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Tweak says, "Dance, little sister!"

the magic of love (mods) (tmlmod) wrote in magicofloverpg,
@ 2016-02-13 20:36:00

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!rp, char: adrian pucey, char: alicia spinnet, char: bill weasley, char: blaise zabini, char: cho chang, char: cináed macfusty, char: cormac mclaggen, char: finbar quigley, char: lavender brown, char: melinda bobbin, char: millicent bulstrode, char: romilda vane, npc: lee jordan, npc: persephone wells, npc: xavier ochoa, season: 1

RP: Choosing Ceremony
Characters: Everybody
Date: 13. February, 2006
Setting: The pavilion at Villa Lotus
Summary: The Final Ceremony
Warnings: TBD

Lee stepped forward, his smile properly secretive and his gaze just hazy enough for the cameras to pick. “It’s been six weeks,” he started, then let the façade drop, as per the manuscript, as he addressed the contestants. “Six weeks! Can you believe it?” Before he fell back into the role of the host. “It’s been six weeks since we opened the villas to you, and in those six weeks, we have watched all sorts of different relationships blossom, from the simplest of friendships to… dare I say it? True love. For this very reason, tonight’s choosing ceremony will be slightly different. Witches, if you’d please?”

He gestured for them to move up to where they had been during the previous choosing ceremonies.

After a beat, Lee continued, "Ladies, tonight you need not give a rose unless you give your heart with it. If you'd like to walk into the sunset - so to speak - with a wizard of your choosing, ask him to accept your rose. If you feel you haven't made that perfect love connection here in paradise, feel free to say so. And of course, if you'd like, you're always welcome to come back next time."

He took a breath and called Romilda foward, handing her a rose, and said, "Remember, the choice is entirely yours."

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	Romilda tmlmod 2016-02-13 07:37 pm UTC (link)
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Romilda

vanegirl
2016-02-13 07:46 pm UTC (link)

Romilda couldn't help but give Lee a smirk. "No pressure or anything, though right?" She heard a small laugh from the bar - Persephone, no doubt - but wasn't surprised no one behind her found it funny, it seemed everyone was in their own heads tonight. Big decisions, right? No, not really, not if you asked Romilda. It wasn't like they were getting married or anything.

She she sent a smile around the room and lifted her rose to her nose. "I don't think if this love, but I definitely think it's something, and if you agree, I'd like to see whee it goes once the cameras are gone... Blaise?"

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Re: Romilda

dark_blaise
2016-02-15 01:30 am UTC (link)

Blaise honestly wasn't expecting a rose so when Romilda stood he was rather shocked that she offered him one. Thankfully, he'd learned a long time ago to not allow his face to mirror any internal reaction he may be having to a situation.

Stepping forward to where Romilda stood, Blaise leaned forward and gave her a simple kiss on the cheek. "I look forward to spending time with you in our natural environment." Now that would be the ultimate test, how would things go once they returned to Britain where the distractions of life could easily take precedence.

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Re: Melinda

_melinda_
2016-02-13 07:59 pm UTC (link)

Melinda drew in a deep breath. She had been nervous before, but nothing like she was now. It was one thing to fall for Bill in a place like this, with no business to run, no working in a different country, nor three children and an ex-wife. They had everything they could wish for and more here to make it easy for them to work out… except the privacy.

Picking up the rose, she swallowed down and hoped that she hadn’t misread Bill or his intentions and that she wasn’t about to humiliate herself in front of everyone she knew. “Bill,” she said and looked up to meet his eyes. “You and I have almost impossibly busy lives back home. Lives that some may argue isn’t really fit for a relationship that doesn’t go back years and years.” She hated that her voice was shaking, but dammit, she wanted to do this. “But I think I fell for you that first night here, at the welcome party, so I’d like to give it a try. Will you try it with me?”

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Re: Melinda

_intombs
2016-02-13 10:52 pm UTC (link)

Bill had wanted to talk to Melinda more in private about the future -- but time had gotten away from him, and privacy was hard to come by here except in bed. But he would definitely be having the talk with her, because he did want a future with her.

