14 Mar 2022, 12:31
An Insufferable (but Effective?) Confession
Open to reactions! Meaning, anyone is free to join and see the whole spectacle. However, there will be limited interaction. As I definitely am not able to keep up with interactions and will have Hanako leave in the next post. So move forth and cringe with me and Pea! Everyone is welcome.
Also, this thread involves a different sort of howler which is suspected to exist as you can see in the Harry Potter Wiki. A pink one that doesn't scream at you. Do owl me if I am not able to use it.
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Forward dated to 18th March 2022
He was never the forgiving kind. While he more often than not, ignored his hatred for others, forgiving and forgetting was definitely not something Hanako did. Somehow, it was just easier to remember people once they piss you off. No longer did he need to rack his brain to remember a name and whatnot. With anger fueling you, there is no way you’ll forget anything. And he certainly couldn’t forget Argan Fowl. (He had forgotten her first name but at least her face is remembered).
Their first meeting was right here in the Grand Hall, the sorting ceremony. Where Hanako, proud of his height growth over the summer, proceeded to spread tea to measly impressionable 1st year Slytherins. He had a rather fun time with the 1st years interested in his overly dramatic tea on rather popular students, or the curse of Hogwarts balls. Some he had remembered to this day, and all left rather memorable impressions. One of them however, kinda scared him with her screaming.
‘Argan’ Fowl. An adorable firstie with the potential to bleed your eardrums if provoked. And someone who showed skepticism at his totally true and honest stories of the Blossom Ball. Hana didn’t like his gossip- er- news of the ball to appear untrustworthy. As the memories of his first fall ball was still vivid in his head, not believing his tea was just as bad as disregarding the trauma of bees he got from the event. And no one does that. No one!
And so with the news of the blossom ball coming up soon, he thought, hm… well, why not see for herself and see who was wrong and who was right? But there were problems with this wish. One, he was not friends with her, nor did they share the same classes. So knowing if she was even going to attend was information that was hard to get.
Two, it's only fun if he was close enough to see her reaction. That won’t do, and she may throw food at him if he loitered around her. Not to mention- kinda creepy. Too creepy even for Hana’s standards.
3, there was no 3. But it somehow sounds nicer if he had 3 points instead of 2.
Despite all these turbulences, there were a few things that kept him going. 1, Percival already had a date, and surprise surprise- it’s not Hana. Waiting 2 years for him to see the fun in going with Hana had diminished his mood greatly, as well as his hope that it was ever going to happen. It’s not like Hana was hung up on him, he had no trouble finding dates for balls. Which brings to his 2nd point, Katherine is too busy to force him to go on a date with someone. His Wooing 101 partner seemed to trust him enough to find his own date. Which was complete bollocks, he wanted to say, if his pride was not on the line.
So, bad mood + freedom in picking dates + urge to say ‘I told you so’. You know what this calls for? Another fake date! 2 year tradition and it’s still running! Unfortunately, he was almost certain Argan would not be as pleased with the idea, so he did the first thing his instinct told him to do.
Lie.
Pretend to be interested in her, show her the best time he can, watch her face fall into horror after disaster struck on the next blossom ball, sounds like a lovely plan.
But as expected, it would not be easy. First, he sent out an owl. One nicely written and only hinting 12% of his massive ego. Record-breaking. He wouldn’t take it seriously as he saw himself as a pretty good dream boat. Minus the short height, personality, and the ‘more adorable than you’ face, he was certain Argan would accept in a heartbeat. However, that’s not exactly how it turned out.
It was massive ego VS massive ego, how endearing. Perhaps his ploy would be more fun than he thought. Good news, he remembered her first name again. Bad news, he was rejected. By a 1st year. Hm, nope. No can do.Dear Tone,
It’s not a surprise that I would receive this offer from you. I do always leave an entrancing impression on people that it's hard for you to forget about me, isn’t it?
But really- an owl? That is such a mediocre way of asking someone, moreover, ME, to the ball. If you really want to go to the ball with me, maybe try putting more effort, why don’t you? And actually surprise me with something more grandeur or elegant.
And do you know there’s a lot of other gentlemen that have asked me to go to the ball too? I haven’t given them an answer of course, so if I were you, I might want to make my move quickly and impressively. After that, if you were to be very lucky, I might just accept your offer.
Yours sincerely,
Pea Elena Fowl.
DON’T EVER CALL ME ARGAN AGAIN.
