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Dominic Chambers (knowhow) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-01-28 17:47:00

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character: dean thomas, character: dominic chambers, character: luna lovegood

Luna's Birthday!
Who: Luna, Dominic, Dean - any other friends of Luna welcome
What: Birthday celebrations
Where: Dominic's flat
When: Wednesday afternoon / evening
Rating: SFW

Though they'd been in the same Hogwart's House, Dominic didn't know Luna particularly well - which made planning a birthday surprise for her a little bit challenging. Never one to back down in the face of a difficult task, Dominic had asked around and tried to remember all that he'd seen of Luna. He had an idea she liked painting and since Dean, the only person Dominic knew to invite, was also an artist he figured he couldn't go far wrong with that. The Roost was booked at lunchtime and for choir in the evening, so he'd chosen to set things up in his own spare room. The actual implementation hadn't been that hard. White muggle wallpaper (the drying process hurried along with a few choice spells) with 'Happy Birthday Luna' written across the far wall in dark blue glitter. There were art supplies - both muggle and magical - piled strategically in a corner and even three aprons.

After lunch, Dominic went looking for Luna. They hadn't arranged a time or a place but given how much she'd been working lately, he hoped it wouldn't be too difficult to find her.

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artistdean
2015-01-29 07:53 pm UTC (link)

Dean had received the invite to Luna's party and sworn because he had forgotten his friend's birthday. At least it gave him a little notice to put together a present. He'd potted up three small jars of fun paints that he used occasionally. One was colour changing, one glittery, and one heat sensitive. He wasn't sure if Luna had much time to paint, but he hoped she might enjoy looking at them anyway. He also wandered down to the markets at Camden Lock and found a pair of tiny carrot earrings Luna might like.

Just as he was washing out his brushes so he could head over to the party there was a knock on the door and Ophelia stuck her head into his studio. "Salut!" he said, smiling over his shoulder. Ophelia smiled back and walked up to him. He turned his head and kissed her in greeting, smiling when she wrapped an arm around his waist.

"Are you going home early?" she asked. "I thought you were enjoying all the paintings of your holiday?"

"I am, but it's Luna's birthday and Dominic's having some sort of party for her this afternoon," he said with a shrug. "Since I can work when I want..." he shrugged and trailed off.

"Luna is one of your friends who did not come to our show, yes?" Ophelia asked.

Dean hummed in agreement. "Yeah, her Dad is pretty ill and she has her own business to run and his paper now too. I think Dominic will have to drag her out of the vets or wherever he finds her."

"Oh," Ophelia said, rather dejected, her body suddenly becoming tense.

What followed was basically an argument about her not having met all of his friends yet and the fact that she wasn't really invited to the party. He explained that Luna probably just wanted something quiet with people she knew, and that he could ask when he got there and come back for her. She hadn't been very impressed with that option and he'd left somewhat dejected and his smile when he knocked on Dominic's door was a little forced.

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loonacy
2015-01-30 06:02 am UTC (link)

No one remembered her birthday except that she reminded people a couple of days ago. And yet no one had really wished her happy birthday but her father. And now Dominic. This was going to be an awkward party with just the three of them. She didn't expect them to stick around or whatever because this was bound to be boring. Honestly she hadn't been happy in so long that it was hard for her to be excited about anything concerning her birthday. She was very grateful for the small party though.

She had side-alonged with Dominic back to his house and was clearly impressed by all of the stuff that he had gotten for her. It was so very nice of him. When there was a knock at the door, she told him that she would get it. Why not? It was her birthday, right? Hopefully it would be someone she knew instead of just some random person who had shown up. Awkward.

When she saw it was Dean, she smiled at him. The smile on her face matched his pretty much exactly. "Hi Dean. You didn't have to show up. I think it's just us. But thank you for coming."

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artistdean
2015-01-30 03:16 pm UTC (link)

"Hey, Luna. Happy Birthday!" he said, his smile becoming a little more genuine. "And you're my friend, of course I'm going to come when there's a party. Or, you know, try to come. And since I'm not busy..." he trailed off from his rambling with a little shrug. He'd been looking forward to coming, but his 'conversation' with Ophelia had taken the shine off the idea slightly.

"I have a present for you here," he said, slipping a present bag out of the bag he usually carried with him. "I, er, wouldn't be too rough with it," he said, handing the white bag covered in multicolour balloon print over. The jars were all spelled unbreakable, but it was still possible the tops would snap open.

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loonacy
2015-01-31 06:29 am UTC (link)

"Aw thank you. I'm glad that you're here and not busy," she said genuinely. Now maybe poor Dominic didn't have to spend so much time with her. She glanced down at the bag and blushed slightly. "You didn't have to get me anything. All right, I'll be gentle." Quite carefully she opened up the bag to see what was inside. Jars of things.

"Thank you, Dean. That's very nice of you. I really appreciate it." Maybe this wasn't such a bad birthday after all.

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	artistdean 2015-01-31 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Dean shrugged. "It's not much, the paint was from my supply, but I thought you might like the fun stuff to look at even if you don't have painting time," he said. She could discover the earrings for herself. "So, did Dominic set something fun up?" he asked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	loonacy 2015-02-02 01:43 am UTC (link)
	"It's great. I hope I get some painting time. That would be nice." Spotting something else in the package, her eyes lit up. "Oh my goodness. Those are brilliant. Thank you!" she liked them so much, she went right on to put on her earrings. They were fantastic. "Well he set something up. I'm sure it's great. Maybe there's cake." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

artistdean
2015-02-02 02:07 pm UTC (link)

Luna's delight at the earrings made Dean grin, some of the tension he had been carrying since he left the studio falling away. "I'm glad you like them, I wasn't sure." He hadn't been totally sure Luna still liked vegetable-based jewellery.

"I hope there's cake! Birthdays should always involve cake of some sort," he said. "Shall we head back in?" he asked, gesturing into the flat.

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	loonacy 2015-02-03 02:13 am UTC (link)
	With a bright grin, Luna nodded and lead the way back inside to find Dominic. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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