rhys alexander greyback
HOGWARTS ALUM WEREWOLF CURSEBREAKER ECHO
1,224 posts
played by vanessa
the air around me still feels like a cage
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last online Sept 16, 2024 1:55:07 GMT -7
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Sept 5, 2024 0:40:05 GMT -7
Post by rhys alexander greyback on Sept 5, 2024 0:40:05 GMT -7
i'm gonna break my rusty cage and run Despite his previous relationship situation, Reconnecting was far different this time. Had fatherhood changed his perspective? Or perhaps the foundation was simply different? There wasn’t grief around every corner they turned or lingering as a constant presence. While Rhys never forgot Saffron, he had long learned to live with the guilt on his shoulders to the point of feeling normal. Juniper had not re-entered his life because of a call from Gringotts and St. Mungo’s and the need for a shoulder to cry on. Rhys remembered when he woke up and saw her. Despite the physical pain, he had been torn because while his heart hadn’t let her go at the time—Rhys hadn’t wanted her pity either.
”I doubt it.” Rhys disagreed. He had high marks before their relationship began, including working around the full moon and constant detentions. However, her help in transfiguration had been invaluable, of course. It wasn’t as if they’d spent that much time finding a broom closet or empty classroom to snog in now and then. Rhys remembered the jittery feeling in his gut in those days, similar to what he felt now. The difference was they had his flat's privacy and not the heightened awareness of an unlocked classroom.
But Merlin, if that risk hadn’t been worth the fun. Rhys had pushed the boundaries of that risk as far as Juniper would let him. She had never shied from expressing her opinion, and Rhys had never wanted her to feel uncomfortable. Plus, he had learned quickly how to make her brain stop for the most part. Rhys leaned back in and deepened the kiss, determined to fully distract her from all her tasks at hand. That could wait—that was the power of being a professor now. Letting his hands roam a bit, Rhys kissed her neck, remembering a spot higher near her ear that often would make her stop mid-thought. Pulling back slowly, he kept his face near hers. It took quite a bit of his willpower not to throw her over his shoulder to his bedroom, but he spoke in a low voice instead. ”You need to grade those exams, right?” Rhys knew her well enough that there was always the probability she would actually start grading what she had to complete. In this case, Rhys was fully prepared to distract her. But after months of enjoying one another’s company, he knew better.
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juniper minerva mcgonagall
HOGWARTS ALUM TRANSFIGURATION MASTERY ANIMAGUS WITCH TV SCREENWRITER LIFE PROFESSOR
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played by Colin
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Sept 15, 2024 12:28:22 GMT -7
Post by juniper minerva mcgonagall on Sept 15, 2024 12:28:22 GMT -7
▲ ”Hmm…” Juniper hummed. Rhys hadn’t been terrible in school, she just had unbelievably high standards compared to most. That was probably why she felt like she had been of more assistance than she actually was by the end of it. At the same time, she had definitely helped in Transfiguration. Getting top marks in their year and then going on to later teach definitely proved to everyone else that she knew what she was doing. It was honestly a strange field to be in, the practicality of that specific field of magic lessening as more magical items were invented. People had everything they needed these days and had instant access to anything that they didn’t have. Quickly transforming an object really didn’t come to mind first anymore. She was just as guilty with that as everyone else too. Still, it was a fascinating subject. If it wasn’t, her classes wouldn’t have been filled up for the past two years. That meant something at least. She could already tell how the rest of the night was going to go as he leaned back in to kiss her again. The ultimate distraction. That was what she had dubbed him in her head. Every single time she wanted to forget about work or life outside of them, she gave in like this. It said a lot about why she kept returning, each time making it harder and harder to want to go separate ways. The amount of wondering she had put into about what may have been had things never ended the last time. Things worked out better this way though. Learning from all of those mistakes had been an integral part of growing up and figuring herself out. Rhys said something about her having to do her grades as he pulled away, and she shook her head side to side. ”I'll do them tomorrow,” she said as she stared back at him. And honestly, why should she have to do them at this hour anyways? MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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rhys alexander greyback
HOGWARTS ALUM WEREWOLF CURSEBREAKER ECHO
1,224 posts
played by vanessa
the air around me still feels like a cage
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last online Sept 16, 2024 1:55:07 GMT -7
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Sept 15, 2024 19:19:10 GMT -7
Post by rhys alexander greyback on Sept 15, 2024 19:19:10 GMT -7
i'm gonna break my rusty cage and run Rhys knew that Suggesting Juni begin grading papers was a ridiculous idea. But he thought it would be funny to suggest it, perhaps to gauge her response. As he expected, she gave him a knowing look—it was a tomorrow problem. His alternate plan would have been to distract her further until he got his way. ”Okay.” They returned to what they were doing. It was predictable but fun and just the diversion Rhys needed from other things on his mind. The trouble seemingly brewing with Sage and the incident the other night.
He couldn’t gauge the time from his room. The blinds were always drawn to avoid the sunlight if Rhys had to rest during odd hours. Returning from the living room, he checked the time on his phone. As of late, time hadn’t felt real to Rhys. Often, he’d linger on a few thoughts in his mind for what felt like minutes, only for longer than that to have passed. With Juni, however, the familiarity left him comfortable enough not to dwell on the time. Ultimately, he typically had to return to work, or she had something to do for her work, which would end their time.
If he was being honest, agreeing the previous summer to keep it all simple had been the best decision they’d ever made. The minefield didn’t reappear, nor did the bitter resentments that eventually blew up into big fights. Merlin knew Rhys had enough on his plate right now, focusing on fatherhood, his work, and Sage. Maybe that was why he and Vasilia had not worked out—his plate had grown too full. In his other hand, he held Juni’s phone, which had buzzed on the table just as Rhys retrieved his phone. ”Your phone was buzzing.” The screen had not lit up, not that Rhys felt curious as to why. Well, if he didn’t linger on the thought, Rhys’s slight jealousy could be held at bay. Crawling back into his bed, he held her phone out as it buzzed again, the screen lighting up this time.
”You're popular tonight.” Rhys teased, an eyebrow slightly raised as he glanced at the screen. The downside of that summer conversation. They weren’t exclusive, they were not dating again, and Rhys had no logical reason to feel a slight jealousy if Juni was seeing someone else. She had every right and was a good catch. And he’d already told himself that it was easier this way: just sex, no drama or weight of the expectations from a commitment.
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