8 Jun 2022, 20:10
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Sophia was utterly confused about what she was seeing, but it was all great fun, so she didn't mind so much. She'd never had the chance to play with other people close to her age like this, so she watched the knighting ceremony and the address of the real Queen and her knight with great interest.
To her credit, she only winced a little when the 'knight' pulled out a broom - and a fancy-looking one at that! - and took off into the sky. She watched in amazement as he swept around above them, showing off his talents in a wondrous air show.
As the 'knight' landed, he presented all of them - including Sophia! - with a beautiful white flower. She held it up to her face with wide eyes and rosy cheeks, muttering a soft 'thanks.' She'd never before seen someone so... so dashing and gallant.
Sophia had to fan herself lightly as she watched the boy presenting another flower of purple to the 'true' Queen of the festivities.
Beside her, Kim seemed to be troubled by something. He was watching the boy with a conflicted expression on his face. Sophia could definitely understand. This boy was pretty enough that even boys would likely be enchanted by his mannerisms. It was totally natural to have feelings like that.
But masked within Kim's conflict was another emotion: recognition.
"D-do you know this boy, Kim?" she asked, realizing her mouth was completely dry. She tried licking her lips to keep them from chapping, but she knew it wouldn't work. She needed to leave, maybe get some cold water and sit down somewhere. She didn't often get flustered, and the number of people who could affect her like that could be counted on one hand, but geez this boy was charming.
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9 Jun 2022, 18:48
Justice Candy
Colin watched eagerly as the knight mounted his winged and bristled steed, taking the airs as one born of aether rather than of earth! And there he flew, the Snow Knight, hither to yonder and back again and around all the four quarters of Candyland. In each place he battled the foes of the Queen and brought all things bitter and sour to justice. Long was his quest and many and brave his deeds, yet the people of Candyland bode with their Queen for they knew such a knight as powerful and graceful as he must even return with the victory or never return again!
Colin turned his attention back to Sophia, the Queen of Confections, and he tried hard to stifle his laughter. Not five minutes ago, she was chiding Kim for seeming to suggest she give him a kiss, and now she was gobbing at this broom flyer! Her eyes were wide as she searched the skies and Colin thought she would burst with squeals of glee at every turn and every pirouette! And that she would dance about merrily as he --- and then it struck Colin as might a blow from a war hammer against a mighty oaken shield!
Sophia wasn't so much enjoying the show as enjoying watching the boy! She had a very curious expression on her face indeed! She appeared both flustered and ecstatic all at once and Colin recognised that expression --- for now his friend looked as if she'd leap into the snowy boy's arms and snog him as soon as he landed! She was, indeed, fanning herself and looked like she might just faint from the excitement as the knight at last landed with a grand show of broomsmanship and gave her a white flower from the higher regions of the realm!
"Soph? Are you okay? You look like you're going to faint!" Colin shook his head dramatically, though with a smile on his face. He'd have to tease Sophia mercilessly for her display of fangirldom. He turned back towards the knight and Ileen who had now invited her subjects to step forth with any claims for a boon.
Sophia looked like she would either faint or run away, while Kim seemed to be mulling over something in his head, as if he wished to ask for some favour but was uncertain how to go about it. Colin shrugged and stepped forward. He courteously saluted the Knight of the Sweet Secrets and bowed again to Queen Ileen of all Candyland. "I make no claims, sweet lady, for it is enough to be in your presence and to witness this noble knight's bold adventure and victorious return! Though if I must ask for any boon, it would be only a chocolate frog, o generous Queen of Candyland!"
Interacting with: @Sophia Nelson | @Ileen Knight | @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood | @Kim Sato | @Xailah Alptraum
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Cursa McCoire
Rigel McCoire
13 Jun 2022, 01:22
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He blinked as Sophia spoke.
It took him a few seconds to recall what she'd just said and then he nodded.
