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Apr 26, 2021 17:37:52 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2021 17:37:52 GMT -7
After the disastrous dinner at the Hufflepuff table, Rían had felt suffocated and needed out. This was why he tried to stick to early dinners, there was less crowds. Any later and there was far too much noise and babble in the Great Hall. Crowds used to be easier for him. well even still at home things were manageable. He worked in Brady's pub and could deal with people being around then. But for the most part these were people he liked, or at the very least knew. Five years later and nobody at Hogwarts really felt any better known, he was just a very big fish in an even bigger sea. The feeling settling in his chest was what made him push up from the table and eventually make a swift exit. He had eaten, probably not enough for a comfortable night, but enough for the moment. He needed to get out. The evening was dark enough, but the cool air was nice. Forcing himself to slow his breathing, he concentrated on just going in and out as he walked....well wherever his lanky legs were taking him. He didn't really think of a destination, but he needed the headspace. Eventually he found himself around the back of the castle, and it was then when he realised how far he had actually come. Stopping himself, he paused to lean against the cold brickwork of the castle wall and work out what his next move should be. Back to the Great Hall for another portion of stew, or else maybe just skip it all together and go stress out the House Elves before going to hide in his dorm. He had thought he had been staring into space while he thought this over; he hadn't spotted the rough outline of a much smaller frame of a girl in the dark. That had caught his attention. Who was it, and what were they up to? Maybe it was one of the Prefects patrolling and they were gonna give him shit for being out in the dark. Quirking an eyebrow, he continued to stare, wondering if she moved in any which way would the moonlight catch her and he could figure out if he was going to be in trouble of not. nessa abigael byrne
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nessa abigael byrne
HOGWARTS ALUM MERLIN'S MYSTICAL MUSEUM OF MAGIC ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST
132 posts
played by Colin
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last online Mar 26, 2024 6:47:07 GMT -7
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Apr 27, 2021 20:43:22 GMT -7
Post by nessa abigael byrne on Apr 27, 2021 20:43:22 GMT -7
▲ CW: Swearing Following her little problem in the fall with Professor Selwyn and being caught both smoking and out long after curfew, Nessa had decided to change her game plan when it came to both. She knew she had a large target plastered on her back when it came to the professors. Her head of house looked at her like she was dirt most of the time, and probably for good reason. She didn’t really care about Professor Zabini’s classes, mostly because she scored well enough on the exams and had no trouble reciting facts in class if called on. The problem was always the homework, and she found the busybody nature of completing it an absolute bore. There were plenty of other things, better things, that she could spend her time on. Like being a general nuisance and doing stupid teenager shit. The professors seemed to forget that they were children and got up to things that they normally shouldn’t, and that not all of them dealt with authority well. Especially her. She knew that they knew where she came from and what her deal was. Just as obvious as her target was, so was the way she felt like they were treating her. To escape from their watchful eyes at the end the day, she had started sneaking out of the castle soon after dinner started. There were other ways to get food at Hogwarts, and the Slytherin common room was a prime location for running to the kitchens in the middle of the night. She was rarely stopped from doing that, and the ugly little house elves liked giving her leftovers when she asked. She didn’t even need to be polite to them, which was even better. During her early evening escapades, wandering down to the tree line of the forest or around the backside of the castle had become commonplace. Sometimes Nate joined her, other times, like tonight, he was nowhere to be seen. So she kept close to the castle in the off-chance he decided to show up, and had sulked off about halfway around so no one could see her puffing away on cigarettes like a washed up fifty-year-old chain-smoking diner waitress. It was here, as night fell onto the school grounds, that she watched the hulking outline of a person walking in her direction. Occasionally this happened, and at first she thought it was Nate, in all of his broodiness, coming to finally make an appearance, but quickly realized she was wrong. She knew his pissed off, disgruntled lurch, and this figure was different from that. And then it stopped and stared at her. For a lot longer than she found comfortable being stared at. “The fuck d’you want?” she grumbled out as she quickly dropped the half-burned cigarette from her lips and stamped it out with the speed of being caught dozens of times before. “Quit staring.”@rian ● 483 ● Hugs by tender spring, Blurred Figures, INKY! MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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Apr 30, 2021 7:57:46 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2021 7:57:46 GMT -7
Being swiftly and on-directly to fuck right off, didn't send Rían as reeling as it once might have. In a way, whoever it was was right. He was being a bit of a creep, or it came across a bit creepy he was wondering around in the dark evening by himself, even if he didn't actually mean to be a creep. Raising an eyebrow, face as blank as ever he balked. "What do I want? Truthfully it was just a quiet place to be able to come down from the panic attack in peace, but he wasn't about to admit that. "Just somewhere quiet to sit that isn't the Great Hall." It was never quiet in there fuck sake. Leaning against the wall, his cheeks reddened. He had been staring hadn't he? "Sorry" Eventually he mumbled. "I was trying to make sure you weren't someone I'd be in trouble with.." with a pause he sniffed the air and the blank features began to twist into a smirk. "Though I guess we should both be in trouble." nessa abigael byrne
