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Tweak says, "more than a million dollars"

Drew Summers (summers_here) wrote in wished,
@ 2010-05-02 22:20:00

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!1998: 05, !incomplete, drew summers, kevin entwhistle

Who: Kevin & Drew
What: Cuddletime
Where: Hogwarts kitchens
When: That night
Rating/Warning: TBA

Drew wasn't a stranger to breaking the rules, usually in the pursuit of mischief even if his intentions were good. He rarely did something that had become this dangerous for himself though, and the minute he'd reached the meeting point near the deformed owl he'd regretted pulling poor Kevin into all this trouble with him.

It was too late to get a message to the Ravenclaw now though, so Drew would just have to apologise and make sure the other boy got back to his dorm okay when he showed up; if he showed up. Drew half-expected Kevin to just not turn up, especially with things as they were now, and he wouldn't have begrudged him at all.

"Stupid Drew, real stupid... you've done some moron things before but this one takes the biscuit." he muttered to himself, slipping in behind the statue and holding still (well, in a Drew-fashion, which was not at all really), waiting for Kevin and hoping no one else came by.

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kevinkandpaper
2010-05-08 11:31 pm UTC (link)

Unbidden, Kevin's thoughts turned to Jackie, whom he couldn't visit, couldn't talk to, and now couldn't even owl. Kevin felt alone cause Jackie almost certainly was alone.

He had confided in Su, had quickly become close with her since the war had begun in earnest, but it wasn't the same.

"No, you're not the only one," Kevin said quietly. He almost, almost reached to rest a hand on Drew's head. But no, he couldn't do that.

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	summers_here 2010-05-09 01:59 am UTC (link)
	That small, sad sounding confession had Drew biting his lip to stave off the tears that threatened to come because of how lost Kevin sounded; that and the fact that things were getting on top of Drew now and he wasn't sure for how long he could handle it. "I'm sorry." he said softly, feeling terrible for it, for being so selfish. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kevinkandpaper
2010-05-09 02:25 am UTC (link)

"Heh," Kevin snorted. Here he was, supposed to be comforting Drew for whatever it was that was eating away at him, and he was retreating into himself. Thank heaven he caught himself doing that, there would be none of that right now. Especially right now.

Kevin picked up his cup and blew on it, ignoring the tremble in his lower lip. He took another hot sip and breathed deeply, composing himself.

Replacing the mug on the arm of the chair and forcing a grin on his face, he looked down at Drew.

"We'll be fine, right? Stiff upper lip and all that."

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summers_here
2010-05-09 03:33 am UTC (link)

Drew was starting to hate himself for bringing this all up to someone who as clearly going through a bad patch themselves, especially as he thought that he was just being a big baby about everything.

He watched Kevin drink and then nodded, giving him that same weak, fake smile. "Yep, we'll be cool I know it." he said, beaming and trying to hide the fact that his statement had been an utter lie.

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kevinkandpaper
2010-05-09 03:57 am UTC (link)

"That's the spirit," Kevin chuckled, finally giving in to the temptation and ruffling Drew's hair. He smiled at Drew more earnestly, unable to help thinking this was a cute little scene.

A house-elf appeared on Kevin's arm abruptly, carrying a small dish of sugar cubes and tongs. Kevin blushed a little bit and gestured for two cubes. Stirring the sugar into his tea, he leaned over Drew again.

"So..."

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summers_here
2010-05-09 02:48 pm UTC (link)

Faked or not, it was good enough to fool Kevin and anything to ease the pressure on his friends was good by Drew, especially when he was the one causing it.

He was about to say something when Kevin moved fingers in his hair and Drew closed his eyes in pleasure, just barely holding back a little sound that would have come across as entirely too sexual for the situation.

He jumped a little when the house elf appeared, reaching up for a sugar cube. "Sew buttons!" he said cheekily, popping the sugar cube into his mouth and sucking on it.

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	kevinkandpaper 2010-05-09 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	Sew buttons? Kevin was utterly perplexed by whatever that expression had meant. He looked over at the house-elf, which returned his confused gaze, squeaked, and vanished with a "pop". He shook his head to try and clear the confusion, poking a little fun at Drew: "More sugar? Planning on racing somewhere?" he smirked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	summers_here 2010-05-09 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	Drew giggled at the sound of the house elf running away and carried on sucking at his sugar cube, sucking his fingertips at the same time. He looked up again and gave Kevin that grin, a little bit sheepish. "No, I just get real tired if I don't eat much sugar, and I gotta sweet tooth." he admitted. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kevinkandpaper
2010-05-09 04:45 pm UTC (link)

Kevin laughed.

"Yeah, I definitely believe the sweet tooth," he said, ruffling Drew's hair again. He didn't know why, but Kevin enjoyed hanging out with Drew, tossing his hair around. It felt...comfortable, somehow. More comfortable than Kevin had been in quite some time.

He leaned back in the chair and snorted.

"Heh. Cute." And then Kevin realized what he had said and froze. Way, way too soon, Kevin, good job.

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	summers_here 2010-05-09 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	Drew nearly purred under the petting and laughed along with Kevin, making fun of himself. He looked around when Kevin said tha tsomething as cute. "You think so?" he asked, confused. "I dunno, they kinda look like naked cats with bat ears to me." Obviously he'd thought Kevin was talking about the house elves. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kevinkandpaper
2010-05-09 06:06 pm UTC (link)

Convinced Drew was messing with him, Kevin wasn't sure quite what to say, so, naturally, he didn't say anything. He just sat there, dumbstruck, one hand still mired in Drew's hair.

