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simon sixten svendsen
HOGWARTS ALUM PART VAMPIRE FALMOUTH FALCONS & SWEDISH NATIONAL TEAM CHASER
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Nov 2, 2021 8:50:18 GMT -7
Post by simon sixten svendsen on Nov 2, 2021 8:50:18 GMT -7
The pub was a lively place. Something he was pretty sure he'd seen in movies, where everyone knew your name and shot the shit with each other. Simon found the atmosphere more comfortable and inviting than he thought he would before entering. There was dim lighting illuminating a sea of smiles, many of them he noticed being toothless but nonetheless jolly. Luna joked about him being responsible for her death of alcohol poisoning, "I think we've died and this is Heaven." he joked, surprised in himself he was making any sort of death joke, considering everything.
Simon watched curiously as Luna choked back the first shot, nodding, and giving her a cheer of encouragement. He didn't set the alarms like she had, which was definitely rebellion, and bloody stupid. Simon knew he'd be leaving the pub sloshed and probably taking a magical cab home at this rate, because he'd no doubt splinch himself if he tried to apparate.
Luna commented on the awful taste of the whiskey and he laughed, patting her on the back gently. Realizing he shouldn't do that because he was touching her. "Well, don't you worry, it'll all start to taste like water soon.." he told her with a chuckle as she ordered a water. The look Chazz shot across the bar was hilarious. At first Simon wasn't sure if he was angry that they ordered water at a pub, but he ended with a nod and thumbs up. The water move, was a responsible move. Nice one, Luna. Simon thanked the bartender for pouring a second glass and emptied the entirety of it within seconds, "-That glass of water was our only beacon of hope for tonight." he said after a satisfying, hydrated sigh. Luna raised her second shot glass and proposed a cheers, he raised his glass and nodded at her with a more appreciative smile, "I like that. To moving forward and leaving the past behind." he echoed after her, knocking back the shot and setting the empty glass down on the counter. The old man filled it again with that same deadpan look which flickered into a smile this time, it was a game.
Time had easily slipped between his fingertips. He wasn't sure how long it had been, or how many shots he had taken, but one thing he knew was that he was obliterated. The thought of practice in the morning was the last of his concerns, which was most certainly a growing problem. He found himself chatting with his teammates and other regulars around the pub for Merlin knows how long, but there was one person his eyes kept searching for.. Every so often he found himself searching for Luna to make sure she was okay. A part of him was expecting her to stumble out of the pub to throw up but she seemed to be holding the liquor fine. Maybe it was himself he had to worry about..
Simon caught Luna's eye from across the room, again. When he realized, his stomach and face went hot, and he smiled a growing inebriated smile. Suddenly time had slowed down and they were the only ones in the room. Simon swallowed, wishing he had more alcohol to blur his inhibitions that were prickling through. Simon made his way over to Luna, closing the distance between them and probably standing too close as his hand fell to the small of her back. This time, with the alcohol mingling in his blood, he didn't move his hand like she was on fire. Simon smiled, leaning into her ear because it was loud, "How are you holding up over here?" he asked her, careful not to slur his words.
LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY
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LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY
HOGWARTS DROP OUT CLAIRVOYANT HOLYHEAD HARPIES BEATER
243 posts
played by ana
If the story’s over why am I still writing pages?
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Nov 2, 2021 9:26:17 GMT -7
Post by LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY on Nov 2, 2021 9:26:17 GMT -7
Time seemed to move in a strange way the more alcohol Luna consumed. It moved in short bursts, super fast then super slow. Chaz was laughing with her, ribbing her for the way she couldn’t seem to keep her eyes off Simon. He wrapped her in a headlock and she laughed, pushing him away. Then she was looking across the room and Simon was there, his ice blue eyes freezing her in place. Her breath deserted her as their eyes locked, her lips parted slightly until they twisted in a slightly goofy smile. And then, Simon was beside her, closer than he had been in months.
He reached around her side, his fingers brushing lightly against the small of her back. Luna shivered slightly, her mind fuzzy enough not to realise that this was probably very wrong. Hadn’t he said he was in love with someone? But then again, that someone had strung Simon along whilst dating his best friend. Was that really love? Luna blinked, focusing on Simon’s face. It was a nice face. ”A very nice face,” said Luna, without realising she had spoken aloud. She’d been permitted to move onto wine rather than whisky shots, so she took a long sip, and gave a satisfied smile.
