24 Jul 2025, 15:44
comfort in the cosmos
interaction: @Damien Dragonclaw wc: 304 dialogue thoughtsVictoria noticed the brief moment of confusion flash across the boy’s face and mentally kicked herself. “Did I say something stupid again?” As the thought crossed her mind, she looked down for a second, pressing the tips of her fingers together as she let out a soft breath.
“…Sorry if that was weird,” she said quietly, though her voice was just loud enough for him to hear. She didn’t avoid eye contact entirely, but the way she spoke seemed like she was trying to soften the awkwardness. There was a subtle tremble between embarrassment and sincerity in her tone—as if she regretted asking something too personal.
She nodded slightly as Damien listed the things he liked. Greek mythology… reading Something began to take shape in her mind, though she didn’t show it. Her silence was familiar—but this time it wasn’t the kind that closed her off. It was the kind that really listened.
Then one word caught her attention.“…Baking?”
She tilted her head slightly, and a flicker of surprise mixed with something close to admiration appeared in her eyes. “…Impressive,” she said plainly. There was genuine appreciation in her voice. She didn’t quite smile, but one corner of her lips curved up faintly.
There was a brief pause. Her gaze shifted away, as if she was weighing her words before speaking. Then she muttered softly, almost like she was teasing herself.
“I’m terrible at baking,” she admitted. “I tried a few times when my family wasn’t home but… let’s just say the results weren’t exactly edible.”
She hesitated a little longer, then a sheepish smile crept across her face—rare, but real. The kind of expression Damien might only catch if he was truly paying attention. "..Anyway. Thank you for your answer!"
29 Jul 2025, 13:23
comfort in the cosmos
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Damien just looked over at her confused as he didn’t understand why she seemed so nervous whenever she spoke to him. Damien didn’t think he gave off any bad vibes or negative energy so he was just honestly confused at what could even have sparked this reaction. He just sat there quiet for a moment as he thought about it. Was it something I said…or maybe she feels intimidated by me..but then if that’s the case what made her think I seemed intimidating. It was thoughts like these that made Damien head spin as it just wasn’t adding up and he didn’t like having so many thoughts swirling through his mind. Damien quickly let go of his thoughts and waved her off as she was apologizing for noting because she hadn’t done anything to offend Damien so there wasn’t anything to apologize for. “Victoria you don’t need to apologize I promise it is absolutely alright you didn’t offend me or anything!” He quickly said as he didn’t understand why she was apologizing and didn’t want her to continue to apologize for noting. He just waited to see what her response would be before he noticed her mutter something about baking before mentioning how it was impressive. Damien didn’t necessarily think it was impressive but that may have been due to him doing a lot of baking with his mother when he was growing up, even now he helps her with her sweet shop every once in awhile as it brings him comfort. He almost frowned At her mentioning how she wasn’t a good baking as Damien didn’t think baking was too hard sure you’ll make mistakes and messes a few times but that was the fun of baking it brought excitement or that’s what Damien thought at least. Damien eyes widen as she gave him another smile but this time it seemed different it was a sheepish smile but also seemed genuine like this one was her true smile he didn’t know why but he hopped she smile like that again so he atleast would know she was actually enjoying the conversation. “It was no problem I don’t mind answering questions! |
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| IC date: 13th of November | Interactions: @Victoria Blythe |
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5 Aug 2025, 23:30
comfort in the cosmos
interaction: @Damien Dragonclaw dialogue thoughts
After the boy reassured Victoria about the apology, she took a deep breath. Good—so she hadn’t bothered him in any way. She didn’t know why she had been so stressed—though to be fair, she always felt a bit tense when talking to people she’d just met. She hated making a fool of herself. It was also clear that her nervous demeanor had confused Damien—but Victoria didn’t blame him for that.
When Damien said he didn’t mind answering her questions, Victoria’s eyes lit up slightly. His reassuring words definitely made her feel better, and she nodded gently.
“…Good—I’m glad I didn’t bother you!”
Victoria was just about to ask another question when the professor’s voice echoed through the room, grabbing her attention.
“You may leave.”
Ah—Victoria was glad she could go to her dorm and get some rest. Still, she wished she could’ve talked to Damien a bit more. She glanced over at the boy beside her.
“…Uhm—it was nice meeting you, Damien. Thanks for the nice conversation,” she said kindly, though her voice was barely audible over the sound of other students packing up and chatting loudly.
“…Like I said—I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting to see your mother on your birthday. If you feel alone, I’ll probably be in the library. And I really think the headmaster would understand if you spoke to him.”
Victoria carefully packed her things into her bag, then gave the boy a small smile.
“…Good night. Take care.”
With those words, the brunette girl slowly walked toward the exit, blending into the crowd of students making their way out.
7 Aug 2025, 16:57
comfort in the cosmos
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Damien continued to write the remainder of his notes for astronomy class as he didn’t want to have any missing notes that may come in handy in the future, he just nodded his head as Victoria muttered out that she was glad she didn’t bother him. He still couldn’t understand what about him made her so nervous for some reason it made himself self conscious almost like he needed to look in the mirror and re-examine how he looked in the mirror. Suddenly he heard the professor say they may leave as class was over so he started to pack his bag and kinda zoned out his surroundings till he heard Victoria speak again. He gave her a soft smile as he was still in a bad mood so maybe it came off as a little fake but it was genuinely a happy smile he just wasn’t in the greatest mood to portray it. “It was nice meeting you too and speaking to you Victoria” He said giving her a soft nod and getting ready to leave to his dorm before he stopped as something she said caught his attention. She mentioned how she didn’t think anything was wrong with him wanting to see his mother on his birthday and how she truly did think the headmaster would allow him to see her if he asked. He decided to keep it in his mind incase he truly did decide to ask the headmaster but he didn’t want to be seen as a weakling who missed his mother even though deep down that’s what he was, he figured it wouldn’t hurt to try it atleast before he noticed she was heading out of class after telling him good night. He looked down and mutter a few words to her. “Good night..” He quickly muttered before walking off back to his dorm. |
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| IC date: 13th of November | Interactions: @Victoria Blythe |
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