An apology is always nice PV Flame

Code by Fawkes Chaos

WC: 241

Interactions:@Maximiliauns Kenneally Vidler

DATE: March 3, 2026 TIME:Evening

Outfits:

Reducio

Black hoodie and Black shorts

Flame walked with Max up the stairs out of the dungeon. They just kept on going up and up and up. Flame was unfocused, the only thing she was thinking about was how she had actually gotten caught for the first time since she was younger. Only the second time ever been caught in all her pranking years.

She glanced over at Max. He was walking with his head down. She looked back forward and continued walking. Max glanced over at her and started talking. He talked about how he didn't know what happened, and that he was sorry. Flame glanced over at him and decided she would speak. "Look Max..." She said. She grabbed his arm and pulled him over to the side of the hall so that they were out of the way. She turned back towards him. "Look, It's not your fault...It's as much as my fault."

Flame was frustrated about not being able to stop the Professor from getting Max in trouble. "WHY DID YOU NOT LET ME TAKE ALL THE BLAME?!?!" Flame could not hold it in any longer. She had been wondering why Max had stopped her from taking it. She had just been trying to help him. She looked at him again. “I was going to protect you, I could have protected you! So why did you stop me? That’s what best friends are for!” she looked at Max waiting for an answer.

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Interacting with:	@Flame Afterglow
Date:	11th of March, 2026
Date:—————————	Evening
Words:	300

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The pause, however small, between when he stopped talking and Flame started was almost unbearable. He couldn’t remember ever feeling so guilty. Nor could he recall a time he had messed up as badly. He willingly let himself be grabbed and pulled to the side. A considerate thought of Flame. Not that there were many around them, but if one were to show up he would at least not be blocking the way.

As his friend spoke, he shrank a bit in on himself. Shoulders hunched a bit, and he dipped his head even more if it were even possible. He glances up, just barely, at her frustrated tone before looking down again. «I just…» He tried, but for once his words seemed to fail him. That should really happen more often. A quarter hour ago in the potions classroom for example. He could have used it plenty then.

He took a few breaths before he tried again. «It just didn’t seem fair. It was my idea to begin with, and you taking all the blame wasn’t right! What sort of friend would I be if I just let you?» He took a deep breath once again before picking back up. «And when I realized you wouldn’t give, I just sort of… snapped» His voice grew quieter as he spoke, the last word being barely a whisper.

He gathered his courage to speak again, but continued the tone of voice. «I don’t know what happened, honest! One moment I was deciding to put Nibbles back, and the next words were just coming out of my mouth against my will!» Not exactly true, but almost the experience he had. The small part of him that could have stopped it, he had showed down. All in the hopes that whatever ruckus he could create would remove the blame from the fellow lion.

Code by Fawkes Chaos

WC: 209

Interactions:@Maximiliauns Kenneally Vidler

DATE: March 3, 2026 TIME:Evening

Outfits:

Reducio

Black hoodie and Black shorts

Flame listened as Max explained that he had just snapped. And how it wasn’t fair if Flame took all the Blame because it had been his idea in the first place. Flame was still frustrated that he hadn’t let her take the blame but also understood how it felt when the words just …. Came. She gave a weak smile. “Look I get that you feel like you wouldn’t have been a good friend but when I try and take the blame next time, let me! I know ways to get out of trouble.”

Flame watched Max for a second before moving on to her second point. “And I know how it feels to just Snap. I’ve had it happen to me countless times. Most of the time I don’t even have a filter!” Flame couldn’t help herself from smiling when she said that cause it was true. Flame reached into her pocket and pulled out 2 chocolate chip cookies which she had been saving for if a situation came up. She opened the bag and then held it out to Max. “Cookie?” was all she said knowing that nothing else had to be said. They were a team after all. And friends on top of that.

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Interacting with:	@Flame Afterglow
Date:	11th of March, 2026
Date:—————————	Evening
Words:	231

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He listened as she spoke. Flame had a point, he knew that. Still, he couldn’t quite make himself look at her properly. But then that made him feel guilty too, and so he raised his head a little. «I know, it was stupid and dumb… But I was sort of trying to do the same thing?» It didn’t mean much when all he could contribute was chaos, but at least he meant well. That had to count for something, right?

