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Thaddeus Nott (seekingthad) wrote in 20somethings,
@ 2021-07-30 21:18:00

Entry tags:

c: dagny pucey-connelly, c: thad nott, d: 2027 07, ~ complete, Ω: rp

RP: Please Be Real
Who: Thad and Dagny
What: After messaging through the dating app, Thad and Dagny meet in person.
When: 30 July 2027
Where: The Drunken Zebra
Warnings: Cuteness overload
Completion Status: Complete

It wasn't often that Thad bothered to look at the dating app that he typically kept active all the time, having simply turned off the notifications for it. But yesterday, he'd had a whim and as he flipped through the profiles of the women who had matched him recently, he'd been completely drawn to hers.

Dagny P was absolutely gorgeous, no doubt about that, those sea-foam green eyes so full of depth that he'd stared at her picture for longer than he wanted to admit before matching back and sending her a message. And then they'd chatted on there for a bit, and he'd completely forgot that there were other matches to look through. But then, Thad could have one hell of a one-track-mind when he wanted to. It did him well on the pitch, certainly.

And he'd taken that adrenaline rush from good conversation with a beautiful woman onto the pitch today, predicting correctly that they would win. And what a win! They'd been neck and neck with the Kestrals for hours and then down twenty points when he finally caught the snitch. Some stretches and a quick shower after the game, and then he was off to the Drunken Zebra.

Dressed a little more sharply than he usually was in the hope that Dagny might actually show, Thad wandered through the bar, chatting casually with the regulars and some of his team while keeping an eye out for her. And then he spotted her, and he walked away from whomever he'd been talking to, making a beeline for her.

"Dagny, I presume?" he greeted her with a crooked grin. She was every bit as gorgeous in person as she'd been in her pictures. "I believe I promised you a drink."

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dagnypucey
2021-07-31 05:25 pm UTC (link)

Dagny's evening with the dating app had garnered mixed results. She had been less than inclined to carry on conversations with people who didn't appear to know basic punctuation and one guy had seemed okay until about the fifth message when he started asking for pictures which... no. Not going to happen.

But she'd kept coming back to That's messages. He'd seemed sweet and genuinely interested which was not at all what she'd expected when she'd reactivated her dating profile. She was fully prepared for this all to be someone's idea of a joke, but she'd checked with Isla and not only was the Drunken Zebra a real place but it was where the local Quidditch players hung out after matches.

And there he was. Dagny smiled widely, pushing a loose lock of hair behind her ear. She hadn't been sure what to wear to the pub, but eventually found a dress that was kind of casual but polished enough to make a good first impression. "You presume correctly. Thad? It's nice to meet you." So it turned out his profile pictures had been accurate. That was more than a pleasant surprise. "I would love a drink, thank you."

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seekingthad
2021-08-01 10:15 pm UTC (link)

She really was lovely, and was it weird that Thad hoped her personality was just as lovely as her countenance? It wasn't as though he'd been a professional Quidditch star for long, but already the meaningless flings were boring him. Perhaps being on the team with Gavin was influencing him in the opposite direction.

Thad's grin was a bit crooked as he nodded his head toward the bar, intending to head that way with her. "What's your poison?" he asked, not wanting to be presumptuous and risk ordering her something she would hate. Plus, he'd always thought you could learn a lot about someone by their preferred drink.