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Cormac McLaggen (macmclaggen) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-02-02 19:26:00

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Journal: Melinda
[Warded to Melinda]:
Out of nowhere, about two weeks ago, I told Lavender I love her. This is brand new territory for me. I need sweets, desperately, my lovely neighbor. I'm eating my feelings. And by "my feelings," by the way, I mean "FEAR". I'm eating my fear. But I also want a nice basket of treats to send to Lavender at her office, any suggestions? You're the best, not that I need to tell you that.

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MacLaggen's will be closed from the 13th of Feburary to the 23rd. Customized orders will still be out via owl that week, but new orders and the storefront will be totally closed. All is well and we'll be back to our normal schedule after the 23rd and I look forward to seeing you all before and after my break.

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_melinda_
2015-02-03 08:15 am UTC (link)

~~Have you seen the state of my love life? What in Rowena's name possesses you to think that I know how to deal with something like that?~~

Why are you eating your fear? Or, no, strike that. The real question here is: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GRYFFINDORS?? Aren't you supposed to be brave and honourable and acknowledging of your feelings? Yeah, well, if you can tell someone you love them, then you'd better man up and stand by that claim ~~and not just disappear~~.

If you love Lavender, then that is truly great, and I am happy for you. But really? What is there to be scared of? That she doesn't say it back? So what? It doesn't change how you feel. Or at least it shouldn't.

As for the treats, well, you saw that Valentine's Day collection at the party. I can make some of the white chocolate truffles for you, maybe some chocolate covered strawberries and cheesecake stuffed raspberries, and then a bottle of the champagne we use for the wedding cake tastings?

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macmclaggen
2015-02-03 06:08 pm UTC (link)

God Godric woman! Who woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? One - being Gryffindor doesn't mean we're any better with feelings than anyone one else. I'd give that honour to the Hufflepuffs. Two - I never said I wasn't standing by it, just that I'm scared! As we've established - I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS. And I meant it, when it just sort of came out, and she said it back and then there were delightful sexy times, but I'm just... I don't exactly know what happens now!

So, I thought I'd send her a nice basket. And... I'm taking the week of St. Valentine's off and figuring we'll spend lots of time together instead of worrying about both my shop schedule and her work and training hours.

Um, anyway, yeah. Can you send what you suggested to her?

~~Really, woman, who do you expect I ask this stuff? My mother? Jeesh.~~

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_melinda_
2015-02-03 06:43 pm UTC (link)

Well, being Gryffindor DOES make you more likely be spur of the moment with expressing feelings like that, and believe it or not: it does affect the person who's hearing it. But let me ask you this: what makes you think I know how to do this? The ~~only~~ last man who told me he loved me started distancing himself immediately after, making me feel like a fool for not only believing it, but actually meaning it when I told him the same thing. It's nothing to freak out over, it's nothing to be scared of. Love is just a name for a feeling. I bet that if you'd instead chosen to name that feeling Benjamin, you wouldn't have been nearly as scared of it.

It sounds like you have a really nice time planned for the two of you, and I really am happy for you, Cormac.

I will put together a basket for her with the things I know she likes, but I'm not writing the personal note for it. You have to do that, and you have to pick out the card and the flowers, deal?

And I did not wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

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