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Seamus Finnigan ([info]openbottle) wrote in [info]finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-06-26 16:12:00

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Entry tags:character: dean thomas, character: dennis creevey, character: ginny weasley, character: melinda bobbin, character: seamus finnigan, character: susan bones, character: viktor krum

Birthday Bash
Who: Seamus and open for multiple threads
What: Seamus's birthday
Where: The Roost
When: Saturday 27th / Sunday 28th June [foredated]
Rating: SFW for now?

Seamus had debated over the theme of his birthday for hours. He'd known that he wanted ice cream, but none of his own decor ideas had been inspiring. Dominic had suggested a camping theme, which Seamus had been enthusiastic about for all of ten seconds before realising how much Dean would hate it. Eventually, he'd settled on a sort of park feel. Where better to eat ice cream, after all?

One wall held the table, magically chilled, with all the flavours of ice cream, the cones and the cups, the sprinkles and sauces. Dominic had fashioned wooden screens that looked like muggle ice cream vans to attach to it, and all four walls were grass-green and sky-blue. The rest of the room was slightly too-crowded with park amusements. A see-saw, a set of swings, a family-size swing, even a sandbox in a nod to Dean's last birthday. The ground didn't quite feel like real grass but it was close enough, and the air smelled like summer.

Come midnight, the larger accessories would disappear, leaving the room empty for people to spread blankets and sleeping bags and cushions over. Seamus was expecting at least his closest friends to stay the night.



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Seamus and open (early)
[info]openbottle
2015-06-26 03:28 pm UTC (link)
Though his birthday had actually fallen on Friday, Seamus had decided to have the party on Saturday in the hopes that more of his friends would be able to come. That was why it was running from early til late, too (and possibly until tomorrow). It meant he couldn't get as drunk, he needed to be able to run Battlescars tomorrow, but he had a bottle of hangover potion upstairs if it came down to that.

He was practically bouncing on the bare-balls of his feet as he waited for the first guests to arrive. He'd sent Susan and Dean away that morning, not wanting them to see The Roost until it was completely ready. Dominic, his work finished, had promised to return as soon as possible but he had a few things he needed to do before he started drinking. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Seamus heard footsteps on the stairs and saw the door crack open. "Come in!" he said, unable to contain his excitement any longer.

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Re: Seamus and Dennis and open (early)
[info]dennisthebrave
2015-06-28 05:01 pm UTC (link)
When Dennis arrived and headed up towards the roost, he found the place quiet. Obviously this meant that either he was even earlier than he'd intended to be, or else falling in line with how the rest of his week had gone, he'd open the door to find at least two people engaged in something deeply unsettling and tantric. He paused and considered this for a moment, before continuing up the stairs - it was probably only Seamus and Dominic there, and they seemed rather infinitely unlikely to be engaging in something sexual.

He started slightly at the sound of Seamus' voice, then grinned, hurrying up the last few steps and into the utterly dazzling scene. "Hi- wow, wow," he said, spinning around to drink in the room before turning back to Seamus and pulling him into a crushing hug. "Happy Birthday for yesterday," he crowed, thrusting a box at the other man. "How are you?"

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Re: Seamus and Dennis and open (early)
[info]openbottle
2015-07-02 01:25 pm UTC (link)
"Cub!" Seamus replied, wrapping his arms around Dennis and squeezing back just as hard. They made sure to see one another as much as they could, but the visits lately had been fleeting and Seamus didn't really have any idea what his friend and quasi-little-brother was up to. Victis Honor probably hadn't helped - Seamus knew how hard that day could hit. "Don't 'wow' at me, save it for Dominic. He should be back in a while." He took the present, barely holding himself back from giving it a good shake to see if it rattled.

He tugged Dennis over to the ice-cream table, curious to see what he'd make given free choice. "Make ice cream while I open this," he said, fingers already searching for the weak spot in the wrapping paper. "I can open it now, right? It was my birthday yesterday, so..."

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Re: Seamus and Dennis and open (early)
[info]dennisthebrave
2015-07-06 04:36 pm UTC (link)
Dennis grinned and laughed as the other man engulfed him a warm hug. He hadn't really seen Seamus much over the last few weeks, which made sense as he'd barely been in the country over the last few months. He vaguely remembered that they'd spoken briefly on Victis Honor Day, but then his memories were always hazy after the bout of self-medicated alcoholism he engaged in to get through that day so couldn't really remember. "Oh I will, trust me I will show him the fullness of my appreciation- wait that went somewhere a lot more pornographic than I intended?"

He allowed himself to be tugged over to the ice cream and found his eyes widen in surprise. "Oh god, is that cookies and cream? Oooh and raspberry swirl, and hokey pokey you got icecream from New Zealand I am so impressed right now!" He turned and grinned at Seamus and nodded. "'Course you can, it's for you after all!" He then focused back on creating himself a towering icecream cone containing chocolate fudge, cookies and cream, and salted caramel crunch, before turning back to see if Seamus would like the eternally sharp knife, the magically extended Hakone Zaiku box, and the Boab nut carving.

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Seamus and Dennis and open (early)
[info]openbottle
2015-07-07 02:04 pm UTC (link)
Seamus raised an eyebrow and then his face squirmed into an exaggerated expression of disgust. "Eeew," he cried. "No! You're like my brother! And Dominic's like my step-brother, or something. Stop it! If you two ever hook up - or have ever hooked up, I demand not to know about it!" He stuck his tongue out and added another "Gross" for good measure.

He watched as Dennis fawned over the ice cream, grinning. "Did I?" he asked, genuinely ignorant of the geographic origins of his various ice cream choices. "I just picked out what I liked from Florian's and Honeydukes." Distracted from his presents, he bumped his hip against Dennis's as he moved closer to the table. "Look at the sprinkles! Some of them are flavoured." He gestured to the brown chocolate flavoured ones.

