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cc_boots ([info]cc_boots) wrote in [info]charing_cross,
@ 2009-03-26 18:33:00

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Entry tags:! complete, ! public, * 2003: 03/march, - thread, character: dean thomas, character: dennis creevey, character: harry potter, character: lavender brown, character: neville longbottom, character: ron weasley, character: terry boot, npc: ben boot, npc: gareth boot, npc: maddie boot, retired character: cho chang, retired character: linden stebbins, retired character: roger davies, retired character: seamus finnigan

RP: Obscurus Books Presents
Date: 26 March 2003 (through early Thursday morning likely)
Characters: Everyone who'd like to come, plus various NPCs! Children Welcome! Add your tags!
Location: Obscurus Books & Cafe
Private/Public: Public as public can be!
Warnings: PG to start, if things get kinky, please use the subject line of the first comment to rate appropriately!
Summary: Just another day at Obscurus Books, until the storm hits and traps people inside.


Gareth looked around the bookshop with pride. Children were sitting enthralled by Marigold and her husband as they performed flashy magic tricks. Logan was hosting a small cooking class, teaching everyone from housewives to retired Unspeakables (though Gareth though it was highly unlikely that there were actually such a thing as retired Unspeakables) how to bake enchiladas. His Maddie was graciously signing copies of her latest best-seller Emerald Isle, and open mike poetry night would start in a half hour, followed by a rousing karaoke contest. All in all, Thursday was shaping up to be a wonderful, and profitable, night for Obscurus Books.


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Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-26 06:31 pm UTC (link)
Terry was nervous. It wasn't a new feeling for him at any length, but he wished he could stop being so high strung all the time. There was no reason for butterflies to be swirling around in his stomach at the thought of Roger coming here. Just because both his parents, and the Beauchamps, and Logan who'd growled like an over protective older brother when Terry mentioned his date were all here, and not to mention Ben as well, was no reason to be quietly freaking out in the corner that maybe this had been a bad idea and he should have just suggested take-away curry and a snogging session at Roger's flat instead. There was no denying that Terry had thought a lot about Roger and his kisses over the past couple of weeks, and that he wanted more of them, this time when they were both males.

He was just about to go into the bathroom and stick his head between his knees for some deep breathing when he saw Roger walk in. He took a deep breath, smoothed down his brownish-orangey-yellowish sweater, wished his hair was less fly-away and went over to say hello. He'd just about reached Roger when he realized that Roger would likely not recognize him without breasts, and he had no idea how to introduce himself gracefully.

So instead, he just smiled brightly and said, "Hi!" and hoped that would be enough for Roger to guess who it was he was.

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Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-26 06:40 pm UTC (link)
It wasn't terribly hard to figure out who it was he'd just been greeted by. He might have, perhaps, paused for a moment after Terry greeted him to get a look at the male version of Terry. He looked kind of like the female version, but... definitely different, of course. Perhaps Roger ought to have felt awkward about taking a moment to, well, check Terry out, but he really didn't. It was a natural thing to do, since the last time he'd seen Terry there had been a rather different figure to him, you know?

"Hi," Roger replied, with a slight grin.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-26 06:53 pm UTC (link)
Terry was completely oblivious to the way Roger had checked him out, too busy wondering how it was possible that the other man had grown even more handsome since the last time he'd seen him, and he felt his pulse flutter when Roger smiled at him if such a thing were possible. That should be outlawed surely, he thought, feeling rumpled and under-dressed when faced with Roger's casual chicness, or whatever it was that made clothes look much better on Roger than they did on Terry, even though they were both wearing about the same thing.

Roger's shirt pulled across his shoulders and fell straight at the waist and his jeans were tight at the thigh and loose at the ankle and fit perfectly, whereas Terry's sweater was likely rucked up in the back and had a small, almost invisible stain on the right sleeve where he'd dipped it in coffee earlier and not noticed, and his jeans were slipping low on his waist because he'd forgotten his belt again and he kept tripping over the legs because he'd bought them slightly too long and hadn't remembered to perform a shortening charm as of yet.

