Bump In The Road PV: Evaline Valerie Hawthorne

Evaline was on her way somewhere. Did she know where that somewhere was? Absolutely not. But, for whatever reason, she was in a rush. She just felt like she needed to be somewhere. She couldn't exactly describe the feeling either.

That day, she was wearing a black hoodie, with pink stars on it, and pink cargo pants with black stringy bows, and a grey tank top.

She carried her ( also black and pink) messenger black, which was ripped and torn, but- she didn't really care. All her clothes, expensive as they were, would end up just like that, due to her haphazard personality. She was also wearing her converses ( a type of muggle shoes, which she loved very much) that made a satisfying crunchy sound when they touched the grass. Maybe that was the reason why she was running?

The sun was too bright. She pulled her hood up, and started to sprint again. She realized where she needed to go. The Great Lake! It was perfect!

She then saw someone sitting near the Great Lake, by themselves. A girl, with brown hair. And now she was barreling toward her. Oh crap. Eva put her hands out to stop herself, but that didn't help much.

" OOF!" She collided into the poor girl. " I am so so so sorry!" Evaline rambled, holding her head. Her hair had came out of her claw-clip and now the black and pink mess was blocking her vision.

(wc 227/1,275 char.) || 02/03/2026 || int. w/ @Evaline Valerie Hawthorne

Daphne hits the grass with a small thud, quickly fixing her school robes and looking up at whoever just rammed into her with a bit of annoyance.

She lightly sighs, deciding not to snap.

".Are you okay, at least?"

She stands up. Kerberyx had a natural 'annoyed' face, her lips perpetually resting downwards at the corners and her eyes missing any sparkle of interest most of the time. All her words got straight to the point, she didn't like talking much due to connotation and implications that could be misconstrued.

She looked the girl down for a moment. Her grandma would mercilessly criticize her if she walked into the house with an outfit like that on. She decides it's not her place to parrot her grandmother's words to this random girl.

Despite her better judgement she is quite fond of the other girl's hair. She didn't use pink much in her outfits, thinking it didn't work well with her complexion, but she always had a fondness for the color in lighter shades. This girl definitely pulled it off.

She can't help but start to internally wonder how much work it would've taken to get that light without damaging the strands.

She realizes she's scrutinizing the girl, and quickly puts a stop to her own thoughts. Making a mental note to analyze why she was doing that later.

Evaline needed to stop, freaking running into people. She did it enough inside the building, and she had no idea what to do if she started it outside.

" Crap. Are you okay?" Evaline asked. The girl looked a little pissed. She was pretty, with a oval face and eyes that looked like they noticed things others didn't. A little too much.

Evaline took a step back. " Yeah, are you okay? I'm sorry, I usually don't run into people like this." A lie. She really did.

She didn't watch where she was going, and ended up strutting straight into someones face. She was usually lost thinking about something she shouldn't. Or she was watching everyone intently, trying to decipher what they were thinking. There was no in-between with Eva.

The sun was way too bright today. Eva had already thought this about 10 times, but she flipped her hood back on, ( it had fallen back) and was pulling her sleeves over her hands.

Eva decided she should at least introduce herself to the poor girl. At least she'll know who almost knocked her into the Great Lake. " I'm Evaline Valerie Hawthorne." She said, holding her hand out, and shrugged. " Or, Eva, if you have a penchant for efficiency"

(wc 241/1,402 char.) || 02/03/2026 || int. w/ @Evaline Valerie Hawthorne

The Gryffindor meets the other girl's eyes for a moment before averting her gaze. Eye contact was too intimate for Daphne, and the girl seemed to be observing her which made her skin prickle even more. Her expression betrayed nothing.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She dismisses the Slytherin's worries.

Daphne continues to fix her robes, looking down at herself critically. Her grandmother's words perpetually running in her mind even now.

Wrinkles. Shape. Colors. Fabrics.

She looks up as the other girl introduces herself, not expecting the friendly gesture. Despite herself Daphne felt herself oddly comforted by the other girl's demeanor. She takes a moment to process the fact she was supposed to return the gesture.

"...Daphne Kerberyx." She introduced herself. Most people needed a few times to be reminded of her last name again but she was more than used to it.

She stares at the hand that was offered to her for a beat too long before looking back up to meet her eyes.

"I don't do handshakes."

Most people didn't get so much as an explanation rather than leaving the other person offering her a hand hanging without a word, but she felt more comfortable at the moment.

Even though she was just knocked down into the grass like an idiot.

She can figure that out later.

She straightens herself up, thinking for a moment. She usually wasn't much of a conversationalist, but...

"..What are you doing out here, anyways?"

Evaline retracted her hand like she got burned. Right. Doesn't like handshakes. She filed that away in her thoughts for later. Usually, if someone had said something as blatant as " I don't do handshakes," Evaline would have turned on her heel and walked away. But something was interesting about this girl. Maybe she was drawn outside to meet her?

Hm. Daphne. She had never met a witch with that name. Kerberyx was even more intriguing. It reminded her of Kleenex.

" Er- I just felt something...pulling me outside, so I obliged. But- I don't know." Evaline said quickly. " And I just came for fun. And I was bored, and didn't want to do my homework." Evaline shrugged. She also didn't know why she was over sharing.

She looked down. Oh no! There were grass stains on her hoodie. She tried rubbing them off but they stayed, stubborn. If she were inside, she would have taken the hoodie off, but she was outside, and so was the sun, the damned thing.

She stopped trying to remove the stain and pulled a blood pop from her pocket, and popped it into her mouth.

" What are you doing outside, huh?" She asked the girl.

(wc 234/1,319 char.) || 02/07/2026 || int. w/ @Evaline Valerie Hawthorne

Daphne's eyes shoot to her hand as she yanks it away, silently startled by the sudden movement, then quickly returning her gaze to the other girl's face.

She raises a brow almost imperceptibly at the homework comment but decides not to say anything about it. Daph didn't mind oversharing, she herself used to fall victim to it with every word that came out of her mouth.

She watches as Eva tries to wipe the grass stains off.

Despite her better judgement, "You know, green goes well with pink."

She looks back up to meet Eva's eyes. The Slytherin's eyes were piercing, almost alluring. She wasn't expecting the question.

"Why I'm out here?" She echoes, then thinking for a moment to choose her words carefully. "I've mapped out campus, so I decided to become familiar with the surrounding area of the castle. Also figured I might get some peace out here to be alone." She doesn't add the fact she doesn't mind that her plans were interrupted.

Why doesn't she?

Her brow twitches into a slight furrow at the sight of the blood pop. Is that real? She studies the girl on instinct, now wondering if she was what she thought she was. That would definitely make this interaction more interesting.

While she had an impenetrable poker face when it came to anything besides annoyance she couldn't veil her curiosity for the life of her.