Edgeworth Manor

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♥ jєrєmч lσng ♥
Looking Fey at the Edgeworth Manor with Jer and company
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Curious
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❝ What the heck is Kenny's family like, anyway? ❞
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чσu'rє sσ g σ σ d tσ mє, í k n σ w thαt í cαn't chαngє ஒ ஒ ஒxxxxxxxxx
T r i e d to tell you but you l o o k a t m e ஒ ஒ ஒxxxxxx
líkє mαчвє í'm αn α n g є l undєrnєαth, ínnσcєnt αnd s w є є t ஒ ஒ ஒxxx
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spaceGypsy was smiling as she appeared at the end of the walkway to the front door of Edgeworth Manor. The metamorphmagus took a moment to adjust her dress and accessories, taking a long moment to fiddle with the ring adorning her left ring finger. She'd been wearing it for a couple of months now, of course, but this was the first big Thing she was attending since Jer had proposed. Maybe it wasn't some big social gala or anything like that, but there were going to be a lot of people here that she hadn't ever met, and she was only on the invite list because she was with Jer. Most of the time, they were Gypsy and Jer, but she had a feeling that tonight, they were Jer, and his fiancee Gypsy, which was going to be really weird. Gratifying, but weird. She still wasn't entirely convinced that he wasn't going to wake up one morning, realize he'd lost his mind to propose to her, and head for the hills, but she was getting better... Or, she thought she was.

spaceBefore she could start for the door, a loud crack sounded to her right, and she glanced over to see Antony and Jojo had appeared. The Ravenclaw offered the pair a wide grin. "Evening!" she said, hustling over to the pair. She bit back the urge to snicker at the confusion on poor Antony's face, and the owl-like expression on Jojo's. "How great, we all got here at the same time? I mean, that's excellent. We couldn't have planned this shite... We literally could not have. I'd have been late," she told them, eyes brightening in amusement.

spaceAni blinked at her a couple of times, clearly sorting through his thoughts trying to see if he'd missed something. When he couldn't answer the question on his own, he finally asked, "What exactly are you doing here?" Jojo elbowed her father in his ribs, glaring at the older man, and he looked sheepish. "Not that it's not nice to see you, Gypsy, I just... wasn't expecting to," he tacked on, seemingly satisfying his daughter.

spaceGypsy grinned at the pair, all teeth. "Oh, you didn't know? Kenny and Jer are brothers!" She frowned then. "Well, sort of? They were at the orphanage together, got adopted by different families, but they stayed pretty close." She noticed the interested light in Ani's eye, and wondered what he was thinking, now that he had this new information. She hoped she hadn't just somehow hurt his opinion of Kenny, considering the guy was dating Jojo. She figured that Ani probably liked her and Jer well enough, since he didn't mind them being around the Hufflepuff, but that didn't mean he liked them enough to be okay with someone related to them dating his daughter. Jojo, meanwhile, had made an odd little 'O' shape with her mouth, looking like a lightbulb had gone on in her head. Apparently this was news to her as well, which was weird, since she knew that Kenny had told the blonde that Jer was his brother.

spaceThe former Slytherin seemed to mull this over for a moment, then glanced from her, to Jer, to his daugther. "Well, I suppose we should head inside, wouldn't want to keep anyone waiting," he said, walking towards the door. Gypsy smirked, snagging Jer's hand and following after the older man, glancing over at Jojo, who had fallen into step beside the two of them. "Siobhan at least likes Jer and me well enough," she said reassuringly. "Pretty sure compared to us, you're, like, a total ******** angel." The blonde girl blushed crimson, her head ducking down. She mumbled something Gypsy couldn't hear, and the pink-haired girl frowned. She reached over and grabbed Jojo's wrist, pulling her in and locking arms with the girl. "Relaaaaaax. You'll be fiiiiiiiiiiine."


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xxxஒ ஒ ஒ sσ t α k є m є αs í α m
xxxxxxஒ ஒ ஒ thís mαч mєαn чσu'll hαvє tσ вє α s t r σ n g є r m α n
xxxxxxxxxஒ ஒ ஒ rєst α s s u r є d thαt whєn í stαrt tσ mαkє чσu n є r v σ u s
xxxxxxxxxxxxஒ ஒ ஒ αnd í'm g σ í n g tσ є х t r є m є s, tσmσrrσw í wíll c h α n g є
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxஒ ஒ ஒ αnd t σ d α ч wσn't mєαn α t h í n g




