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friendlyjustin (friendlyjustin) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-09-25 23:16:00

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character: justin finch-fletchley, character: wayne hopkins

Well, nice meeting you again.
WHO: Justin and Wayne
WHEN: End of morning, Friday 25th Sept.
WHERE: Diagon Alley, then Finnigan's.
WHAT: Looks like Justin bumps into someone he knows..
RATING: PG
STATUS: Ongoing/ask before joining.

Justin strolled around on Diagon Alley, checking the window fronts even though he wasn’t going to buy anything. He wasn’t really shopping, just passing time. Smiling, he noticed inside the Quidditch shop a father and his daughter, looking at brooms. The little girl wasn’t yet of Hogwarts age, but she seemed so passionate that Justin was sure she’d be playing once at school. Chuckling, he kept looking over his shoulder as he started walking again.

This week had seemed endless since his birthday party and he sighed, replaying some of the events. There were a number of things he shouldn't be doing and he had done a bunch of them anyway, starting by hiding it all from Ernie, which had backfired as soon as he drank alcohol. He really needed to be more careful now, in case Ernie would try to keep an eye on him.

Lost in his thoughts, he never saw the other man walking opposite to him and he bumped right into him. “Damn, I’m so, so, so sorry.” He apologized quickly, even before he looked at the other man.

That’s when he recognized him.

There was no way he could forgot him, ever. He hadn't come back, causing him his first heartbreak and now.. now he was standing right there in front of him. “Wayne?” he asked in an uncertain voice even though he was really certain it was him. Of course it was!! Justin would never, ever forget those eyes.

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friendlyjustin
2014-09-27 02:55 am UTC (link)

He picked up the picture and studied the features for a while before he even said anything. “You have a son..” He said. It wasn’t really a question, but he was mostly stating a fact so that it would compute in his own mind. Sure a few of the people he knew had children, but no one had had a child in their teenage years. “Wow..” He whispered almost in disbelief.

“He’s got..” There was something about Rhys that made Justin smile and he chuckled. “He’s definitely yours, he’s got that glint of mischief in his eyes. Just like you.” He blushed and gave the picture back. Himself had thought about having children at some point, but he wasn’t in a relationship and it could take him a while before his level of comfort brought him there.

He could understand why Wayne hadn’t come back now. He had a family now.

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waynecymraeg
2014-09-27 03:53 am UTC (link)

"Yeah." Wayne let the moment sink in.

"So," he continued, "the natural upside of having a kid at sixteen means you can't use magic because of the Trace, plus the mom being a muggle, plus moving to the welsh countryside to live with her gran and help with the kid, means you just..." He shrugged. "Slip through the cracks."

Being a depressing statistic can help save your life, who knew?

"So yeah. Cause I stuck around, made it ten times better than most kids in our situation, which trust me...not an anomaly."

He drummed his fingers, waiting impatiently for his pint. A moment later, it thumped on the table in front of him, and he took a long drink.

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friendlyjustin
2014-09-27 01:42 pm UTC (link)

Justin said thank you for his soda and stared at Wayne. So much responsibility so early.. “Makes you a better man than most, in that case, you know..” It was sincerely spoken. Wayne had always been a good person and the fact that he had given up school to help raise his child made him way better than a lot of men he even knew in the Muggle World.

“How are you handling it though?” He knew he should probably be giving Wayne back. It had probably taken him all he had in terms of courage to tell Justin what had happened and why would Justin himself hide? Besides, it was really an innocent question.. it had nothing to do with that nagging question in the back of his mind: Was he still with the Mum?

His hands started to shake and he panicked a little at the idea of telling him how things had gone for him while Wayne was away. Sure thing, Wayne would probably just look at him with pity like the rest of them and he didn’t want that. Everyone’s experience during the war was different and just as bad.

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waynecymraeg
2014-09-27 08:02 pm UTC (link)

"Nah, it's fine," Wayne dismissed, waving a hand. "Like I said, not exactly uncommon."

Well, then. He'd told someone, and the world hadn't ended.

He'd also made it sound casual and easy. It hadn't been, but he didn't want anyone's pity.

"So now I'm in London, because my mum threw me out on my arse and told me to, and I quote, 'get a fucking life and be with my own fucking people.'" Wayne embellished his statement with air quotes.

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friendlyjustin
2014-09-27 09:56 pm UTC (link)

Justin frowned. “Now that’s just terrible.” He told Wayne though it wasn’t pity he was expressing. He was miffed at her. “But wait..” He was also very confused Wayne had said he had been living with his girlfriend’s gran to raise the baby and now his mother had kicked him out?

“There is a part you missed in between raising the baby and living again with your mum, I think.”

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waynecymraeg
2014-09-27 09:58 pm UTC (link)

Wayne blinked. "Oh. Right. Um."

Where's he leave off? What'd he skip?

"Llinos - that's her name - didn't need me so much once Rhys started in nursery, so I moved back in with my mum. I figured, save on rent, send more money to Llinos and Rhys...I had steady work, but I guess I took my mum's hospitality for granted." And she'd put her foot down about the pot.

"So here I am."

Wayne finished with a shrug and punctuated with another long drink of beer.

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friendlyjustin
2014-09-27 10:10 pm UTC (link)

He tilted his head on the side again. She had dumped him once Rhys had started nursery!? And didn’t Wayne’s mother understand that it was better for everyone if he didn’t have to worry about rent and supporting a child!? He buried his indignation, frowning as it really couldn’t be deep enough for him to not show at all.

He sipped his soda before he even relaxed about it. “So here you are.” he replied, nodding and biting his lower lip.

“Um,” he cleared his throat. “How much do you know about what happened after you left?” he asked carefully.

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