"Hi," he said again, realizing he'd been thinking about clothes long enough that the silence was starting to become awkward. Well, more awkward. "I'm, um, glad you came." He glanced down shyly and rubbed a hand over the back of his neck. "Would you like coffee? Or tea? Or a cappuccino? Logan makes fantastic vanilla caramel mocha cappuccinos, if you like really sweet things, or there's regular coffee of course, and hot chocolate. And butterbeer. Wine, too, if you'd like." He stopped himself from talking anymore, in hopes that Roger would suddenly remember he'd left the oven on or anything.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-26 07:01 pm UTC (link)
"I'm fine with tea," he replied, with a bit of a chuckle to his words. He couldn't help it, it seemed as if Terry's rambling never turned off. Roger was beginning to think that the bloke could talk about anything for at least a good twenty minutes. And Terry hadn't even been talking that much yet. Glancing around the room, he contemplated the best option as to where to... you know, sit down and all.

"I'll meet you over there," he added, with a nod towards a section of seats. Hmm, where to sit? A loveseat seemed a good idea, as it had enough room for two people without too little room as to cause Terry to sit in a different seat... Meandering over to said spot, he settled onto it.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-26 07:07 pm UTC (link)
"Right. Tea. I'll bring milk and sugar back too," he said, though mostly to himself as he nodded absently when Roger showed him where he'd be after. He made his way to the cafe and ordered the tea and one of the vanilla caramel mochas for himself. With whipped cream of course, and he very carefully ignored Logan's questions about Roger, and only blushed a little when the older man growled in his psuedo-older brother sort of way to be careful as he'd heard rumors about Quidditch players.

After reminding Logan that there were rumors about cafe chefs as well, Terry gathered up the tea and his mocha, and smiled when he noticed that despite his warnings Logan had loaded the tray with fresh eclairs from Stephen's bakery, as well as a healthy selection of fruit--Logan's way of telling Terry he needed to eat better probably--he headed back to Roger, careful not to spill anything on anyone on the way.

His blush deepened as he noticed how small the love seat was, and that they'd be almost pressed together, and carefully placed the tray on the low table that sat in front of the small sofa. "I brought milk and sugar as well, and fruit and eclairs. The eclairs are fresh from my mate Stephen's bakery," he said as he sat beside Roger and busied himself fussing with the tray. "How do you like your tea?"

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-26 07:12 pm UTC (link)
"I've got it from here," he replied, leaning forward to make his own tea. It was usually better that way, than to rely on someone else to listen to his directions properly. It always tasted better when he added things himself. The smell of the eclairs though... for Merlin's sake, why did temptation have to hover around him every single day? With a reluctant look, his fingers veered away from the eclairs and he picked up a piece of fruit instead.

Much healthier. Much better for him. Much less fattening, so that he'd still get laid.

"It's cruelty to Quidditch players, I'd say, to bring them such tempting -- and fattening -- food," he informed Terry, with a rather over dramatic sigh.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-26 07:21 pm UTC (link)
Terry nodded and leaned back with his own drink, lapping delicately at the mound of whipped cream. He hid a smile when he saw how conflicted Roger was over the eclairs, and just smiled impishly as he reached out and poked Roger's stomach daringly and them winced comically. Sugar had always made him more outgoing.

"I'm not sure you have much to worry about," he teased, sucking his finger into his mouth as if to soothe it and completely oblivious to how else that action might seem. "I nearly just broke my finger. I think you can risk just one eclair."

As if to illustrate that comment, he set aside his mocha for the moment and picked up said dessert, biting off half of it and moaning as the sweet cream oozed out on his tongue. He held the rest of the treat out to Roger. "It doesn't count if it's shared, right? At least, that's what my mother always said after she'd stolen the rest of my father's desserts."

