Event Crafting Table

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Now, casually leaning against the wall, Felix's was as absentminded as he looked in that moment. The boy wasn’t much of a deep thinker- in fact he didn’t ponder on his feelings at all. So, while he looked as though he were contemplating nothing short of a brutal murder, with his eyes dark and his lips pursed. He was staring into space with a vacant expression on his pretty face, his mood foul and resentful.

He shifted his position, turning to the left so that he could observe the ongoing evening scene, jamming his hands in his pockets as he ran. tongue over his teeth. He witnessed several girls explode in a fit of giggles after a pot of glitter exploded on them- and scoffed.

Felix really wasn’t cut out for parties. He never had been, didn’t think he was ever would be. He preferred the company of his perfect self, without having to look at gaggles of people he couldn’t care less for. Maybe it was vain and haughty to think so, but after all, Felix was vain and haughty.

He was just thinking of going inside to get a drink from the refreshments table, when he inhaled the pleasant fragrance of, was that- orange blossom? maybe with a hint of jasmine? Felix turned his pretty head eyes locking with a familiar figure who was making their way towards him.

Felix jaw dropped. It was Akemi.

Eesh this is very overdue. Very very sorry on the late reply.

Laughing at Adelaide's remark once again, they began to walk over to the flower crown stall.

Despite everything, they actually planned to not create something so hideous. At least, not purposefully. Their artistic talent would be the deciding factor of that.

Luckily, there seemed to be a variety of flowers ready for their disposal, as well as an older student to assist. They raised their eyebrows with a smirk, addressing Adelaide.

"I look forwards to seeing what you create. Hopefully neither will be as hideous as threatened."

Taking care to shield the design from Adelaide as to surprise her, they began.

Seeing as the girl was a Ravenclaw, they selected several blue flowers and attempted to weave them together, frowning when it didn't turn out as aesthetic as they had originally hoped. In the gaps, they picked out a few smaller white flowers and threaded them into the design.

Considering their lack of experience in the craft department, Pax had to admit they were relatively impressed with how easy the craft had actually been. And the end result was actually not so bad, if they said so themself.

"Right, I'm done." They announced. "Close your eyes, I'm going to surprise you and put it on your head."

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Word Count: 221

Interacting: @Adelaide Barlowe

Date: April 2nd 2022

Color code: English | Japanese Interacting with: @Felix Jeong

Outfit: ✕ (with hair + shoes shown on banner) Mentions: @Felix Jeong

Now that he was right in front of her, she didn't know what to say.

When she was fuming at the crafting table, it seemed like she already knew what she was going to say. The words would just flow out. But as she stood there, with the perfect chance to curse him out or kick him on the shins, she was frozen, trapped with mixed feelings of anger, confusion, and hate.

Why aren't they coming out?

Why can't I get them out?

Akemi had never had trouble getting words out. If someone pissed her off, she spoke her mind. If something sounded wrong, she spoke her mind. She was the one the teachers sent to detention for being 'too frank' in class. This should've been easy. But the words she needed were stuck in her throat. Hell, she couldn't even think of what to say. So she took a deep breath and recollected her messy thoughts.

Felix was still there. Maybe she didn't understand the whole picture. Maybe he had been late and she was being dramatic. All she had to do was ask. Ask. For some reason, it seemed scary. Is this was anxiety felt like?

Akemi looked down at her white platforms. "Where were you?"

Sage had just returned from collecting a bunch of flowers.

'You girls are looking awfully cute!' hummed Sage in approval as she scanned both Gem and Sophia. They were ball-worthy already and the flower crowns and mask just polished off the look, like wood nymphs in those Muggle paintings. Sage kind of wished she'd dressed a little differently now.

Still, the best thing about her dress were the deep pockets, Merlin knows they don't make enough of those. The girl had stuffed several stalks in them so that only their droopy flower heads could peek out, swaying as her skirt did.

She felt quite satisfied now that she'd accomplished what she came to do.

The girl tilted her head at the duo and then at Kim. She picked up on the weird atmosphere but couldn't quite put her finger on it. Did they know something she didn't, perhaps? Sometimes it was good to be blissfully unaware of certain things - even if that made her oblivious to the interactions around her - if it didn't involve facts nor pertain to learning, she thought it best to chuck it outta her noggin.

She watched Kim and Gem drift away towards the Great Hall. Now, it's just her and Sophia, which she didn't mind one bit, Sage felt more comfortable around Sophia anyway. Their friendship needed no pretense.

'Dance?' Sage was a gangly teen whose limbs couldn't be trusted to move to the beat. She was a disaster on the dance floor, or wherever coordination was required - if there was one move she knew, it was flailing in groove step.

'Thought you'd never ask! But first, I must apologise to your feet.' Sage grinned mischievously and offered the crook of her elbow to the redhead. 'Let's go!'

Off to the Great Hall they go!


@Sophia Nelson
@Kim Sato
@Gemima Sable

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Felix had to admit he was too busy staring at
Akemi's pretty features to notice that she
didn't at all seem happy. It was only when she
spoke that his visage flickered with surprise
at the angry tone that laced her accusing
words.