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♥ Mαяıиα Ałđяeđ ♥
Looking Calm in the Entryway with Mari and family
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Nervous
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❝ Let's hope this isn't a total disaster. ❞
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Wħeи тħeяe'š и ø т ħ ı и g мøяe ρ α т ħ e т ı ¢ тø вe šαıđ? ✥ ✥ ✥xxxxxxxxx
Yøυ вяıиg мe ø υ т, šħøω мe ł ı g ħ т ✥ ✥ ✥xxxxxx
I'м š ø я я ч ıf I ħ ı đ e, I'м тøø α f я α ı đ тø łøøκ ı и š ı đ e ✥ ✥ ✥xxx
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spaceDamien joined his wife and the rest of the family in the entryway, arching a brow at how they'd seemed to've collected themselves at the bottom of the staircase. It was like something out of a weird historical film. He hoped they weren't planning on all standing there posing while the House-Elves let people inside. That seemed rather odd, and more than a bit creepy. His dad, he got, but Siobhan and her lot usually weren't so... weird. Or hell, maybe this was normal, and he'd just been hanging around muggles too much.

spaceHe shook his head faintly at the thought, and then had to contain the urge to snicker at how Mari had positioned herself, one hand on her stomach like the very picture of a perfect expecting mother. Which, he knew better than most that the 'picture' was just that, because while she might be perfect as far as he was concerned, she was far from being as calm and comfortable as she was apparently trying to look. He slid an arm around her waist and pressed a kiss to her cheek. "Sure you don't want to sit, love?" he asked, certain that she did want exactly that, but was standing because of the simple fact that everyone else was. Which he thought was weird to begin with, and certainly didn't want his wife adhering to if she were uncomfortable. Which she always was, these days. He felt like the both of them were counting down the months, weeks, days, with an increasing combination of desperation for the pregnancy to be over and anxiety over what came after. Not that he was really all that worried about their impending parenthood, he was sure they'd land on their feet, but that didn't mean there wouldn't be a lot of stumbling along the way.

spaceThe wandmaker blinked as he heard the sound of someone apparating, and figured that some of the family must've arrived, since they were the only ones with the ability to apparate on the property, especially inside the house. He noticed Siobhan twitch, eyes darting from the door to the living room. Clearly, she wasn't sure if they should join whoever had arrived, or wait for the guests. His stepmother had already told him that she wanted to be sure to be there when both Jojo and Addy arrived, but figured that was probably warring with her natural need to greet her family. "I'll go see who it was, Siobhan, Mari should go sit down anyway," he said easily, hand guiding his wife towards the living room. He smiled as he saw that Ciaran had arrived with Caty and Rhys in tow, suppressing the urge to sigh at the fact that the man had, predictably, come without his husband. Between his father keeping him relatively up to date on what was going on, and listening to Siobhan talk (read: rant), he was a little bothered by this, and the fact that he wasn't even remotely surprised. But, he figured no one was having a harder time with it than Ciaran, and so didn't want to draw attention. Instead, he approached the man with a small smile, offering his hand. "You guys're the first ones here," he told him, offering a small wave to Rhys and Caty. "Siobhan and my dad are waiting to ambush anyone who dares to use the front door, if you want to join them. I'm sure it won't be long before everyone starts showing up." He wondered briefly if Kenny was going to curse him for offering his dad the chance to ambush his girlfriend at the door, but figured it wasn't like Ciaran wouldn't have figured out where they were and what they were doing and joined them anyway.


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xxxxxx✥ ✥ ✥ If ıт ωeяe ч ø υ α и đ м e тøиıgħт
xxxxxxxxx✥ ✥ ✥ I ωøυłđ т α м e тħe š т α я š
xxxxxxxxxxxx✥ ✥ ✥ αиđ šανe тħe в я ı g ħ т e š т øиe føя ч ø υ




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♥ grαчsσn pσwєll ♥
Looking Lovely at Edgeworth Manor, Living Room with People
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Bewildered
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❝ Wait, really?! ❞
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thє rαín ís f α l l í n ' σn mч wíndσwpαnєs დ დ დxxxxxxxxxxxx
вut wє αrє h í d í n g ín α s α f є r p l α c є დ დ დxxxxxxxxx
undєr cσvєrs stαчíng d r ч αnd w α r m დ დ დxxxxxx
чσu gívє mє f є є l í n g s thαt í α d σ r є დ დ დxxx
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spaceAmata stepped out of the fireplace at the Edgeworth's Manor, adjusting her accessories as she moved out of the way so that Grayson could follow. As she straightened her necklace, she looked around the room, immediately noting that a certain individual was missing. While she'd expected as much, the reality still infuriated her, to the point that she was an inch away from literal steam coming out of her ears. Her expression grew pinched, eyes flashing dangerously. But, before she managed to lose her cool and actually say something, she remembered that, at present, all three of Ciaran's children were in the room. While she was sure her reaction wouldn't surprise Kenny, possibly not Rhys, she had a feeling it would upset Caty if she began railing about their non-existent second father, and so held it in. Instead, she smiled, the expression strained somewhat, but at least there was a bit of genuine happiness to it. It was her favorite time of year, after all, and as disappointed as she was that Aedan wasn't even making an effort, she'd be lying if she'd said she'd wanted him here. Somehow she felt that Christmas with just the people she was actually happy to see would be a blessing, in the end.

