I Feel The Love (Eli)

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Jan. 2025

Ashley honestly couldn't remember a time when she'd been so happy. The past few weeks with Eli ... were amazing. After all the drama the two had been through. All the miscommunication. All the worries and fears and frustration were finally gone. The two could enjoy their time together, and they did. Ashley now spent almost all her extra time with Eli. Of course, she was still helping him with his classes- she wanted him to be able to graduate- but their breaks now were much more fun than they had been previously. 

However, over the past few days she'd been getting quite a few comments. Some were biting ones from her old friends, asking why she was spending her time with Flemming. Others were more curious, unsure if something was actually going on between Ashley and Eli. The thing was, Ashley didn't know what to tell them. Sure, she and Eli were almost always together. Sure, she was happier than she'd ever been before, but ... they hadn't talked about it. They hadn't said if they were dating or what this actually was between the two of them. The more she thought about it, the more she wanted to know. 

So Ashley sat in the library in their normal spot, waiting for Eli to show up. She was going to help him with an assignment today, but she also wanted to bring this up and see what he said. Hopefully it wouldn't bring back the awkwardness. That was the LAST thing she wanted!

Elijah Theron Fleming

[Elijah Theron Fleming]

only dust settles.

FOLLOWING THE EVENTS OF THE NEW YEARS EVE party, Eli had been operating on cloud 9. It didn't matter that his father had been furious that he'd gone to a party without his permission. Or, that his older sister had grounded him upon his return - for 'reckless endangerment'. Of himself, right enough. Eli couldn't care. He'd done something he'd thought himself too cowardly to do. He'd made a move on Ashley and she had kissed him back. His January return to Hogwarts could not have come fast enough.

Upon returning to school, Eli spent most of his time with Ashley. Every time he wasn't with her, he was thinking of her. He even stomached studying because it meant he could do it with her. Eli had never been in love before, but he reckoned it felt a bit like this. Watching the way she held her quill, or the way her face split when he managed to make her laugh. It was all consuming, but he'd never been very good at talking about his feelings. Fleming's were notoriously incapable of talking about deep, uncomfortable topics.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry!" Eli exclaimed, flinching when the librarian sent a hushing spell right in to his ear. His face flushed from his ran across the Hogwarts courtyard. He'd just come from a Herbology class, a stray leaf stuck behind his air and a smear of dirt on the collar of his robes. "I'm late, I know." He slouched in to the chair beside her, in their usual spot near the back window. A spear of sunlight shimmering off the gold in Ash's hair. He smiled at it, his ears warm as he sidled close to her. "Thanks for waiting..." He leaned in to her side, cheer teetering, his head dipped to meet her eyes with cheeks creased. 

@ashley

NEVERLAND at ADOXOGRAPHY 2.0!

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Ash was hardly surprised when Eli raced into the room in true Eli fashion. Today the librarian was even able to catch him and sent a spell in his direction, barely looking as she did so. Ashley giggled, smiling as he made his way close to her. She couldn't remember a time when she'd ever been this happy. He sat down close and Ashley smiled, reaching over and taking the leaf from his hair before rolling her eyes. "When don't I wait for you, Eli?" she teased lightly, even as he leaned close. "Don't you think I'm used to it by now?" She didn't mind. She'd wait hours for him. It wasn't like she couldn't entertain herself in the library. She paused, tapping her chin thoughtfully. "Then again ... you are more late today than you normally are. Maybe you should owe me something?" Ashley's eyes twinkled with the challenge as she smiled at him. This is what she loved. Being with Eli. How had she lasted the last year without this?

Elijah Theron Fleming

[Elijah Theron Fleming]

only dust settles.

SHE WAS EXACTLY WHERE HE EXPECTED. Her bright blonde hair falling in golden curls, resting against a plush, expensive robe. Her head lifting towards him, pulling him towards her. He was like a flowering plant, turning towards the sunlight. She was warmth. All things he couldn't imagine himself actually saying to her as he sat heavily in the chair by her side, grinning wildly.

"You can study without me." He teased her. "I don't imagine I'd miss that." He shrugged out of his dirty robes, revealing a rumpled shirt underneath. His tie askew at his neck, badly knotted and forgotten about. He'd rolled the sleeves up unbuttoned to the crook of his elbow. A rumpled boy altogether. "I thought I was unpredictable." He lied with a short laugh, leaning back on the legs of his chair lazily.

"Really?" He checked an imagined watch at his wrist, landing with a soft thud on four legs as he hummed quietly. "Maybe you're right." And then he hesitated, a nervous energy shaking the grin at the corners of his mouth as he slouched towards Ashley restlessly, his chair scraping slightly as he moved it closer to her. "What do you want?" He asked with an open honesty, knowing that he'd likely give her anything she asked for. If only she stayed near him. And then he felt his chin dip towards her, thinking of kissing her but not quite brave enough to do close the gap entirely. 

@ashley

NEVERLAND at ADOXOGRAPHY 2.0!