Chaz had disappeared, and Luna and Simon were left to their own devices. She rested her head on the side of Simon’s arm, heaving the biggest possible sigh. ”I like the Bats. They’re nice. I thought they wouldn’t be, because bats suck blood. Oh, I suppose vampires do too. Not you though. No teeth,” said Luna tapping her mouth. ”And they don’t think I’m weird either. But then again Selene and Phoebe aren’t here,” she went on, ending her rabble with a hiccough. ”Simon,” said Luna abruptly, spinning around to face him. They were very close, but that didn’t matter. ”We need to do more whisky. Water whisky. Come on,” said Luna, taking him by the hand and marching him over to the bar. ”Hello, two water and whisky please,” said Luna, very proud at the lack of stumbling in her words. With a laugh, the bartender passed over her order and Luna spilled half her shot as she swung around wildly. ”To bats and sucking blood!” she crowed, her eyes glinting.
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simon sixten svendsen
HOGWARTS ALUM PART VAMPIRE FALMOUTH FALCONS & SWEDISH NATIONAL TEAM CHASER
525 posts
played by Dez
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last online May 17, 2024 19:52:41 GMT -7
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Nov 2, 2021 11:17:57 GMT -7
Post by simon sixten svendsen on Nov 2, 2021 11:17:57 GMT -7
The look on Luna's face was almost dreamy as she appreciated his face. If he didn't know any better, he'd mistake her for Phoebe. He found himself in a moment when he smiled back at her, images of Claudia flickering through his mind, reminding him that they were sailing treacherous waters. Long distance would be his demise. Simon didn't realize how hard and lonely it would be, before he met his team. Now he felt much better about moving from everything he came to know in London, to Ireland. His expression flickered slightly, corners of his mouth lifting before he bit his lip. "A very nice face indeed.." he echoed after her, more to flip the compliment back to her. Shit. Was that allowed? Simon was trying to behave. As she towed him to the bar by hand yet again, he swallowed, knowing this would probably finish them. He merely took a sip of the water this time, feeling too much liquid sloshing in his belly.
"Heeey, Bats are cool." he told her defensively with mock offense, his expression flickering with amusement when she went on about blood sucking, animatedly pointing at her own mouth. Simon was seeing a whole new Luna, he found her so intriguing. Simon smiled slowly as Luna continued to ramble on but he truly enjoyed it, finding her very entertaining. His stomach welled with endearment as his eyes remained on her. "Y'know, I've heard the things we're ashamed for being 'weird' in school end up becoming our quirks. You're cool and you don't even know it yet." Simon reassured her with a laugh. "But you're surprisingly good at the cheers thing so--to Bats and blood sucking." he agreed, raising his glass and knocking it back like water.
The pub was starting to feel very stuffy and his face was warm. Simon was very, very drunk. A part of him wanted to go outside for a cig, but he knew Luna would probably give him a hard time for that, so he'd play it off a different way. "Hey do you wanna go outside for some fresh air?" he asked her curiously, icy saucers falling down to her gaze to see if she'd stay inside with their teammates or come outside. Simon knew he should have made it a solo mission...maybe a good time to send a text to Claudia about how he missed her. Everything in his world was blurred but he was enjoying it. This was the first time in a very long time he hadn't felt completely sad or numb, he was drunk and happy. Hopefully he felt the same way when he had to wake up for practice tomorrow.
LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY
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LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY
HOGWARTS DROP OUT CLAIRVOYANT HOLYHEAD HARPIES BEATER
243 posts
played by ana
If the story’s over why am I still writing pages?
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Nov 2, 2021 13:53:06 GMT -7
Post by LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY on Nov 2, 2021 13:53:06 GMT -7
Luna smiled, a tiny little thing that blossomed at Simon's comment. Though her face was worn on two others, she knew that what Simon saw was different. She could spiral into their mutual understanding but her brain wasn't working quite right. He was very close to her and Luna quite liked it. Suddenly she was talking about bats and sucking blood and she rememebered how she had asked - no, practically begged - Simon to taste her blood. He'd never taken her up on that. She didn't think it would be very tasty with all this alcohol in it though.