He longed to step forward and reassure her as her voice shook. She looked so pretty there, in that dress that matched her hair. He followed the impulse as she finished speaking, moving forward to cup her cheek gently. "I won't lie and say it will be easy, my darling, but I truly want to see if we can't find a way for us, no matter how unusual a start. I've fallen for you, hard, and I don't want to let you go. So yes, I will try it with you."

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Re: Melinda

_melinda_
2016-02-13 11:30 pm UTC (link)

Melinda leaned into Bill’s touch and then gave him the rose before she let herself disappear in his embrace. They still needed to talk, a lot, and plan and talk to their families, but at least here, in front of the cameras, he was willing to give it a try with her. And Melinda was relieved. So incredibly relieved that before she knew it, the tears were rolling, soaking into his light shirt.

She wasn’t sad, quite the contrary, but she had been so wound up and nervous all day, that to hear Bill say those words that she had so hoped for was more than she could cope with right now, at least if she was to keep from crying.

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	Re: Melinda _intombs 2016-02-14 07:31 am UTC (link)
	Despite the fact that he was rather surrounded by women, or at least girls, in his regular life, tears still had a tendency to disconcert him. It also made him protective, and his arms wrapped around her in that manner, keeping her safe from view as he could. He ran a hand gently over her hair. "Oh darling," he murmured, a bit at a loss. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Melinda

_melinda_
2016-02-14 10:26 pm UTC (link)

“Oh,” Melinda groaned, annoyed with her tears and soothed by Bill’s arms. “I’m okay,” she assured him in a murmur. “I’m alright.” Swallowing down, she snuck a hand up to wipe her cheeks without smearing her makeup too badly, before she looked up at Bill again. Her smile was genuine, even if her eyes were still wet. She wasn’t crying, not really, it was just a… well, safety valve, and fortunately one that she rarely needed.

“We can make it work,” she smiled up at him.

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Re: Melinda

_intombs
2016-02-20 02:00 pm UTC (link)

Bill reached up and stroked her face, wiping away the rest of the tears, flustered a little though it was mostly evident in the faint flush to his cheeks. He hugged her to him firmly, happier than he could say that she also wanted to try. They'd make time soon to talk and figure things out, see how they might be able to meld their lives together. He believed it was possible.

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Re: Alicia

_alicia_
2016-02-13 08:08 pm UTC (link)

The rose was cold, Alicia noted as she picked it up. The waxy stem and odd contrast to the silky, temperate petals of the flower. And it smelled sweet, so incredibly sweet that it made her smile as she stepped forward. That smile, however, wasn’t just because of the rose, but because she was looking at Adrian and they were finally getting out of here. There was so much potential, so many things she wanted to know and wanted him to know. Things she didn’t want to share with anybody else.

“If someone, back in school, had told me that I’d be looking forward to spending time with you, Adrian,” she said with a small, surprised chuckle, “I would have told them they needed their head examined. Either that, or that someone was playing a trick on me. But now, ten years later, that’s exactly the situation I’m in. I do look forward to spending time with you, I’ve enjoyed the time we’ve spent together immensely already, and I am hoping that you would like to spend some more time together, and see where this leads.”

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Re: Alicia

adipucey
2016-02-14 01:00 am UTC (link)

Adrian was breathing steadily, on purpose, trying to keep himself together. This was the hard part. Alicia was a good woman, with a strong streak in her that he'd seen in school but hadn't ever thought of. She was a Gryffindor through and through. She was also beautiful, and kind, and moral. It was his last one that worried him. Adrian's family weren't Death Eaters, but they certainly hadn't been the best example of tolerance and his family secrets from the war... Those were things he didn't know he'd tell anyone, things he couldn't share, which would probably mean he could never really be with anyone. But those were things to worry about after the show had ended.

He nodded when she spoke to him, "I'd like that very much," he said, his voice coming out weaker than he hoped in his nerves. He smiled, and moved toward her, his gaze steady despite the way his palms felt clammy.

