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Dagny Pucey-Connelly (dagnypucey) wrote in 20somethings,
@ 2022-05-28 22:17:00

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c: dagny pucey-connelly, c: sebastian pucey, d: 2028 05, ~ complete, Ω: rp

RP: Cousins and cookies
Who: Dagny, Bash
What: Dagny stops by the townhouse
When: 28 May 2028
Warnings: None
Completion status: Complete

The Magpies were playing later and Dagny had no intention of missing that, having developed a quiet sort of passion for the team since she'd been with Thad. Naturally, she wore a black and white dress to support the team, even if she mostly had eyes for one player.

Before the game, though, she had to pay a visit to the townhouse. Isla had offered to loan her a few recipe books and Dagny had meant to go around earlier in the morning, but she'd been caught up with an idea for an article and most of the morning had disappeared before she looked up from her laptop and drank the dregs of her cold coffee. She figured she had just enough time to swing by and collect the books before she met a couple of the other girlfriends for lunch.

She let herself into the house, struck by the realisation that it had been just over a year since she'd moved in here. It was wild how things had changed since then. The books were easy enough to find in the kitchen, along with a tin of cookies decorated like Magpies and a note from her cousin. One cookie wouldn't ruin her appetite for lunch, she reasoned, picking one off the top.

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dagnypucey
2022-05-29 08:09 pm UTC (link)

Bash getting bashful was really quite something, a small smirk tugging at her lips.

She rolled her eyes. "You sit around in the cold for hours, you end up having conversations with people." Dagny appreciated the way that they'd drawn her into their conversations and it was nice to have drinks with them in the Drunken Zebra after games, too. Slowly but surely she felt like less of an outsider in Quidditch circles.

"That sounds great. I'm going to hold you to that."

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bashpucey
2022-05-29 08:34 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, good, so not a cult," he said with obvious sarcasm.

"Let me know when? I can move my schedule around anytime, but Sofia's is harder, especially with her in her training assignments these days. She started with potions," he said, the last part trailing off a little bit, as if he wasn't sure what Dagny would think about how he and Sofia had gotten together. He had been her mentor after all, and he wasn't sure if others would consider that inappropriate or manipulative.

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dagnypucey
2022-05-29 08:47 pm UTC (link)

"Not a cult." Dagny secured the lid on the tin of cookies. "Then again," she relented, "some Quidditch fans are really weird." Obsession over sports teams was clearly a global thing because she'd seen Quodpot fans who were just as insane.

Laughing, she shook her head. "Sounds like she's never really finished with potions if she's still seeing you. My schedule is pretty flexible, but I'll text you later."

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bashpucey
2022-05-29 08:49 pm UTC (link)

He nodded, "I hope no one has give you trouble about seeing him?" He had heard stories of fans going after the spouses of celebrities, and the idea of anyone doing that to his cousin incensed him.

"We do spend a lot of time in my lab," he said, blushing again. Admittedly, even if they were working on potions while down there, they certainly took a lot of breaks... Very non-potions breaks.

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dagnypucey
2022-05-29 09:09 pm UTC (link)

Dagny wrinkled her nose. Her and Thad's relationship had hit the gossip pages in the very early stages of things. But she hadn't come across any crazed fangirls or exes who wanted to hex her, which was always a good thing. "Only you," she said with a smile, remembering his initial reaction to it. "I'm lucky. Even his parents like me."

Gathering up the books and cookies, Dagny planned to drop them off at the cottage before lunch. "You say it's a lab, but I've never seen it. For all I know, you have some kind of sex dungeon down there." Whatever did it for him though - she didn't need the details. "I'm pleased for you," she added more sincerely. "You deserve someone who makes you happy."

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bashpucey
2022-05-29 09:15 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, his parents are pretty cool, I saw them a lot as a kid. I guess his dad and my dad grew up pretty close. You would have missed that being over in the islands though." He laid on a heavily sarcastic tone with the last bit. It just - still - seemed so weird to him that she had grown up over there. Then again, he and the twins could have easily done the same if his mum and dad had decided to be with the rest of the family.

Part of him was immensely grateful they hadn't. He couldn't deal with that much sun and sand. People were too happy on beaches.

He snorted at her joke. "There's literally a stool, a cauldron, and a workbench to go with the shelves of ingredients. Maybe someday I'll give a proper public tour." That would never happen, but her joking had him feeling a little more relaxed at least.

"Oh, you probably have to get going, yeah?" He poured himself a mug the now brewed coffee (not a fancy brand today) and set the pot back on the coffee maker. "Don't let me keep you, I should get back to work anyway," he said with a sigh.

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dagnypucey
2022-05-29 09:36 pm UTC (link)

Bash giving a tour of his personal lab? Dagny thought she was more likely to see a flying pig soaring down Victory Road.

"Yeah, I should." Dagny gave him a small smile. "Maybe try to get a little sunlight and fresh air today?" she suggested. She doubted he'd take that advice, but she knew what a workaholic he was. At some point he'd be the one recuperating if he wasn't careful. "I'll text you later about coffee."

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