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Melinda Bobbin (_melinda_) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-05-17 21:31:00

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character: melinda bobbin, character: viktor krum

Quidditch Final
Who: OPEN
What: The Quidditch Final between Montrose Magpies and Tutshill Tornados
Where: The Pitch in Portree
When: Sunday afternoon and evening

Tutshill was ahead by 10 goals with Montrose Seeker, Krum, caught the Snitch, securing Montrose the victory in this season’s championship.

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Melinda and Viktor (and OPEN)

_melinda_
2015-05-17 08:40 pm UTC (link)

Even after being surrounded by the general obsession with the sport while at school and her best friend even having played Seeker there, even after having date Oliver and having heard him rant about the game, and now after meeting Viktor, Melinda was still a little lost whenever she watched a match. Sure, she could see the score on the scoreboard, and she could (somewhat) tell the balls apart – the players were no problems; they wore different coloured jerseys, after all – but she was lost whenever the commentator used technical terms… and he did that a lot.

But she tried; Cho was good at at least trying to explain her, and Finbar was good at elaborating. Still, Melinda’s eyes and attention kept drifting to one of the two players who were mostly circling with their focus on something other than the three balls the other players were either dodging or chasing. More particularly, her attention went to the one dressed in black and white. Goal by goal, the difference in the two scores had increased, but then… something had happened, first Viktor and then then other Seeker had set off at great speed and moments later the Pitch had erupted in cheers and the match had been over. Melinda had been on her feet, too, cheering when she saw Viktor holding up the ball that was too small for her to see from where they were seated. Cho hadn’t looked too happy, which all things considered, Melinda could understand, and Fin? Fin had looked proud, but also careful not to rub it in Cho’s face.

Melinda had started gathering her things, when Fin had asked if they wanted to go meet the players. A quick glance at Cho to see whether she would rather go alone with Fin had had her agreeing to go. It had been hard to keep her excitement at bay, but she just wasn’t sure what to expect down there, and she hadn’t told Cho about Viktor. Yet.

Once down on the ground, it had only taken Fin a moment before they had been let in, and as they were walking towards the crowd of people there, she had spotted Viktor. With a small shrug and a big smile, she had excused herself to Fin and Cho, and had set her direction towards him. At first she was walking, but as she got closer and she caught his eyes, she set into a bit of a run, and before her actions caught up with her mind, she had put her arms around his neck and pulled his head down for a kiss.

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Re: Melinda and Viktor (and OPEN)

snitch_snatcher
2015-05-18 03:26 am UTC (link)

The game had been intense. His Chasers were as on point as they ever had been, though he was going to urge to recruit heavily and he was going to work them to within an inch of their lives during the off season, but they were doing quite well, for them, at this last game. He was as interactive in the game as ever, while his ever sharp eyes kept a look out for the snitch.

He caught it with a fancy loop that kept him well ahead of his competition, and heart pounding, he could finally cheer. He had worked so hard this year for this -- to win the championship. And he had. Heart still pounding, he landed along with everyone else, the Snitch still held in his hand.

It was a milling mess of people, some fans and the players and family and everything. But after a few minutes, his eyes found Melinda and they stopped looking for anyone else. He closed the distance as well with a few long strides. His arms wrapped around her and lifted her from the ground a bit as he kissed her, his happiness at winning mingling with his happiness to know that she had attended and she was here to see this victory. It might be 'just a game,' but it was a game he had made his life on, and it was important to him. He smiled against her lips, letting his happiness communicate itself to her.

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Re: Melinda and Viktor (and OPEN)

_melinda_
2015-05-18 07:29 pm UTC (link)

Viktor’s smile was infectious; Melinda couldn’t see it, but sweet Rowena she could feel it. Her lips felt like the perfect conductor for him to transfer his obvious joy to her. Not that she hadn’t been thrilled for him before, but now? Like this? Sharing their first kiss in front of a Pitchful of team mates, coaches, spectators and journalists, it almost felt as if she had a direct connection to this happy feeling.

Or maybe it was just her own delight at having simply let go and gone with the moment.

Slowly a soft chuckle bubbled up in her, and though she was still touching him, her lips split into a wide smile. She pulled back just enough for her to see him, to look in his eyes. “You won!” she chuckled, her fingers brushing back against his cheek. And though she couldn’t stop looking at him, or smiling for that matter, it was beginning to dawn on her exactly how public they were right now; her cheeks started heating up and most of all she wanted to hide. She wanted to curl in under Viktor’s arm and hide her face in his chest or his neck. She wanted nuzzle against the side of his neck, taste the saltiness she knew had to be there…

She swallowed down and took a deep breath, though she made no move to move away from him. “You were great tonight.”