spaceShe moved into the room, throwing herself at Ciaran and hugging him tight. "Happy Christmas, Hobbit," she told him, and then, more quietly, in his ear, "How are you holding up?" It didn't take a genius to notice he wasn't at his best, no matter how hard he tried to seem otherwise. Maybe others would miss it, but she'd known the man since they were first years, and they'd been practically inseparable for a good chunk of that time. She knew him like the back of her hand. The strain behind his smile, the lack of light in his eyes, she could see it from a mile away. She pressed a quick kiss to his cheek and squeezed his shoulders affectionately as she pulled away. As she looked around the rest of the room, she noticed Damien and Marina... and then immediately after, Marina's stomach. The blonde shouldn't have been surprised, and yet, she was. She greeted the pair cheerfully, then elbowed her best friend in his ribs. "It didn't occur to you to tell me that we were expecting a new little bundle of joy?" she asked him quietly, trying not to look suspicious and likely utterly failing at doing so. She knew she wasn't technically family, but she might as well be at this point, so why was she not being informed of these things? Honestly.


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xxxდ დ დ ít stαrts ín mч t σ є s, mαkєs mє c r í n k l є mч n σ s є
xxxxxxდ დ დ w h є r є v є r ít gσєs, í α l w α ч s knσw
xxxxxxxxxდ დ დ thαt чσu mαkє mє s m í l є, plєαsє s t α ч fσr α w h í l є
xxxxxxxxxxxxდ დ დ just t α k є чσur t í m є , w h є r є v є r чσu gσ




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c υ r r e n т l y
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♥ jєrєmч lσng ♥
Looking Fey at the Edgeworth Manor with Jer and company
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Curious
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❝ What the heck is Kenny's family like, anyway? ❞
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чσu'rє sσ g σ σ d tσ mє, í k n σ w thαt í cαn't chαngє ஒ ஒ ஒxxxxxxxxx
T r i e d to tell you but you l o o k a t m e ஒ ஒ ஒxxxxxx
líkє mαчвє í'm αn α n g є l undєrnєαth, ínnσcєnt αnd s w є є t ஒ ஒ ஒxxx
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spaceGypsy nodded in agreement with Jer, smiling encouragingly at the younger girl. Jojo was basically exactly the sort of girl a guy should want his kid dating, at least by her reasoning. The blonde was quiet, sweet, polite... A bit on the dull side sometimes, and skittish as hell, but she'd been getting better. Gypsy suspected she had some sort of PTSD, but she'd never asked. Didn't want to freak Jojo out if she were right, after all. But she figured no one was that anxious all the time without a reason, which was why she had the grace and goodwill to tone down her usual obnoxiousness whenever they were around each other. Not completely, since she was incapable of turning it off, but at least enough not to overwhelm the fifteen year old. She squeezed Jer's hand appreciatively, glad that he was trying to help out a bit. After all, he could've gone a completely different route and been an overprotective older brother. Instead he was trying to help her out, which was nice of him.

spaceAntony waited until they had all reached the door, the knocked firmly, the sound seeming to echo in the night. This house was swanky, Gypsy noted, partially impressed and partially annoyed. Places like this always made her think of her grandparents. It didn't help that Wesley Edgeworth's family was historically just like them, even if he wasn't. And she just bet when she walked in that everything would be green and silver and snakes, because for some reason Slytherins could never seem to let go of their house. She glanced around Antony when the door opened, very nosily trying to get a look at the interior, as if she weren't about to walk into the house anyway. Her eyes met Siobhan's, and she straightened back up, smiling at the woman, expression as innocent as she could manage. "Nice to see you all!" the blonde woman said, standing aside for them all to enter, smiling widely. Gypsy followed behind Jojo's dad and didn't even try to hide her investigation of the entrance to the Edgeworth manor, noting that, yep, it was basically exactly how she'd pictured it, aside from the Christmas decorations.