"Mm. He's the White Immortal, Valentin. Durmstrang's seeker." Kim told her as his eyes flickered over to the albino boy again. "He has lots of fans." He added and glanced over at Colin as the boy teased Sophia about being enamored with Valentin. Kim let his eyes flicker over Sophia for a few seconds and a smirk came to his lips. "Do you have a crush on him, Sophia?" He asked with a raised brow. Not that he would blame her for it.
There were many girls who had a crush on him. Valentin was just that good and very unique.
As Colin went over to ask a 'boon' of the Queen of Candyland as she had been titled by Colin, Kim let his eyes flicker over the older girl and her 'knight' nearby.
He was still undecided as to what he wanted to do. Kim glanced back over at Sophia. Well, if Sophia wanted an autograph, perhaps he'd ask for the both of them. But then again, what if she didn't? And wouldn't she think Kim might be a fan asking for one? And what about Colin and Valentin himself? Was it really worth the possible misunderstandings? Kim tilted his head to the side and then back again, it was almost as if he was a chicken with its head cut off.
A sigh escaped his lips.
Maybe he would? Maybe he wouldn't. Even if he tried to get others to believe otherwise...
Wouldn't they just think he was trying to cover up that he actually did like Valentin? On the other hand, if he just kept quiet about all this, they would never know or tease him.
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Kim still debates over whether to ask Valentin for his autograph for his dad.
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Kim still debates over whether to ask Valentin for his autograph for his dad.
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“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.
My thoughts and behaviors, are they all me?
Stay close to people who feel like sunshine.
Every time I trust someone, they always show me why I shouldn't.
It's okay if you don't like me, not everyone has good taste.”
My thoughts and behaviors, are they all me?
Stay close to people who feel like sunshine.
Every time I trust someone, they always show me why I shouldn't.
It's okay if you don't like me, not everyone has good taste.”
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13 Jun 2022, 03:11
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“Soph? Are you okay? You look like you're going to faint!”
The words flew over Sophia's head, with the girl barely noticing Colin speaking at all. She certainly didn't have even the slightest idea of what he'd said to her. In response, she simply nodded, muttering a soft, 'Yeah, that sounds great. Let's do that.' Hopefully it fit whatever the boy wanted with her.
Her eyes were focused on the tall, silver boy addressing his 'Queen.' His blonde hair was a white as snow because of his eyes, and his pale skin made the color almost blinding to her. Sophia's mouth was hanging open, and her pupils were dilated as she admired this wonderful specimen of a boy. He was everything she'd grown to admire as a girl: chivalrous, playful, tall and handsome. She couldn't stop her own staring.
"Mm. He's the White Immortal, Valentin. Durmstrang's seeker. He has lots of fans," Kim explained in response to her question. She eyed the boy - Valentin - carefully.
"Seeker," she tested the word carefully. "Like, quidditch? That explained his skill on a broom. She would love to see him in action, despite her fear of heights. She would wager that he was probably the best seeker in the world. Between his charm, his skills on a broom, and his keen eye, there probably wasn't a soul in the world better at... seekering than him. Okay, so Sophia knew nothing about quidditch, or what a seeker actually did, but she was more than willing to learn at this rate.
She swallowed a mouthful of saliva, which surprised her, given how dry her mouth felt right now.
"I-is Durmstrang playing anytime soon?" she asked, hoping she sounded casual. Kim's voice broke her out of her slight fixation on the boy in front of her.
"Do you have a crush on him, Sophia?" he asked, and the look on his face forced a blooming of color across her cheek and neck. He didn't look judgmental, not at all, but there was something in his expression that made Sophia feel awkward. She stammered briefly and tried to find some kind of response to throw Kim off her trail.
"N-not at all!" she lied. "I-I was just admiring... his broom skills! Yes. His broom skills. He-he's v-very talented. And chivalrous. And he has a face like it was chiseled out of marble. And those eyes. Like snow globes. I just want him to-" she stopped herself as she realized the words that were coming out of her mouth. She forced her fingers to her face and began chewing anxiously on her fingernails to stop herself from saying more.