Felix didn't know what he had been
expecting. Maybe an apology? For being
late? Maybe a greeting at least? A smile?
Akemi didn't offer any of those. Instead,
Felix registered mild- was it anger?
frustration? No, maybe confusion? - ripple
across the girls face before she averted her
gaze, bowing her head to the ground as she
eyed her shoes. Felix nearly missed her next
words as he tilted his head slightly, nearly lost for a fraction of a second in speculations of why Akemi was acting like this all of a sudden. Had she changed her mind about wanting to go to the ball with him? No. It couldn't be. Felix was too handsome and irresistible for anyone to reject. She did finally speak, and Felix's head flicked up sharply, dark eyes narrowing, his soft gaze hardening considerably. For some reason, her next simple words stung.

Felix exploded. Something which was so
rare for him to do, considering he was usually quite good with managing his temper.

"Where was I?!" He barked sharply, taking a step towards her.
"Where were you?! You're the one that le-" The words faltered as he trailed off. 'Left me' sounded too vulnerable and bitter on his tongue. Despite the build up of frustrated and bitter words that his tongue had been harbouring just seconds before- it seemed that in a flash they had all disappeared; and now it was all he could do to stare at Akemi and her pretty dress, running a hand through his hair and looking quite uncharacteristically distressed. He must have noticed that his state was lacking closure, for he cleared his throat and tilted his head back before taking in a gulp of air. His molten brown gaze rippled with a fresh bout of frustration as he
looked back down at Akemi, standing up
straight to his full height.

Felix urged himself to look past her pretty face and sweet personality and everything else he found wonderful about Akemi. He urged himself to blank his mind, to look at the girl as though she was a stranger- so that his next cruel words might be easier to say.


'I-' He started, pointing a rather rude and accusing finger at the hufflepuff girl. "Do you think you get to just play me like that?" Felix spat venomously. He was back to being vile as usual. A part of him flinched
internally at the cruel words he was spitting
at the only person he'd actually ever taken
a positive interest in- maybe even liked,
rather than hated. What was it with Felix
and constantly hurting the only people he
cared about. The boy didn't pause before
continuing.

"What do you have to say for
yourself?! Huh? I spare you a glance and a
word and this is how you repay me?! Do you seriously think I really liked you? Well you're in for a shock because I don't- and the only thing that ever made me spare you a single glance was pity."

With that he took a step back from her and
glanced in the other direction.

Color code: English | Japanese Interacting with: @Felix Jeong

Outfit: ✕ (with hair + shoes shown on banner) Mentions: None!

Something seemed to snap in Akemi when Felix spoke.

She looked up at him, the light in her eyes completely gone, her hands shaking. All the kindness and positivity that Akemi was straining to keep withered away, replaced with anger, frustration... feelings she usually never felt. Feelings she didn't want to feel.

"What the actual fuck?" Red spots formed on her checks; the rage she had been trying to keep inside suddenly came out as if it had a mind of its own. "I waited for you! I walked around the entire great hall looking for you, and guess what? When I couldn't find you, I decided to keep myself occupied, because what else would I do? Wait for your pretentious ass?" Tears began to fall from her eyes. When had she started crying? "I tried so hard not to believe what everyone was saying, because I really thought you could be a good person, Felix. I really did."

She had been crying so much that her vision was blurry, her head beginning to throb with heavy pain. She rubbed her arms, the shaking somehow getting worse, her anger becoming fear. She didn't want Felix to leave. She didn't want to be alone. She didn't want to be alone-

Deep breaths.

She wouldn't go there right now.

Akemi walked up to Felix and tried to look into his eyes. "So look at me, Felix. Look me in the eyes and tell me that you're a good person because right now, I don't think you are."

I can't trust you are.

Interacting with: @Pax Zhang Mentioning:

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Date: 2nd April 2022 Outfit: x | x

Adelaide followed Pax, the duo making their way over to the crafting table. She was quite creative, and was confident that this flower crown was going to be amazing, plus there was also an older student there to assist them should they need it. She hoped that Pax would actually create a nice flower crown, and not something hideous as they had joked. The Ravenclaw definitely wouldn't settle for something that was hideous, even if it was only as a joke. She would not be walking around the rest of the ball with a hideous flower crown sat on her head.

"You better not make mine hideous," she retorted, "because I'm going to make yours amazing. And it better be reciprocated." Her tone was simultaneously humorous and serious, silently warning Pax to not actually make it hideous. She turned her back to Pax, studying the range of flowers available for them to use. Considering Pax was a Gryffindor, Adelaide decided to choose some red flowers, and also a couple of white flowers as an accent. She started to weave the flowers together in a red and white pattern, her tongue sticking out of the side of her mouth in concentration.

When she heard Pax announce that they were done, Adelaide muttered, "One second," as she was still doing the finishing touches to her own crown. It needed to be perfect, obviously. Even if it was only for fun. After a couple of minutes, she had finished. "Okay, I'm done now." As she turned around, her eyes closed as Pax had asked of her, she hid her own flower crown behind her back so Pax wouldn't be able to see it. "You put my flower crown on, and then you close your eyes and I put yours on. Deal?" She asked.

"I really hope this isn't going to be hideous," she chuckled, her mouth tilting up into a smirk.

Action: Making a flower crown for Pax
Inventory: Wand