spaceSiobhan, meanwhile, clearly intended for them to follow her to the bottom of the stairs, where the family seemed to have collected themselves. As soon as the little group had joined them, she began the brief introductions. "This is Antony Tempest, and his daughter Jojo, and Kenny's brother Jer and his fiancee Gypsy, everyone, this is my husband Wesley, my daughter Prudence, and my niece Caty. Everyone else has collected themselves in the living room, if you all would like to head that way," she told them, gesturing towards the door in question. She glanced at her husband and gestured with her head, giving him a pointed look. Gypsy snickered a bit at the baffled look the man gave her for all of a second before it registered that she was telling him to lead the way for their guests. "Right, follow me, then," the man said, very stiffly, and began walking towards the door to the living room.

spaceSheesh, Siobhan's husband was a stiff, she thought, rolling her eyes a bit. Jojo meanwhile, whose arm was still linked with her own, was white as a ghost and staring at the back of the man's head like she was terrified of him. Gypsy sighed faintly, hoping Kenny was here and currently in the living room so the girl could relax. From her (admittedly minimal) observations, he seemed like something of a security blanket for the Hufflepuff. She couldn't blame the other girl for that; it wasn't like she didn't use Jer the same way. Sure enough, though, as soon as they walked into the room, the blonde girl spotted her boyfriend, eyes lighting up, and she raced towards him and threw her arms around him. Gypsy would admit that she embellished it a little in her mind to make it more dramatic, but it was still pretty movie-worthy. "Hey, Kenny," the metamorphmagus called, snickering a bit. She looked around the rest of the room, awaiting introductions to be done again, but Wesley had already murmured something about his stepdaughter's boyfriend and left, presumably returning to the entryway. A few faces looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't name any of them, except for Kenny's.

spaceAntony cleared his throat beside her, eyeing his daughter and Kenny. The blonde girl whirled around on her heel, hands clasping behind her back. "Um. Daddy, this is Kenny," she said, cheeks turning as red as the poinsettias adorning the fireplace's mantle. Gypsy watched the older man's face, curious as to what he was thinking. He didn't move, though, clearly waiting for something. What, she had no idea. The pink-haired girl shifted her weight from one foot to the other, glancing at Jer out of the corner of her eye. She didn't really know what to do in this situation, introduce herself to the rest of the people in the room, or let someone else do it, or what. Jer at least knew Kenny's dad, which is who she was assuming the dark-haired man was, and the younger boy, who she could only guess was Rhys. She thought that the tall blonde woman was a professor from the school, but wasn't sure, she certainly hadn't had her class. And there was a younger couple who she thought were very vaguely familiar, she figured they must've overlapped school years somewhat. She figured the guy was Wesley's son (she thought he had a son?), since they looked similar, and the pregnant woman was pretty obviously his significant other, girlfriend or wife or whatever, from the way he had his arm around her. Gypsy stepped in closer to Jer, leaning on him slightly. This was weird. Hell, they hadn't been here two minutes and Siobhan had already dropped the 'f' word. She'd been expecting it, but it still caught her off guard.


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xxxஒ ஒ ஒ sσ t α k є m є αs í α m
xxxxxxஒ ஒ ஒ thís mαч mєαn чσu'll hαvє tσ вє α s t r σ n g є r m α n
xxxxxxxxxஒ ஒ ஒ rєst α s s u r є d thαt whєn í stαrt tσ mαkє чσu n є r v σ u s
xxxxxxxxxxxxஒ ஒ ஒ αnd í'm g σ í n g tσ є х t r є m є s, tσmσrrσw í wíll c h α n g є
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxஒ ஒ ஒ αnd t σ d α ч wσn't mєαn α t h í n g




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Something’s happening to me and you;
Lighting up the night brighter than the moon...
I couldn't stop it even if we wanted to!
Tell me I’m not dreaming-
Uh oh, I’m out of my depth-
Struggling to breathe, got to catch my breath!
A little voice saying yes yes yes...
I can hear the sirens screaming,
When you touch me, when you hold me.

M A R I N A
E U G E N I E
E D G E W O R T H
FORMER SLYTHERIN │ PROUD HALFBLOOD │ AUROR │ EXPECTING

Marina managed a smirk at the expression on her husband's face when he joined them at the foot of the stairs. Presumably, he was wondering why they were all standing there, and the only explanation Marina had was 'I'm pregnant, I do what I want', which wasn't really an explanation, and thus she wouldn't offer it. This time. As a 'touchy, easily set off pregnant woman', she was, in fact, touchy, and had no qualms about telling him not to touch her and possibly never speak to her again as this was 'at least 75% his fault', but right now his arm around her waist and the sound of his voice seemed to calm down the sh*tling. She leaned into his kiss, and stubbornly shook her head, though she did desperately want to sit. But she was pregnant, not an invalid, and she was that uncomfortable. Really. Truly.

