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Adrian Pucey (notreallydead) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-08-15 22:55:00

Who: Adrian & Astoria
What: August Ball! A date :0
When: Backdate to Sat evening.
Where: A muggle ballroom in London

7 pm sharp. Adrian made sure he was no earlier, no later. Having meticulously planned out the event ever since he asked her out, Adrian wanted everything to be perfect. He wanted it to be completely the opposite of what happened with Kaira in the Morgue. He tried hard to block that night out of his mind.

Adrian arrived on her door step in full tuxedo and bouquet of roses in hand. No dresses. No chocolate. He learned from his last "date" that those were bad ideas.

After some moments of hesitation, he knocked on her door. Okay, no more being the awkward Morgue guy. He was going to have fun tonight, and show Astoria a good time as well. He nervously adjusted his bow tie one last time before she answered.

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notreallydead
2009-08-18 05:49 am UTC (link)

"Hm. I guess. I was going to suggest you teach me a song to sing, but I suppose I'll have to settle on you teaching me something else then," he contemplated all the many things that she could show him. Dipping, scooping, different types of waltz...

"Do you know how to kiss well?" He said, grinning. That's how it happened in the movies, right? The dashing gentleman would say something outrageous and the damsel would be offended but ultimately do it.

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fireandlife
2009-08-18 12:52 pm UTC (link)

"We could try a dip," Tori suggested. It was one of her favorite dance moves. She loved the way it felt to lean over backward, and have someone's strong arms there to hold her and help her back up again.

A soft, sudden laugh escaped her. She couldn't believe he actually asked her. "Well, I've never had any complaints." She responded, somewhat bashfully, somewhat egotistically, still grinning.

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	notreallydead 2009-08-18 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	"I bet not," he said as an afterthought. He never had any complaints either. Mainly because he never kissed a girl, before. "A dip? Okay. Sounds complicated. What do I do first?" Adrian replied. He was glad they were more occupied with the dancing than actually talking. About things. He wasn't good at talking about things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fireandlife 2009-08-18 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, it's not that complicated." Tori tucked the notion of kissing into the back of her mind. She'd kissed plenty of boys, many of whom she didn't really like. It might be different to kiss someone she did like. "Here." She took his hands and showed him the motions to lead her into the dip. They did it slowly so he could see how she moved. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notreallydead 2009-08-19 12:07 am UTC (link)
	"Oh," he took note of it. Adrian wasn't the quickest learner, but didn't like asking for her to do it again. "Like this?" He attempted to go into the dip. As he leaned forward, he started to lose his momentum. He kept going forward. And forward. Astoria didn't even weigh that much, but eventually her gravity brought him awkwardly closer to her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fireandlife 2009-08-19 12:09 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, but..." She felt as if she was going to fall over. She attempted to stand back up again, but really only pulled him further, wrapping an arm around him to try and stay on her own two feet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notreallydead
2009-08-19 09:34 am UTC (link)

Ooh, she was close. He felt her breasts against his chest and her arm wrap against all around him.

It set off an embarrassing bodily reaction. He felt that characteristic rush of blood pooling in his pants.

"Oh, Merlin," Adrian shot back up, pulling her up with him with all his strength. Once they were adequately on their feet, his eyes immediately shot down to his trousers.

There was a little tent hitching where his zippers were. He immediately blushed red.

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fireandlife
2009-08-19 02:51 pm UTC (link)

And then she was upright again. Astoria pulled back a bit, smiling sheepishly up at him. In her panic about falling she hadn't really noticed his reaction. But when he exclaimed and turned his attention down there, guess where she looked? She knew she was hot, but there was the proof. She went red herself and gave him a little more room--uncurling her arm from around him.

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	notreallydead 2009-08-19 08:07 pm UTC (link)
	Adrian didn't know what to do. Should he keep dancing? Should he acknowledge it? Should he pretend it didn't exist? Instead, he ended up freezing there on the spot. While everybody else was still dancing. "Maybe we should go sit down?" He suggested finally, a bead of sweat coming down his forehead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fireandlife
2009-08-19 08:15 pm UTC (link)

"All right." Astoria turned and looped her arm through his so he could lead them off the dance floor. There were some tables around. They could order food and drink. Maybe. Possibly.