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-26 07:31 pm UTC (link)
"I'd say you're a mean bloke, but I'm not sure you're aware of what you've done," Roger commented, with a slightly raised eyebrow, before taking the other half of the eclair and popping it into his mouth. Mmm, okay, yeah, he could probably handle just the one. Roger didn't think he had much to worry about, at the moment, but that was really the point. He didn't ever WANT there to be something to worry about. When you started slacking off due to being in the right shape... that was when you started to gain.

"That might just have been worth it."

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-26 07:39 pm UTC (link)
Terry gave Roger a confused look, and mentally shrugged. He had no idea what Roger was talking about, but he wasn't going to broadcast his ignorance by asking. "See, I told you so," he said, only slightly smug over the fact that Roger had enjoyed the eclair. "Now I'll leave you to your boring fruit and eat this last one myself." He gave Roger a smug grin and made quick work of the second eclair, licking his finger free of cream when he was done.

"Right, so, I'm sorry again about standing you up. I really didn't mean for that to happen, especially when you're the first decent bloke I've been out with in far too long, so I really am glad you decided to come tonight," he said, leaning sideways against the arm of the love seat, legs criss-crossed so he could see Roger better without either of them craning their necks. "How have you been? Busy with Quidditch I imagine. Didn't you just win a match recently?" He was certain he'd read that in the paper, but he could have been wrong and hoped Roger wouldn't be insulted if he had been.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-27 04:45 pm UTC (link)
"We did, actually," he replied with a grin, a bit pleased that Terry had apparently paid attention to his team in the papers at least. It was one of those things that was always pleasing to hear about, no matter who it was who'd noticed his team excelling. Of course, when he lost a match, he rather hated hearing the crap from people who really were just fans and...

But that was a rant for another day, with a different person likely. "Quidditch is always busy, since we're training almost non-stop." Not that he minded, really, since the majority of the time it was quite enjoyable. "And you've... been busy with sickness, I guess." He still couldn't quite believe that Terry had stood him up. It was surprising, to Roger, who didn't really have that sort of thing happen too often. People didn't usually agree to dates with him and then ditch out at the last second.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-27 07:18 pm UTC (link)
"I'm like that with Charms," Terry admitted. "When something's got a hold of me I can't stop until I've worked it through, even if it means skipping meals and nearly collapsing with exhaustion. Of course, my mates at work don't let that happen near as much as it used to, not after the whole Sex Change Incident anyway. Nowadays they force me to stop after eight hours, sometimes ten, if I show no signs of coming out myself. It's okay though, as I'm actually working better now that that's a rule." He stopped for a breath and noticed the way Roger was shoveling away the fruit.

"Are you hungry?" he asked baldly. "I mean, there's sandwiches and those enchiladas I mentioned if you want something more than fruit. I didn't even think about dinner, but you probably haven't eaten yet and I know I haven't eaten, so maybe I should have gotten sandwiches first instead of eclairs. Did you want me to get you something? Or call Logan over?"

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-27 07:38 pm UTC (link)
How in the world could Terry talk so much? It was something that, perhaps, baffled Roger a bit. While he could hold his own in a conversation, he didn't think he could talk half as much as Terry did always. But, nonetheless, he was hungry and Terry babbling on about food was fine by him. Especially if it meant that he got to eat real food.

"A sandwich would be great," Roger told Terry, "if you wanted to go grab that, I'll save this spot?" Because, really, he didn't feel like migrating... or even like getting up at all, and Roger had a tendency to be perfectly okay with getting other people to go get things, etc. He preferred it when he didn't have to.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-27 07:52 pm UTC (link)
Terry breathed a sigh of relief, getting food might actually give him a chance to get his thoughts together and stop babbling so much. "Right, I'll be right back," he said, and then on impulse leaned forward and brushed his lips quickly over Roger's, blushing as he stood up and headed towards the counter.

