3 Jul 2022, 23:46
Spectator Thread May 2022
| date: 04/09/22 time: 04:00PM year: first school: hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry |
hair color: purple outfit: gryffindor robes accessories: pride bracelet more accessories: rhinestone earrings |
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ㅤ──────────────────────| ── | Sophia's comment about being an avid fan of quidditch made him smirk. "Oh? Is that a fact? Please, enlighten me as to what you know then. I'd love to hear some tales." Kim said pleasantly, waiting for Sophia to respond to his words. She went on to explain she was a fan of quidditch and not Valentin, but then started to deviate from her words by giving a glowing description of the White Immortal. Kim couldn't help but smirk at this obvious infatuation with the seeker. And of course, when Valentin approached, Sophia couldn't help but freak out. Much as a fangirl would have done. Kim watched as Sophia became a tangled mess, things flying everywhere. And then, Valentin arrived, which only served to make the girl even more flustered. The purple haired boy immediately started to subtly tease her about Valentin and got an elbow for his trouble. As Sophia scooted over to make room for Valentin between them, Kim glanced over at the boy as he took the offered seat. A faint twitch of his lips could be seen as he inclined his head towards the seeker. He raised a brow as Sophia tried to deny what he'd said before and tried to hide his smirk when she couldn't refute his words. Adelaide's voice could be heard now and Kim glanced over at her when she commented on his bracelet. Which was she referring to? He looked down at his wrists. Ah, today he was only wearing one. The normal one, the Pride one. "Thanks." Kim said, nodding to Adelaide. "Kim." Kim told her, giving his name. But only his first name, as was common with him. He rarely gave out his last name and even if people knew it, he made sure to impress that he preferred being called by his first name only by others. Kim returned his attention to Valentin again and let his eyes flicker over him. He was a boy who was usually very perceptive and observant, pretty much with everything and anyone other than himself. For some reason, when it came to himself, he tended to be quite oblivious. As Valentin pointed out Sophia's book, Kim's lips twitched a bit. He continued to watch Valentin, although now it was of a more subtle nature. After all, people didn't tend to like being watched if it was obvious. But Kim liked observing others. All the time. Because of this, when the color of Valentin's face started to pale, quite a feat for someone with pale skin, Kim was the first to notice this. If not the only one. The purple haired boy's brow furrowed a little as he regarded him out of the corner of his eye. Everyone else seemed to be intent on the game but as Kim was not much of a quidditch fan, his own focus was entirely on Valentin. If Valentin hadn't been there, it would have been Sophia. Or the other spectators that had come to watch the match. It was just that Kim didn't like watching quidditch much. It kind of made him feel nervous because it was played high up in the air. And people tended to fall from great heights. Something that made Kim feel weak and sick just to think about that happening to anyone. Valentin's lips trembled ever so slightly and Kim tilted his head to the side a little. There was definitely something going on there. He glanced over at the quidditch match and then back at Valentin again. At first he thought the seeker had been looking at someone in particular, playing on the field in the game. In particular the keeper. But that wasn't the case. No, Kim could see that although Valentin was staring at the keeper out there, his eyes weren't really focused on them. It was almost as if he was staring at them and remembering or recalling something personal. But what was interesting about this was that it wasn't a look of contemplation. It was... right! It was a look of longing, a look Kim unknowingly tended to have on his own face when staring at Felix. Sometimes even thinking about him could cause him to go into an almost dreamlike state. The look on Valentin's face was similar to the one Sophia had on her own. But not quite the same. He watched as Valentin's expression suddenly changed as one of the chasers shot by the keeper. The boy looked quite upset and almost angry at them. Kim wondered if it was because the chaser had blocked his view of the keeper, or if Valentin had something against the chaser. It was definitely one of the two for sure. There was something off about this, there had to be some backstory or backhistory regarding Valentin, a chaser and a keeper. Probably on his own team? Or could it be an opponent's team? Kim didn't know much about Valentin, so he was kind of in the dark. Other than his father was a fan of his. Kim was drawn from his thoughts when Valentin suddenly laughed and bounced to the side to shoulder him. And Sophia too. Kim couldn't help but wonder if this was a defense mechanism. It was something he would have done if he wanted to rid himself of unwanted memories. Change the subject, make yourself think of something else, other than what you're currently thinking about. Sometimes it worked. Other times it didn't. Despite these thoughts, Kim didn't say a single word out loud, he felt as if this was too personal a thing to bring up, especially when Valentin was with other people too. One thing was for sure, Kim was quickly becoming more interested in Valentin though. He