with a content sigh and a grateful smile before padding out of the room in search of a replacement. “Always good to keep an extensive collection of spares.” His voice is muffled in the other room as he selects a green one.

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance “I’d make up an excuse for why but I don’t have a good one—It’s a wonder you’ve tolerated me this far.”

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance He can’t help but laugh at her description, slipping an arm around her waist and arching his brows. “Better make sure the venue is insured for damages.” A pause and a sheepish smile. “I can neither confirm nor deny that. Although I think it might be too obvious.”

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance “Can’t ever really get used to the time zones.” His glass of water is forgotten on the countertop, a smile pulling at his lips. “/Oh/? Now I see why you couldn’t sleep. Got it all sorted then?”

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance “No no—I’m usually up and about anyways.” He crosses the room, nabbing a glass from the island countertop and flicking on the sink. “So what’s on the agenda for tonight?”

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

“Cheers.” #SeductiveSunday

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance TXT: Depends on how the next few days go. Sort of flipping through the options.

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance TXT: Not all of us have your talent for planning, Miss Branson. TXT: I have to admit to being woefully absentminded.

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance TXT: You caught me. The floor of my apartment is a bit soaked.

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

8 years ago

@LivelyRadiance TXT: Bit pleased to report I’m back to being soaked in the London rain.

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Benjamin Cooke @TransientNerve

9 years ago

@LivelyRadiance Despite the playfulness of the messages, after, Benjamin is left seriously considering what sort of ‘something’ would suit Lena’s tastes.