terminally chill | zen & toby

[tobias charles watkins]

Seventh year had gone by faster than a blink of an eye for Tobias Watkins. He couldn’t believe he was on his final months of his wizarding education until he would be free to start his life in the real world as an adult. Toby was a little overwhelmed by the feeling of reality. Some days he wasn’t sure if Healing was the route he wanted to pursue when he loved animals and exploring so much. His parents weren’t as thrilled in a career in Magiczoology so he put it aside, working at the reserve on his free time as more of a hobby. His parents wanted him to do something bigger with his life. They wanted him to be Minster or Potioneer, or find a cure for illness. 

Toby sat under the shade of a tall willow tree that lined the pond, his back was against a tree as he scrawled peacefully into his Tarot Log. Since Lusie was spending time with her girl friends, he decided to spend time outside in the fresh air. It wasn’t sunny or too cold for once, so he wanted to take advantage of the weather. Birds chirped in the tree above his head as he lazily shuffled the cards in his hands, thinking about nothing in particular as he felt someone approaching from behind. He mentally prepared himself. 

zenevieva mira novell

[zenevieva mira novell]

━ stop. what the hell are you talkin' about? ━

SEVENTH YEAR HAD BEGAN AND passed like a breeze Zen once thought. The year had brought in its own excitement, but considering all the changes the Novell went through in the lead up to it, she was excited for it all the more. Though now that time had passed all too quickly, Zen found herself caught up in studies and final decisions about her life in the months that led up to the final moments of studying at Hogwarts. While the half-vampire always believed she'd follow her parents footsteps into graduating at Ilvermorny, with the destruction to it and seemingly her life quite a few years ago...Things were different now.

With the end goal to still work within the Ministry, Zen studied as hard and as often as she could, only taking breaks or days off from studying when ultimately required. Despite her physical changes, Zen was truthfully the same person she always was. A shy bookworm. Though after sending another owl to Daniel for the day, Zen decided to relax near the pond area, hearing from other individuals that it was a nice thing to do. As her shoes crunched small twigs and leaves, Zen noticed a familiar figure and decided to approach them.

Patting Toby's back, Zen smiled wide down at him. "Why do I feel like I haven't seen you in years?" She began, taking a seat next to him. Truthfully, it had only been a few months since the two last spoke. They were close once, especially when Zen was new to Hogwarts and completely and utterly shy. Merlin, she still had her stutter back then.

| tobias charles watkins |

sorry for the wait!

[tobias charles watkins]

Toby flinched when he felt a hand on his back. He wasn’t startled, it was only slight surprise because he was absorbed in what he was doing. His eyes tore from his book and raised to see Zen. Instantly, his eye brows raised and he smiled when he realized who it was, ”Hey Zen!” he greeted her, truly happy to see her. With conflicting class schedules and opposite groups of friends, he hadn’t seen her much their seventh year. Toby spent most of his free time at the Reserve for his part time job. 

”Because you haven’t! What’s up with that, mate? I think you're too cool for me now with that posh hair do and newfound confidence.” he jabbed her playfully in the side with his elbow, obviously joking with her. Toby turned his body so he could chat with his friend properly as she sat down beside him. They had the most perfect view of the lake where they were sitting under the large willow tree. 

Toby closed the book he was reading, shoving the tarot cards into their designated bag. ”I can’t believe seventh year is almost over.” he reflected, bobbing his head along as he spoke. ”It's nice to see you. How have you been, Zen?” he asked her with genuine curiously, wishing to take a moment to catch up with his American friend. It was a weird thought to think after seventh year he probably wouldn’t see many of his American friends ever again. That was a sad thought. He hoped that wouldn't be the case.

zenevieva mira novell

[zenevieva mira novell]

━ stop. what the hell are you talkin' about? ━

AS THE TWO GREETED ONE another, Zen knew that she had definitely missed her time with Toby. The two had conflicting schedules now, and while that made the Novell fairly sad, the time they did share with one another was always enjoyable, especially since it was seemingly worth the wait. As Toby mentioned that Zen was now too 'cool' for him because of her hair and confidence, the Novell found herself laughing quietly, tugging at the inner arms of her top while shaking her head. "New hair and confidence have nothing to do with my schedule Watkins." She added in a quiet laugh, gently nudging Toby with her shoulder in response to his playful jab.

Eyes flickered down briefly, interested in the book the other Ravenclaw was reading and the tarot cards that were put into their designated bag. Raising a brow at it slightly, Zen looked up at Toby, amused. "What was that?..And what book is that?.." She questioned, bringing her knees up to her chest to hold. At his reflection, the blonde smiled small, raising a clean hand and running it through her hair as she recalled about her time at Hogwarts and how close to the end they all were. "Yeah..I barely remember even coming here and being privately put into Ravenclaw.." She muttered quietly, recalling the situation with her aunt by her side. It was during one of Zen's most difficult moments, considering both of her parents had just died.

"It's nice to see you too dude." She smiled, before letting out a quiet sigh as she began to catch Toby up to speed. "Well...I managed to get rid of my stutter...Kind of get a boyfriend?..I think?..Study enough for the exams so now my brain feels like liquid mush..And yeah..I don't know if there's much else...How about you?"

| tobias charles watkins |

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