With a mischievous smile, he sealed the envelope, tied it to a school owl, and watched it fly towards a very lucky Slytherin girl.Dear Fowl,
I’m finding it hard to understand what those gentlemen you mentioned earlier have that I do not. I’m rather confident that I would beat them at almost everything. But I suppose I see your point when you said this was a mediocre way of asking an important request such as this. It baffles me how I didn’t think so earlier. I also didn’t think there would be so much competition. Well now that I know there is, it would be cowardly of me to not take this seriously, isn’t it?
Hope you don’t plan to miss out on breakfast, Argan~. I’ll be at the spot where we first met.
See you soon~
Regards,
You-know-who ~
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A few days later, Hanako would not contact Pea at all. But a few days later, just as owls swooped in the great hall to send all sorts of letters, newsletters, packages, and such, Elena would find that among her other love letters, she had gotten a rather special letter. One bright pink in color. Once she opened it, it would fly out of her and morph itself into a mouth-like shape. She’d hear a rather memorable sing-song-ey voice of a certain Slytherin boy.
“ Argannnnn~.” the letter greeted her with an attempted cocky smile. “ Eheheh bet you think I forgot my promise, huh? Well, you’re right, owls are a bad way to ask you out, so let me do it another time. Round two, if you will. AHEM AHEM-” The pink howlers next few dialog woud be of higher volume, perhaps attracting attention for curious listeners.
“Once upon a time, I was sharing some fun gossip with a few people. Perhaps it was the lively atmosphere, but I got a bit too carried away and exaggerated a fewwwwww tiny things. And to my surprise, it was seen right through by a certain someone sitting nearby. At first, I thought, ‘how annoying’. But then I saw who it was. "
" Pea Elana Fowl, that was her name. Snarky, witty, and very adorable even when she’s angry. I was so nervous I said rather stupid things that day. But I haven’t lost my interest in her since. How could I? Being her charming self as she is. So here I am, Hanako Tone, sending a howler to publicly ask this lovely lady in front of me if she would do me the honors of going to the blossom ball with her. I couldn’t think of a more fun date to go on if not her".
"Will await your response, cutie. Wink. I said wink because this howler can’t have eyes, but just saying if it could, it would wink for me."
"So what do you say, Fowl? Be my date?”
However, before she could respond, the howler would rip itself to shreds. Leaving no one for Pea to give her answer to. Except maybe the actual living Hanako Tone who happened to be standing behind her if she never noticed.
“Well, I mean if you wanted me to wink for you now, I could do that too” he joked if she were to turn her head and see him. She might notice that he put extra effort into his appearance today. To be fair, he had always kept up a neat appearance. But he rarely did go above the necessities. It might be his ego talking but he looked good. Too good for a weekday where they had class soon. If he was rejected, at least he would have a reason to sleep in class more. With luck, the news of his brutal rejection would reach the ears of the professors and he would be left alone.
With him were two items in each hand. One held a bouquet filled with assortments of white flowers and another, a fancy-looking box.
“ Sorry, it took me a while to do this. Takes a while for owls to fly chocolates and flowers from where I live. I asked for the best quality chocolate. I didn’t know which flavor you liked, so I got an assortment of everything. But hmm shame. These are only for the girl who is going out with me as my date to the blossom ball. Would that be you, Miss Fowl? Or would I need to eat these in great sorrow as my heart breaks into a million pieces? “ He attempted to feign hurt, but there was a hint of a smile, clearly joking.
First of all, he wouldn’t touch them if he was rejected. Their first destination would be the trash can, or the hands of a random passerby.
Hanako was rather destructive when he was either bored or missing Percival. 2 years he had decided other people were much more fun to be around with compared to just spending his happy days with Hana. Why was that? He tried so hard to be better than what he is, and the stupid blonde couldn’t even take a hint? He was done waiting. Percival could enjoy his night with perky Ileen Knight. Since Percy didn’t care who Hana went out with, why should Hana do the same?
Just for one day, he wanted to have fun with Pea. To see her cute face crumble with horror and agony as she watched the blossom ball burn down in flames again. He would be there, holding back his laughter, and saying ‘ HAH, I TOLD YOU SO. I TOLD YOU SO ARGAN. BAHAHAHAH’. Taking the extra effort to confess so publicly like this would be worth it soon enough. He could handle pretending to be infatuated with her for a little while.
He just wanted to have fun. Without Percival and his date ruining it. Just plain old, typical Hanako fun. Ok, now back to being an infatuated confesser. He looked at Pea curiously, wondering if she would accept, or would he have his face smashed in chocolate. Which one will it be, he wonders?