"I- that is, uh, I just want him to play the best quidditch he can for his team. Very important to do your best, right? And it could - well, it could maybe be fun to watch... maybe..."
She stepped back a bit so that she was angled slightly behind Kim, hoping it would stop him from looking at her or seeing the blush on her cheeks as she tried to save face. She wasn't normally like this. The only celebrity that'd ever affected her like this was Tom Holland, and she'd never even met him. This was absolutely embarrassing.
There was movement from another newcomer - an older girl apparently - out of the corner of her eye, but the girl essentially slipped Sophia's notice, distracted as she was. Likewise, she only vaguely noted that Colin was talking to the 'Queen' now, but her mind was occupied a few feet away from Colin, kneeling upon one knee in a way that made Sophia's heart rage like thunder, her skin burning like the hottest of flames.
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@Kim Sato || @Colin McCoire
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@Xailah Alptraum || @Ileen Knight || @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood
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13 Jun 2022, 03:25
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On this sweet spring day, Valentin had no idea of the fate ahead of him. In just one month, Valentin’s existence would be on the brink of its destruction, forever upending his goals, habits, and relationships in grand revelation. Yet, today… For today, Valentin was still just a thrill-loving boy who wanted people to be happy.
It was a sign of the times that Valentin had walked here alone, instead of staying glued to his old friend group. He needed to meet other people. He needed to reconnect with who he was. There was no quidditch to be had today, but the adoration he had poured into connecting with his audience had come to fruition. His new… fan?... and could-be friends would catch him now, whisking him away to Wonderland when he would otherwise be hurting alone.
In the old days, before his friends became a dominant center of his reality, giving the fans a good performance was what Valentin lived for. He remembered this side of him today, acknowledging that he still loved his fans and wanted to see them smile and laugh. With his friends now in distant orbit behind a glass wall, Valentin needed this. He needed to see these people revel in the beautiful day they held in their hands. He would channel all of his power into warming their hearts.
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"Perhaps you can present your sweet offerings to the queen and prince," Kim said. Looking at the other boy and nodding his head with a gallant half-bow, Valentin smiled.
The girl, whom the others called Sophia, seemed faint. It would not do to let Lady Sophia, Queen of Confections, get hurt. Valentin extended his arm, the color of moonstone, with his palm raised in offer to help support her weight if she was not feeling steady.
The raven-haired Scot made no claims for himself but one-- a chocolate frog bestowed by the Queen of Candyland. This rite must not be intruded upon by a mere knight, knew Valentin. The sacredness lay in the grace of the Queen’s benevolence in granting the boy’s request.
The boy who had requested the presentation of offerings knew of Valentin, and he spoke the truth about him to Lady Sophia. This would not alter his offer to her, and he continued to outstretch his arm in case she really did feel faint.
“I believe official presentation of the banquet is in order,” chimed Valentin with his iconic tenor voice, slick like wet sterling silver. He gusted his billowing red cloak behind him with one arm and, potentially with Lady Sophia’s hand in his, approached the blanket.
“Before us today, the bounty of the land is welcome to all people of Candyland, with particular honors owed to Queen Sophia of Confections.” Valentin extended one long leg and bowed with effortless elegance at all the denizens before him.
“I propose our banquet is no glorious occasion without a dance. People of the Realm, would you honor us with a waltz?” Valentin looked each participant in the eyes, his own shining back in a blend of amethyst and silver.