Satisfied that Dennis was capable of making his own ice cream, he returned his attention to ripping the wrapping paper and screwing it into a ball. "Wow!" he exclaimed, shifting a bowl of shamrock sprinkles to make room. "I have no idea what I'm going to do with any of them, but they're great! Thanks, Dennis."

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Re: Seamus and Dennis and open (early)
[info]dennisthebrave
2015-07-09 09:28 pm UTC (link)
Dennis gave an exaggerated eye roll and poked Seamus in the hip. "It's not like I accidentally implied wanting to sleep with you numbskull - which let me hasten to say: yick!" He lifted his chin and shook his slightly shaggy hair out of his eyes. "Besides, it's not like I've got men lining up for me anyway."

He snorted again and then continued creating his obscene monstrosity of wanton gluttony. "Well you have good taste when it comes from getting flavours from Florians and Honeydukes, though that's not surprising," he said, pinching Seamus' hip as he headed towards the sprinkles, which were in a similarly ridiculous quantity to the ice cream. "Well I've surprisingly not had chocolate sprinkles on ice cream before, which really I should be shot for, so why not!"

"Well, the knife," Dennis started around a mouthful of ice cream, "Never breaks and never dulls, so it's a good kitchen or general purpose knife. I picked it up for you in New Zealand. The box, once you set it to your magical signature, will only open for you," he took another mouthful of ice cream and closed his eyes happily. "Annnd the boab nut has a whole bunch of protective charms etched into it, so keep it in your flat." He moved forward and poked his friend in the side again. "So what've you been up to anyway?"

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Re: Seamus and Dennis and open (early)
[info]openbottle
2015-07-10 12:44 pm UTC (link)
"It's still gross," Seamus insisted. "It'd be like if you wanted to sleep with Graeme. Which, before you say anything is never going to happen because the idea of two guys kissing freaks him out." Graeme had never actually said as much, but Seamus could just tell that he wasn't really comfortable about it. He'd even been really weird around Dean for a brief while before Seamus got it into his thick head that they were friends and nothing more.

Seamus tried to dodge his hip out of the way of Dennis's grasping, prodding fingers, but didn't quite manage it. He tugged his t-shirt down a little, afraid even now of another moment where someone might spot the scar who hadn't seen it before. "Stop poking me!" he complained, making it sound light-hearted, even though he really would prefer that Dennis stop.

"A general purpose knife," he echoed, raising both eyebrows at Dennis. "How many tasks per day do you feel like I need a knife for?" Honestly, Seamus mostly used magic for cutting in the kitchen. It was neater and easier to clean up after. He still appreciated the present, though, even if it would likely end up as more of a decorative piece than functional. "Oh!" he added, thinking about the box. "I can put the Battlescars journal in it between meetings. Brilliant."

He made a vague gesture in response to Dennis's question. "The usual. But tell me about you, you've been all over the place."

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Re: Seamus and Dennis and open (early)
[info]dennisthebrave
2015-07-19 09:40 pm UTC (link)
Dennis wrinkled his nose and pointed at Seamus accusingly. "Are you telling me you have a homophobic employee, or is he just a bit weird about things he doesn't understand? I can handle the latter, but not the former."

He noticed Seamus pull at his shirt in a slightly self-conscious manner, and suddenly felt like the world's biggest twat. He was so used to poking at his team as part of their weird banter, that he'd done it automatically without really considering the very obvious reason why Seamus wouldn't like it. "Sorry dear," he said, lifting his hands placatingly. "I've got into a habit of poking and be poked at my team and completely forgot that it's not a normal thing."

"Well I don't know," he snorted. "I always find it useful to carry a knife with me - though admittedly I find myself in situations where using magic would get me thrown in a cell somewhere for violating international magical law in front of muggles so..." He grinned at his friends' appreciation for the box. "I thought you'd like something like that! I have one at home that has a vanishing spell. I gave linked boxes to my parents, Trish, Helen, and Tom so I can send them letters more quickly when I'm travelling."

He rolled his eyes, and suppressed the urge to poke Seamus again. "Oh ye king of specificity! What ever have I done without you?" He sat down with his ice cream and took his time eating a few bites before answering. "Well I spent about a month in Mongolia, China, Japan, and the Koreas doing a piece on the new cooperative agreements between the four countries' Ministries to try and improve magical and muggle human rights and stem the tide of human trafficking by dark wizards, so that was exciting and exhausting. Then I covered the Australian magical elections, which was bizarre to watch as an outsider, and next I'm off to Mexico to do a couple of essays on the Aztec and Maya groups which have come out of hiding, and test to see if there's any Inca descendants down in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile."

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Seamus and Dennis and open (early)
[info]openbottle
2015-07-20 01:44 pm UTC (link)
Seamus raised an eyebrow. "I have a brother who... well. He hasn't stopped talking to me or anything, but I think he'd rather not have to see me kissing anyone." It was one of the few things he and Graeme didn't talk about - beyond, obviously, when Seamus had come out. His friendship group was quite macho and laddish and Seamus knew a lot of them were outwardly homophobic. Graeme wasn't quite that bad, but nor was he completely comfortable with it as his mam had been. Seamus put on a grin. "Frankly, I don't want to see him with his tongue down the through of some girl either, so fair's fair." He loved his brother - so much so that he never bothered to remember they were only half-related - and wasn't going to hear a word against him.

"Your team?" Seamus teased, waggling his eyebrows at Dennis. "Bigshot journalist has a team now, does he?" He grinned, more honestly. He truly was happy for Dennis. "And excuse me, why can't you send me letters more quickly while you're travelling? I thought I was honorary family. Not that I'd write back, I suppose..." He wasn't really offended - he just liked teasing Dennis. That was what big brothers did, right?

He listened eagerly as Dennis recounted his exploits, sitting down in the grass beside him, fingers tugging at the short strands. "And after that you're going to come back to England and have a nice rest where we can all actually get at you, yeah?" Seamus asked as he jabbed one foot towards Dennis's calf. "Otherwise I will have to start worrying about you overworking yourself - and I learned from my mam and Susan, so you really don't want to mess with me on that front."