raised a brow at Valentin's words. What did he have? A few thoughts came to mind but Kim quickly squashed them down. The chocolate frog boxes he produced were not what Kim had been thinking of but then he wasn't surprised and his lips twitched into a smirle. A smirle was a combination of a smirk and a smile, something he'd been testing out lately. He'd been trying to smile in a genuine manner but each time he tried to do so, it always came out weird, strange or downright creepy. Kim didn't have a problem with smirks but they were different from smiles. They weren't exactly the expression he wanted to use all the time. So, a smirle was what he'd come up with, which seemed to work out quite well, at least in his mind. It wasn't quite a smirk but not quite a smile either, it was somewhere in between. Kim thought he'd been getting better at smiling though, at least that was what Sophia had told him. So perhaps he could drop the smirle sometime in the near future and be able to smile like everyone else. "Why thank you, my lovely knight. Your contribution is most satisfactory." Kim told Valentin with a nod and extended his hand palm upward to accept the offering from his knight. Obviously, Kim expected it to be placed on his hand, as he was a prince and royalty too. That was when a huge roar was heard and Kim's attention was diverted to the game. It seemed as if the snitch had been spotted and a familiar face was seen zooming towards a certain location. Evelynn, one of the Gryffindor prefects and an acquaintance of Kim's. She also happened to be Gryffindor's seeker too. And within what seemed like moments had managed to scoop up the snitch, winning the game for Gryffindor. Kim glanced over as Pax came swooping down beside her, as their team briefly celebrated. And then he returned his attention back to Valentin. ────────────────────── ㅤ ㅤ──────────────────────
actions: Kim regards Valentin and devotes all his attention to him, in a subtle manner. notes: I have permission from Valentin to say these things about him. ------------------------------ tags: @Sophia Nelson, @Pax Zhang, @Adelaide Barlowe, @Sage Lilly. @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood as Valentin Schnell word count 1294 coded by draven mirador |
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5 Jul 2022, 07:59
Spectator Thread May 2022
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--- Date: 09/04/22 || Time: 16:00 ---
"Oh? Is that a fact? Please, enlighten me as to what you know then. I'd love to hear some tales."
Sophia sputtered for a moment, very aware of Valentin's presence, and now she had to offer some explanation of quidditch that would prove to Kim that she was, indeed, a quidditch expert now.
"W-well, you see, there's like, there's a quaffle. And you have to get it through the hoops," she said as she racked her brain for something that she'd read in the book. A name of a play or anything. What was that one? The one with the funny name? Oh, right! "And there's this one cool play that's like the game - oh, you know the game. The one where you like put a coin under one of three cups and mix them up? That game! Well, anyway, the three - chasers! - the three chasers grab the quaffle and mix themselves up like the cup game! It confuses all the enemy chasers! It's called, um, the Th- uh. The Thumble, no, that's not right. Oh! Yeah! The Thimblerig Shuffle!"
She beamed at Valentin and crossed her arms with a challenging smirk toward Kim. Her posture screamed 'is that the best you got?'
Secretly, she was just relieved to have remembered something she'd read vividly enough to explain it. Truthfully, if the Thimblerig Shuffle wasn't so similar to that cup game, and it didn't have such a silly name, she might not have remembered it at all.
Sophia eyed Kim's bracelet like a mystery to be solved. Sure, she wasn't the most well-educated in the realm of sexuality, but even she could recognize the rainbow's meaning when she saw it. But that didn't make sense. Kim had been all over her at the Ball less than a week ago. Then there was Gem. Just thinking of that made her blood boil, though she hated to admit it to herself.
Her self-loathing was thankfully interrupted by Valentin, commenting on her book. So he'd seen it, then. She should have known, with him being a famous seeker, that he would have noticed it immediately.
"Uh, th-thank you. J-just brushing up on my strategies, you know?" she bluffed.
She forced her attention to the actual game, doing everything in her power to forget how high they were at that moment. It was quite difficult when the players she was watching were so high in the air.
As her eyes followed one particular girl on a broomstick, she winced as one of the balls - the bludger, if she was remembering her reading correctly - collided with her head. Ouch. She could handle a hit to the head as well as anyone, but geez. That was something else.
When a sudden burst of laughter pulled her eyes from the gruesome blow of the bludger, Sophia blinked as Valentin jovially offered each of them a Chocolate Frog of all things.
"Wha- um, thank you. Thank you very much," she said with wide eyes.
She gratefully accepted the gift with both hands, unable to verbalize just how thankful she was.
She knew logically that the normal thing to do would be to actually eat the frog, but her brain wasn't quite working. Not only was she around Kim - which was quite overwhelming for her heart, after the incident at the Ball - but Valentin was here too, which dialed the redness of her cheeks up to a whopping eleven.
