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Tweak says, "FEED ME!"

Seamus Finnigan (firewaterburn) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2012-01-13 00:44:00

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!status: complete, ^date: november 11 2003, character: lavender brown, character: seamus finnigan

Still Friends?
Characters: Seamus and Lavender
Setting: Tuesday, November 11, after 9AM at Rising Loaf
Summary: Seamus comes to make nice with Lavender. We'll see how it goes.
Rating: At least PG/PG-13 for Seamus being Seamus.

Seamus tried not to take the driving rain as a bad sign as he trudged down Diagon Alley towards Rising Loaf. He could have been home, warm and dry, and spending another cozy hour with Dean before they both had to start getting ready for work, but instead he was out in this bloody weather.

He did have a purpose. He intended to find Lavender and apologise to her for what he'd said the other day. Not the bit about her being wrong about Bianca - that he still believed, especially after the morning paper - but all the rest he'd said to her. Seamus could see how he might have been a bit out of hand afterwards. Especially with Dean giving him that look.

So here he was, going out of his way before work to make amends. And maybe grab a bite and some tea while he was at it, he thought as he entered Rising Loaf and was immediately enveloped by warmth and the smell of fresh-baked goods. Seamus made for the counter immediately, shaking water from his hair as he went. He got in line behind a wizard who'd either been sent on a breakfast run for his office or was just extremely hungry if the amount of food he was ordering was anything to go by.

While he waited, Seamus looked about, trying to see if he could spot Lavender.

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lavishly
2012-01-13 03:34 pm UTC (link)

Today had been one of those mornings that Lavender was glad she didn't have to work the counter or even see the front of house if she didn't want to. Her morning had been off to a bad start when she was woken at three o'clock to be told there had been a break in at her flat. And being right about what she saw yesterday didn't do a thing to calm her nerves, not when the original database was missing and to add insult to injury, Skipper, he beloved Betta fish was dead.

She had been told more than once that she didn't need to come in to work today, but she needed to do something and Michael's kitchen just wasn't good enough. And for the most part it had gone well, at least until the Daily Prophet hit the streets and people started to come in asking after her. Normally any increase in customers was a good thing, but Lavender didn't want to have to talk about how she (probably) saw Pandora Zurlo in her fireplace yesterday.

So, she had stayed tucked away in the back, not bothered by the curious masses at least until Eliza stopped by on her way to work to check in. Their relationship was strained on the better days, but her sister had invited her over for dinner later today so they could catch up. How she had actually made it through the breakfast rush and was starting on some of the desserts for the midday rush was probably more a result of stubbornness more than her ability to do her job well. Merete seemed to understand that as well and in a slower moment popped back into the kitchens to suggest that in place of her break, Lavender just called it day.

While she had been insistent to work five hours ago, now she was done. The exhaustion from it all had finally caught up with her and she was ready to go relax, especially as Merete had offered Lavender to head upstairs to their flat and rest. So, she hung up her apron, adjusted poppy pin on her shirt and made sure that the baker's assistants could handle the rest of work for the day. Normally she would have simply gone out the back, but she wanted to grab something to snack on from the front.

It probably wasn't smart to wonder how this day could get more complicated or worse because with her luck the fates would find a way to show her. So, she wasn't that surprised that during a precursory scan of the shop her eyes locked with Seamus's. Lavender rustled up just enough of that same determination from before to approach him rather than run in the other direction. "Look if you're here for a repeat of yesterday maybe we can save it for another time." Her words came in a long sigh. "It's already been a really long day and I just can't handle anything more, okay?"

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firewaterburn
2012-01-14 04:00 am UTC (link)

Seamus spotted Lavender emerge from the back almost immediately. He knew she'd seen him, and for just a second Seamus debated going over to her, but Lavender made the decision for him. Seamus watched her stride toward him, torn between trepidation and concern. She looked positively wrecked, and he knew she'd been through a lot the last couple of days.

However, her idea of a greeting immediately got Seamus's back up. His jaw clenched and he bit his tongue, keeping a picture of Dean's look in his head until he could say as even;y as possible, "I came to apologise. And check on you. But if you're not in the mood..." Well, then, this was a bloody waste of time.