Reducio
Interacting: @Pea Elena Fowl
Mentioning: the heartbreaker @Percival Rainwood
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16 Mar 2022, 13:22
An Insufferable (but Effective?) Confession
Ugh- Morning.
Today was like any other morning, except, she woke up feeling a little.... off for some reason. like there's a prickling feeling in the back of her neck, giving her a sense like something is about to happen. She rolls her eyes, maybe it was just a night of homework cramming, and studying. Nothing to worry about. She got up from her bed and start tidying up to go to The Great Hall for breakfast. She put on her school robe in front of the mirror and let go of her braid so she could have a slight curl in her long loose white hair. As always, Pea looks stunning.
..After taking in a few minutes of adoring herself, she grab her small bag that could barely fit anything in and left her dorm for her timely scheduled breakfast.
Breakfast- why suddenly that word made her a little anxious- like she's forgetting something.. something important. She ignores it, but it still made her slightly uneasy. She walks up to her regular spot on the Slytherin table along with the other first years. As she sat down, she heard a lot of the first years muttering and chatting. "What are you being so loud about?" She asks the first-year girl she's sitting beside with an uninterested tone. "Oh! Were just talking about the Ball!" The first year says excitedly to Pea. "The ball?" She answered.
The ball-
THE BALL
THE BALL!
That's it! That's what she's been forgetting! That's what she has been worried about! The letter from that boy- Hanako To-! before she even finishes her train of thoughts, a flock of Owls has swooped in. Bringing everyone their daily letters and packages. And a bunch of letters flutters gently in front of her. Most of them look like a regular letter, most probably from her admirers who also asking her to the ball, however, there's one- a rather strange one, ....a pink letter. A horrible shade of pink too. She picks up the letter and opened it just out of curiosity.
And oh boy, how much she regretted it.
“Argannnnn~.”
A voice- a familiar yet very annoying voice came out of the letter while it also flew and turn the letter into a shape of a mouth -like a Howler? but somehow different. All the people around have already turned their heads looking in the direction of the noise. All the first-year girls started wooing and giggling uncontrollably.
“ Eheheh bet you think I forgot my promise, huh? Well, you’re right, owls are a bad way to ask you out, so let me do it another time. Round two, if you will. AHEM AHEM-”
And then when she was just about to be swallowed whole by embarrassment- the letter grew louder and louder as if the whole of Great Hall can hear his irritating, most annoying, chalkboard scratching voice.
And of course, he starts singing. What can she ask for more?
" Pea Elana Fowl, that was her name. Snarky, witty, and very adorable even when she’s angry. I was so nervous I said rather stupid things that day. But I haven’t lost my interest in her since. How could I? Being her charming self as she is. So here I am, Hanako Tone, sending a howler to publicly ask this lovely lady in front of me if she would do me the honors of going to the blossom ball with her. I couldn’t think of a more fun date to go on if not her".
At this moment, she knew, that challenging Hanako Tone, was the biggest mistake she ever did. She would never think, a person could be as- as crass and tacky as this! This is not what she asks for, isn't she specifically written 'grandeur' and 'ELEGANT' in the owl she sends him!? This is- He definitely doing this on purpose, just to embarrass her!
After seconds of the most harrowing moment in her life, the letter ends with it ripping itself in front of her stunned face. Good, she was about to do the same thing to it the moment it lands on the table again. But then it was not over-
The voice now has become real and standing behind her, sounding as cocky as his letter. All the first-year girls gasps in excitement, all the people who were eating their breakfast now watching them in awe. Pea, still looking offended by what just happened, turned her head. Looking at the man of the hour, one and only, Hanako Tone. She did not know she have to reply to him immediately! she's definitely not ready to be put on the spot such as this. She got up and notices he is holding a bouquet filled with assortments of white flowers on one and chocolates on his other hand. -At least he got her white flowers.
“ Sorry, it took me a while to do this. Takes a while for owls to fly chocolates and flowers from where I live. I asked for the best quality chocolate. I didn’t know which flavor you liked, so I got an assortment of everything. But hmm shame. These are only for the girl who is going out with me as my date to the blossom ball. Would that be you, Miss Fowl? Or would I need to eat these in great sorrow as my heart breaks into a million pieces? “
She was silent for several seconds, it feels like every student in Hogwarts was watching them, watching her, waiting to give an answer.
Then she looks at the boy, and the muscle on her face loosen a little.
"Fine, I'll go with you."
With that simple sentence, the whole Slytherin table and other students from different houses cheered and whooping. And some even booing. She grabs the flower and chocolate in his hands and leaves immediately, without looking at the crowd that is still looking at her.