But she didn't pick a fight when Damien guided her towards the living room, seeing as he had a point, and she didn't want her mother in law to be anymore stressed than absolutely necessary. Marina certainly wouldn't have been this calm had she been hosting a giant holiday party. Just the preparations alone... never mind the actual people. From what she understood, Siobhan's brother in law from her first marriage was the very definition of an absentee father, and her sister in law's boyfriend had gotten her pregnant and there had been some drama with that... Never mind the fact that Kenny was now living at the manor because he no longer wanted to live at home, and Rhys no longer spoke, and Marina felt very badly for Ciaran and Caty.

She barely stopped herself from looking annoyed at the fact that apparently Aedan hadn't cared to come, and his husband and young son and daughter had come alone. She didn't want to look judgmental or worse. "Good to see you again, Ciaran, Rhys, Caty," she said pleasantly, waving back at Rhys, because she did like Ciaran and his children, after all. She sat down then, slowly, longing for the days when she could just flop will-nilly into a seat. The Showing certainly made things... slower. She started in her seat like she was still in the classroom at the appearance of her favorite professor, grinning. "Happy holidays, Professor." It'd been ages now since the woman had taught her, but Marina just couldn't let it go.

She glanced over as another group entered the living room, immediately picking out the blond boy as Jer, Kenny's older brother. At least, she was pretty sure that was Jer, and the girl with the vividly colored hair next to him had to be his girlfriend. Marina thought she remembered her from Hogwarts for at least a little while, anyways, as she was obviously at least a few years younger than her and Damien. Accompanying them was a blonde teenager girl who had to be Kenny's girlfriend, Jojo, the Hufflepuff, who looked almost terrified, and a man who had to be Jojo's father. Jojo immediately darted over to Kenny, clearly thrilled to see him, and Marina had to avert her eyes when she started to introduce him to her father, now embarrassed. The sense of deja vu was strong here. She remembered being a mortified teen, after all. Now she was just an occasionally mortified adult.

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I don’t care, I’m in too deep,
You’re like a riptide dragging me away!
Adrenaline kicking and my heartbeat thumping...
Riptide underneath the waves-
Hold on tight, 'cause it’s the start of something-
Gotta love this riptide!
Nothing's ever gonna feel so fine.
I finally found a little piece of paradise;
It’s like I’m living in a different life.

 

[The Forgotten Weasley]

Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day!
The sun is up, the sky is blue...
It's beautiful and so are you!
Dear Prudence, open up your eyes.
Dear Prudence, see the sunny skies.
Look around, round and round-

p r u d e n c e
" p r u "
l o w e r y
gryffindor pureblood │ captain & keeper │ fourth year

Pru trailed after Marina and Damien into the living room somewhat hesitantly. She sort of figured Addy would be coming through the front door, not over the Floo Network, and she didn't want the first people to greet him to be her mum and stepdad. Because of that concern, she lingered in the doorway to the living room, though she did dart over to hug Ciaran, then turning to smile widely at Rhys, signing 'hi' to him, an accomplishment she was proud of. She would have liked to hug her cousin, but she didn't want to make him uncomfortable, especially in front of a crowd, like the one that was rapidly forming with the appearance of Jojo and company. She was distracted from her uncle and Rhys by Caty, who she enveloped in a bear hug before stepping back to listen to her cousin go on with commentary such as: "You look even prettier, Lost Girl. We're matching again!" and "Sounds like he's scared of your fighting prowess to me." She narrowed her eyes at her uncle, as she could have sworn she heard 'arm candy' and 'open season' in relation to her and her boyfriend. "Don't any of you dare," she warned. It wasn't fair, in her opinion, that they all go easy on Kenny and his girlfriend, and put all the heat on her and Addy. She didn't need them running him off. Honestly, she was tempted to just ditch this whole thing with her cousins and boyfriend and go to the cinema or something. Even if it was the holiday season. Uncle Aedan hadn't even shown up, which outraged her, though of course she wasn't going to say a word about it.

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SummerIsles

The wind is low, the birds will sing...
That you are part of everything!
Dear Prudence, let me see you smile.
Dear Prudence, like a little child.
The clouds will be a daisy chain,
So let me see you smile again.

