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Tweak says, "i know what u did last summer"

Seamus Finnigan (openbottle) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-08-24 14:10:00

Entry tags:

character: alicia spinnet, character: dean thomas, character: dominic chambers, character: ernie macmillan, character: george weasley, character: hannah abbott, character: harry potter, character: lavender brown, character: oliver wood, character: seamus finnigan, character: susan bones, status: complete

Dean's Birthday!
Who: Open to: Dean, Seamus, Dominic, Susan, Ernie, Alicia, Lavender, Oliver, Harry, Hannah, George.
What: Dean's birthday party
Where: The Roost
When: Sunday afternoon/evening/night?
Rating: SFW - for now

There had been no big shouts of 'surprise', Seamus knew Dean far too well for that. He'd just lead him up to The Roost after Battlescars and let him push the door open to reveal a sandy floor, warm salt-and-coconut scented air and a 'Starry Night' sky. There was a bar at one end of the room, stocked and ready for people to help themselves (Seamus wasn't working tonight, though he'd doubtless end up there showing off his cocktail skills at some point). Along the side wall were tables for the food, already containing Aunt Rose's jerk chicken and Seamus's attempt at a pineapple upside down cake, vastly outdone by Aileen Finnigan's cherry cheesecake next to it. The rest of the large room was scattered with deckchairs, apart from a small decked area for dancing. The music of steel drums floated from nowhere and despite the bleak grey sky outside the room glowed with sunlight.

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Re: Ernie and Seamus

openbottle
2014-08-24 10:58 pm UTC (link)

Seamus shrugged. "If there was grinding going on in my bedroom maybe I wouldn't resort to clubs." He shook his head, afraid he sounded like he was whining. He really didn't mean to, he was happy - so happy he couldn't believe it some days - with almost every aspect of his life. Ernie just happened to have hit upon the one where he had some legitimate grounds for complaint.

He smiled, though part of him squirmed away from the idea of a serious search being mounted on his behalf. What if he disappointed Ernie by messing it up, as he always seemed to do? "Someone... patient?" he suggested with a wry smile. "I would never expect someone as handsome as you, Ernie." He really wasn't expecting much of anything. "I don't think I'm cut out for relationships. I'd rather put my friends first."

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Re: Ernie and Seamus

erniedtmac
2014-08-25 12:19 am UTC (link)

"Hey," he protested when Seamus agreed all too readily with the 'not as handsome as Ernie' concept. He'd meant it as a joke, after all. "Maybe he'll even be more handsome, if such a thing exists. But either way, he'd have to be worthy of you first."

He released his hold on Seamus to cup his friend's face between his hands, making certain he didn't dare look away as Ernie next spoke. "If idiots like Malfoy can have relationships, then so can you. You're ten times the man he'd ever be. And as for cut out for it, you're handsome, and kind, and compassionate, and care so much for your friends and the whole bloody community. If you aren't cut out for it, neither are the rest of us. And before you even think of arguing with me about the handsome bit, remember that I've seen your bits and found them quite nice to look at. The same with the rest of you."

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Re: Ernie and Seamus

openbottle
2014-08-25 02:37 pm UTC (link)

"More handsome than you?" Seamus opened his eyes wide in mock-astonishment. "I don't think I could handle it. I can barely keep my hands off you." It had always been easier talking and joking about sex than actually doing it.

And then Ernie's hands were cupping his face and Seamus's eyes went genuinely wide. When had this got so serious? He'd only been joking. Mostly. He'd been getting better, talking about 'real' things - but not in the middle of a party when he was a little drunk. He shook his head, trying to dislodge Ernie's grip. "Ernie..." He might be all those things Ernie had said, maybe, but none of that had served to make his relationships - if three months of dating and no sex could be called a relationship - work. "You weren't supposed to be looking," he joked. He didn't know how to respond to the rest of it.

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Re: Ernie and Seamus

erniedtmac
2014-08-25 04:26 pm UTC (link)

"Well, you shouldn't have provided me with temptation then." Yes, Ernie had a tendency to get overzealous and overprotective when his friends thought lowly of themselves, but he would never ever allow them to feel like they weren't wanted or cared for.

He patted Seamus' cheeks before letting him go. "Now why don't we get ourselves some drinks. There's a party to be had, after all!"

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Re: Ernie and Seamus

openbottle
2014-08-25 05:13 pm UTC (link)

Seamus laughed, glad to leave the serious topic behind them. "Better you than Susan, at least." He grinned, his slightly rumpled spirits back in order, and linked his arm through Ernie's as they headed off the dancefloor. "Let me make you a cocktail," he urged. "I'm really getting hang of the tequila sunrise and I bought in about three bottles of cocktail cherries that I need to use up."

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