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	Re: Alicia _alicia_ 2016-02-14 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	With Adrian’s smile, Alicia’s smile warmed. It made her feel warm and that delicious rush in her tummy that she had only experienced a couple of times before. “I’m glad to hear that,” she said, holding her hand out to him. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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Re: Lavender

angustifolia
2016-02-13 09:19 pm UTC (link)

Oh, Lavender wished that she wasn't the one with the rose in her hand tonight. She never tired of Cormac saying sweet things to her, especially when a part of her knew that wasn't normal for him - not to this extent, anyway. Tonight and the next few days would go to prove whether it was all genuine, but she had faith that it was, a faith that had settled solidly somewhere behind her ribs this evening.

"Cormac." She smiled shyly. "I thought you were going to be trouble that first night," she said, tone teasing. "I had no idea that we were going to have these incredible few weeks together. And now I think we have a lot more to look forward to together." Holding out the rose, her fingers trembled slightly with nerves but she smiled brightly. "If you'll accept this, of course."

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Re: Lavender

macmclaggen
2016-02-14 12:51 am UTC (link)

Cormac's eyebrows quirked up, "Me? Trouble?" He asked, mocking, as he moved toward her with long strides. He scooped her up in his arms, ignoring the rose, to kiss her. "You were absolutely right, I am trouble, and I am going to be trouble for you for a long time coming," he shook his head and kissed her again.

The assembled crowd could watch in jealousy, the cameras too, for all he cared. Cormac had figured this was one in a long line of television opportunities for him, just another chance to be famous and make his sports shop more of a household name. But then, this feisty, beautiful, powerful witch had just sort of happened to him, and he couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe her. He couldn't believe she'd just said his name and she wanted to put up with his pompous ass once the cameras had stopped rolling.

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Re: Lavender

angustifolia
2016-02-14 05:49 pm UTC (link)

"Mm. Yes, you." The rose slipped from her fingers in surprise when he lifted her, but she just grinned and wound her tanned arms around his neck. "Luckily, I know how to deal with trouble."

Lavender almost glowed with joy from being in his arms, though the sensible part of her told her things might not be easy once she was back at work and he had his own business to take care of. But for now that was drowned out by absolute delight. How had she fallen for him so hard? She wasn't sure she wanted to know; there was something serendipitous about connecting with this man who fitted with her so well.

Once her feet were back on the ground, Lavender left the rose on the ground. They didn't need it any more, she decided.

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Re: Millicent

stillmill
2016-02-13 10:41 pm UTC (link)

Millicent wished, oh how she wished, that it was up to someone else to choose or not choose tonight. Her hands felt ice cold but she knew her cheeks were a bit flushed. Her parents likely weren't going to approve in the least; and honestly, she couldn't be certain of anything herself. But she found herself interested in someone, genuinely interested, though with not clue at all as to whether it was viable or welcome or what.

She smiled, though, at Cináed, knowing she was horrible at baring her real self in public, especially. "I can't say it's true love," she said with honesty. At least not yet. "But I think there's potential. I like you, Cináed, a lot. You're interesting, and intriguing." And very very attractive. Oh yes. "If you'd like, I'd really enjoy to get to know you better and see if there's something there."

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Re: Millicent

_cinaed_
2016-02-13 11:42 pm UTC (link)

It was fascinating watching all the declarations and promises to each other. So fascinating that Cináed had more or less forgotten that he might be called up there. And then there was Millicent, and instantly he mentally crossed his fingers that she would say his. She had smiled at him, which he took as a good sign, and as she spoke, he nodded, because she was describing what he had been thinking.

With a small “Whoop!” he pumped his fist in the air before he practically bounced across the floor to her. Foregoing the manners and etiquette that she had shared with him, he slid one hand to the back of her neck and dipped his head down to kiss her. “Come travel with me,” he asked her with a smile. “We’ll both be away from everything we know and what better way to get to know each other?”

