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Tweak says, "Let's dance in style..."

Lily Evans (emerald_eyes) wrote in beyondthepages,
@ 2010-05-19 20:45:00

Entry tags:

!complete, 2023 10, benjy fenwick, dorcas meadowes, lily evans

RP: Pick-me-Up
Characters: Lily, Benjy, Cas
Time/Date: Evening, October 19, 2023
Location: Casa de BenjyCas
Warnings/Rating: Narrative swears
Summary: Lily goes over for painting and to share the "amazing" news
Status: Complete

After telling Sev where she'd be going and giving him a rough time of return, Lily popped to an alley near Benjy and Cas' flat. Everything was rubbing her the wrong way, and it was like the fucking war hadn't really ended. Like it had just paused, like they'd been given a breather, and now it was business as usual. Just when she'd started to get used to the idea she wouldn't have to keep looking over her shoulder, she'd have to start all over again.

They'd all been starting to settle into this more comfortable life, and now something was starting to wear at the edges of it.

Rapping on the door, she waited for someone to answer, and she smiled softly when she saw Benjy. Stepping close to him, she embraced him briefly. "He's back," she said softly in lieu of greeting.

"Back? Who's back?" Benjy grinned and stepped back, and his expression shifted when he saw the look on Lily's face. That look in her eyes. "Oh fuck. Lily, no."

She nodded miserably before she shook her head. "I guess ..." She stepped into the house as Benjy stepped back. "I guess he showed up this morning. Sev's mark ..." she gestured to her left arm. "It ... it's not ... dark, but it's ... more visible than it was just yesterday. He ... owled Harry and ... that's the news we got back."

Exhaling softly, she shook her head. "Then there's ..." she trailed off. "Is Cas in? I'd rather not go through this twice."

"Yeah." Benjy rubbed Lily's shoulder lightly. "Meadowes," he bellowed toward the other side of the flat. "Company, yeah?"

He guided Lily to the couch and flopped down beside her. Well, fuck him. He wanted to know what was going on, but figured they should wait for Cas to join the party.

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emerald_eyes
2010-05-21 09:41 pm UTC (link)

"But you'll make friends. And if not you, I'm sure Benjy already has several potential mates lined up in the wings," Lily teased.

Sort of teased, because it probably was true enough. Benjy would likely be friends with half of London before long.

"Potential nothing. They've already signed contracts," he joked back as he joined in the 'actually painting the wall' part of the project.

"But yeah, interpretation's probably going to be interesting. Sure you don't want to move in, Lils?" He waggled his brows playfully at the red-haired witch.

"Only if you fancy a quick demise at Sev's hands," she replied before she stuck out her tongue at him.

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	dorcas_m 2010-05-21 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Benjy, feel free to contradict me, but I think I can say we can both do without dying ... again. I mean, I, personally, don't remember the first time, but I'm going to assume it wasn't really something pleasant." Trying to brush her hair back, she accidentally smudged a bit of paint across her cheek. "Besides, at this rate, I'll have to interpret myself!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

emerald_eyes
2010-05-21 10:07 pm UTC (link)

"I remember," Lily said softly. "Not what it's cracked up to be, and not something I'm eager to have another go at." Once was enough though if Bellatrix had her way, Lily would meet death again - soon.

She'd simply have to ensure that didn't happen.

"Ten points from Gryffindor for being a downer," Benjy chastised as he flicked more paint on Lily.

Lily yelped as the paint snatched her out of her thoughts. "Wall, Benjy. Wall."

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dorcas_m
2010-05-21 10:34 pm UTC (link)

Cas flicked more paint at the wall, before turning her attention to Benjy. Sending some flying at him, she braced herself for the inevitable revenge. "We can't be dead just yet, anyway. There is painting to do; otherwise, Merlin knows whoever's forced to clean this place out will come to the conclusion that we were off our nut and generally unable to apply paint."

Dead. Cas feared she'd be hearing it more and more with the Dark Marks and Tom Riddle back.

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	of_the_fen 2010-05-21 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, we are off our nut, and we don't know how to apply paint," Benjy pointed out. "Or if we do, we are currently failing to demonstrate that knowledge." He grinned and nudged Lily lightly before he started in on the other wall. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dorcas_m 2010-05-21 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	"We are off our nut, yes, but we do know how to properly apply paint, btu have decided to rebel against it and just go for broke with color. We're artists! Or nutters. It all sort of depends on your interpretation, I suppose..." she trailed off. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

emerald_eyes
2010-05-21 11:53 pm UTC (link)

"Perhaps a bit of both," Lily offered with a smile.

Casting a drying charm on the wall, she looked around for the brushes so she could get started on her attempt at fish.

Benjy glanced over to the girls and grinned. "Hey Cas. You've ah. Got a bit of paint on you. Kind of ... all over, really. How'd that happen?" He grinned playfully to her before he continued splattering paint on the other wall.