@Kim Sato || @Colin McCoire || @Ileen Knight || @Sophia Nelson
15 Jun 2022, 17:11
Justice Candy
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ㅤ──────────────────────| ── | Of course, Sophia's brain was gone. She was enamored with Valentin now. Kim could see this. It was as obvious as the fact that it was daytime right now. He found this rather amusing, even more so when Colin spoke to Sophia, asking whether she was alright and the girl had responded with words that didn't even make sense. Kim noticed her mouth was also open and smirked, a mischievous thought coming to mind. As Sophia continued to oggle Valentin, the boy rummaged through the mini-basket and produced a treat. He glanced over to see if Sophia was still staring at the quidditch player and then popped a ginger newt into Sophia's still open mouth. "You should close your mouth if you don't want a treat in there." Kim told her with another smirk, before he went on to explain who Valentin was. "Mm. He's a quidditch player, a popular one." He said, his eyes lingering on her. "You're unfamiliar with quidditch positions?" Kim asked, curious. It seemed that way from the way Sophia had echoed the word 'seeker' before. But really? She'd never heard of quidditch player positions? Even after having spent so much time at Hogwarts? They were almost into their second year now! "I can educate you on basic positions. But I don't know much about the actual game since I don't tend to pay much attention to it. My father's a huge fan though." Kim said, unintentionally letting this type of information slip from his lips. He paused, feeling his heart start to pound a bit. Maybe Sophia wouldn't remark on this. He really didn't want to talk about his parents. It brought back too much trauma for him. Not to mention paranoia. When she suddenly asked, or rather stammered, if Durmstrang was playing anytime soon, Kim smirked. Sophia really had it bad for him. "I don't know. You'd have to ask him. I don't really keep up with quidditch much. I'm not a fan." Kim told her and then went on to tease her about her crush. The crush now being quite obvious from her reactions to his words. It was then that an idea came to him and it was perfect. Sophia was obviously crushing on Valentin. Therefore, Kim could take advantage of this and go up to Valentin to ask for two autographs. One for Sophia and one for his father. Although he wouldn't mention his father. He would just say it was for Sophia and also a friend of hers. One who was also a fan of his. As Valentin approached Sophia, Kim watched with great interest as he literally destroyed the girl with how smooth he was. The purple haired boy had to admit, Valentin was indeed attractive but he didn't feel faint like Sophia and most people probably would who were fans. Valentin spoke about a waltz and Kim raised a brow. A waltz. Interesting. But that sounded like fun! First though, he needed to address the issue at hand before it could be compromised by someone. If Sophia asked for it herself, his plan would be ruined right now. He needed to take initiative. Strike when the iron was hot, so to speak. Before this waltz could consume them. Kim cleared his throat as he approached Valentin. "My good knight, before the waltz starts, would you do me the honor of obtaining your autograph for both Lady Sophia and her maid-in-waiting? It would make both their days for sure." He said and raised a hand to his hair, using his hand to shield his eyes from the bright sunlight for a moment. During this time, he glanced over at Sophia, meeting her eyes. The look in his eyes implied that he wanted her to play along with him. That is, if the girl still had her wits about her and was conscious. Well, he didn't need her to do or say anything, as long as she didn't pipe up that she didn't want the autograph things would be fine. Kim waited for Valentin to respond to his request and if he produced some parchment or glossy photos he'd take them. If not, Kim would hand Valentin two small pieces of parchment from his own pocket. He did tend to carry this kind of thing around with him, along with his self-inking quill, but not for this kind of purpose. It was more along the lines of if he happened to come up with some lyrics and wanted to write them down on paper. Before he forgot them. Composing was extremely hard work and took lots of time, muse and energy to do. ────────────────────── ㅤ ㅤ──────────────────────
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16 Jun 2022, 16:01
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Ileen couldn’t help but smile at his words. Famous indeed, at least that's what it sounded like. The young girl was impressed and appreciation reflected on her face. Seekers were known to be fast and she could totally see him chasing with the wind, something sle loved to do herself, although she probably wasn’t as skilled as he was.
The smile deepend as she looked down to his white and silver head. How come she always plugged those fascinating people from trees or found them on medows like hidden flowers when she retreated into nature? It was not the first time she met someone truly different and fascinating looking at @Geoffrey Ryan, Aida, Slava aka @Ruby Cazares. And this boy seemed like he just stumbled into her world to pull her with him to the dreamland.
