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Post by kris on Jan 7, 2009 23:53:30 GMT 1
Kristian yawned, standing up from the table he'd been working at. Work had left him tired, finishing a Potions essay until the early hours of this morning. It was close to six thirty in the morning, and he didn't feel like going to bed anymore. What good would it do to lie down for a few minutes, if it wasn't to pretend he had been in his bed all night? His dorm mates wouldn't really care whether or not he had been asleep, they'd just figure he had been in the Commons or library, doing his homework.
Stretching, he put his books for the day in his bag, putting it down by the remainder of the fire, which he poked at with his wand, making them crackle again. He then laid himself onto the sofa, closing his eyes for a few minutes. God, he'd need a coffee at breakfast, because there was no way he'd last the entire day without having slept. And skipping classes was not an option, unless he wanted people to wonder why he was suddenly breaking his perfect attendance record. Work had been tough lately and he was hoping that things would die down a little, so he could spend some more time with Louis. |
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Post by mikeym on Jan 8, 2009 0:11:36 GMT 1
Jake woke up earlier than he wanted to but it was either have dreams about a certain blond or wake up and think about it. At least he could think of other things before they went back to his friend. He had control over his thoughts mostly. He got up with a little sigh and started to get dressed in his uniform. Grabbing his bag, robe and shoes he headed downstairs to the common room. He’d lounge around in there until breakfast.
Walking over to the fire that was bigger than usual at this time of morning he noticed another bag full of books. Then he noticed the body sprawled over the couch. Grinning a little he sat down ”Long night, Kris?” he asked softly, the boy’s breathing wasn’t slow enough to make Jake believe he was asleep and he figured he had just been up all night working on essays or even spent it elsewhere with his own little Hufflepuff. Of course that made his thoughts fly back to Ashley and how he’d grown rather fond of him. Shaking his head a little he sank down in one of the plush chairs, putting his things down next to him on the floor and he leaned his head back against the head rest as he waited for Kris’s reply
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Post by kris on Jan 8, 2009 0:23:00 GMT 1
Kristian opened one eye lazily as he was being addressed, giving Jake a friendly smile and somewhat of a wave. He liked the older Ravenclaw, who was always kind to his peers. Especially to someone Kris considered a friend. He had grown quite fond of Ashley O’Neill, the sweet Hufflepuff who always made Louis smile and never let him down when he needed a talk. If it hadn’t been for Ashley, they would have known next to nothing about some of the more...intimate parts of their relationship.
”Morning...Yeah, I spent most of it working on an essay” He yawned, trying to be decent conversation and pushing himself up into a sitting position. The Ravenclaw rubbed the sleep from his eyes, trying not to fall asleep, though he did rest his head onto his knees after pulling them to his chest. Wrapping his arms around his legs, he blinked at Jake for a moment. ”You’re up early...” It was a casual remark, the green-eyed boy not really expecting an answer.
Yawning again, he wondered how to make conversation, eventually settling on a simple ”You hang out with Ash a lot lately, don’t you” which wasn’t meant to make the other uncomfortable, just something to start up a talk, in case Jake was looking for one. |
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Post by mikeym on Jan 8, 2009 2:12:09 GMT 1
Jake smiled back when he saw Kris wake up, shifting around in the chair to pull a leg up underneath himself to get more comfortable. He nodded when the other Ravenclaw said that he was up early. He rubbed at his eyes since when he saw Kris rub his own it made Jake think that there was sleep in his eyes. He sighed softly, in a relaxed kind of way.
Looking at the fire crackling for a moment blue eyes shot back over to Kris’s face when he mentioned Ash. ”Yeah..I do” he said unable to stop a half smile on his lips. ”He’s fun to hang out with” Wow that sounded kind of.. well..gay. Jake hated early mornings, they made his brain worthless most of the time. He didn’t know how to fix his words without digging a bigger hole so he just let that be all he said in response.
”Haven’t seen you and.. Louis, right?” he waited for the others nod before continuing ”Haven’t seen you guys hanging out much, getting swamped with essays and things to do?” he’d barely seen Kris in the common room this past week, or in the library so he figured he’d comment on that too for conversation sake. He’d taken a lot of classes in his 6th year, he always took as many as he could handle wanting to know just about everything.
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Post by kris on Jan 8, 2009 17:39:34 GMT 1
Kristian yawned again, smiling when he heard Jake say that Ash was fun to hang out with. It sounded rather...interesting, coming from the older Ravenclaw. He wasn’t the type to pry, but he was very curious as to what was going on between the two. It was easy to see that the Hufflepuff was very fond of him, his brown eyes always sparkling whenever the brunette was paying attention to him. It made him happy, seeing his friend happy like that.
”Haven’t seen you and.. Louis, right? Haven’t seen you guys hanging out much, getting swamped with essays and things to do?”
He nodded, running fingers through his hair as he shifted on the sofa, getting a little closer to the fire. It had been cold here at night and he was feeling rather sore from spending most of the night in the same position. Having to walk back from Hogsmeade to the castle didn’t help things too much either. ”Yea, it’s been tiring. Whenever we see each other, it’s mostly studying together. I’m hoping Christmas break will come soon, so we get to spend some time together.”
