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Apr 4, 2017 18:50:59 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 18:50:59 GMT -7
Dastan laughed, "I will keep that in mind for when I look for you next." He assumed she was joking, but it also seemed like the type of thing she would do.
Then she asked about the funeral. He nodded, "They are, but I am not supposed to come," his voice turned slightly bitter. "They want me to stay and finish my studies and make friends." Which made little sense to Dastan since his best friend of all just died.
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Apr 6, 2017 9:48:31 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 9:48:31 GMT -7
“They are,” Dastan answered her about his family's plans for a funeral for Jesper, “but I am not supposed to come. They want me to stay and finish my studies and make friends.”
Gwendolen frowned, which only deepened the more Dastan explained that his parents weren't allowing him to attend his own twin brother's funeral. Instead, it seemed, they just wanted him to forget that Jesper had ever existed. To Gwen, it sounded wrong and even backwards. Jesper hadn't been an acquaintance; he hadn't been the family pet. If he had been either of those, then maybe it would have been different…
“I know this—Hogwarts—wasn't his school,” Gwen began, able to hear how hurt Dastan sounded, “but we could do something to remember him here, too, if you'd like.” It would be just the two of them, probably, to memorialize Jesper, but that would be better than nothing at all.
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Apr 6, 2017 15:01:42 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 15:01:42 GMT -7
He was still trying to hide his anger and frustration from Gwen- he didn't want her to see that part of him- but he was glad at how understanding she was being. She was trying to help him calm down, trying to give him a way to grieve that others might be able to understand and he appreciated it.
He nodded slowly at her suggestion, "I would-" he cleared his throat after his voice cracked, "I would really appreciate that," he told her, reaching over to take her hand in his so he could squeeze it gently. "I appreciate all that you're doing for me. Really, Gwen, it ... it means a lot," he told her. Then as he looked at her, he realized that he just wanted to be closer to her. So he bent closer and gave her a light kiss. "I mean it," he added as explanation.
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Apr 11, 2017 22:22:25 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2017 22:22:25 GMT -7
Gwendolen was pained to hear the crack in Dastan's voice as he expressed how appreciative he was of her gesture. He took her hand and squeezed it, and she squeezed it back. “I appreciate all that you're doing for me,” he said. “Really, Gwen, it… it means a lot.”
Her heart fluttered as he kissed her, something that she wasn't expecting because of his sadness.
“I mean it.”
It was because of the kiss that Gwen could feel herself smiling. Dastan's circumstances were unimaginable to her, and his family's decision to exclude him from his brother's funeral…
“I know you would do the same for me,” she replied. “After everything that's happened here…” If anything happened to either of her brothers—not that she hoped that anything would—it would be devastating. But Dastan would be there for her, too. She was sure of that.
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Apr 19, 2017 18:36:06 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2017 18:36:06 GMT -7
She was smiling and Dastan felt himself relax a bit. Despite everything that was going on in his life, the struggles and emptiness and anger, Gwen was still there, wanting to be with him and smiling at him. She tried to understand him and that meant the world to Dastan.
He nodded in agreement to her comment, "If you ever need anything," he squeezed her hand gently, "you let me know. I am ... I owe you?" he made the statement a question, wondering if he said it right. He took a deep breath, "So what do you want to do now ... since we're both done eating?" She probably had to study, but Dastan wasn't going to push her away until she had to go.
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Apr 20, 2017 16:34:40 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 16:34:40 GMT -7
It wasn't often that Gwen heard Dastan struggle with his English, so she stifled a little giggle at his confusion over the correct expression to use. “If you ever need anything,” he had told her, “you let me know. I am… I owe you?” It was endearing, she thought, though the breath that he took after speaking made her wonder, briefly, if it was frustrating for him.
“So what do you want to do now… since we're both done eating?”
They could find somewhere quiet and sit there for the rest of the night, Gwen considered; she wouldn't mind that, but she thought that Dastan would probably need to get back to his quarters in the Beauxbatons Carriage. Letting her friends know that nothing bad had happened to her wasn't a bad idea, either. “I should probably tell my friends where I went,” she smiled apologetically, “before they start to worry…”
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Apr 22, 2017 6:43:11 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 6:43:11 GMT -7
Her friends. Of course Gwen wanted to go talk to her friends; she spent the majority of the afternoon and evening with him. They were probably worried. Still, he didn't want her to leave. She was helping him calm down and he really appreciated it, after everything that was going on, but he didn't want to make things harder for her. He nodded his head, "Of course. I'm sure they're all looking for you; you should go find them." A part of him wanted to go with her, but she didn't ask him to and maybe it would be good for him to be alone for a bit after everything that happened today. "Thank you for being with me," he added softly, squeezing her hand and then releasing it so he wouldn't be the one stopping her from finding her friends.
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