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Re: Seamus and Dennis and open (early)
[info]dennisthebrave
2015-07-30 10:13 pm UTC (link)
Dennis waved away the specification. "Fine fine, but homophobia - and biphobia, transphobia, and all - are definitely poor character traits in my extremely biased opinion," he sniffed, attempting to shove his burning sense of social justice back into it's box before he pissed Seamus off about his brother. "I guess that's fair then," hoping that they could drop the subject.

He rolled his eyes and booped Seamus on the nose. "Bigshot journalist has a team with a photographer, and an assistant, and sort of half-guide half-jack-of-all-trades, which is quite nice. Plus half the time we seem to be joined by a cursebreaker or two because the whole lot of them seem to have taking a liking to me? Makes the whole experience less mind-shatteringly lonely." He snorted and jabbed his ice cream accusingly at his friend. "We both know that's exactly the reason I don't write to you more often, I'd never get a reply now would I?"

"Hmmm..." he said with a Gallic shrug. "Maybe not England, but my editor has some assignments for me in Europe and North Africa, which mean I'll be able to be home a bit more possibly? At least for ten minutes a month maybe?" He rolled his eyes and focused on his ice cream for a few moments. "You can worry all you like, I'm not going to slow down. You slow down and they catch up with you. Besides, Susan corners me on a regular basis to worry at me, so there's really no need for you to do it too."

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Seamus and Dennis and open (early)
[info]openbottle
2015-08-05 09:23 am UTC (link)
Seamus decided to let the topic drop as gracefully as possible, which mostly meant ignoring it completely and trying to sneak a chocolate sprinkle that was dripping down Dennis's cone. He managed to catch it with his finger and popped it into his mouth with a triumphantly satisfied sort of hum.

He frowned, though, not liking the idea of Dennis being lonely. "If you're not happy doing it, why don't you ask for a more local assignment?" he asked. "I thought you wanted to travel and stuff?" He supposed he could understand wanting something and then finding it didn't live up to your expectations, but he didn't want Dennis to feel like he was stuck with it now he had it. "Or you could take your journal and write about stuff there. Then I'd see it and other people would get to reply. Plus, it's instant. At least, I think it is. Dominic would know for sure."

At Dennis's last words, Seamus frowned even more. There was something behind the words... a dissatisfaction with life, or at least that's what it sounded like to Seamus. And he wanted to fix it - but he didn't really know how. "More than ten minutes," he insisted. "We need our cub to spoil." He really needed to have some kind of Gryffindor gathering like he'd been talking to Dean about. They'd been scattered too much by life lately.

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Dean and Open
[info]artistdean
2015-06-27 10:40 pm UTC (link)
Dean had spent most of his Saturday after being turned out of the pub puttering around making a couple of things he could reheat later in the week. He'd been to his parents house for a quick cup of tea and to pick up the sleeping bag his Mum had looked out between dishes too. Of course by the time he was done it was five past four and he was hot, sweaty, and needed a shower before he could leave.

When he'd arrived (not horribly late but later than he'd planned) he'd grinned hugely. The icecream he'd known about, but the park set was fantastic and he'd immediately dashed over to first Seamus and then Dominic to compliment them on the room. Then he'd ditched his shoes and sleeping bag by one of the walls and claimed a thankfully free swing seat. It was something that never really got old, and had the added advantage of nobody being able to come up behind him without getting smacked once he got himself going. It took him a minute or two to remember exactly the right action to get swinging decently, but soon he was doing just that, a relaxed smile on his face as he watched the other guests.

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]susanamybones
2015-06-28 04:28 pm UTC (link)
Susan arrived late - a rare situation that was brought about by a complicated mixture of hilarious and infuriating events which had coalesced to find her blasting her way through an infestation of Cornish pixies in her bathroom, whilst simultaneously providing moral support to her brother, who'd just broken up with his girlfriend, and who refused to uncover his eyes to help as she was still in her underwear. When she eventually arrived, she found the place to be utterly enchanting, and took a few minutes to inform Dominic of this whilst flirting with him outrageously, and then flinging herself at Seamus to babble at him excitedly.

Eventually though, she spotted Dean, who appeared to be having a rather excellent time on one of the swing seats. Shaking her head fondly, she made a beeline for him and stopped just outside of decapitation range. "Alright stranger," she called in a singsong voice, waving at him.

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]artistdean
2015-06-28 05:04 pm UTC (link)
"Hiya," Dean said enthusiastically, not actually removing his hands from the swing to wave. He didn't want to end up going wonky and if he didn't pay attention that might happen he seemed to remember. "This is awesome, right?" he said fingers waggling to indicate the whole park and ice cream setup.

"How's things?" he asked as he swung towards her, pulling his knees and weight back at the apex of the swing automatically now he'd got going. He'd ask if she'd seen Seamus but frankly he'd been sort of spending some of his time letting his gaze linger on him so he was well aware she had.

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]susanamybones
2015-06-28 05:27 pm UTC (link)
Susan snorted indelicately and flopped onto the swing seat beside him, moving hers at a more sedate pace. "It's utterly awesome," she agreed fervently. "I can't believe Dominic did all this, I know some people in the experimental committees that would adore to get their hands on him."

She threw him an arch look, but decided to play the game. "I'm fine. Had to deal with an infestation of pixies and a broken hearted brother whilst trying to leave to get here, but otherwise I've been fabulous. How about you?" She followed his gaze towards Seamus and rolled her eyes. "Any romantic developments?"

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]artistdean
2015-06-28 08:28 pm UTC (link)
"Man's a genius, I don't know that he'd want to work for the Ministry though. He likes all the challenges," he said, slowing his swinging slightly so he was less tempted towards huge grinning at the rush and more willing to talk.