Was that really? She was trying not to think about it. It was both flattering for her and embarrassing for him. Though, she was a little embarrassed, too. Apparently he was attracted to her.

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	notreallydead 2009-08-19 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Adrian was silent, his eyes averted. He was focusing all his might on getting it down. He thought about corpses. And people's insides. He half-limped over to the table, but each step undermined his attempt to defeat it. "I erm," he said, as they found a table, believing he owed her an explanation. "It's--You're gorgeous," He spat out finally. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fireandlife 2009-08-19 08:29 pm UTC (link)
	The blush that had faded just a bit from Astoria's face came back in full force. She couldn't stop smiling, though it was a shy, flattered smile. She slipped into one of the chairs around the table and folded her hands in her lap. "Thank you." She paused. "I didn't mean to... make you... uncomfortable." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notreallydead 2009-08-19 08:32 pm UTC (link)
	Thinking about the corpses was working. It was starting to go away. "I usually...don't. But I guess it's been a while." Adrian flagged down the nearest waiter. "Waiter!" He came by. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fireandlife 2009-08-19 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	"It's okay. It's been a while for me, too." What a bizarre conversation. Tori was rather pleased when the waiter came by to disrupt it. "Wine, please. Riesling, if you've got it. A large glass." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notreallydead 2009-08-19 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll have a wine, too. Whatever red you've got. No preference. Just a lot of it." The waiter nodded and left. God, now it was the awkward part of actually talking. Adrian looked around, his eyes shifting from Tori to the rest of the room. "So," he began, mustering enough wits to say something. "Are you having fun?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fireandlife 2009-08-19 08:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes," Tori responded, turning to him with a warm grin. "I love dancing." She lifted her hands to rest them on the table. "Are you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notreallydead 2009-08-19 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	"You haven't stormed out on me yet," he gave her a sheepish grin. "So I'd say it's going well." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fireandlife 2009-08-19 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Why would I storm out on you?" Tori asked, now wondering if that was a response he got often. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notreallydead 2009-08-19 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	"The last one did," he said darkly. He was referring to Kaira. That was a terrible mess. "And then went around calling me a rapist or something." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fireandlife 2009-08-19 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	Tori was frowning. From what she knew of Adrian (which was, granted, not very much) she couldn't imagine him raping someone. "Well, I wouldn't believe it if I'd heard it." She commented. I can't imagine you doing something so horrible." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notreallydead 2009-08-19 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	The wine glasses came and not a minute too soon either. He took a large gulp of it before setting it down. "Yeah. Violent beating maybe, but rape, I don't think so," Dark humor. He was starting to meander into territory that was suitable with friends. Not dates. Especially first ones. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fireandlife 2009-08-19 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	Violent beating? ...he was joking. A dark smirk crossed Tori's features. "I'll just remember that for later." She responded. She wasn't good at the dark humor thing. She took her own wine glass and sipped, but she didn't set it down. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notreallydead 2009-08-19 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	Later? Adrian hoped there would be a later. He perked up. "You should probably remember that I like swallowers, not spitters, too," He took his wine glass and downed the rest of it in another big gulp. This made talking so much easier. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fireandlife 2009-08-19 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	Tori was mid-sip. She coughed into her glass and had to set it down. Thank goodness there were napkins on the tables. She lifted one to her mouth and hoped she hadn't coughed wine onto her gown. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notreallydead 2009-08-19 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	Whether it was the alcohol or what he thought was the alcohol working, Adrian started to feel a lot more light-hearted and open about this whole date thing. The whole room felt friendlier. A violin tune caught his ear. "Oh," he grinned. "I like this song. Would you like to go back up and dance?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fireandlife 2009-08-19 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes, please." Tori lifted her glass once more and drained it, then stood to move onto the floor with him. ((FTB, FTW.)) (Reply to this) (Parent)

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