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nessa abigael byrne
HOGWARTS ALUM MERLIN'S MYSTICAL MUSEUM OF MAGIC ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST
132 posts
played by Colin
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last online Mar 26, 2024 6:47:07 GMT -7
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May 14, 2021 22:19:05 GMT -7
Post by nessa abigael byrne on May 14, 2021 22:19:05 GMT -7
▲ Her question was rhetorical. Nessa expected the boy that suddenly appeared out of the veil of darkness to quickly turn around and leave her be. Which usually meant one of two things: she would be ignored but have to move since someone would ultimately see the dolt walking back into the castle from where they currently were and go investigating, or he would sic someone on her for smoking. Especially the younger students. She was able to throw her weight around a bit with them, but some were unbelievably stubborn. Apparently her reputation didn’t mean much anymore now that there were Americans being forced to live at the orphanage over the summer because of the damn plague. Getting out of there for that was the smartest thing she had ever done. If only some people around her saw it the same way. While she understood the kid’s issues with the Great Hall, mostly because it mimicked her own problem with the place, she also wanted to be on her own. She was starting to get pissed that she had been found and forced to stamp out her smoke, which would only lead her to beg Nate for more since she was going to come up short now. She didn’t dare try to pilfer them from strangers in Hogsmeade like he probably did. Stealing was his gig anyways. Hers was being upset with the world and making it known. “Is that a threat?” she spat back as the boy said they should both be in trouble for being where they were. Nessa stepped closer to him, getting as uncomfortably close to him as she could without actually touching him. That would be saved for the moment he said something else stupid. “Because if you’re a snitch, I can make your life a living hell. Got that?” She could easily follow through on her threat if she wanted to, though it would have to be pretty overt during the daytime. The last thing she needed was to be seen as someone that targeted younger students at random. Backing away from him, she pulled a new cigarette out of her pocket and shoved it in between her teeth violently, and then started patting down her pockets for her lighter, which seemed to have made a disappearing act over the last few minutes… @rian ● 389 ● Ghost Love Score by Nightwish MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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May 18, 2021 10:03:37 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on May 18, 2021 10:03:37 GMT -7
As Nessa began to rile up at him, Rían's face began to cloud over into a scowl. "Nah fuck you right, I'm nae fuckin' snitch" Looking her up and down again, he stayed glaring at her. "I don't give a shite what you do so long as you don't get me in trouble for it either." Mind you, maybe Rí could do with being in trouble. Maybe it meant he'd get sent home from this hellhole. Though maybe he should probably get his OWLs first. In an attempt to seem intimidating he puffed out his chest. He did come across as intimidating sometimes, his overly large body and narky face worked well in that aspect, but he usually couldn't be arsed talking the talk at the same time. It probably wouldn't work on this girl anyway. Trying to get his breathing under control was going real well now that he had flared up at an older student too. With a snort he looked away from her, just as a chill wind whipped around him. That was nice. That cooled him down a little. Enough anyway. After a moment he looked back to her and looked her over again. "I'm no snitch. I'm just here because I have to be. I don't care what other people do. Ya don't have ta threaten me." Which was true, this was just another evening he was counting down the days. nessa abigael byrne
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nessa abigael byrne
HOGWARTS ALUM MERLIN'S MYSTICAL MUSEUM OF MAGIC ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST
132 posts
played by Colin
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last online Mar 26, 2024 6:47:07 GMT -7
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Jun 11, 2021 21:07:23 GMT -7
Post by nessa abigael byrne on Jun 11, 2021 21:07:23 GMT -7
▲ She wasn’t sure if her threat had worked or if the boy was actually telling the truth. It was hard to know without being able to see his face clearly. The only light around them came from inside the castle, spilling out of the hundreds of windows above them. The relative darkness that hid the two of them was why she preferred this side of the castle. Even if someone did see her smoking from a distance, she had plenty of time to abscond off in the opposite direction and towards freedom without anyone ever knowing who she was. This guy simply rolled up on her unexpectedly, and that was why she had gotten so bristly over being found. “Sounds like something a snitch would say to make a stupid person believe them,” she quickly responded to his rejection of being one. It really didn’t matter at this point. Being caught smoking wasn’t nearly as bad of a punishment as beating up a student would be. Putting the fear of Slytherin in him was still fun though. As she continued her search for her lighter, her guest repeated that he wasn’t a snitch again, adding that he didn’t care what she did. Nessa snorted at that, because if he really didn’t care, then he would have left after she started barking at him. “Do you have to be here though? Because I do. Can’t smoke anywhere else without getting caught. I’d hate to have my only spot taken from me because you blabbed about it.” She finally found her lighter in an interior jacket pocket, quickly flicking it under her fresh cigarette. The previous one had been such a waste. Poor thing. “So since you aren’t a snitch,” she began as she took a long drag and then blew the smoke in the general direction of the boy, “Why here? This place is only special if you’re trying to hide. And it’s not usually meant for two.” Only Nate had joined her here on previous escapades. It was either him or her on a solo adventure. No more, no less. @rian ● 350 ● Blue Morpho by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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