And gladly she did follow. Every escape of this cruel and dark world was highly appreciated and after all, she was a young girl and doing silly things was fun. And her whole candy donation just turned into a small fairytale and she decided to roll with it.
Goosebumps ran all over her body. The whole situation, which was just a game, had something unreal and awe-inspiring about it, and suddenly, when she was also called Queen of Sweet Charity, she felt completely underdressed. However, she didn't have time to blush, nor to think too much about her outfit, because suddenly Valentin got going. No wonder he was called the Hell-Chaser. Even though she wasn't a Quidditch fan, she realized how talented he must be. It didn't take a genius to realize that this maneuver had to be incredibly difficult.
So not only Sophia's mouth remained open as he plunged through the trees. Ileen also followed him with widened eyes, under his spell, until he pressed the flower into her hand.
For a second she stood there, trying to regain her composure. Then, very slowly, she put the flower in her dark hair and smiled at him. She loved the way he was absorbed in his role, so now she would do the same. "It is a great honor for me, Knight Valentine. I will wear it with reverence." Elegantly she lowered her head and bowed.
With flushed cheeks, she turned to the first years who had watched the spectacle. A warm smile that had rarely been seen on her face lately curled her lips. This was like a dream and she didn't want to wake up yet.
Her heart was beating faster with adrenaline now that she was so in the spotlight, but at the same time it felt natural.
Following her call, a few of the first years stepped forward. One of them she recognized as a Slytherin, the one who had donated the apple. And further, he remained humble and played along.
So he too got a warm smile and Ileen bowed her head kindly. "Your words honor me, young boy. And so be it, your wish is granted." Quickly she bent down and picked up some chocolate frogs, which she handed to him.
Then her eyes flicked to Kim, someone who claimed Valentin's services. She didn't know exactly what his intention was, but this wasn't about power, it was about the magic. So she tilted her head to the side and appraised him for a second. "The knight can decide what tasks he wants to perform," she answered softly, trying to maintain neutrality, but the Seeker had everything under control.
His agreement with Kim's claim was enough for her to drop the subject. Besides, there were more important things. The girl, who had hardly said anything so far, seemed a bit wobbly on her feet.
The healer in her wanted to jump to Sophia's side, but again Valentin was faster - a very obliging knight indeed.
So she remained silent and kept in the background, but her eyes were attentively fixed on the girl, while the white knight took the requests and finally made a proposal.
Ileen nodded slowly. A dance seemed appropriate. Crazy what power mood and atmosphere had. It seemed like she was in another world and another person. No one in this group would recognize her if they met her in normal life. She wouldn't normally do something like that, but it just fit.
Besides, now was her moment. Ileen could dance more poorly than not, and she definitely wasn't as great an artist on a broom as Valentine, but she was skilled with a wand.
"Very well, that sounds like an excellent idea." She drew her wand like a sword. The familiar chestnut wood felt warm in her fingers and she could feel the energy and magic pulsing through it. "I will open the ballroom."
Determined, she stepped into the middle of the group and raised her wand. "Bullarum Immortalem." With this incarnation on her lips, she spun around in a circle with momentum and at least semi grace, letting a stream of large bubbles bubble from her wand. Shortly after, they were surrounded by the floating soap bubbles, which not only changed their color, but also broke the light of the sun into a thousand small rainbows. Now it really looked like a fairy tale.
Amazed, she looked up into the air herself, a happy and relaxed smile on her lips. Her eyes sparkled as she turned to the group. "Let us now open this dance together by letting green sparks explode above us."
It all reminded her of the gnomes and trolls that supposedly danced across the meadows in Norway, and a song popped into her head. Her father had played it over and over as he raved about his vacations in northern Europe. Ileen didn't know it was in German because she didn't know the language. The only sentence she could remember from it she uttered following an impulse. "Komm und fliege mit uns fort." Translation: Come fly away with us She spoke those words without knowing what it meant.