"Cool for not seeing the future, cool for not seeing the past," said Luna, pouting. "All I see is stupid purifiers exploding things. And I couldn't even do anything to stop them," said Luna morosely. Luckily, they had a further round of drinks to get their mind off that sordid subject. Luna didn't like thinking about her sight - especially since her relationship with her sisters was tense at best. They had once been so close. What had happened? Well, Luna could answer that. She had decided she wanted to be different, the best of the three. That had come at a hefty cost.
Simon asked if she fancied a bit of fresh air. Luna was feeling a bit woozy and dizzy, so immediately nodded. "Yeah, please" she said, tottering alongside Simon out to the beer garden. The air was heavy with pre rain humidity, but a light breeze played at Luna's face. She tilted her head upwards, and closed her eyes. "Soon, it will rain," said Luna cryptically. The breeze brought with it the stink of cigarette smoke, and yet it somehow intrigued Luna more than repulsed. In three steps, she was next to the two men sitting outside, chatting over half drunk beers with cigarettes in their hands. "Can I bum a light?" asked Luna, and they immediately agreed. She took the cigarette and the lighter and, rather awkwardly, placed it between her lips and inhaled as she lit it.
Smoke filled her lungs and she coughed loudly, before handing the lighter back to the men. They paid her no attention and she returned to Simon with the cigarette between her fingers. "It's kinda... minty. Is that normal?" asked Luna, trying it again. There was a certain rush of something that mingled with the daze of her mind, which was not at all an unpleasant sensation. She tilted her head slightly, taking the smallest drag in hopes not to cough her lung up. She did not succeed.
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simon sixten svendsen
HOGWARTS ALUM PART VAMPIRE FALMOUTH FALCONS & SWEDISH NATIONAL TEAM CHASER
525 posts
played by Dez
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Nov 2, 2021 15:01:12 GMT -7
Post by simon sixten svendsen on Nov 2, 2021 15:01:12 GMT -7
Simon was relieved that Luna agreed to come outside because she started to get dark. It was one of the things he liked about her. But he didn't want her to get too deep. For all he knew, she was the emotional drunk, and that wasn't something he was ready to deal with unless if it were happy emotions.
Luna's eyes closed in the dewey air as she commented that it would rain soon. Simon breathed in the fresh air, a chill ran down his back as the wind whipped his hair. His icy saucers widened before narrowing, "You can predict the weather, too." he teased in a serious tone before bursting out in a chuckle. Maybe that was the Trelawney's hidden abilities, although, it was pretty obvious it would rain soon. Any moment probably.
Then, Luna did something he never thought he'd experience. She 'bummed' for a cigarette. His eyes widened, shaking his head at her with a smile as she lit it and started to cough. Even he had to admit, that looked pretty badass.
When she asked if it was 'normal' for the cigarette to be 'minty' his head cocked to the side curiously. The corners of his lips lifted upwards as he stepped forward, "I dunno, lemme check it for you..." he said stupidly as he yanked the cigarette from her fingers as she started to cough up a lung. Simon raised the cigarette to his lips and inhaled generously as he watched her, "It's a Menthol. And you're a bloody Hypocrite." Simon accused her with a comical sing song tone, blowing the smoke away from her nonchalantly. It felt weird to pass the smoking cig back to her, but he extended his hand toward her as he continued his scolding, "All of this time you've given me the 'you know what that does to your body' speech...and now look at ya." he told her, shaking his head at her playfully as his eyes narrowed on her. Honestly, Simon wasn't mad at all and the face showed it. He couldn't stop smiling.
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LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY
HOGWARTS DROP OUT CLAIRVOYANT HOLYHEAD HARPIES BEATER
243 posts
played by ana
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Nov 2, 2021 15:30:28 GMT -7
Post by LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY on Nov 2, 2021 15:30:28 GMT -7
Luna tilted her head back slightly, smirking. "I must be a girl of many talents then," she said, closing her eyes for a brief moment before meeting Simon's gaze. She was overtaken suddenly by the desire to have a smoke of her own, something that she would surely regret in the morning. She returned to Simon dutifully, and commented that it was minty. Not altogether unpleasant, really. She sort of liked the minty taste. It reminded her of chewing gum, but also settled her somewhat uncomfortable belly.
Simon plucked the cigarette from her fingers and took a deep inhale. Luna's eyes traced the line of his lips before forcing herself to meet his gaze. She grinned slyly. "So what if I am?" she shot back. "Eh, it's kinda gross. But I also kind of... like it?" she added, taking another drag, a tingling sensation spreading from her chest and radiating outwards. "Look at me. Like I said, I was born to be bad," she said in a low voice.
