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Dagny Pucey-Connelly ([info]dagnypucey) wrote in [info]20somethings,
@ 2022-01-16 21:03:00

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Entry tags:c: dagny pucey-connelly, c: thad nott, d: 2028 01, ~ complete, Ω: owls/texts

Text/RP: Sweet things
Who: Thad & Dagny
What: Thinking about the future
When: 16 January 2028
Warnings: None
Completion status: Complete

Bash actually brought home pastries for us all from Sweet Nothings today. I'm not sure what's going on with the grumpy bugger but if he carries on like this I may miss living with him!

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-16 09:12 pm UTC (link)
Are you sure he hasn't been replaced by a pod person?

Don't worry, I'll be sure to bring home pastries for you. Plus there might be other perks to living with me rather than your cousins 😉

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-16 09:22 pm UTC (link)
My guess was that he's been inhaling fumes. He looks like he's on the verge of smiling and it's disconcerting.

I can think of plenty of perks. I might be able to steal a couple and bring them over if you want? Or are you already on your training diet?

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-16 09:34 pm UTC (link)
Okay yeah, that would be a bit scary. He's been inhaling fumes for years though. There's got to be something else going on. What are the odds he's met someone who's managed to catch his fancy?

Diet schmiet! You know I'll never say no to you coming over. The pastries are just a bonus!

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-16 10:01 pm UTC (link)
I feel a bit mean saying it, but I'd say that's a long shot. But if you want to place a bet, I'm game.

I'll be over soon, just need to finish a bit of work.

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-16 10:01 pm UTC (link)
Dagny did indeed manage to take a couple of pastries from the box in the kitchen. She didn't really know what was making Bash less grouchy lately, but there was a noticeable difference. She couldn't really complain.

Today was deadline day for new contracts and the news had broken that Kalinda Copper was retiring on a high after last season's victory for the Magpies. A rumour had already made it to Witch Weekly that she was releasing a biography and even though it was a Sunday she's already been asked by her editor to start looking at it from an entertainment perspective. Dagny had started doing some initial research, but that could wait for a while. She still slipped her laptop into a bag to take with her just in case any inspiration struck. Thad was very inspiring, after all.

She stepped out of the Floo with far more familiarity than she had just a few months ago. "You know, I hope there's never a day where you want the pastries more than me."

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-17 02:27 am UTC (link)
While waiting for Dagny to come over with the promised pastries, Thad sat and skimmed through his Winstagram feed, not something he did often. As unexpected as Dagny had been last summer, things had so progressed that he couldn't imagine his life without her in it. He missed her when she wasn't with him; he thought about her more than he should admit; and he absolutely loved the thought of her living here with him.

And then, as if his thoughts had manifested her, she stepped out of the floo. He tossed his phone onto the table as he stood up, grinning crookedly at her. "It's impossible. Could never happen!" he retorted.

When he reached her, he brushed his lips against hers in a light, welcoming kiss. He felt lighter, happier, far more settled with her around. "How would you feel..." he began, slipping an arm around her waist. "...about the possibility of house hunting?" His cottage was quaint and had been home for a long time, but if he was truly going to build a future with Dagny, he rather thought they'd need a bit more space. And between his trust and his Quidditch earnings, they would be able to figure out exactly what they wanted and take the time to find it.

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-17 07:41 pm UTC (link)
"Good," Dagny said with a smile before he kissed her. She looped her arounds around his shoulders, visibly caught off guard by Thad's question.

"House hunting? I haven't even moved in here yet." Did Thad want to delay moving in together? He hadn't given any indication that was the case and he'd been so enthusiastic about it before. "What about the cottage? I thought you loved it here."

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-17 10:31 pm UTC (link)
Thad chuckled when it was clear he'd not communicated his thoughts properly. He brushed a kiss to her temple before guiding them both back to the couch, tugging her down to curl up with him there.

"I do love it here. And if you'd rather, we can expand and revamp this place. I want you here with me, but I also want our place to be ours. Plus, I have a feeling you'll enjoy having an office at some point," he explained. And honestly, his cottage was quite small, only one bedroom, and while there was a lot they could do with magic, he stood by his thought that he wanted wherever they lived to feel like home to her, as well.