He winced at her description of what had happened before she'd left. Clearly that hadn't been fun. Then he groaned. Of course she would ask. She wouldn't be Susan if she didn't ask. "Well my project is driving me crazy but otherwise not so bad." He shot her a look which said he clearly knew what she was getting at. "No, still delightfully pathetic," he said cheerfully, sort of amused at himself. "Oh and also grateful for the side effects of my potions for a change, so that's good. Ish." If she got his reference she could have at it, if she didn't... well it wasn't like he really wanted to discuss it as such. Just kind of wanted to get it out of his brain and the Battlescars journal thing hadn't quite taken off so it had felt like talking into the night sky. Something was out there but nothing was replying.

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]susanamybones
2015-06-29 09:49 pm UTC (link)
Susan made a face at Dean's comment, then nodded with a wicked grin. "I don't suppose I can begrudge someone for not wanting to work for the Ministry," she mused after a pause. "Almost, anyway."

"Oh yes, the one with the nightmares," she asked, perking up slightly at the mention of his art. She fully intended - some time in the not overly distant future - to skite about the fact that the famous Dean Thomas was one of her dearest friends, and then point blank refuse to sell any of her paintings to would-be collectors offering horrendous amounts of money. She jerked herself back to the conversation in order to pay attention to the future famous artist, only to give a throaty chuckle. "Delightfully pathetic eh? What a silver-tongued devil you are." She tilted her head for a moment at the mention of his potions - mentally categorising what sort of ingredients would be involved - when the sickle suddenly dropped. "Oh, so you're finding the lowered libido useful," she asked with an arched eyebrow. "I suppose it does stop you launching yourself at his crotch..."

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]artistdean
2015-06-30 01:06 am UTC (link)
"Some of us just aren't designed for the Ministry," he said. He might have originally planned to go to the Ministry, planned to go into DMLE but once the fighting had been over, aside from not being stable enough he was just done. He'd had enough of that. He had a feeling he'd have found that sort of structure overbearing anyway.

Dean nodded in confirmation. "Yup. If it turns out how I want it it'll be amazing but getting there's a whole other thing. Some of the layering I want is a nightmare of its own and there's the potions issue. Basically I've set myself this huge task, which as a distraction works great, but great Godric I could have made it less complicated." He was oddly reluctant to share exactly what he wanted to do because he was sort of set on it and it was turning out to be really tricky to work out.

He rolled his eyes at her compliment, he'd been half putting himself down, and it was honestly more luck than judgement that turned the sentence out so well, but he had to admit it had sounded good. "Yeah, yeah," he muttered, brushing it off. He should have known Susan would be able to work his comment out though. He was about to answer her question, even though it seemed semi-rhetorical, then she continued and he spluttered into surprised laughter. His swinging became slightly off-balance as he swayed and he slowed himself further so he could try and correct himself. "Oh, oh Merlin," he panted as his laughter died down. "I mean, yes, - well, more a glad it's circled back to low again thing - but I was never really in any danger of doing that, dammit!" he exclaimed. The fact that in his mind the launching seemed to take the general picture of him launching himself arms and legs splayed like he was doing a skydive, but self propelled, was really unhelpful. Amusing, but unhelpful.

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]susanamybones
2015-06-30 05:43 pm UTC (link)
"Busy wands make short work of big tasks," Susan replied in a mock pious tone, before nearly toppling out of her swing seat as she cackled. "Truthfully though, I think you'll pull it off and it'll look amazing," she said emphatically, primly ignoring the looks she received as she righted herself on her seat. "Just don't go mad and cut your ear off okay, no need to fall Gogh the deep end yeah," she added, purposely pronouncing Gogh in the Dutch fashion to make her pun worse.

She snorted at the bug eyed expression he made at her statement - a point for her - then joined in with his laughter, which sounded like rain on parched soil. "Oh come off it, that's a fantastic mental image," she declared authoritatively. "I mean just, he himself standing there blithely when all of a sudden 'what's that? Is it a bird, is it a hippogriff? No, it's Dean launching himself at a crotch!' and then I of course would give a polite clap and then score you out of ten." She paused and looked at him intently for a moment. "I think you'd need some sort of a cape though? Also, maybe like a costume with a penis on it. What do you say?"

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]artistdean
2015-06-30 06:36 pm UTC (link)
Dean was far too amused when Susan nearly fell off her seat but mostly managed to restrain himself to a deeply amused face and pressing his lips together so he didn't laugh. A couple of little sputters escaped. And then she went and made a van Gogh joke. Of course she did. He snorted at how terrible it was. "He wasn't mad he was depressed," he said, but there was no force or real censure behind his words. "But really, that was terrible. And I'm sure I'll sort it out. There's just a lot of trial and error going on right now. I've been pooling brainpower with Braith and Bryony and a couple of other people I know, asking for suggestions." The parts of the project he'd really envisioned before he'd finished collecting submissions had taken all of about twenty minutes. It was the reality of how he wanted the finished product to look that made it massively more difficult.

"Oh my god, Susan!" Dean exclaimed, sputtering into laughter again, hanging on for dear life as his legs kicked helplessly and he slipped backwards on his swing. His swearing reverted somewhat when he was helpless with most emotions: laughter, anger, lust too truth be told, but there was no reason for any friends to know that last one. His uncoordinated swinging was bringing his swing to a sort of jerky almost-halt, but he didn't care because Susan's description just kept getting more laughable and he had tears nearly rolling down his face. He gave in to the inevitable and let himself slip slowly off the back of the swing, ending up with his calves over the seat, beating his lower legs in little helpless kicks. He had thumped to the ground slightly, but at least he'd fallen on purpose instead of by accident. Not that he was actually able to form a sentence because he was laughing too hard. Every time he thought he'd managed to contain himself he thought of something else. Like how this was far too appropriate given his gifts for Seamus, and also fantastically inappropriate. There was absolutely no way he could explain this without giving away his secret.