 

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Don't take this the wrong way,
You knew who I was with every step that I ran to you,
Only blue or black days,
Electing strange perfections in any stranger I choose.
Would things be easier if there was a right way?
Honey, there is no right way.

▷Former Hufflepuff▷Muggleborn▷Married to Aedan Lowery▷Sticky Wicket Owner and Chef

→Ciaran just laughed at Damien as he welcomed them and informed them that they were to first to arrive and smirked when he asked if he would like to stay by the door for when Pru's little man came through. Despite hearing her very vocal protests, which honestly she should know that jut makes him want to do it more, he declined to go and put the presents beneath the tree and the treats he had brought in the kitchen for later. It was just after he returned from doing this that he spotted Amata entering the home through the floo and could practically here her disconcerting thoughts towards his husband, if he could really call Aedan that any longer. Again, not the type of festive thinking one was supposed to have at a holiday party! Budge up there Blake! Lowery! Dammit. He was thrown from his degenerating thoughts by his best friend practically draping herself over him like a giant mink coat (more reminiscent of a polar bear fur on a midget really) but he hugged her back with all the strength he had, which admittedly wasn't up to his usual par.

At her loaded question he swallowed hard to keep from unleashing everything that was threatening to spill over; his admittance to wanting a divorce, the shame he feels from feeling that way, the fear that his children will hate him and eventually leave like Kenny because he's stayed for so long....but he didn't. As he kept reminding himself, and the children, it was the holidays and there were to be no bad thoughts during such a joyous time. "I'll tell ya when I figure out which way is up." Ciaran replied with a wan smile. He figured it was the closest to pushing it off without completely lying. It wasn't that he couldn't lie to Amata, he could and he's done so in the past, they were just so close she could smell his lies like he could smell slightly burnt chocolate in his shop. It was slightly amazing but more annoying. A sharp elbow to his side dropped him from his thoughts as well as his friend's rhetorical (well he thought it was) question of why he didn't alert her to Marina pregnancy. Honestly it wasn't like he was totally at fault. She talked to Siobhan too! "Well ya see t'ere...uh.....which bottle of 'I fudged up' wine woul'cha prefer this time?" the Hufflepuff asked with a sheepish grin and look.←

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The Forgotten Weasley

And so I fall in love just a little, oh a little bit every day with someone new
I fall in love just a little, oh a little bit every day with someone new
I fall in love just a little, oh a little bit every day with someone new
I fall in love just a little, oh a little bit every day with someone new

 

[SummerIsles]

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When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are

From the instant that Pru told him that he'd been invited to the family gathering as her boyfriend, Addison had been preparing what to say and how to act. Rehearsing it, if you will. He had to fight to convince his mother not to invite herself as well. Of course, he'd been the only one invited. After all, they were only fourteen. It would be awkward for the families to be meeting like they were engaged to be married. No, this time it would just be Addy meeting the family. Pru had met his when she came over. When he got out of the car, he waved to his mother and watched her as she left, making sure that she was actually leaving. Then he adjusted the tie on his suit and smoothed out his hair. Wanted to be ready and all. He didn't know who would be meeting him at the door and from the way Pru explained it... Well, let's just say that Addy wanted to be ready for anything. Walking up to the door, he knocked loudly enough to be heard, then shifted nervously, hoping that it would be Pru answering the door.

And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause girl, you're amazing
Just the way you are

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[MJ Spooks]

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Looking Festive in the Entryway with Wesley
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Lively
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spaceSiobhan's smile got almost creepily wide when there was another knock on the door; after all, she could only think of two parties who would be arriving by a method other than the floo off of the top of her head; the Tempests had already arrived, so logic dictated that, more than likely, the person knocking now was Pru's boyfriend. Wesley frowned at his wife as he approached, returning from escorting their guests. "You're going to scare the boy," he said dryly, frowning at Siobhan. "Take it down, just a tad?" He shot an apologetic look to his stepdaughter, hoping to God that he could reign in his wife's dramatics long enough for the family to get a decent impression of the boy. One that wasn't 'terrified of the mad people my girlfriend is related to.'

spaceThe Gryffindor relaxed her expression, her husband watching all the while. He shook his head a bit, and she relaxed it further. "This is as good as it gets, a mhuirnín," she told him, and he sighed, pinching his brow. "I'm getting the door, then. You stay here," he said, thinking that it was an odd day, that he was the less intimidating option to be greeting their guest. Pru might not be biologically his, but she was his daughter, step or not, and he did feel protective of her, and wanted to meet Addison. But, he'd admit that his fervor for the occasion would never match Siobhan's. He sighed, heading towards the door, stopping to give her a stern look when she attempted to follow him.