People who know her might be shocked at hearing her answer. Hanako Tone was not, to put it bluntly, her type. But he has embarrassed her and made a fool of her, and even calling her nicknames she did not approve. And that simply won't do.
Fine, Hanako Tone. I will play your game.
It also might be that she really likes chocolate.
Interacting : @Hanako Tone
Mentioning : -
Leaving immediately.
I'm glad you stopped talking to me. It's like the trash took itself out. - Black Dahlia (2006)
Mio Kasasagi [Mahoutokoro]
Mio Kasasagi [Mahoutokoro]
17 Mar 2022, 05:27
An Insufferable (but Effective?) Confession
Still Open for Reactions even though Hanako and Pea left
[Font= Tahoma]“ Aww shame.. Well I guess I have to-” it took a while for Hanako to process the crowd's reaction. You do not cheer for someone who just got rejected. But that was the case if he was rejected. And with the now missing chocolate box and flowers from his hands, it finally clicked that he was - not. Rejected.
Truthfully he was too stunned to even speak, or - react as quickly as he should. He should answer her right? Give a big grin, or yell a loud ‘ SHE SAID YYESSZZZZZ ‘, or kiss her hand and say that he’ll pick her up right? But noOooOo. Perhaps as tiny revenge of her own for pulling a stunt like this, she got up- took the gifts- and left the hall.
Left him.
In the area where he would be remembered as that dude who confessed to his crush over howler. Hanako wasn’t sure if staying here was better than catching up with her. He was still in a bit of shock that he was even accepted at all.
This low-quality, quick and easy confession- accepted just like that? Damn, he must’ve looked really good this morning. Too good. A quick glance towards the crowds who were interested had convinced him not everyone was impressed. He can’t even speak of the names who boo-ed or gave him pitiful looks. But I ooc can. Its Flash, Henry, Opeila, Dee, Ivy, Regina, Nicolas, Callista, Aurora, Juniper, Alec, Clair, Willow, Cody, Willa, Samantha, & VioletThanks for making me laugh sm xD
Weighing his options, he will hope his confusion is misinterpreted as speechlessness or just him being flustered. It was certainly better to stay in the hall than to walk out and see her. What if Pea was just waiting for a more secluded area to throw the chocolates at his face? He’d rather risk being seen as the guy that got rejected than the guy whose lame confession was accepted, only to be rejected after a while. That's the amount of lame he could not handle today.
Trying to think positively at the situation, one could say he looked happy. He was certainly looking forward to telling Pea that he told her so and ruin her first blossom ball. Yea, definitely worth smiling for.
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Interacting: Leaving now to this thread bye!
ooc note: the revelio earlier isnt made to godmod anyone, I was referring to the folks who responded to my thread share in Hogwarts io xD please do not take it seriously
18 Mar 2022, 03:05
An Insufferable (but Effective?) Confession
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Date: 03/18/22 | Time: Breakfast | Hair Style: ✕ | Hair Color: Black
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For once, Kim had gotten up early, not on purpose mind you, and had decided to go down to the Great Hall for some breakfast. He rarely was able to enjoy breakfast, as it tended to end by the time he usually woke up. So this was not an ordinary day and he wondered if this was even his body. Kim Sato had gotten up in time to snag some breakfast?? His parents would have been so surprised they would have fallen right over.
He made his way into the large room and took a seat at the Gryffindor table. Not that there was any seating arrangement, but it just felt right to sit down at the table he'd gone to that night. And he'd kept sitting at the table ever since then. Unless, he was meeting up with someone of course and they chose a different table. It wasn't like he had to sit at this particular table. It was like a habit than an actual preference of Kim's.
The selection this morning was awesome.
But then, he wasn't very familiar with it as he'd rarely been able to enjoy breakfast.
Morning hours sucked so bad for him and he couldn't help but feel as if he was being left out. Still, he was getting better. At least now he was sometimes able to enjoy breakfast, versus back when he'd first gotten sorted and had never been able to. He supposed his body had gotten used to waking up early on a regular basis for classes. Kim grabbed some breakfast food and placed it on his plate, relishing the hot taste.
The eggs, potatoes, bacon and sausage were nice and crispy and the perfect temperature. Not too hot but hot enough to make your mouth have an orgasm inside.
As Kim was having a blissful eating experience, the peaceful calm was interrupted when someone got a love howler. He looked up as the voice became louder and clearer and eventually recognized the voice as belonging to Hanako Tone. Kim hadn't seen him in quite some time. The two had met before but hadn't since then. And now, it appeared as if he was trying to win the heart of someone. But that was rather strange.