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-17 10:50 pm UTC (link)
When he put it like that, Dagny found it hard to disagree. "An office does sound kinda nice," she mused, rested her head on his shoulder. She'd never had room for that sort of thing before, not in San Francisco and definitely not in New York City.

She was always quick to relax when sitting down with Thad like this. Her hand came to rest casually on his leg, forefinger tracing small circles as she considered the proposition. "So I move in here like we planned and then we look for somewhere bigger?" Dagny grinned. "You could always have your own gym."

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-19 12:54 am UTC (link)
It was hardly a surprise that she agreed with him, but he still grinned, curling his hand around her far shoulder as she rested her head on his. "I thought that might appeal to you," he quipped lightly.

There was also the thought that if they decided to have children at some point in the future, they would definitely need more space than this little cottage provided, but that didn't seem like a thought that needed sharing in that moment. "Yes, exactly. And honestly, the property is big enough that we could build new a bit further out even, if we wanted," he told her, already certain that his parents wouldn't hate the idea. He certainly wouldn't want to be closer to the main house, though. "And I do like the thought of a home gym."

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-19 09:09 pm UTC (link)
Dagny laughed. "I'd be mad about being predictable, but I love that you know me so well." It was actually kind of sweet that an office was the thing he would use to sway her to the idea.

Looking around the room, Dagny did have to wonder whether expanding the cottage might ruin its quaint charm. "We can make a wish list," she decided. "Our dream home. And if we can't find it, we could always build it." She had money of her own, too, from family, as he'd likely garnered from the various Pucey properties he'd seen.

"Here I was just excited to move in with you." She paused. "But if we do move somewhere else, you have to be the one to tell your mum." No one could pay her enough to be the one to break that news to Pansy.

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-21 11:43 pm UTC (link)
In some ways, it felt as though things were still so new between them, and yet in others, it seemed as if he'd always known her, as if she'd always been meant to be part of his life. Thad rather thought his knowing her so well was just another sign of it, and he chuckled and tilted his head a bit to press a kiss to the top of her head.

"That sounds perfect," he said with a decisive nod. He was fussed about who paid for what when it came to their future, as he had rather clued into the fact that neither of them were hurting for funds. He was ever grateful to have been chosen as part of the Nott family.

He was chuckling at the first bit, but after that pause and the words that came after, the chuckle burst out into full on laughter. "Oh gods. I'll definitely tell her. If it gives her the idea that grandchildren could be in the nearer future than she'd thought, I'm sure she'll come around," he said before he could think the thought through. It wasn't a milestone he was in any rush to reach, and he hoped she knew that.

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-22 12:11 am UTC (link)
Dagny laughed, shaking her head in amusement. She did like the idea of having a family one day, but there were other things she wanted to do first. Having Thad to herself for a while before they even contemplated would be a good first step. "I swear over Christmas I nearly every conversation with my grandparents into a drinking game. Take a sip every time they say the word 'courting' or 'beau'..." She wrinkled her nose. It was nice that her family were happy for her and approved of Thad - not that she required any kind of approval.

She lifted her head up enough to kiss his cheek. "Want to make some coffee and try those pastries?" Dagny suggested.

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-22 12:54 am UTC (link)
Since she didn't freak out, Thad assumed she understood he didn't mean anytime soon, thankfully. They seemed the be on the same page when it came to most things concerning their future, especially now that they'd talked a bit more about their long-term living arrangements. "Oh gods, did you get pissed?" he asked teasingly. If she really had turned it into a drinking game, she probably would have, he could imagine.

"That sounds like a splendid idea," he replied, pulling away from her with a slightly dramatic sigh so he could go make the coffee. When it was ready, he floated two mugs, doctored up how they each preferred it, over to the coffee table in front of the couch before grabbing a couple small plates for the pastries and joining her back at the couch.

"With any luck, you won't meet any of my grandparents," he told her rather bluntly as he sat back down. "I'm afraid neither side of the family were particularly good during the big war. Both grandfathers are still in prison, and both grandmothers snaked out of any consequences. Mum and dad have fought hard to build a reputation outside of their parents," he explained. And they seemed to have accomplished it, but it still felt important for Dagny to know that bit of family history.

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-22 01:58 am UTC (link)
"Mm." Dagny smiled. "Let's just say I was comfortably tipsy."