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]susanamybones
2015-07-04 07:07 pm UTC (link)
Susan grinned triumphantly as Dean snorted loudly at her horrific Van Gogh pun - she'd made him laugh, that was a good start to the evening. She didn't even argue when he corrected her on the fact that the man had been depressed as opposed to crazy. "Oh yes," she asked, furrowing her brow at him. "I mean the concept is amazing, and I've no doubt the results will be absolutely breathtaking." She paused and made the seat twirl slightly, trying to think of the most politic way to ask her next question while also not making it so nuanced as to go hurtling over her friends head - being raised by an Unspeakable and a human block of ice meant it was a consideration that she had to make with far too many of her friends. "Probably a little confronting too, are you handling it okay?"

"I'm sorry, this 'god' person isn't here right now dear, can I take a message," she asked as she watched him dissolve into possibly the most animated display of hysterical laughter she'd seen him give since they were at school. She felt a laughter of her own begin to form as she watched him fall gracelessly to the floor. In the end, it proved too much for her and she joined in the gaiety, spending a good several minutes laughing breathlessly with her friend. "Helga's breath," she said finally, wiping away tears from her eyes. "I know I'm funny but was it really that funny, handsome? What on earth's come over you, other than possibly the desire to don a cape and fling yourself at people's crotches."

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]artistdean
2015-07-04 09:53 pm UTC (link)
He smiled, pleased that she liked the idea. He hadn't fully explained all the layers of what he was wanting to do to anyone really, even Bryony and Braith had been kept in the dark about some of the specific details even though he'd given them a better idea. "Thank you, and I really want to get this one right, you know?" he said. "It's not just for me, it's for everyone that's contributed, or felt they couldn't, or just feels something when they see it," he said. He already had a vague picture of it in his mind, fuzzy on the details in places, but it was like a beacon. He tilted his head and his smile softened at her perceptiveness and he took a breath, finding his way around the words. "I think that will come more when I get to the painting itself. I mean, yes reading some of the submissions was... hard, really hard in some cases, but aside from my own and one from Seamus I don't know who any of them belong to, not for sure and that makes it a bit easier. I've already done the mix and match thing and some of the combinations that have come out," he swallowed and shook his head, looking away. "Merlin they make them worse somehow." He heaved a sigh and looked back at Susan, one side of his mouth curling up ruefully. "I know you submitted, and I'm not going to ask because I don't want to know, but if you're like me the way it felt to get them out in the open was a bit of a relief and the way it will be to paint them... it's like that multiplied. It's therapy. For other people as well as me, just channelled through my brush." He raised his hands in a shrug. It was going to be hard, but it was also going to mean a lot. He'd used his art as therapy before though, almost from the start, and he knew how it went. An extra session with his therapist when he got to the painting portion might not hurt.

The comment about god being missing just increased his laughter for a while. He was so pleased to see her joining in though, she didn't let go like that too often either. As their laughter finally died away he clutched at his side, having laughed himself into a bit of a stitch. His other hand was swiping tears from his face too. The fact Susan mentioned flinging himself a people's crotches again thankfully made him snort. He bent back almost into a shoulder stand and swung his legs off the seat properly, before sitting up carefully, resting his chin and arms on the seat he'd recently vacated. "Minor hysteria?" he suggested, looking up at her. "I dunno, I'm having a good day, and I went with it. Oh, and the fact I gave Seamus magnetic dick poetry for his birthday really didn't help," he said, smirking at her, the latter sentence delivered in the most blandly conversational tone he could manage.

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]susanamybones
2015-07-06 09:31 pm UTC (link)
Susan nodded and reached across to pat him on the arm, nearly braining herself with the swing in the process. "You will, and when you do it will be the most spectacular thing ever!" She watched him intently for a moment as he disappeared into his head for a moment. "Yeah, I get that," she responded quietly, watching him sadly and knowing there wasn't really much she could do to help. he'd have to suffer for his art, as it were. "I did submit, but I'm glad I didn't get to see them, my Auror side would've tried to make deductions - though I'm fairly bloody sure I could make some rather uncomfortably astute guesses about yours and Seamus' if nothing else." She smiled sadly again and nodded. "I think it will definitely help some people, and if it happens to help you as well then I say all the better!"

Once they'd finally gained control of themselves again, Susan wiped her eyes, glad that she'd cast the necessary spells on her makeup to stop it running or smudging unattractively. She'd made that mistake before, and had vowed never to wander around a party looking like the bastard of a badger and a racoon ever again. "Hysteria and a good day work," she said approvingly, before choking violently at the mention of magnetic dick poetry. "Oh sweet Merlin and Morgana, you got him WHAT? That is absolutely marvellous."

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]artistdean
2015-07-07 05:47 pm UTC (link)
Dean smiled, thankful for the support, even if he wasn't quite sure how he'd manage the feat as yet, or that his art would be really so spectacular, no matter if he managed exactly what he wanted with it. He thought about it for a second and nodded. "I can understand the impulse and that's partly why I've mixed them up, but honestly I've not had the urge to think about it too hard. There are a couple even I could probably work out if I wanted but I let people do it anonymously for a reason.

The grin on Dean's face was both pleased and slightly wicked. "Yeah, I mean mostly I was getting him a nice frame for the photo of us from Victis Honor Day, but I was wandering around one of the department stores looking for a couple of little bits to go with it and there was this display of different magnetic poetry sets, they're all these individual words you can use to make up stupid poems, or sentences. Some of the sets were all deep and meaningful. Figured Seamus would appreciate one full of dick jokes," he said. "Muggles stick 'em to the fridge usually, but there are special boards too. Not quite sure what Seamus will use, but it should be fun."

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]susanamybones
2015-07-09 06:11 pm UTC (link)
Susan smiled winsomely at her friend, touched for a moment about her wonderfully he embodied the good Gryffindor traits - nobility, chivalry, and bravery chief amongst them. "That's what makes you a good person," she replied at last with a smile. The fact that you've purposely decided to not work them out. The lack of underhandedness is so refreshing." She tilted her head in consideration for a moment. "Of course it means that you'd make a horrific investigative auror, but I think we both know that you're definitely more suited to the role of an artiste."