Blinking for a moment, he looked at Jake, smiling a little. ”Do you have any plans yet?” A safe topic, hopefully. Unless the other had plans with Ashley, which was very well possible. Still, it was an innocent question, which the other could dodge simply enough. |
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Post by mikeym on Jan 9, 2009 20:40:29 GMT 1
Jake was glad that for the moment the conversation was veered away from Ash and him hanging out. He still wasn’t able to give Ash a clear answer on where they stood, but he knew he’d be able to at least have one come Christmas break. He tilted his head to the side, his neck a little sore again from reading last night and he winced whenever his neck popped ”Ow..” he mumbled, rubbing his neck.
Looking over at Kris again he nodded ”Hopefully break will be good.. I was going to spend the holidays here but my mum would have a conniption if I missed Christmas with the family.” he grinned slightly, he loved his mother’s attitude during the holidays, she could be crazy sometimes but she seemed happiest when she had things to do and parties to organize.
”Do you have any plans yet?”
He nodded ”Yeah, I’ve got a few..” he said, not revealing who they were with but he had a little smile on his face and was looking pretty happy with this thoughts. He had gotten an idea earlier that day on exactly what he and Ash would do while Ashley was visiting London. It involved something cute and getting Ash to be the happiest Jake had seen him so far. ”Hopefully they’ll all pan out how I want them to” he murmured, more or less thinking out loud then and he wasn’t expecting an answer from Kris with that comment.
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Post by kris on Jan 11, 2009 16:23:54 GMT 1
The way Jake smiled when he affirmed he had plans for the holiday made Kristian smile a little, wondering if the blonde Hufflepuff was somehow part of those plans. He was hoping he was, since he could imagine that spending Christmas without his parents for the first time was going to be a really difficult thing. It’d be nice if the boy had someone to hang out with for a while.
”Hopefully they’ll all pan out how I want them to”
Giving him another smile, Kris knew that he wouldn’t be able to stay quiet and patient if the other boys plans really did involve Ashley. He was concerned about the Hufflepuff sometimes, especially after his break up with August. He felt like he had to say something, even if it wouldn’t be easy. ”You’ll be careful with him, won’t you? I know that he seems happy a lot of the time, but it’s going to be hard on him...this Christmas.”
And New Years. Kris couldn’t even begin to imagine how it must feel to enter a new year, knowing that your parents weren’t going to ever be there again. It was undoubtedly a silly thing, but knowing that your parents were alive in this year but not in the next...it was a boundary somehow. The Ravenclaw would have invited him over himself if he wasn’t so sure that Ash would consider it a pity invitation. |
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Post by mikeym on Jan 12, 2009 20:38:31 GMT 1
Jake was lost in his own thoughts about his planning before the other Ravenclaw’s words settled in his brain. He looked at Kris being slightly startled at being asked to be careful with Ash, he wasn’t a broken toy, not really anyway. He nodded, shifting in his chair again just to get more comfortable ”Yeah..I understand. I’ll be there if he needs me..” he said softly, knowing whenever Ash would be in London he wouldn’t want to separate himself from the younger Hufflepuff. ”Not only Christmas, but New Years too..” he murmured more as an after thought.
He’d already decided if Ash needed to do something, get through the night by talking or even crying about his parents Jake wouldn’t leave him to do it on his own. Ash had helped him so much with his own personal demons the least he could do was help him with his, even if his were much more painful. All of a sudden his arms itched to give the smiling blond a cuddle but Ash wasn’t within arms reach.
While he was thinking about Ash he had this far away look on his face and a little crease between his eyebrows, but what gave him away the most was that he had a little smile that one usually only reserved for someone who had a piece of their heart. |
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Post by kris on Jan 13, 2009 18:14:31 GMT 1
Kristian smiled when Jake took things so well. He hadn’t meant to butt in or make it seem like he didn’t trust the other around his friend. He really did, it was obvious from the way that his fellow Ravenclaw looked that he really, honestly, cared about Ashley. That look in his eyes was familiar, and Kris couldn’t help but wonder what the extent of Jake’s feelings were. He could have sworn that there was something more going on between the two of them, but was still on the fence about whether or not he should confront him.
”I’m glad you two are getting close. He seems a lot happier than he did before.” The Ravenclaw remarked casually, carefully watching the older boy to see what his response would be. Sure, he could ask Ash how he felt about the brunette, but he didn’t want to seem overbearing or anything. Kris just...he just wanted his friend to feel like a regular kid, to not have that sadness in his eyes every day. Which was why he was so protective now that it seemed to happen. If Ashley lost that...it’d literally break a part of him.
The happy blonde had always been there for him and, even more importantly, Louis. He couldn’t help but hope that once he told his boyfriend about what had happened, Ash would be there to hold him as he fell apart. He could even hate Kristian, if that made things easier...It didn’t matter, as long as his lover had someone to help him through things. |
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