He ignored Logan's smirk and ordered two chicken sandwiches and an enchilada for them to share, along with two Butterbeers. "Not a word out of you," he warned Logan as he waited for the older man fix their dinner. "And can you do be a big favor and keep Mum and Dad occupied if it looks like either of them is thinking about coming over to say hi? I love them to death, but I'd rather not scare Roger away just yet, you know?"

Logan snorted, but agreed and Terry gave the man a brilliant smile. "Thanks, you're the best!" he said, and happily collected the tray and headed back to Roger. "Dinner is served," he said, reclaiming his place on the sofa. "Hope you like chicken, and I got us an enchilada to share. There's more if we really like them."

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-27 07:56 pm UTC (link)
Roger, obviously, had no problem with Terry kissing him. He wasn't really a fan of public displays of affection, but the very small things weren't something he minded terribly. He liked the occasional kiss, or sliding his arm around someone. Of course, whilst drunk, he tended to be overly touchy-feely, especially towards dates, but while sober? It wasn't really his thing.

"All meat is good meat," he replied, with a grin, before picking up one of the sandwiches and digging in. Because, really? He was bleeding starved.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-27 08:55 pm UTC (link)
"And Logan's sandwiches are among the best," Terry said before picking up his own sandwich. He ate with a bit less enthusiasm than Roger did, but between the two men they made quick work of the sandwiches. Terry had never been much for conversation while actively eating, finding that ended too often in food sprayed everywhere, so he was glad when Roger seemed happy enough to just eat.

When they were done, Terry piled the plates on the tray and set it aside. He didn't bother bring it back to the counter, as he was comfortable right where he was and wasn't ready for any more of Logan's knowing grins just yet. "So, did that satisfy your appetite?"

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-27 08:59 pm UTC (link)
"My appetite... for food? Yes," he replied, with a grin. It had filled him up, mostly, although he definitely COULD have eaten more. It was best if he didn't, however, as he didn't want to start getting a belly or anything. He rather liked being fit, rather than a slob like fatty. "My other appetite, of course, can wait for a while."

Because, of course, it wasn't something that he could satisfy in such a public place, really. Now, if he could just keep his mind out of the gutter for a good ten consecutive minutes...

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-27 09:19 pm UTC (link)
Terry laughed and just barely held in a giggle when Roger talked about his other appetite. "That's probably for the best," Terry said coyly. "Otherwise we might find ourselves seperated by my over inquisitive mother." He looked around and was relieved to see that Maddie was occupied getting the first of the poets ready for their readings, and his father was talking with some of his old Curse Breaking mates, both of them too busy to come interfere in Terry's date.

"In hindsight it might not have been the best idea to stage a date at the family business, but I really wanted to be here tonight. Open mike poetry night is always interesting, and the karaoke contest is always fun and good for a laugh, and I thought you would enjoy it. Well, not that I really know what you'd like, as we've really only just met and aside from Quidditch, ice cream and odd animals I have no idea of your interests, but it's a good time to learn them, don't you think?"

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-27 09:27 pm UTC (link)
Honestly, Roger was a bit on the relieved side that he hadn't had to meet Terry's parents. Not that it would've been a big deal, but... he'd never been a fan of meeting the family of those he'd been on dates with. He just preferred not to get tangled up in that sort of thing. It wasn't smart, led to more unnecessary attachments than he probably needed... Because, really, it was bad enough when he wound up having to disappoint one person, let alone their whole family. Not to say he was planning on that, but he wasn't exactly known for his ability to steadily date... anyone.

"Are you calling Snookums odd?" Roger raised his eyebrows, gaining a mock-offended expression at the idea that his precious little jarvey might be an oddball. "He's a perfectly normal, well-adapted individual... for a jarvey, anyway." Honestly, he loved the little bugger. Even if it did sprout insults. And only insults. Despite the insults, Snookums was rather cuddly and tended to sleep in Roger's bed quite frequently.