"Merlin's breath, they sound amazing. I should get some for mum actually, she has a fridge in the kitchen out of a weird sense of nostalgia. I love that you got Seamus the phallic ones though, it uh, definitely gets to the point of the situation you have. Really takes it in its hands and hefts it. Absolutely takes the long view." She grinned at Dean, her eyes twinkling wickedly. "So were there any other novelties, and what else did you end up getting him? I'm trying to gauge whether my presents were acceptable."

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]artistdean
2015-07-10 08:20 pm UTC (link)
The jerky little nods of Dean's head were meant to indicate that he did his best. "Well, you know, if it was me submitting to someone else I'd not want them to try and work it out, I figure I should give other people the same courtesy." He snorted, there was no way he could argue with that particular point. "I know it was my aim originally, but I would have been pretty awful at it, whether the war happened or not," he mused.

"They're great, and you really should, it's pretty fun. I played around with them in the shop before I bought one." Admittedly in the shop he had used the words from the regular set to make random sentences that mostly made no sense at all. Susan's particular description however made him snicker like the teenager he'd been randomly feeling like of late and he grinned back, picking through his words carefully. They'd never been his best way of communicating, at least not when he was trying to be clever, random spewing of words he was all over. "I mean, I had such a hard time choosing what to get him. There were plenty of things that might rise to the occasion. I found him something to keep his hands busy, since I know he likes to fiddle and play with whatever he can get them on," he snorted to himself and shook his head. "No, right, yeah. I got him a these pens that are also drumsticks so he can annoy the hell out of basically everyone, and I ended up getting the photo frame from Camden anyhow," he said with shrug. "Plus, breakfast in bed. No, not like that," he said to forestall any comments on that front.

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]susanamybones
2015-07-21 09:25 pm UTC (link)
Susan nodded thoughtfully and tilted her head in agreement. "Whenever I engage in some form of cunning sophistry or chicanery, I always think about the fact that the sorting hat mentioned during my sorting that there was almost some Slytherin aspects to me, but I was definitely a Hufflepuff." She chuckled at his statement and nodded, her eyes tinged with a touch of sadness. "Yes, well best to let sleeping dragons lie."

"I definitely will. Merlin knows there are times when my father turns Rosethorn a little too bleak, so a nice injection of whimsy could be just the ticket. Plus, I'm interested to see how long it takes Edgar and I to start battling over words to make the weirdest sentences." The smirk fell off her face and she guffawed as Dean returned her volley off puns and swept through with some choice ones of his own. "Oh Dean, you're a treasure," she sighed happily. "Oh fuck, really," she sighed. "I'm guessing I'm forbidden from breaking them or shoving them up his arse, aren't I? The drumpens that is, the picture sounds lovely." She chose to ignore the comment about breakfast in bed, because really, it was far too easy. "I got him a flag signed by the entire Kestrals team, and some concert tickets, and I may be dragging him out to buy him a new damn broom."

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Re: Dean and Susan and Open
[info]artistdean
2015-07-21 10:29 pm UTC (link)
The smirk that spread across Dean's face was a thing which both lacked a huge amount of surprise and was full of pleasure. "Now, somehow that doesn't surprise me all that much. Some of us were nearly Hufflepuffs too, as you well know. But I think the fighting Death Eaters unarmed proved I was meant to be in Gryffindor," he admitted. That moment was something he was very proud of, even if he didn't talk about it often. Of course blood purists were usually screwed when you just decided to deck them, so it had worked in his favour in the end.

"I'd guess probably about three minutes knowing you two," he said. He had a feeling he and Seamus were going to be getting creative with the set in the flat. In fact Susan would more than likely join in knowing her. He grinned back at her when she laughed at his jokes. He tried to turn that into a stern frown but knew he'd managed comic more than anything. "No, you can't, no matter how tempting. I sort of didn't think that one through properly," he said. "He'll probably end up braining himself with one when he tries to throw them up and catch them though, if that helps at all?" he offered. Actually he wasn't totally sure it hadn't happened already, miraculous catch the previous morning aside.

Dean gave a low whistle. "Well know who is going to be popular," he said. "Although that means if we go flying the git is going to beat me in races. Ah well," he gave a philosophical shrug. The fact that losing a race meant he could fly in watching Seamus' arse wasn't the worst compensation in the world.

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Ginny & Open
[info]ginnn
2015-06-30 02:43 am UTC (link)
Ginny arrived with her knapsack full of Seamus' gifts and then her bedroll tightly tucked under her arm. She wore comfortable muggle track pants and a plain grey t-shirt, figuring that if she did decide to stay over, she'd be comfortable enough slipping off her sandals and cozying up in a corner as is.

She gently set her bag gown next to her blanket and made sure there was a cushioning charm surrounding it just in case. There were a variety of potions inside - hang over solutions, pepper-up potion, hair product - some of what she knew were Seamus' favorites of Pucey's selection.

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Ginny & Open
[info]openbottle
2015-07-07 01:55 pm UTC (link)
"Ginny!" Seamus called from some distance away. "Oi! Over here." He weaved past the swings, careful not to get in the way of their trajectory, then made his way to her side. In one hand he had a cone with bright-yellow pineapple ice cream and white coconut-flavoured sprinkles so he wrapped the other arm around Ginny's waist and aimed a kiss at her cheek.

"So what do you reckon?" he asked, gesturing with his free arm to the surroundings. Then he turned his head and squinted at her. "Did you even have this stuff growing up?" Though his mam was a witch, Seamus was familiar with a lot of muggle things - especially childhood ones. Ginny, on the other hand, had grown up far from muggle communities.

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Re: Ginny & Open
[info]ginnn
2015-07-07 06:38 pm UTC (link)
Ginny returned Seamus' half hug with a kiss on his cheek as well, "It's brilliant! I mean, we had ice cream growing up..." she indicated his and laughed, "It's not like I grew up on Mars, but..." She looked around, "Yeah, the rest of this wasn't exactly a Day in the Life at the Burrow." She'd grown up tossing gnomes with her brothers and reading stories about Harry Potter, not hanging out at the local playset.