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Re: Millicent

stillmill
2016-02-16 03:01 pm UTC (link)

She watched him celebrate with a faintly confused feeling, and one of quiet, genuine flattery that he seemed to really actually be happy she'd chosen him. He was such a puzzle to her, especially as she'd never really had anyone who openly desired her presence. Not even her closest friends did, though she knew in their hearts they felt it. Her thoughts were thrown completely askew when he bounded forwarded and kissed her with no warning, but one hand gripped his shirt and she leaned up into the kiss with a surprising amount of passion hiding under her normally impassive exterior.

As quickly as it peeked out, she tucked it back in to its private place, and she smiled back at him. Her family would flip its collective self over, but Millicent found herself oddly not caring - or perhaps anticipating it a bit. Travelling with a man! A Hufflepuff, at that! Scandalous! She could just hear her grandfather cackle in glee. She was starting to see where his enjoyment stemmed from.

"That sounds brilliant," she told him. Perhaps they'd kill each other, or want to; perhaps they'd fall in love. Perhaps a bit of both. The prospect of the latter was tantalizing. She loved to travel, and a companion for once would be very nice indeed.

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Re: Millicent

_cinaed_
2016-02-20 10:35 pm UTC (link)

Cináed’s eyebrows shot up; though he was convinced it was only on the surface, Millicent had always been the perfectly composed woman, who didn’t give into immediate whims or sudden desires. So to feel her hand gripping his shirt was a surprise… a brilliant surprise, and it only had his smile brighten when he pulled back and was looking at her.

His cheeks felt like they were about to burst from smiling, so when she said that she’d go with him, he just nodded and threaded his fingers with hers. “Perfect,” he said, still nodding as he raised their joined hands and kissed her knuckles without taking his eyes off hers. “It’ll be brilliant.”

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Re: Millicent

stillmill
2016-02-21 12:55 pm UTC (link)

His smile was brilliant and she couldn't help but smile a little more brightly herself at the sight of it. And his gaze was oddly compelling, making her want to shiver. "Most assuredly," she murmured with a hint of warmth, and when they moved back a bit, she squeezed his fingers for a moment and tucked herself closer to him than had been her norm thus far, at least of her own first move. A big thing? Probably not, on the whole, at least to most, who might not even notice. But she could be incredibly subtle and it was all about the little moves on her end, usually, though she also had her moments.

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Re: Cho

charmingcho
2016-02-14 12:45 am UTC (link)

Cho had put her hair up hoping to look extra special for the last ceremony. She knew she'd be getting a rose and have the chance to choose, instead of being waiting, but she was nervous anyway. She'd fiddled with her jewelry while the others were being called and her gaze hadn't left Finbar's. Cho hadn't been sure what to expect when she'd first come to the island - certainly not this, though, not him - but she was so grateful she'd taken the chance.

How else would she have met this man? Who hadn't let her insecurities or past get in the way? Of course, she hadn't had the chance to really open up to him. Didn't know if he knew who she was - the stupid little girl from the war, the tabloids - but she felt sure that would come with time and she only hoped he was willing to give her that. Time.

Stepping forward she thanked Lee for the rose without even looking at him, her eyes still steady on Fin. Everyone else had said such nice things - even Romilda, of all people - but all Cho could get out was, "Fin." Her voice had a tone of obvious longing and happiness to it that she couldn't hide. Her tone matched her smile.

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Re: Cho

_finbar_
2016-02-14 09:50 pm UTC (link)

There were people around him, lights, cameras, buzzing and shushing and papers ruffling. There were people looking at monitors, people signaling for other people to move or freeze. People waiting their turn and people waiting to hear their name called. None of those mattered, though, because the minute Cho had captured his gaze tonight, she’d held it, and Finbar had happily let her. She was the reason he was still here, and the reason he had wanted to stay.

He heard her voice, and the moment he realized that she would be saying no more than the one-syllable abbreviation of his name, he laughed with a happy grin and closed the distance between them in a couple of long strides. “Cho,” he said, taking both her hands in his, raising them up to kiss first one and then the other, his eyes still firmly on hers, still bright with his adoration of her. He leaned in a little closer as if about to share a secret with her. “I think you’re supposed to tell me whether or not you want to see me again, gorgeous.”

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