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Re: Melinda and Viktor (and OPEN)

snitch_snatcher
2015-05-18 08:25 pm UTC (link)

He set her back on her feet gently, his hands coming up to frame her face, pushing her hair back with careful fingers. The snitch was still carefully held with a few fingers against his palm, his fingers doing the touching. "We won," he repeated, agreeing with her. His smile didn't seem to want to leave his face, and he wasn't about to make it. He reveled in this intensely happy feeling, letting it communicate itself to her and others. She was part of it, and multiplied it for him in turn.

She was even prettier when she blushed, he thought. Something about her paler skin and the way the pink bloomed across it. His fingers brushed her cheeks when they were done with pushing back her hair.

He slipped an arm around her, thanking her in Bulgarian then realizing what he'd done. He grinned more and shrugged. "I mean to say, thank you. I am very happy you were here," he told her sincerely. It thrilled him to know she'd come to watch him play, that it was important enough for her to come. He held up the snitch in his other hand, smoothing each wing down expertly so it was quiescent in his grasp, barely fluttering its wings. "For you," he said, holding it out to her.

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Re: Melinda and Viktor (and OPEN)

_melinda_
2015-05-18 10:21 pm UTC (link)

She tilted her head into his gentle touch as his hand framed her face. They were surrounded by the world, surrounded by hundreds, at least, of people, and yet though Melinda was aware of that, there was something so intensely private about his moment that they might as well have been in a windowless room; their own little private bubble of joy. She nodded, a sense of pride for him mixing in with the elation of being with him like this. They had won, he had achieved what he had worked so hard for with his team.

Every brush of his fingers against her hair had her blink slowly, savouring every touch, saving the memories like small treasures for her to examine when she was alone… when they were alone. She looked at him a little wonderingly when he spoke in Bulgarian, and smiled when his translation revealed that she had been correct in thinking he was thanking her. Slowly, she shook her head; Viktor had nothing to thank her for. “Thank you for inviting me here,” she smiled at him, only taking her eyes off him, when her attention was caught by the small object he held up for her to see. Melinda had seen images of Snitches, of course, but she didn’t think she’d ever seen an actual Snitch, little less one this up close. It was fascinating to see how easily and casually Viktor calmed it, and her eyes widened when he held it out to her. “Thank you.” Her tummy felt odd, deliciously odd, as she looked back up at him, her fingers closing around his and his gift for her. This was big, an amazing gesture. “Is that a Seeker thing or is this a special occasion?” she teased him gently.

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Re: Melinda and Viktor (and OPEN)

snitch_snatcher
2015-05-19 12:56 pm UTC (link)

In that moment, Viktor wished they were alone. He had a lot more kissing he wanted to do, especially when she was looking at him with those large and lovely eyes like that. Like he was the center of the everything, if only for a moment. He couldn't remember the last time he'd been that to anyone, aside from his children. And this was most definitely different than that.

"But of course. I vanted you here," he told her. He had; he was very glad she'd come to watch the game. To make the championships had been good enough, but to win was fantastic. He paused, her fingers against his very distracting as he tried to find the words in the appropriate language that would describe what he wanted. When he was excited or upset or anything of the sort, certain languages always tried to fly out the window on him. "It is... it is a thing," he said finally, ending up grinning at her. "It is the vinning snitch of a big game. And it is yours now." Most seekers he knew tended to keep them or have them in a team display. Viktor himself had a collection at home of some of the more meaningful ones; sometimes he would handle them and remember the games vividly. He sometimes thought that if he lost his memory of many things, these would still elicit memories of those events.

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Re: Melinda and Viktor (and OPEN)

_melinda_
2015-05-20 01:09 pm UTC (link)

Melinda kept looking up at Viktor. Watching him looking at her, seeing him seemingly searching for words, though she had an idea of what it was he was trying to say. “It’s a thing,” she accepted with a chuckle, delighted by the grin that graced his otherwise usually serious face. “And now it’s mine. Thank you, Viktor.” She really was grateful for it. Not the actual Snitch, but the thought behind it, the gesture. Looking at it, it reminded her of one of her cakes, the Meridien… Maybe she should make that for him sometime, or make it a special before the next season… but that wasn’t important now

Slipping her fingers between Viktor’s, Melinda’s own closed around the little golden ball while Viktor was still holding her hand. “You probably have to go join your team for the medal ceremony, don’t you?” she asked, knowing that their time here was as limited as their privacy. “But… find me afterwards?”

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Re: Melinda and Viktor (and OPEN)

snitch_snatcher
2015-05-29 03:36 am UTC (link)

He knew he hadn't explained it well, but that was all right. She seemed to understand, though, and perhaps he'd find the words another time, or something. So he silently beamed at her, pleased.

"Da, I should be doing that," he said, glancing around at the others around them finally. He saw a couple of grins aimed at him and didn't mind in the least. "But I vill find you and ve will go have some fun?" he suggested. He wanted to bring her, for a least a bit, to the celebration they would have now that they'd won.

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