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	dorcas_m 2010-05-22 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"Why, Benjy, I haven't the foggiest. It seems you're in a bit of a state yourself, though. Strange how these things happen, eh?" Cas said, trying for mock innocence. "I can't imagine what could have happened to you; such a deplorable state, isn't it, Lily?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

emerald_eyes
2010-05-22 12:40 am UTC (link)

"Horrid," she agreed. "I do, however, think that Benjy is acting a bit too innocent there. Think he might've had something to do with it?" She grinned as she studied the wall before plucking one of the brushes free.

Starting with an outline, Lily began to paint a fish.

"Trying to imply I'm acting?" Benjy said with a look of mock shock. "I ... I can't believe you'd say something like that, Lily. I'm ... hurt, and distraught, and ... hey. You've got a bit of paint on you, too.

"You girls are so messy."

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dorcas_m
2010-05-22 12:56 am UTC (link)

"So are you, Benjy. You've got paint all over yourself! You shouldn't go 'round looking like that, you know," she said with mock seriousness. "People will think you're some sort of ruffian. As for us, well, they'll just think we're artistic. Lily's got the paint brushes to prove it." Cas stepped back to look at their handywork, and watch Lily paint. "Much better," she announced."Not so abysmally bland."

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emerald_eyes
2010-05-22 05:20 am UTC (link)

"What, you mean he isn't a ruffian?" Lily grinned softly. "Not so very far from one, I should think." She glanced back over toward Benjy as he dried the wall he'd been working on.

Turning her attention back to her own fish, Lily smiled. This was ... comfortable, and as long as she didn't let her thoughts roam too much in any bad direction, she thought the night would be all right.

"We should all have a shower together then," he teased with a wink to Cas. "You know, to get the paint off and conserve water."

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	dorcas_m 2010-05-22 05:42 pm UTC (link)
	Cas felt her cheeks redden at Benjy's comment. "I think that, just possibly, Severus Snape might want a word with you after that and that said word might be a hex. But that's just a guess, feel free to correct my assumption, Lily," she added. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

of_the_fen
2010-05-22 05:48 pm UTC (link)

"You really think he would?" Benjy grinned, but he had no doubts. Not that he thought Lily would do anything of the sort, but it was fun to tease and play.

"Right, so, Cas? After we chase Lily back home ...?" he grinned playfully to his flatmate.

Lily chuckled. "I think hex is too mild a word," Lily replied with a grin. "Not that it's even an issue. I have no intentions what so ever of wearing anything less than what I've got on now in present company."

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	dorcas_m 2010-05-22 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	"You wouldn't like my shampoo, Benjy. Too flowery for your tastes," she responded, hoping he'd ignore the apple red hue of her cheeks. "And Lily, I think you're quite right. How does eviscerate sound?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

emerald_eyes
2010-05-22 06:08 pm UTC (link)

"Much closer to the actuality," Lily said with a grin before turning her attention to her fish. It actually did look a little ... fish-like. She reasoned she should head back soon, so she was home within the window she'd given Severus for her return.

"But I like how it smells in your hair. It'd smell just as good in mine," he protested to Cas. He didn't miss the blush, but that was half of what made this so much fun.

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	dorcas_m 2010-05-22 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	"But I smell like a twenty-something year-old girl; you wouldn't want to smell like a girl! You're not at all girly," she protested, laughing. The hue of her cheeks had faded to a paler red now, hopefully less prominent than before, and felt the least bit cooler; she had never been particularly prone to blushing before, and had to wonder when this had started. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

of_the_fen
2010-05-22 07:33 pm UTC (link)

"No, definitely not at all girly," Benjy agreed with a grin. He glanced over to see what Lily was doing and crossed over to retrieve some brushes to begin with the abstracts he'd claimed.

Lily glanced back at the others and grinned to Cas. "You can help with the fish, you know," she teased her. "Or the abstracts." Now that the walls were all splattered, she thought Cas should have some say in how the walls looked.

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	dorcas_m 2010-05-23 12:45 am UTC (link)
	"I'll help on the fish front; or, at least the basic gist of a fish front. I've never done anything much beyond a basic outline, that much I'll own up to." Grabbing a brush for herself, she settled onto the floor and, dipping the brush in the paint, began to scribe her own fish onto the wall. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

emerald_eyes
2010-05-23 12:52 am UTC (link)

Lily smiled over to Cas, and she was content enough to lapse into quiet, to focus on her fish while not thinking about the world outside of this room, with her friends. The dragon of war might be lifting its head, scenting the air, blinking and yawning, but it may well just go back to sleep.

Time would tell; she'd simply have to be prepared and roll with the punches.

Benjy glanced over to the girls when they fell quiet, and he smiled a little before he continued to paint. He was content to be quiet and finish up if they were.

Unlike Lily, he was thinking about what it meant for the Dark Lord to be back. For Bellatrix to be threatening her. Whether it was something or nothing, he intended to be ready for whatever life threw at them.

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dorcas_m
2010-05-23 01:48 am UTC (link)

Adding a fin to the first of her fish, Cas tried to keep her thoughts on the present. She was here, safe, with Lily and Benjy. There was no war (presently) raging outside and Voldemort was not back as Voldemort. Still, she couldn't shake her worries, only exacerbated by the quiet. She had begun to grow accustomed to peace, to living like a normal twenty year old, and the idea of losing that all again made her ill.

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