The charming, sweet, and amazing flyer of a boy was sitting right beside her, and he'd given her a gift, so she held it tightly to her chest with both hands and didn't let go. She would eat it later, perhaps, but if she did, she would hold onto the card inside forever.
Notes:ReducioIt's a confusing time for Sophia. Also, poor Griseldis with the bludger to the head.
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11 Jul 2022, 07:19
Spectator Thread May 2022
Nervous though she was, Sophia properly explained the Thimblerig Shuffle from memory and crossed her arms with a smirk towards Kim. Val nodded with a smile, appreciating the creativity of her comparison.
“The ball and cup game. What a great analogy. That’s exactly how it is.” Sophia was beaming, and it made Val beam right back. Great victories were made of small victories like these. “You know, quidditch teams could always use a good strategist or two on their side.” Val’s eyes smiled at Sophia, although an astute observer who knew how to read subtle lines on a smooth, marble-like face could see there was a knife in his heart.
Kim and Sophia both took their frogs, and this made Val just a bit happier.
"Why thank you, my lovely knight. Your contribution is most satisfactory," said Kim as Valentin ceremonially placed the tented frog box in the boy’s hand. Val’s eyes widened at the word “lovely” as he subconsciously made a note of it. Kim turned his head back to the game, and then so would Valentin. The white seeker was usually the most observant person in a group, but he had been so lost in thought earlier that he hadn’t noticed Kim watching him. Val would have enjoyed it, though-- when people watched him, Valya was happier because it made him feel less alone. As the ghosts of his memories subsided under his instinctive return to optimism and an enjoyment of the moment, Valentin's attention returned to the people at either side of him in the stands.
"Wha- um, thank you. Thank you very much," said Sophia with wide eyes. The Ravenclaw, holding the box with both hands to her chest, clearly treasured the gift. It melted Val’s heart to see her cherish it so, and he wished from the bottom of his heart that she would have an exuberantly happy day, at least for today if that's all a boy could ask for. It wouldn’t bother him when Sophia eventually stowed the frog away. People had all kinds of ways of enjoying things, and that was beautiful and important to Val.
With the roar of the crowd, the White Seeker turned his head to look. The game was won. It had all gone in a blur while Valentin’s true spirit had been in the stands, enjoying his time with Sophia and Kim.
@Sophia Nelson, @Kim Sato
12 Jul 2022, 23:47
Spectator Thread May 2022
@Kim Sato
Valentin Schnell (@Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood)
Mentioning: @Pax Zhang
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To be completely truthful, she's not entirely sure why Sophia had yelled at her, since the girl seemed to already have two people to talk to. She wasn't necessarily complaining though, the Ravenclaw wasn't opposed to meeting other people. She was snapped out of her thoughts as Valentin offered her a chocolate frog, "Oh," she said in surprise, "Thank you. That's nice of you," she smiled as she took the offered frog.
Adelaide silently ate the frog she was given, and she was fairly certain that she had interrupted something. For one, it had seemed before she got into earshot that Kim and Sophia were in the middle of a conversation, and the blonde had noticed that Sophia's cheeks were extremely, unnaturally red. Which was weird.
Her attention turned back to the game as the snitch was caught and Gryffindor won. She cheered and clapped for Gryffindor, even though it wasn't her own house. "Well, congratulations to Gryffindor," she said, "that was a good game." It was her first ever Quidditch match, even though she had briefly tried to understand why her father and sister liked it so much, she had never actually went to any matches, so she didn't really know what was or what wasn't a good game. At least Gryffindor won. She was happy for Pax.