Again she raised her wand. She would wait for the others and give them time to join her if they wanted to. Then she let the sparks shoot up into the sky like fireworks and spread a glittering canopy above them.
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@Kim Sato | @Colin McCoire | @Xailah Alptraum | @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood | @Sophia Nelson
ReducioCasting Bubble Charm: 14 --> success
Spinning around: 22 --> success
Casting green sparks: 23 --> success
"Some people are in such utter darkness that they will burn you just to see a light."
19 Jun 2022, 04:09
Justice Candy
Sophia's response to Colin's question was rather queer: he'd only asked her if she was alright, and she said something odd like 'that would be great, they should do that.' Colin cocked his head and chuckled quietly. Clearly Sophia was no longer quite here! And Colin well knew that feeling, and hadn't Sophia witnessed enough of his own elsewhere trances! So he just shrugged it off and stepped forward to request his boon.
Colin bowed to the Queen of Candyland as she fulfilled the request he sought: chocolate frogs! Those went into his pocket as the White Knight turned towards the Queen of Confections and the Prince of Sweets. He watched for a while as the Knight called for a dance, a waltz, and Kim and Sophia seemed to be deep in conversation. Well, Kim seemed to do most of the talking, while Sophia seemed to have the absentminded gawping under control!
"Well," said Colin to himself; "a waltz? If her majesty wants a dance, I reckon they'll need music!" He trotted over towards where he'd left his things under the tree earlier. He opened up his fiddle case, tipping his book and stuff off of it, and took up instrument and bow. Quietly settling himself on the blanket, Colin watched as the older students turned the place into a proper fairy tale ballroom complete with rainbow bubbles!
He began to play a few tunes for them to dance to, if they wished, or just to listen to!
@Ileen Knight | @Kim Sato | @Xailah Alptraum | @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood | @Sophia Nelson
Keep your mind in hell; and don't despair.
Cursa McCoire
Rigel McCoire
28 Aug 2022, 21:49
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Outfit: School robes, fairly filthy and covered in chocolate
Sophia shot Kim a glare as the boy teased her about her flustered reaction to the older seeker. It wasn't her fault he was so, well, chivalrous and well-mannered. And refined. He truly was like a knight from a storybook, and that absolutely knocked Sophia off her feet.
She drank every word Kim offered about the white-haired boy with a thirst for knowledge she didn't normally possess. Secretly cursing her lack of knowledge when it came to quidditch, she resolved to either take Kim up on his offer, or at least go to the library and check out a book or two on the subject. Either way, she felt an urge to learn more, if only to understand what had shaped this boy into the wonderful specimen he was.
A wonderful specimen that was coming right for her.
She swayed slightly on her feet as the blush that'd previously covered her face intensified even further. Her forehead was getting sweaty, and she had to fight the urge to find something to wipe it off. That wouldn't be ladylike at all, and she most certainly wanted to be ladylike in the presence of such a boy.
Sophia accepted Valentin's offered arm with shaky hands and a wordless, stuttering mouth. She grabbed his arm with both of her own hands, holding it as if her life depended on it when the boy upped the chivalry even further. He bowed, addressing her as 'Queen Sophia of Confections,' before announcing a 'waltz' to celebrate the diabetic banquet. Oh golly.
"W-waltz?" she managed in a whisper, only to be swept away in a rush of wonder and joy as the true Queen of the festivities summoned a flurry of bubbles and even topped the festivities off with a beautiful Green Sparks Charm. It felt like they'd just crawled out of a storybook, and as Colin began to play some tunes on his fiddle - how on Earth had she not noticed it before? - the environment was simple overwhelming.
With wide eyes she looked around at the beauty surrounding them all. The beautiful colors that surrounded them were almost ethereal, and as the green sparks' light reflected through the bubbles, Sophia managed an involuntary gasp.
"It-it's beautiful," she whispered in awe.