The offer of a cookie did not go amiss, so he nodded and accepted it. «I am really good at getting out of a sticky situation too…» He continued. It was of course a lie, but at least he believed it himself. «And I didn’t want you to feel more guilty than you already did. Like, I know that if I stood up like you did and he started yelling or something, I would feel awful.» He shrugged a bit, fighting the urge to shove the entire cookie in his mouth to shut himself up.

He succeeded in part, by biting off a small bite and used that time to think before speaking again. When failing to come up with yet another reason for why this entire situation was his fault, he slumped a little. «What usually makes you snap?» He asked then, voice a little thin trying to hide curiosity.

Code by Fawkes Chaos

WC: 399

Interactions:@Maximiliauns Kenneally Vidler

DATE: March 3, 2026 TIME:Evening

Outfits:

Reducio

Black hoodie and Black shorts

Flame understood what Max was saying when he was talking about trying to do the same thing. She gave him a small smile to show him that she understood. When he asked what made Flame snap, she paused. She didn't normally share that with people, because she hated revealing her weaknesses to people. But she felt like Max wouldn't do something like that to her and she trusted him. She sighed. "There are a couple of things that make me snap." she started. "And you better not share them with anyone."

She gave Max a playful poke to lighten the mood a bit while also making sure he knew that she trusted him. "One of the main things that makes me snap is when someone tries to hurt my friends." Flame thought back to when she had seen Max and Olivia fighting in the Great hall awhile ago. "Or when my friends fight. Though when someone hurts my friends I get angry. But when my friends fight..... You remember that one time you and Olivia were fighting in the Great Hall?" Flame wondered if she could continue or not but felt like she had already told him a lot and she trusted him so...

"I had a breakdown that day. Or snapped if i want to call it that. A couple years ago when I was 9, I was playing soccer with my friends. One of my bestfriends Jinx, was passing the ball with me and we scored. One of my other really close friends, Hunter, Got angry and said that the goal wasn't proper. Kai and I, had tried to support Jinx, but then out of nowhere, Hunter attacked Kai and they started fighting and it was nasty."

Flame paused Taking a moment to collect herself and tried to stop herself from shaking. "Jinx started crying and I tried to stop them. Kai..." Flame broke off "Kai tried to pull back,but hunter kept on attacking him. Everyone tried to pull them apart and when we finally Got them apart Kai was in bad shape and bleeding from several places."

Flame took a deep breath. "After that, I yelled at Hunter to leave and we never heard from him again." Flame was shaking now.

Banner by Julia Evans

Interacting with:	@Flame Afterglow
Date:	11th of March, 2026
Date:—————————	Evening
Words:	300

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He nodded in acknowledgment. Of course he wouldn’t share, friends were supposed to keep secrets for each other after all. He nibbled on the cookie as Flame talked. When the fight in the Great Hall was mentioned, he winced. He remembered her reaction that day, how bad it had been. His shin had been sore for days after the kick Olivia had gotten in. That was nothing compared to the guilt he had felt for how Flame had reacted. That again, was nothing compared to the regret he was feeling now. And now yet another thing was added to the list. He didn’t say anything on it, only nodded to indicate that he did indeed remember.

He listened as she talked. Trying to take in both what she was telling him, as well as the emotion behind the words. The way he saw his own behavior in what she was telling made his stomach churn. He resolutely pushed it down. He didn’t want to make Flame feel even worse by having a personality crisis. «That… sounds like a lot to manage» He spoke up at last, carefully.

He noticed her shaking, but he didn’t quite know what he could do about it. It didn’t feel quite right to grab her hand, like he would his sisters. So he settled on giving her a short pat on the shoulder. «I know one thing for sure though! Your friends back home surely appreciate you as much as I do.» His tone was more thoughtful than considerate, but he didn’t want her to have even more of a reaction. «Did anyone get in trouble back then? At least we didn’t today…» He looked down a bit. Them getting off without any consequences was no thanks to him, and way more than he deserved.