"So, we playing twenty questions now?" He added, teasingly, with a grin.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-27 09:42 pm UTC (link)
Terry snickered, though it was probably more like a giggle he thought, and shrugged playfully. "Well, as far as Jarveys go I suppose Snookums isn't so odd," he admitted. He'd quite liked the little creature the one time he'd met him, regardless of the insults.

"Twenty questions, that's a sort of drinking game isn't it?" he asked thoughtfully. "Though I think we can play without the drinking part. At least while we're in public, anyway." He leaned back and grinned playfully. "So, I asked one question, so I think that means it's your turn."

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-28 11:35 am UTC (link)
Terry ducked his head to try and hide the slight blush that was creeping up over his cheekbones, but he wasn't entirely certain he'd accomplished that. It didn't matter though, Roger didn't see off-put by Terry's blushing, so he counted that as a victory of sorts.

"Okay, next question," he said happily. "Do you have any siblings? I'm an only child myself and I always wondered what it might be like to grow up with a brother or sister, or both. It might have been nice to have someone to go on adventures with when I was younger, though I suppose I had my parents for that so it's not as if I was lacking anything instrumental in my childhood upbringing, and I've hijacked your question haven't it? I'll be quiet now so you can answer."

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-29 12:59 am UTC (link)
Roger laughed a little at the way Terry continued to babble despite having just asked him a question. Shaking his head slightly, in amusement, he shrugged. "I'm an only child too, so I wouldn't know what it's like either." Not that he really minded, for the most part, except for perhaps wishing he'd been able to get away with a bit more growing up. That might have been nice.

"Boxers or briefs?"

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-29 06:19 pm UTC (link)
He gaped at Roger, at first unsure if he'd heard the question right. Could the other man really have just asked that? He blushed, and reminded himself to breathe. Well, two could play at that game, he decided, and before he knew what he was really doing he said, "Well, I suppose you'll just have to wait and find out someday, won't you?"

He grinned cheekily, and tried not to blush too much even though he moved slightly closer on the love seat. Not enough for anyone to really notice, and asked his next question. "Favorite book?" He thought that was far more important than what sort of underwear someone wore.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-29 09:20 pm UTC (link)
"I don't like to read," Roger replied, with a shrug of his shoulders. While yes, he'd been a Ravenclaw, he'd never been the terribly bookish sort. He didn't enjoy reading books, though he'd managed to study enough for alright marks in school. It just wasn't his sort of thing. "So, I haven't really got a favourite book."

Unless he went all the way back to being a small child, because he'd rather liked picture books. And comic books, too, but... that was about it. "Favorite snack?" He wasn't really going for deep questions, merely... making conversation, in a way.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_terry
2009-03-30 05:25 pm UTC (link)
For the second time in under five minutes Terry found himself unable to respond. All he could do was sit there and gape at Roger in what was probably a very unbecoming manner. He tried to wrap his mind around someone who didn't like to read, but he was coming up empty. He blinked a couple of times, trying to reconcile this new information with the knowledge he already possessed about Roger, so that he could stop with the dropped jaw act already.

"You...you don't like to read?" He was surprised at how faint his voice was, but really, what did Roger expect, admitting to a thing like that. "Isn't...isn't that like a crime against Ravenclaw nature or something?" He smiled a bit to show that he was teasing, mostly, except in the way he actually wasn't. "You really don't like to read?"

"Um, I like chocolate ice cream best I guess." He didn't really give much thought to the question, still hung up on Roger's surprising admission. Didn't like to read. Honestly.

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Re: Roger & Terry
[info]cc_roger
2009-03-30 05:33 pm UTC (link)
"I really don't like to read," he replied, with a shrug. He never had, he likely never would. It just wasn't the sort of thing that he wanted to do, that he liked to do. He sort of laughed at the shock Terry was showing, however, since it wasn't that big of a deal in his opinion. Some people liked reading, others didn't. Roger just happened to be a part of the second half of that.

"It's not that big of a deal," he commented, with a laugh.

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