17 Jul 2022, 16:11
Spectator Thread May 2022
| date: 04/09/22 time: 04:00PM year: first school: hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry |
hair color: purple outfit: gryffindor robes accessories: pride bracelet more accessories: rhinestone earrings |
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ㅤ──────────────────────| ── | Kim loved to tease Sophia. She was like his sister and he felt at ease with her, which was something he wasn't used to feeling from anyone. As she crossed her arms and looked back over at him after her explanation was done, Kim couldn't help but smirk. He raised his hands and clapped them together to applaud her effort to prove her knowledge. "Not bad, I see you've been studying up on it quite a lot. It must be because you got a lot of motivation from a certain white haired seeker." He said, teasing her again. As attention was drawn towards Sophia's book, Kim raised a brow. The girl definitely was into Valentin. But then, so were many others. It wasn't surprising, he was cute. Yes, even Kim thought Valentin was cute. Pretty was reserved for Stalker. Wait, he should be calling him Hunter now, shouldn't he? It would take awhile for Kim to fix that inside his mind, as he'd been referring to him as Stalker for quite some time now. But it was a rather harsh word, especially since the two had shared a rather intimate moment out on the Firewalking Course. So Kim had chosen a lighter name that had the same meaning behind it. Of course, it was beside the point that Felix had dropped him after their moment. Kim still didn't understand that part. Why would he drop him? If he was going to drop him, why even 'save' him in the first place? It didn't make sense to him. But enough of Stalker! The chocolate frog box Valentin had given him was just like any other to Kim. There was nothing that attributed it to the seeker himself, or else Kim would have saved it to give to his father later. So, he'd probably eat it sometime soon. Once the game was over, Kim turned back to the small group he was with and let his eyes flicker over Adelaide. "Thank you." He said when Adelaide applauded Gryffindor's win. "So, I take it you came to support Gryffindor? Did you know anyone in it?" Kim asked, curious about her reason to come by. She wasn't part of either House taking part in the match. So, it stood to reason she was here to support someone. If she wasn't Sophia's friend, who was she there for? Kim's stomach growled, reminding him of his hunger. He'd leave afterward to find some food but right now was interested in finishing up his conversations with those present. At least, Kim wanted to make sure he got Valentin's address so he could send some owls to him later. And satisfy his curiosity as to why Adelaide had decided to come to this match. Speaking of which, the boy glanced over at Valentin. "I hear you all are leaving tomorrow." Kim said, regarding him. "Before you go, mind if I get your address? We could stay in touch that way if you'd like." He said. Ever since the match, Kim wasn't afraid to appear interested in him anymore. After all, he was interested in him now. Not in a quidditch sense but in a personal sense. No, not like that. Kim was looking forward to peeling back the layers that made up Valentin. Because there was definitely more to him than met the eye and Kim was looking forward to finding out his secrets. Maybe the next language he'd learn should be Russian. After all, it might come in handy later on. But could Valentin read English? Writing Russian would probably be harder for him than speaking. ────────────────────── ㅤ ㅤ──────────────────────
actions: Kim regards Valentin and devotes all his attention to him, in a subtle manner. notes: I have permission from Valentin to say these things about him. ------------------------------ tags: @Sophia Nelson, @Pax Zhang, @Adelaide Barlowe, @Sage Lilly. @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood, @Felix Jeong word count 599 coded by draven mirador |
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15 Aug 2022, 23:13
Spectator Thread May 2022
Mentioning: @Pax Zhang @Sophia Nelson
Valentin Schnell (@Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood)
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Before she could get up to leave, Kim had spoken to her. She merely nodded when he said his thanks to her congratulating Gryffindor and then she nodded again to answer his question, "Yeah, I'm not a massive fan of Quidditch or anything but I did actually promise Pax that I would come to their first Quidditch match as a favor to them." Hopefully that was a sufficient enough answer to satisfy Kim's curiosity.
When he had turned to speak to Valentin she stood up, not seeing any other reason for her to stay any longer, since she did want to head back to the castle and do some extra studying in the library, even though it was a Saturday but it didn't hurt to get ahead in her studies and make sure she had all the homework she needed to be completed for the upcoming week. "Okay," she said as she made her way over to exit the stands, "I'm gonna head back to the castle now. It was nice meeting you all," she waved a final goodbye to Kim, Valentin and Sophia and then she left.Thread left.
28 Aug 2022, 22:08
Spectator Thread May 2022
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--- Date: 09/04/22 || Time: 16:00 ---
Sophia was internally screaming in joy at Valentin's compliments to her analogy. She'd been winging it on her explanation, sure, but that didn't mean she didn't know what the Thimblerig Shuffle was. Luckily, she'd managed to not make too much of a fool of herself in front of the Seeker.
As he beamed back at her, she almost forgot just how high they were, but there was something else behind the boy's eyes as he - probably jokingly, knowing Sophia - suggested that she had a knack for strategizing. What kind of look was that? Something sad? Sophia was no expert at reading faces, so she wasn't sure what she'd seen. For all she knew, he was simply sad that the match had come to an end.
"N-no. I've only read a few books. I'm not a kind, honorable seeker like yourself..." she trailed off, unsure where to go after her attempted compliment. Why was she so socially awkward?
Then Kim made the comment about her motivation for studying quidditch, and Sophia had to stop herself from elbowing him in the ribs. He was going to embarrass her, but acting against it wouldn't help her case.
When Adelaide announced she was leaving, Sophia thanked God for the sudden distraction from her horrible social skills. (Or lack of social skills, to be honest.)