"Uh..." he managed to force out after a second or two of uncertain silence.

Still unsure of what to say, Kevin reverted to hiding his insecurity by taking another sip or two of tea and hoping Drew would say something.

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	summers_here 2010-05-09 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	Drew waited for the end of that sentence but it didn't happen; he listened to Kevin drink, felt that hand in his hair and the warmth of the kitchens and wondered if this was kind of what he'd been needing. Almost. "That feels nice." he murmured in almost a purr, moving his head a little to try and get the petting motion back. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kevinkandpaper 2010-05-09 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Hmm? Oh! Yeah..." Kevin was jolted back into action, renewing his skritches with a little more vigor than he had before he had stopped. He smirked, unable to contain himself as he tweaked Drew's ear just to get a rise out of the Hufflepuff. Kevin chuckled. "You sure you're comfortable down there? I can move over a bit if you'd like," Kevin offered. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	summers_here 2010-05-09 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	Drew tipped his head back onto Kevin's knee, eyes closed like a cat when it was being scritched under the chin. "Ohhhh yeaaaaah..." he said, more moaned than anything. He was limp against Kevin and the only movement he made was to nuzzle against Kevin's hand now and again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kevinkandpaper
2010-05-09 09:40 pm UTC (link)

"Going to start kicking your leg, huh, puppy?" Kevin cracked. It was cute, the way Drew had basically melted under something Kevin had been doing kinda absent-mindedly anyway.

Steeling his nerves with a long drag of his tea (which was still too hot, damn house-elves), Kevin tugged on Drew's ear.

"Come on then, up you get," he beckoned, scooting over as much as the chair would allow. It'd be a tight squeeze, but Kevin was skinny, and Drew sure as hell didn't take up much space.

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summers_here
2010-05-09 11:59 pm UTC (link)

Drew laughed lazily and languidly at the comment and then squeaked at the next ear tug.

He blinked for a second, wondering why Kevin was moving, but then realised he'd only answered half of Kevin's question in a way that Kevin must have believed answered both... oh well.

He clambered up onto the chair and snuggled in beside Kevin like a particularly bony kitten, trying to snuggled up against the Ravenclaw so that he could get optimum petting. "This okay? You comfy? Cause I can totally sit back on the floor if you want." he said anxiously. Wow, Kevin was warm.

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kevinkandpaper
2010-05-10 02:37 am UTC (link)

To tell the truth, Kevin wasn't all that comfortable, at least not with his arm pinned to his side. There was a solution - Kevin could move his arm. But would that be too forward? Would Drew object? Hell, did Kevin have the gumption to...

To hell with it.

Kevin looped an arm around Drew's shoulders, affording Kevin the extra few inches of space he needed. It also accomplished the ulterior motives of maintaining contact with the Hufflepuff, whom he was beginning to find rather cute indeed, and it kept him from sprinting off again so soon after tea.

"Better."

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	summers_here 2010-05-10 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	Drew immediately resettled himself down under Kevin's arm like he'd been born there, as entirely at ease as if Kevin was his brother or boyfriend or someone just as close. He turned his head to grin back at Kevin; "Yay, good." he said decisively before laying his head down against Kevin's chest as though he had a right to. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kevinkandpaper
2010-05-10 11:05 pm UTC (link)

Taking a couple of deep breaths, Kevin focused on controlling his heartbeat as best he could - he didn't want Drew to hear how quickly his heart began racing when he'd laid his head down. Although Kevin had readily admitted he probably wasn't the best cuddle material (he was altogether too lanky and unsure of himself), if this was what passed for cuddling, he could get used to it.

"Yeah," Kevin managed to force out, hoping he didn't sound as nervous as he felt. Although heaven only knew why he felt so nervous around Drew.

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	summers_here 2010-05-12 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	Drew may have heard Kevin's heart beating, but he wouldn't have noticed anything awry, not being the most observant of souls. Besides, he was being cuddled, kind of, and it felt too good to interrupt. He heard the nervousness though, although he wasn't sure what it was, and he tried to heal it. "Are you okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kevinkandpaper
2010-05-12 07:04 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, I just...I like...this," Kevin failed to explain, gesturing with his chin at the kitchens, the tea, Drew, everything. He liked that even though it was someone he didn't really know too well (though he was willing to learn), in a situation that likely wouldn't arise again, he felt needed or appreciated somehow.

In the Claw dorms, that wasn't the case. Kevin didn't play Quidditch, he wasn't any good at Gobstones or chess...the only time he'd felt important was when one classmate or another would ask him to look over their essays. Writing Kevin could handle, but writing wasn't an important skill among Claws. As long as you knew what you knew, the manner of delivery of that knowledge was almost irrelevant. Kevin, of course, had taken a rather contrarian position to that: you can look smarter even than you are if you can effectively communicate.

So for someone to seek him out and ask him to be, well, him - that meant something to Kevin. He was nervous cause he didn't want to screw it up. And, obviously, because Drew's closeness was getting to him, in one fashion or another.

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	summers_here 2010-05-12 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	Drew was oblivious to any effect he might have been having on Kevin, not being used to subtle advances or reactions. He grinned though, happy that Kevin was content. "Yeah, I like it here too." he said, turning his face from Kevin to look around the busy kitchen. "It's all warm and you're cuddly and comfy and it smells yummy here." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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