By the time Thad rejoined her, Dagny had shifted to a cross-legged position on the couch. She took the plates from him, adding the pastries to them. While she still wasn't sure what had prompted a good enough mood for Bash to show generosity like this, she couldn't complain and even hoped it would continue.

For some reason, it didn't come as a huge shock to hear that history. Dagny knew more about that era of British history than most of her peers at Ilvermorny precisely because her parents had settled in St Thomas to avoid the sort of people who had ended up in prison. Like Thad's grandparents, apparently.

"I think a lot of families have skeletons in the closet." She still thought it suspicious that her great-grandfather lived on an unplottable property in Brazil, but they never talked about that. "Don't worry about it. I think Bash is kinda impressed that you survived meeting ours."

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-22 03:57 am UTC (link)
He was relieved that Dagny took the bit about his grandparents in stride. He rather thought his family had proved they'd moved out of the shadows after the war, and most of the time, he didn't even think about the murky pasts of his parents or grandparents.

"Well, that's probably because Bash doesn't know how to charm people. Especially old people," Thad joked, though there was a thread of truth in the words. If anyone ever asked him to describe Bash, the first word he would probably ever say was prickly, and even if the other guy was showing signs of better moods these days, Thad wasn't counting on a complete personality overhaul for his old dormmate.

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-22 03:40 pm UTC (link)
With some confidence, Dagny said, "Charming isn't a word I would ever use to describe my darling cousin." She'd known him her whole life, but he was still something of a mystery. Dagny would miss him when she moved out, though. Speaking of which...

"So, I don't think it's going to take me too much longer to pack all my things." She had sold any furniture she did own when she left New York, so most of her belongings fit in just a few trunks. "Do we want to pick a day for me to move?"

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-22 03:50 pm UTC (link)
"Good," Thad said at first, his grin going a bit crooked. He wanted her to move in or he wouldn't have brought it up in the first place. "Whichever day works best for you. Practice starts back up next Monday, so hopefully before then?"

He did hope to have some time of domestic bliss with her before he had to get back to the strict training and diet schedules, not that he'd been some gorging sloth in this off time.

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-22 04:38 pm UTC (link)
Dagny leant over to kiss him before picking up her coffee. She wanted a few days with him before his training schedule picked up, too. "Maybe one day after work this week." That way they'd definitely have the weekend to themselves before the Magpies monopolised his time for the next few months.

"We can order in dinner, completely ignore the unpacking..." She flashed Thad a cheeky smile, very much looking forward to starting their shared life together.

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-22 11:26 pm UTC (link)
"Mm, sounding better and better with every word," Thad said, loving every bit of cheek and wit she came out with. He wasn't under any illusions that things would always be smooth sailing between them, but he dreamt of a relationship like his parents had, one of true partnership, clear communication, and an enduring love that was worth working through the rough patches for. He hadn't imagined finding his person this early in life, but he certainly wasn't going to let go easily now that he had.

"We could get in a bit of practice today, if you'd like, ignoring the unpacking and all," he suggested, waggling his brows exaggeratedly at her.

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-23 12:35 am UTC (link)
Dagny pouted teasingly, holding up her cup. "You're asking me to choose you over delicious, delicious coffee?" The pout morphed to a grin. "Which I will always do, one hundred per cent of the time," she confirmed. Coffee and pastries could wait. Putting Thad first as much as she could in their life together was important to her. They'd known each other less than a year, but what they had felt so solid to her. She'd never felt like such an equal in a relationship and it was something that seemed like the perfect thing to build a future on.

She set her coffee to the side, a gleam in her eye. "Practice makes perfect."

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[info]seekingthad
2022-01-23 02:10 am UTC (link)
Cringing rather comically, Thad looked between the coffee, the pastries, and Dagny, as though he hadn't realized what he'd suggested. He chuckled a beat later, though, setting his own coffee aside and tugging her rather abruptly toward his lap. "Indeed," he agreed before kissing her.

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[info]dagnypucey
2022-01-23 07:16 pm UTC (link)
Before Thad, Dagny had never really gone in for overly romantic sentiments. Calling your boyfriend your 'other half' just seemed like saccharine nonsense. Her worth wasn't reliant on someone else. She didn't need a man to make her complete.

But this man? This man made her feel like together they were more than the sum of their parts. Perhaps that was what 'other half' really meant. Dagny melted into the kiss, more than okay with that.

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