spaceShe frowned as she watched Wesley walk towards the front door, resisting the urge to pout. She was his wife, not his child, where did he get off? But, she knew that he was trying to make sure this went well. And was likely incredibly nervous; this was probably the first time he'd really had to step into any sort of parental role with Pru, and he was trying not to screw it up. So, she let him have his moment. Even if it irked her to not be allowed to answer her own bloody door.

sapceWes, meanwhile, had reached the front door, and opened it, giving the young man on the front step what he hoped was an easy going sort of smile. He wasn't typically very good at being easy going, after all, but he did figure that, aside from Siobhan's intensity, she was typically the less intimidating of them. And young men seemed to worry more about their girlfriend's mothers than their fathers. He hadn't had that issue, considering his marriage to his first wife had been mostly arranged (and set up by her, no less), and Siobhan's father had died before he'd ever met her. But Damien had been incredibly antsy over meeting Dustin Aldred. Bernadette as well, but not nearly as much. The Slytherin did supposed that his only being her stepfather might ease things slightly, but had no way of knowing for sure.

space"Come in, please. I'm Wesley, Prudence's stepfather," he said cheerily, trying to seem welcoming. He had no way of knowing if it'd been successful or not, he wasn't a particularly cheery person, really. And he'd called Pru Prudence, which made his jaw tic slightly; he was trying not to be so formal, dammit. So much for that. He covered the frustration well, though, and led Addison to the rest of the group at the stairs, which now consisted only of Siobhan, Pru, and Caty. "My wife Siobhan, Pru's mother, and our niece Caty," he said easily, then glanced at Pru, clearly offering her the chance to offer to escort the boy to the living room. Siobhan would rather do it, he knew, but if she tried, he'd just point out that, until everyone had arrived or they were tired of waiting and ready to eat, whichever came first, it was her duty to greet whoever might arrive via the front door. It was unlikely that many, if any, more guests would, but he was willing to pretend otherwise and give Pru the chance to introduce Addy to the rest of the family on her own.


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The Forgotten Weasley


Yukina101


SummerIsles

 

[The Forgotten Weasley]

Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day!
The sun is up, the sky is blue...
It's beautiful and so are you!
Dear Prudence, open up your eyes.
Dear Prudence, see the sunny skies.
Look around, round and round-

p r u d e n c e
" p r u "
l o w e r y
gryffindor pureblood │ captain & keeper │ fourth year

Pru froze up at the sound of a knock at the door, suspecting it was Addy, and thus internally panicking as if the world was ending. What she wanted to do was sprint over to open the door herself before any of the adults could besiege him, but suspected that wouldn't go over very well with her mum. Still, she wasn't about to just stand here and patiently wait for her mum or stepfather to usher him in. She sighed with relief as she realized Wesley was going to be answering the door. Good. He might be a little intimidating, but her mum had that grin on her face that wouldn't have been out of place in a muggle horror film. One with the crazy mother. Pru shifted her posture and crossed her arms, shooting her mother warning looks every few moments as her stepfather answered the door. She thought she heard 'Prudence' in reference to herself and cringed. She didn't want Addy to think they were some bunch of posh snobs, after all, though judging from his house the Collins had to be at least upper middle class themselves, not that she cared a whit. She hadn't been raised a spoiled brat, after all, and neither had he. When Wesley stepped aside and she actually got a good look at her boyfriend, she broke into a small grin. He was wearing a suit, after all, and he looked anxious. "Addy," she said, and unceremoniously grabbed his hand. "You came." She looked back to her mum, Wesley, and Caty, and blurted out, "This is Addison, Mum, Wesley. Um, Caty, this is my boyfriend." If she could have gone anymore red she would have been a tomato. Her face matched her dress, to say the least. Not wanting to give her mother a chance to really dive into the interrogation, she edged towards the living room as quickly as possible. "Everyone else is in here, Addy." Don't sound awkward, don't sound awkward- well there went that straight out the window. Once in the living room, she was hardly about to loudly announce EVERYONE THIS IS MY BOYFRIEND SAY HELLO, and instead settled for quietly pointing everyone out to him. "Uh, the curly haired man is my Uncle Ciaran, he's talking to Ama- Professor Harlowe, if you recognize her from school, they're old friends, obviously that's Professor Powell with her... The dark haired boy with the blonde girl is my cousin Kenny and his girlfriend Jojo; he's in Slytherin, she's in Hufflepuff... The white haired boy is Rhys, he's in Ravenclaw, I pointed him out at the Sorting... he's Kenny and Caty's brother... The man and the red haired woman is my stepbrother, Damien, and his wife, Marina... The blond bloke and the girl with the purple hair are Kenny's brother Jer from before he was adopted by my uncles and Jer's fiancee, I guess, Gypsy. I think that's everyone right now," she finished nervously.