Why?
Well, he hadn't thought Hana was the type to do something like this.
But maybe he was wrong. It wasn't as if he knew him that well yet. The love howler continued to make a ruckus and Kim raised a brow as the content grew more 'personal' as it went on. A faint smirk came to his lips and he wondered again just how serious Hana was about this person. He was certainly going to great lengths to get them to accept their invitation to the upcoming Blossom Ball. And then, the howler detonated.
Or rather, it ripped itself to shreds.
Kim couldn't tear his eyes away from the scene, wondering what would happen next. This was getting really interesting and he loved knowing things about other people.
He wasn't a gossiper but he did enjoy listening in on conversations. Some might say he was one of the world's best eavesdroppers. Kim was close enough to hear what was being said as long as it was said in a normal tone of voice, but if people started to whisper he would have to strain to hear them. He didn't want to move because that would place him within a crowd of strangers and he didn't need to have a panic attack.
No, he was just fine where he was. The plot thickened as he watched Hana approach the girl, her name was Pea Elena Fowl right? He had a bouquet of flowers and a fancy box with him. If Kim had to guess, he would have to say chocolate. What else would it be that would go well with flowers? Especially since it seemed as if Hana wanted to ask Pea out. Hana spoke and Kim watched from a short distance away with great interest.
Pea got up from her seat to face Hana.
Kim continued to watch them, his gaze never leaving them.
What would she say? Pea's response was positive and Kim raised a brow. Well, he hadn't expected that. After such an embarrassing public confession, she actually agreed to go? But then again, why not go to the ball with Hana? It would be fun with whoever you went with, unless you had your heart set on someone in particular and they didn't want to go. Hopefully, Pea didn't have someone, due to her reply to Hana.
If she did, that was going to open up a can of worms. Kim watched as Pea took the flowers and chocolate from Hana and then immediately left the room. He looked back over at Hana and unintentionally started to laugh, although cut himself off rather quickly to avoid being stared at. Hana really didn't seem as if he'd expected Pea to agree to be his date. That was rather amusing, considering he was the instigator here!
Hana had been the one to ask her in the first place.
So why did he seem surprised and shocked? Could it be that he'd thought he'd fail?
Kim looked back up again, using both hands to tuck strands of black hair back behind his ears. Pea had vacated the room. Hana was currently stunned at being accepted by Pea. Ah, nope. The boy appeared to have regained his senses but instead of leaving the room as Pea had, he was taking a seat at the table. Almost as if nothing had happened only seconds ago. But despite Hana's actions, no one would forget about it.
He had to admit, it was rather amusing and made him want to follow Hana more. The boy was quickly becoming more interesting to him after this particular event.
As Hana sipped some orange juice, Kim was tempted to get closer and eavesdrop.
But eventually, he decided against doing so. It would look too obvious if he moved closer to him and there was also the added disadvantage of it being really early in the morning. When he eavesdropped, he liked to remain anonymous and never get spotted, heard or seen. At such an early time, there was a high chance that would happen. What a shame. If only this had happened during lunchtime, he'd be up for it.
As it was now, even though he was close to Hana, he wouldn't be able to hear anything he said unless he spoke in a normal tone of voice. And if the boy lowered his voice or whispered, he wouldn't be able to pick up on anything, if he wanted to remain under the radar. A sigh escaped his lips as he wondered what would happen. Would Hana continue to sit there and then eventually leave without anything else happening?
Or would something happen?
If something did happen, would he be able to overhear it, or would it be too low for him to listen in? Yes, he was quite a nosy person by nature.
Perhaps it had something to do with his personality, as he was intensely curious about pretty much everything. Unless of course, it was a practical thing that he already knew, such as proper wand movement etc... Kim went back to eating his breakfast, which had magically remained warm throughout this scene. This was the joy of magic and something he truly appreciated. He glanced over at Hana and saw someone else there.
But he couldn't pick up on what they were saying, which was a shame. Not wanting to draw attention to himself, or get closer to the two right now, Kim decided to finish up and leave. It was getting way too crowded for him, as he could deal with crowds for a short period of time, but if it took too long, he tended to get anxiety from his condition. Once he was finished with his meal, he left the room and headed out of the Great Hall.
He had things to do and wasn't going to waste the morning stuffing up his face.
--- I have permission to say Hana was sitting at the table and drinking orange juice.
Also, Kim has left this thread. ---
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