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Justin Finch-Fletchley (basilisk_srvivr) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2011-10-17 22:24:00

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!status: complete, ^date: october 30 2003, character: hannah abbott, character: justin finch-fletchley

Rated PG
Who: Justin Finch-Fletchley and Hannah Abbott
What: Talking about the night before
Where: Hannah's flat and the Leaky Cauldron
When: Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 10:45, then noonish

Justin rapped on the door to Hannah's flat for the fifth time in a row, and still there was no answer. He knew she must be gone, but he still felt like he had to try. Only when one of the neighbours stuck their head outside to glare at him did he decide to put a stop to his efforts. He tried to smile at them with his usual winning smile... but for the first time in nearly five years, his heart wasn't in it.

He was still shaken by the... whatever it was he'd seen last night. Vision? Waking nightmare? He had almost given in to the temptation to stay at home, cuddled with his Mum in front of the TV, but though he knew she understood, he couldn't do that to her.

And so he'd gone in search of Hannah and another motherly/sisterly cuddle.

She wasn't there, though, and while Justin had several current and former lovers and friends he could visit with, there were only a handful he could truly feel safe being vulnerable with, and two of the three were likely working today. Then again, Hannah would be working today as well, but Tom was more than used to Justin popping in and taking up her time. He'd tried complaining about it a few times, but every time he did, Justin simply tossed him a few galleons to compensate for her time.

With a nod, Justin decided to head to the Leaky, grab a snack, and wait for Hannah to arrive.

A short chat with Tom, who immediately noticed Justin's off-mood, and a basket of chips later had Justin tucked into a booth, his eye on the door, waiting for Hannah's arrival.

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basilisk_srvivr
2011-10-18 02:19 pm UTC (link)

Justin nodded and sighed, not receiving the confirmation he'd hoped to get. Maybe he was the only person who'd seen something while awake. Maybe he was going a little crazy. Honestly, if it was going to happen, this wasn't the way he'd imagined it.

"You know... I don't think I'm going crazy," he said decisively. "If I were, then dad would have been praising my technique, not blaming me for his death."

This time, his smile succeeded because it was genuine.

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about_abbott
2011-10-18 02:32 pm UTC (link)

When his smile crept onto his face, Hannah released Justin's hands. She had been able to forget for a bit this morning when she and Bianca had shopped for dresses. Now, she had to get downstairs as her shift was starting in a little while.

"Why don't you come down stairs with me?" she offered. "Perhaps someone down there can let us know if you were the only on to have a waking vision." Then again perhaps he didn't want to know for sure. "If not, I insist you stay up here. Go lie down and try to get some sleep. I'm sure Ernie will want you here when he comes over tonight."

She hated that today was her late shift. However, she would be able to come back up whenever things were slow and during her quick breaks. She hated even more knowing that if something had indeed gone down throughout their world that it was very likely Ernie would not be coming home tonight.

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	basilisk_srvivr 2011-10-18 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	Justin nodded. "I could do with a room full of people. Not really in the mood to be alone right now, I guess." He stood up and started for the door, then paused and looked over at her. "Who knows, there might be someone fit downstairs looking for a distraction from their nightmares," he added with a wink. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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