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@Kim Sato || @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood as Valentin || @Ileen Knight || @Colin McCoire
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29 Aug 2022, 07:58
Justice Candy
"My good knight, before the waltz starts, would you do me the honor of obtaining your autograph for both Lady Sophia and her maid-in-waiting? It would make both their days for sure."
“Of course,” replied Valentin simply. He didn’t want to just sign blank sheets, though. He wanted this to be… special. Today was a wondrous day and deserved a more personal touch, so Valentin pulled out a music book and tore two half pages from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Dance of The Knights.” He then took a short falcon tail-feather quill and slashed out a rapid signature on each sheet, pausing with the quill nib hanging over the pages in thought. “What does your heart say?” he wrote on the back of one below his signature in addition to the overarching words "For Sophia." On the one for Sophia’s “lady-in-waiting,” Valentin inscribed, “the courage to ask questions wins us understanding.” “Here you are,” he smiled, handing them both to Sophia, rather than Kim. The boy had said they were both for the girl’s court, after all.
As Ileen’s green sparks, Colin’s music, and the rainbow bubbles graced the scene, Valentin's arm supported Sophia’s two hands as he moved forward, intending to ease the girl’s pace into a stable rhythm aligned with Colin's accompaniment. With Sophia holding onto Val’s arm like her life depended on it, he was not about to let go of her now. Once music was in the air, the silver seeker’s focused eyes melted in soft reverie, and he tipped his head towards Sophia. “Please honor me with this dance,” he invited. If she seemed to accept or otherwise stand there without protest, Valentin would take the girl’s hand while putting his left arm at her waist in respectful, classical dance form. Pulling her forward with the music, Valentin’s nimble feet led the way. He was a bit rusty after not having practiced for a couple of years, but his parents had made sure that he would be able to hold his own on a ballroom floor. Ever since her augury, Valentin's mother in particular had urged him to practice regularly with his private dance tutor. However skilled Sophia may or may not have been, Valentin would lead her in such a way as to make her unlikely to stumble unless she intentionally chose to. Valya may not have been the physically strongest specimen on Durmstrang’s quidditch team, but he knew how to maximize the advantage of angles and work with gravity. Flowing in harmony with the music, Valentin smiled at Sophia, his gentle grip firmly ensuring that even if she were to faint from all the motion, no harm could come to her.
A sweet, sad tinge passed over his eyes like the shadow from a cloud as he recalled the 2020 Fall Ball. The one he had wanted to dance with was already taken, and all he could do was try to contain himself from the sidelines until finally grouping up with his Durmstrang friends for minor troublemaking. Well, I’ll do my part to make Sophia’s day a bit funner now, at least, thought Valentin. What more could he ask for than the impromptu splendor of this sweet little kingdom in the blackthorn grove? Sending another soft smile Sophia’s way, Valentin tried to banish his phantasms of memory so that he could better enjoy this moment for its own sake. Still, the occasional flash of imagination still wove in front of his mind’s eye whenever his focus waned. Those people, those visions, were only ghosts now, far away in time... There was simply no indication he would ever have another chance with the only person he had ever seriously considered romantically. He'd decided to let go so that the pair could have their best chance at happiness... and usually he was able to forget about it all. Just... right now... it was very difficult to forget.
“That's right, you're doing great," he told Sophia, low voice rounded with reassurance. “What a beautiful day, mm?" he asked. Wouldn't such times always stay charming if I were to live forever? wondered the moonstone boy. Even with things how they are, it's wonderful to be alive with so many blessings. Squeezing Sophia's hand, Valentin looked up into the heavens. He wished they were all dancing in the sky, just like this, but up there. That's what quidditch was, wasn't it? Back then, back when his team flew as one... would it ever be like that again for him, Valya wondered. Looking back down to Sophia, Valentin pulled her arms around as to make her spin. He wanted to see her smile. That would be nice, he thought. Looking over his shoulder at Ileen, Colin, and Kim, Valentin raised his eyebrows in the hopes of seeing them all enlivened by their pretend fairy tale.
#CC3333= Val’s English
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