The pair stood in silence for a moment, and Luna offered the cigarette back to Simon. She'd had quite enough, to be honest, though she hadn't coughed quite as much on that last drag. Luna opened her mouth to say something - anything, though she wasn't entirely sure what she wanted to say - when a fat droplet of water landed square on her forehead. Luna frowned, and looked up at the sky with a glare. "Does my face have a target on it like, put it here or something?" She grumbled, though looking back at Simon, she didn't really mind the rain. It helped to clear the fog of her mind, though Simon's nearness tickled at the corners of her consciousness.
If Luna had looked around at that moment, she would have found the pair of them utterly alone as the rain fell from the sky. She would have found that this was the first time in months that they were properly, truly alone. But Luna did not look around. She only had eyes for Simon, with his rapidly dampening hair plastered against his forehead, his eyes bright despite the amount of alcohol they'd consumed.
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simon sixten svendsen
HOGWARTS ALUM PART VAMPIRE FALMOUTH FALCONS & SWEDISH NATIONAL TEAM CHASER
525 posts
played by Dez
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last online May 17, 2024 19:52:41 GMT -7
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Nov 2, 2021 16:55:09 GMT -7
Post by simon sixten svendsen on Nov 2, 2021 16:55:09 GMT -7
Simon should have been thinking about Claudia. Or maybe preparing for practice for the next morning to get him ahead for the Bats. But he wasn't. Instead, he was at the pub, finding any reasons to drink away his sorrows, and dance with temptation. Simon knew he was a weak man when it came to his vices. His inhibitions continued to slip further away the closer he got to Luna, drinking her in without hesitation now. In that moment Luna was the easy option for him while he felt like a broken person. But he also liked the way she made him feel, even after just one freaking day. There was a battle going on in his head over what was right or wrong, but it was blurred with the alcohol, making everything incredibly confusing.
Luna asked if she had a target on her forehead as fat rain drops started to fall on both of their heads. Simon laughed as he reached to wipe a raindrop from her forehead with the pad of his thumb. The desire to kiss her welled up inside him as she held the unbreakable eye contact. It was their own game. This time he was afraid to be the first one to give in, the pained expression as he took a breath in showing at all. Simon hated that when he was drunk there was no hiding his emotions. Also, it seemed like everyone had gone inside within good reason, the weather was complete shit. He flicked the cig into an ashtray, no longer concerned about smoking.
After a couple of moments of hesitation, Simon wordlessly reached toward Luna to pull her into his arms for a drunken embrace. Squeezing her with warmth and affection as he held her close to his heart in drunken bliss. Not entirely realizing how great it would feel to get a hug when you truly needed one. He should have known he'd be opening doors he knew he shouldn't by doing that, but he truly wasn't thinking.
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LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY
HOGWARTS DROP OUT CLAIRVOYANT HOLYHEAD HARPIES BEATER
243 posts
played by ana
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last online May 16, 2024 7:23:19 GMT -7
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Nov 3, 2021 0:46:23 GMT -7
Post by LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY on Nov 3, 2021 0:46:23 GMT -7
Simon reached out and pulled her close, embracing her, wrapping her in his warmth and his scent. Was this her idea of paradise? Rain splashing down upon their heads as Luna’s arms snaked around his middle, returning the pressure, the lingering scent of smoke and mint clinging to them. They stood there, clinging to one another for what seemed like hours, but in reality was only probably a couple of minutes. Then Luna’s stomach lurched, and she realised it was an unpleasant feeling.
Luna took a microscopic step back, and looked up at Simon. His expression was pained, and she knew he felt the same electricity between them. The question was written plainly on her face, but she had to prioritise other things at the moment. ”I need to use the loo,” she announced in a whisper, disengaging herself from him. She stood close to him for a moment more, then gave him a small but genuine smile before turning on her heel to use the facilities.
Once in the stall, Luna’s head cleared slightly and she checked her watch. It was barely past nine pm, but she felt like it was four am. All she wanted - that she was allowed to have, at least - was a nap. After washing her hands, Luna had the foresight to check and ensure that the loo was empty before turning on the spot and with a crack, disapparated back to her home in Belfast, albeit half an eyebrow short.
[end Luna lol] simon sixten svendsen
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