"Did you do all of this?" It was his birthday after all, he shouldn't have needed to do all the work for it.

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Re: Ginny & Open
[info]openbottle
2015-07-09 11:49 am UTC (link)
"Then you should come sit on the see-saw with me," Seamus declared, determined to rectify this deficit in Ginny's upbringing. "It's fun. Do you want ice cream before, during, after or all of the above?" He let his eyes wander the room, watching Viktor and Melinda make themselves comfortable in the sandbox, Susan and Dean on the swings. He smiled softly and slung an arm around Ginny's shoulders (she was one of few friends he could actually do that to, given his height). After the war, and the reminder of Victis Honor day, really all Seamus wanted was for his friends to be happy, and safe, and together on his birthday.

He shook his head in response to her question. "Dominic did most of it. Though I organised the ice cream and supplies."

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Re: Ginny & Open
[info]ginnn
2015-07-13 03:55 am UTC (link)
"All of the above, of course," Ginny gave him a look that said duh. "Well, let's go enjoy all your hard work and tackle some frozen perfection?" She asked, grinning as she headed in that direction. She had her eyes on the chocolate. Once she had her cone and his was re-stocked, they headed to the see-saw which she eyed skeptically.

"Is this going to hurt?" She asked, her eyebrows disappearing up into her hairline.

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Re: Ginny & Open
[info]openbottle
2015-07-14 10:14 am UTC (link)
Seamus looked at her, a little aghast. He still couldn't get used to the idea of a childhood without such basic, commonplace things. Even though his mam was a witch, and a witch from a wizarding family at that, he'd still been taken to playgrounds and football games and (very rarely) the beach. "Course it's not going to hurt," he said. "Not unless you think I weigh as much as Slughorn." He patted his flattish-stomach for emphasis. "And I haven't eaten that much ice cream, come on." He reached out to steady the see-saw, keeping it level. "We need to get on at the same time."

Once they were both safely on the see-saw, Seamus pushed up off the ground gently, sending Ginny's side of the see-saw groundwards at a relatively slow pace to begin with. "Now you push up," he explained, tightening his one free hand around the handle. "Sometimes, I think I should organise some kind of... exchange programme, where me and Dean and Harry take you and Ron and the rest on a tour of all the stuff you don't have a clue about."

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Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]snitch_snatcher
2015-07-04 05:21 am UTC (link)
Viktor wasn't sure what to think about Mel's ex suddenly reappearing in her life. It wasn't something that could be ignored, not that he would. He did know how he felt, though -- he felt fiercely protective, both of Mel and of their still new relationship. He only knew Oliver vaguely, through Quidditch, but he was getting to know Melinda better and better every day, or so he hoped, and he didn't want that taken from him. She was the first person he'd had a real interest in in so very long.

But that worry wasn't going to stop them from going to this party and having a good time. He was child free for the night, courtesy of his mother, and he was looking forward to getting out and about with her.

Viktor reached for her hand, squeezing it and smiling at her warmly.

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Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]_melinda_
2015-07-04 10:48 pm UTC (link)
Between Oliver showing up out of nowhere with a clingy Jenni, Cho telling her that anything she feels is right and there’s no wrong feelings in this, and Marietta basically telling to just ignore it and move on, Melinda’s afternoon had left her mind a right whirling mess. For the first time in… well, she honestly didn’t know, but for the first time in however long she could remember, she actually felt nervous about going to a party with people she considered friendly.

It worried her that Oliver still affected her like this, and considering how new what she and Viktor had was, most people would probably not have told him about it. Still, she couldn’t not tell him. She knew she was falling for him – if she hadn’t already – but she knew for sure that he had become a friend even before she had allowed herself to start moving on again. She’d hated writing to him in the journal and worried that it would make him turn away, and even though he’d claimed that it was alright, she had still worried at she had gotten ready… right up until Viktor had knocked on her door and she had gotten to see him for herself. It had felt like things had fallen into place, and those moments he had held her had calmed her to the point where she had started looking forward to going to the party again.

Holding his hand, she smiled back at him before they went inside and she introduced him to Seamus. They talked for a bit before they went to find a place to sit.

“It’s been ages since I’ve been in a sandbox,” she grinned and toed off her heels, took a seat on the edge and burrowed her bare feet into the sand.

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Re: Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]snitch_snatcher
2015-07-05 04:14 am UTC (link)
Viktor smiled back over at her, pleased that she seemed to have relaxed and was having a good time. He had been concerned. He chuckled softly. "Ah, they are familiar enough to me, for Misha loves them. Though I do not think I've been in one in many weeks." The hazard of having children, he supposed, but he had many good memories with them in such places.

"But a very logn time since I have had such a charming companion in one," he told her, dark eyes glinting teasingly. His shod foot gently tapped her bare foot. "I bet you could build a very fine sand castle, though."

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Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]_melinda_
2015-07-05 07:41 pm UTC (link)
Melinda smiled and looked down at her perfectly pedicured feet as the sand sifted between her toes. She just imagine Misha in a sandbox, and Viktor indulging his every whim, probably Tsveta, too. It was a nice mental image, and with Oliver not in sight, she saw no reason not to just enjoy what was here and her time with Viktor.

Leaning gently against him, she nudged his foot back and smiled up at him. “I’m sure I could,” she told him with an air of mock-superiority, “but not tonight.” She paused for a moment, her eyes taking in Viktor and the way his eyes lit up when he smiled. “How long since you’ve taken off your shoes and had a delicious drink or ice cream in one?” she asked him with a playful smile.

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Re: Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]snitch_snatcher
2015-07-06 12:26 pm UTC (link)
Viktor chuckled. "Yes, perhaps the beach some time vould be better for that," he said, half musing and half suggestion, especially since for a moment his mind went to what Melinda would look like in a swimsuit, and all right, he was a man and it was a very nice mental image to have. His smile grew just a little wicked at the corners for a moment.