"M-maybe I'll see you in the Common Room?" she suggested with a smile. She didn't have a whole lot of friends in Ravenclaw, so it'd be nice if they met again some time.
She tried to minimize the attention to herself and shrank back as Kim made small talk with Valentin. Her heart fell as she realized that - apparently - the foreign students were going home the next day, but Kim's next suggestion that Valentin give him his address to exchange letters was genius. She nudged Kim subtly with her knee, shooting him a look that she hoped he would understand as 'please get me his address too!'
Notes:Reducio
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29 Aug 2022, 02:23
Spectator Thread May 2022
"Not bad, I see you've been studying up on it quite a lot. It must be because you got a lot of motivation from a certain white haired seeker," said Kim.
Valentin looked over at Sophia. He knew every seeker, and in fact every quidditch player, due to dedicated study-- and there simply were no white-haired seekers on any school teams other than himself. There was only one way to interpret Kim’s words in the context of Sophia’s nervous fluttering.
"N-no. I've only read a few books. I'm not a kind, honorable seeker like yourself..."
“Humility is the first step in gaining wisdom. Your potential could take you a number of places, but certainly I wouldn’t mind seeing you out on the pitch if quidditch called to your heart.” Valentin smiled at the Ravenclaw reassuringly. Sophia had potential. “I have a pretty good eye for these things… you could make a decent seeker. Just think about it.”
Turning back to Kim, Val broke out a sheaf of parchment from his coat pocket along with a narrow white falcon-feather quill. With a flourish, Valentin wrote out his address in Tatarstan, Russia on two pieces of paper, handing one to Kim and Sophia each.
“There’s a quidditch museum at the base of one of the towers; you should come see it and use its library. It’s free to everyone. Let me know when you want to visit and you can stay in the guest rooms. I figure it’s something of a journey, but we’ll keep you well-fed while you’re there. I’ll tell Sergei to put you on the VIP list.” Valentin wanted to get to know both of them better. He was sure that there were interesting things about them both just waiting to be learned about, and they both made for fine company.
“Let’s keep in touch.”
#CC3333= Val’s English
@Sophia Nelson, @Kim Sato
5 Oct 2022, 19:25
Spectator Thread May 2022
| date: 04/09/22 time: 04:00PM year: first school: hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry |
hair color: purple outfit: gryffindor robes accessories: pride bracelet more accessories: rhinestone earrings |
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ㅤ──────────────────────| ── | Kim raised a brow. Adelaide had come to the match because she'd promised Pax to be there? Kim shook his head a little. So Pax did have someone to come and cheer for him! What was all that about him not having anyone to cheer on his side? A sigh escaped his lips. He didn't really like quidditch and tended to stay away from it for the most part. Pax had guilt-tripped him into coming because he'd thought he would have no one! Well, Kim supposed it wasn't that bad though, after all he'd met up with Sophia and Valentin. And Valentin was actually a very interesting boy, Kim had to admit. Even though he was a quidditch player. Perhaps it hadn't been a bad thing that he'd come due to Pax. "Same here." Kim told Adelaide. As the girl got up and made her farewells to them, the purple haired boy nodded and raised a hand into the air. "Zàijiàn!" He said, giving her his trademark goodbye in Mandarin. Returning his attention to the two who still remained, Kim glanced over at Sophia as she nudged him. A faint smirk came to his lips. He knew exactly what that nudge had meant and was rather amused, his mind going through all the possible ways to tease her later on. But unfortunately, Valentin decided to give both of them his address. Oh well. As Valentin spoke about what it would be like at their school, Kim nodded. He wasn't really that interested in quidditch in general but it was the polite thing to do. But on the other hand, keeping in touch was an entirely different matter! "Sure thing!" Kim said and tucked the scrap of paper into his robes. It seemed as if everyone was leaving the stands now and Kim got up too. He waited for those still present to head out and then started off himself with a farewell nod to Valentin. Whether Sophia wanted to come with him was entirely her choice. It wasn't as if he'd come with her and therefore wasn't obliged to wait for her to come with him. Ah, right. He'd promised Pax to stick around afterward. Kim had almost forgotten about that and abruptly changed direction to head down to the quidditch area. Pax should be coming out of there soon. As such, Kim waited for him to emerge. ────────────────────── ㅤ ㅤ──────────────────────
actions: Kim leaves the stands and waits for Pax to show he'd come to support him. notes: This is Kim's last post in the thread, if it wasn't obvious. ------------------------------ tags: @Sophia Nelson, @Pax Zhang, @Adelaide Barlowe, @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood as Valentin Schnell word count 398 coded by draven mirador |
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