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Incipimus Iterum Mods (incipimusmods) wrote in incipimusiterum,
@ 2023-07-06 21:29:00

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character: amelia bones, character: fabian prewett, character: marlene mckinnon, character: meaghan mccormack, character: quinn savage, character: sirius black, character: tess harborne, character: will turpin, location: scotland: hogsmeade, location: scotland: hogwarts, location: scotland: misc. locations, type: mingle post

ESCAPE THE HEAT - LAKE

FRIDAY JULY 7TH TO SUNDAY JULY 9TH

Nestled near Hogsmeade in Scotland, Black Lake offers a captivating setting for a weekend of swimming and picnicking for those desperate to escape the heat wave sweeping across the UK; Bringing the area to life once again to this picturesque area, now the students of Hogwarts have headed home for the Summer.

Reflecting the lush greenery and towering mountains that surround it. Witches and wizards gather along its shores, drawn by the allure of its cool, tranquil waters. Groups of friends and families spread out their blankets on the grassy banks, creating a patchwork of colors against the backdrop of nature's beauty. Picnic baskets burst with delectable treats, conjured or prepared with care. Laughter and mirth fill the air as loved ones bond over shared meals, their conversations intermingling with the sounds of lapping waves and rustling leaves.

As swimmers frolic in the lake, others take to the water on enchanted floating devices or boats, exploring the vast expanse of Black Lake. The rhythmic paddling creates gentle ripples, their echoes merging with the whispers of the wind. Adventurous souls may even stumble upon hidden coves or discover magical creatures that call the lake home, adding an extra touch of wonder to their aquatic escapades.

A favoured spot among the locals of Hogsmeade, many former Hogwarts students return to the place they spent countless hours as teenagers before returning in the evening for a drink at the Three Broomsticks, before finally making their way home.

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Will/Tess

will_t
2023-08-15 08:23 pm UTC (link)

It was in the moments like this, where Archie abandoned them both in favour of one another, that Will realised just how close the pair of them allowed themselves to physically get. It was crazy really, but while Archie was there with them, it was so easy to rationalise that he was doing it for the dog, that it made sense if they all sat closer together. Without him though? All he could think about was how hard his heart was beating and how she was so painfully close that if he so much as stretched his fingers, he would be able to reach out and touch her.

So, instead of confronting this truth, he did the same thing that he found himself often doing and swallowed that intrusive thought back down. Thoughts that really were not helped when she drew attention to how good she looked at that moment, basking in the sun beside him. “I’d make a comment, but I feel like anything I said would find a way of getting back to HR by Monday,” he responded with a playful grin, sliding his sunglasses back onto his face so she hopefully wouldn’t catch the way that his eyes lingered a moment too long on her legs.

Instead, he moved slightly and opened up one of the bags that he had brought with him, rolling a beer along the floor towards Tess. Opening his beer, he let out a satisfied noise, before setting it onto the ground. A hand moving to his shirt, he began to start opening a few buttons on his shirt, wanting to feel the cool breeze on his chest, before pausing. While a lot of the marks on his chest from his injury had faded with the aid of potions, they had not disappeared altogether just yet. Letting his hand drop-down, he left his shirt where it was, buttoned just so his new scars were still hidden by the fabric of his shirt.

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Will/Tess

wilfully
2023-08-18 03:56 pm UTC (link)

She was working so hard not to notice their closeness that it tipped her off balance as she turned her head toward his. Suddenly aware of the gently brush of his breath against her skin as their eyes met. Everything about this was stupid, not only because she shouldn't be feeling this way. But because it was hardly as though a level of physical intimacy between them wasn't commonplace. She'd lost count of how many times he'd dragged her into his lap when they'd been at the pub and short on seats. The times she'd woken up on the sofa with her limbs completely tangled up in his. This should have been as natural as breathing, but ever since Walpurgis, things felt different.

"They'll be shocked I'm the source of the complaint rather than the reason for it." She shot back. Leaning into humour rather than acknowledging the infuriating fluttering in her chest. She was almost glad when he put his sunglasses on, cutting her off from his penetrating gaze. Tess in turn, lazily draped her arm across her eyes. Shielding herself from the harsh sun as well as buying herself a shred of cover to pull herself together. She should have been able to do it by now, she'd already run through every possibility. Drawn the same conclusion that she had in the past, that there were lines the two of them just shouldn't cross. That had been true when she'd wondered if their flirtation would ever become physical. Now? If a physical relationship could screw up their friendship, she hated to think what a romantic one could do.

She silently longed for the distraction of Archie, though it seemed he'd found himself a friend in Quinn's dog. The pup was content with the knowledge that 'Mum & Dad' were in view, even if they weren't giving him their constant attention. Which of course, left Will and Tess to try and act like nothing had changed between them.

No wonder Tess was accepting that beer as though it was the lifeline she desperately needed. Pushing herself up onto her elbows and taking a deep swig as the cool liquid trickled down the back of her throat. For just a moment, she enjoyed the feel of the warm sun as it licked her skin. The gentle breeze that teased the ends of her wavy hair as the smell of everything she had once loved about going to school here, filled her head.

Only no sooner did she think she had a handle on things than she got to see Will unbuttoning his shirt. Her gaze following the lines of ink that framed a broad, muscular chest. She'd always known he was hot, that was hardly anything new but god it felt different somehow since he was injured. As though she'd lost the ability to admire him with lust in her eyes, when other thoughts and feelings were creeping in there now. "If you want to invite the ladies to perve on you, you're going to have to drop more than a few buttons, Turpin. "Forcibly dragging her gaze away. Like she hadn't just been thinking about how she wanted to personally help him out of the rest of it. "This is the seventies. You can't go anywhere without seeing a chest full of hair these days." Drinking deeply in the desperate hopes that it would help to take the edge o

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Re: Will/Tess

will_t
2023-08-18 04:44 pm UTC (link)

Letting his head roll back, Will let out a loud laugh at the thought of their files at HR. Neither of them was particularly angels between the thoroughly borderline banter and jokes, but that was just who they were. Hell, that was how the whole department was, he rationalised. When people spent most of their existence putting themselves in mortal danger, something had to give, and often that meant that senses of humour could be rather….warped, among other things. “Behave you, like my file in HR isn’t as thick as yours. Perhaps one year at the Christmas party we should sneak in and see who has the biggest file in the department?” he suggested, a playful grin on his face as he did.

Settling back on the blanket, the gentle breeze coming off of the lake and cooling his face, Will felt a contentedness, unlike anything he had felt for a long time. Sure, it might have taken a slight near-death experience, but finally, he found himself really starting to get things. He realised that sometimes the best things in life were as simple as kicking it down at the lake with a couple of four-packs of beer and a group of his closest.

Looking sideways as she commented on his chest, he laughed and shook his head at her. “Not trying to get anyone to perve on me, though, could you blame them? I’m fucking pretty” he responded with a playful grin, a hand moving up and down his body as though to highlight exactly what he meant.

While the thought filled him with nerves, his fingers moved to his shirt and quickly undid the rest of the buttons of it, revealing his chest, scars and all, but with the fabric still hanging off his shoulders. “If I burn, this is completely your fault, Harbourne, I warned you that I am easy to burn” he blurted, trying his best to ignore the nerves about getting out his chest, complete with still healing scars.

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