"Hmmmm, I do not know, but I think tonight I can give it a try." He toed his shoes off on the non-sand side of the box and peeled off the socks, too, putting them in the shoes. He buried his feet in the sand next to hers, wiggling his toes for good measure. "Step one, sand and feet, completed," he said, and promptly flicked some sand at her foot with his.

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Re: Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]_melinda_
2015-07-06 08:43 pm UTC (link)
That look, that glint in Viktor’s eyes and the way his smile changed just the tiniest bit had Melinda look at him, holding his gaze for a long moment as she wondered what he was thinking. She was nodding slightly even before she spoke. “Much better,” she agreed, already imagining going there on one of her days off – she hadn’t gone on an actual vacation in years – either to one of the beaches her parents used to take her to if Misha and Tsveta were coming, or one of the secluded ones that could only be accessed by Apparition, if they were going alone.

“Step two,” Melinda giggled and shifted a little closer to Viktor, “sit with me for a bit, then I’ll get us a drink or ice cream later.” Without thinking, she flicked a bit of sand back at his foot, her foot brushing against his as her fingers found and threaded through his.

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Re: Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]snitch_snatcher
2015-07-07 09:25 pm UTC (link)
"Ve vill haff to go sometime," he said, enjoying the thought of making future plans with her as well as of a trip like that. He could see them doing something with the kids for a day, and then maybe taking a day for themselves. He loved his children beyond words, but sometimes it was nice to get a few hours away, at least, and be a grown up with someone he was falling for very quickly.

"I think I am liking this plan very much," he said. His fingers squeezed hers gently, though his foot scooted over farther and nudged hers playfully. "But for now, I am enjoying this." His grin grew a little, and he brought her hand to his lips, letting his lips linger over her fingers. "So we relax like at the beach, the sand in our toes."

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Re: Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]_melinda_
2015-07-08 11:22 pm UTC (link)
Melinda’s eyes drifted down to Viktor’s lips, so warm on her fingers, though not as warm as his hand holding hers. Looking back up, she met his eyes, holding his gaze for a long moment. “All that’s missing is the wind and the sun,” she sighed contently, chuckling as she nudged his foot again, and moved a little closer so she could lean against him.

“Do you have any plans for the summer?” she asked, reaching over her free hand to trace the tip of her finger against the veins on the back of his hand.

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Re: Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]snitch_snatcher
2015-07-11 05:28 am UTC (link)
Viktor was highly tempted to kiss her just then. That look in her eyes always tempted him, and he wanted her. "Yes. But it's very nice just like that." Peaceful, despite the people they could hear in the background. They weren't alone, but on most beaches they wouldn't be either.

"Not too many, really," he said after taking a moment to think about her question. "Spend time vith the children, of course. Keep on training." He had to stay fit, and keep his reflexes up, especially since he wasn't getting any younger. "Devise new strategies if possible. Possibly that party if my sisters set a date for coming to town. Maybe a trip to the continent to visit some people, I do not know yet. Vhat about you, my dear?"

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Re: Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]_melinda_
2015-07-12 08:25 pm UTC (link)
”Mm, mm,” Melinda shook her head. ”Other than work I’ve no plans. It’s only because I’ve Mark in the bakery that I’ve been able to keep my Sundays and Mondays free this summer. But I might be able to take a couple of days off by the end of July.” From the end of May to the middle of July, along with the major holidays were her busy times of year, though it was easier to space out the wedding cakes than it was to keep up with the Christmas rush. For a brief moment, she wondered if that had been why it hadn’t worked with her and Oliver, and just as briefly the fear that the same thing would happen with Viktor appeared… but sitting here like this, with him, their feet buried in the sand, and feeling relaxed even with people milling about around them reminded her that this was different, that nothing was predetermined, and that Viktor wasn’t Oliver.

“Your sisters haven’t narrowed in on when they’re coming over?”

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Re: Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]snitch_snatcher
2015-07-15 04:45 am UTC (link)
"Well, I'm certainly glad you get days off. I'd be very sad if you didn't," Viktor told her, and pulled off a slightly goofy looking sad face. While his face could be very emotive, it was generally more in the eyes. HE tended to only pull faces at his kids, to make them laugh, and so it tended to come across like that these days.

"Not really. Galena was just told about this photoshoot opportunity and there's no strict timeline on it, so if she finishes vith that and nothing else is immediately lined up, she'll probably just grab Zorka and arrive soon after. It is frustrating, but I do understand vhere she is coming from. Her career is important."

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Re: Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]_melinda_
2015-07-20 02:22 pm UTC (link)
”Aww,” Melinda chuckled, more than just a little charmed by Viktor’s pout. It was such a rare sight, especially outside of his home, that she couldn’t help but feel privileged to have been the recipient of it. “I’d be very sad, too,” she smiled, and leaned in to press a gentle, discreet kiss to his pout.

“Last minute changes,” she concluded with a nod. Melinda was all too familiar with those herself. “Well, no reason in you putting your own plans on hold for now then.” Reaching over, she put her free hand over their joined hands as she glanced over her shoulder. “Want to go get some ice cream, or should I just bring some over?”

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Re: Viktor and Melinda and open
[info]snitch_snatcher
2015-07-22 03:38 pm UTC (link)
Viktor's lips turned up into a grin when she kissed the pout. He couldn't help it. He loved her sweetness. He was quickly falling for her, something that should scare him after everything he'd been through but that he refused to let scare him just now. He would enjoy it.

"Let's go get some ice cream," he said. "And then we can reclaim our temporary waterless beach on which to enjoy it." Given what had happened earlier today, he felt protective of her; though it was only on the back of his mind, he'd rather keep to her side in case something happened. He rose in one movement, though he felt it in his knees more than he would have a couple of years ago. He turned, keeping her hand, and helped to tug her up with him.

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