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Yukina101

SummerIsles

Cara MiaKitty

The wind is low, the birds will sing...
That you are part of everything!
Dear Prudence, let me see you smile.
Dear Prudence, like a little child.
The clouds will be a daisy chain,
So let me see you smile again.

 

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When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are

When the door opened, Addy stared at the man who answered it. He did his best to seem less than awkward as the man stood before him. He introduced himself as Wesley, Prudence's stepfather. He used her full name. He figured that might happen. "I'm Addison Collins, sir." When he was invited inside, Addison nodded and stepped through the doorway. "Nice to meet you," Addy said when he was introduced to Pru's mother and cousin. He smiled when he saw Pru. She was looking so stunning in a red dress, decked out with all the accessories. He debated kissing her, but figured that right under the nose of her parents, that would be a bad idea. She grabbed his hand and led him off to the living room. He nodded and listened as she introduced everyone, trying his best and failing to remember names. Once she was done, he leaned closer to her and whispered, "You look gorgeous today." He smiled at her, a light pink color tinging his cheeks.

And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause girl, you're amazing
Just the way you are

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Cara MiaKitty

 

[Yukina101]

I'll be your light, your match, your burning sun,
I'll be the bright, in black that's makin' you run.
And we'll feel alright, and we'll feel alright,
'Cause we'll work it out, yeah, we'll work it out.

▷Former Hufflepuff▷Muggleborn▷Single▷Sticky Wicket Owner and Chef

→Ciaran knew he'd have to have this talk with Rhys sooner or later, probably should've done it sooner seeing his look when he and Kenny relocated him to Edgeworth manor instead of taking him back to the Lowery estate like he was used to. But he also knew he couldn't continue the farce, not even to help soften the blow. He was just grateful everyone seemed to be elsewhere in the manor because he was sure this would be messy enough without a bunch of witnesses. He had told Caty to wait in her room until he or Kenny came to get her but unbeknownst to him, the young first year was hiding out in a nearby hallway in a dark crevice to avoid detection but well within ear range. She knew her Da was about to tell her brother about the divorce and really hoped he took it alright. She remembered how he had been like after their da-Aedan had given them the grimoire so it was possible he was just slightly in denial about how bad things had gotten. She knew she had been.

The Irish man took a seat across from Rhys but sat on the edge as close to his youngest son as possible to ensure him that he wasn't trying to push him away, physically or emotionally. It had been his son's silence that had woken him to how badly things were happening at their home and while he would love to hear his snowflake's voice again he also knew it would take time with no urgings on his part. So with a bit of help from books and some lessons with Caty he had gotten down some good BSL groundwork. Not enough to be fluent but at least catch every third word or so. Ciaran supposed he had done enough stalling and took a small breath before he began to speak. "I jus', I jus' wan' ya to know Rhys tha'...tha' there was nothin' you coulda done to stop this. An' mos' importan'ly, tha' none of this, absolutely none of it was your faul'. I'm sure you've seen how thin's were at home between us an' Aedan, well, mos'ly with how distan' he was bein' an' I tried so so hard ta make him realize w'at he was missin' but...but he..." he began to tear up a bit and lowered his head to stare at his hands hoping that it would help calm him when all it did was make him even more frazzled when he realized he was rubbing the empty space where his wedding ring used to sit and could barely bite back a sob. "T'ere's really no easy way ta say it Rhys: I divorced 'im. I got th' papers from th' ministry an' I gave 'em to 'im hopin' tha' it would shock him outta his funk but, but he jus' signed 'em. An' when it came time ta figure out the custody of you an' Caty he, well he, A-A-he gave ya up. You an' Caty." Ciaran finished with his voice barely above a whisper and tears slowly flowing from his eyes. He was still in disbelief that the man he swore he knew, the man he'd loved since he knew what love even was could, and would, just give up the children he swore to love unconditionally. It made him feel physically ill. He wiped his eyes with the backs of his hands and waited for a reaction or anything from his son. ←

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Diamond Wales

I got my mind made up, man, I can't let go.
I'm killing every second 'til it saves my soul.
(Ooh) I'll be running, (Ooh) I'll be running,
'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.