Above It All (Kind Of)
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DATE | 29/09/2025
INTERACTING | @Damien Dragonclaw
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Thoughts - #009e77┃ Speech - #007514ℭaspian eyed the broom on the grass like it was some kind of test he hadn’t studied for.
“Of course,” he muttered to no one in particular, “everything that’s supposed to be fun is secretly terrifying.”
He had imagined flying would feel… graceful. Elegant, even. A kind of effortless soaring above the wind, the world stretching out below him in perfect clarity. The reality, however, was considerably less poetic. It was more like holding on for dear life while the ground refused to stay where it belonged.
Still, he’d promised himself he would practice. Caspian didn’t like being bad at something — the thought of failure made his stomach twist, a mix of frustration and stubborn pride. So here he was, standing on the Quidditch pitch in the late afternoon light, telling himself this was a perfectly reasonable decision. It was practical. Responsible. A test of character, if nothing else.
He climbed onto the broom, shifting his weight carefully, one foot at a time, trying not to betray the faint tremor in his legs. He wobbled slightly, knuckles white around the handle.
“Flying,” he muttered again, this time with more emphasis, a deadpan edge to the words. “What could possibly go wrong?”Word count --> 202 words
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Damien was already in the air flying on his silver arrow without a care in the world. Early that day he had walked down to the quidditch pitch as he wanted to get some practice so if he ever got into first position he would be prepared to play and do a good job he hopped. Playing in the unofficial match during the summer helped him get a good understanding of what playing as a first position would look like but he knew he needed to get better as he wanted to do good for his team and helped lead Ravenclaw to victory. So he set off with his broom in his hand planning to practice for at least a few hours so that way he got used to his broom and to being on the pitch. He practiced scoring and a few other drills for a few hours before he noticed Someone else down there. It was a boy with blonde hair looking a little nervous to be on the broom, he squinted his eyes before they widen as the boy was none other than Caspian Villin a boy he had met last year who was trying to stop rumors spreading about himself with a muggle. It has been awhile since Damien saw him so he slowly flew down beside him before greeting him. “Hello Caspian are you alright ?” He asked looking at him softly. |
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Above It All (Kind Of)
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DATE | 29/09/2025
INTERACTING | @Damien Dragonclaw
Dialogue/Thoughts
Speech - #007514ℭaspian tightened his grip on the broom when Damien’s voice broke the silence, his pulse skipping in his throat. Perfect. Just perfect. An audience was exactly what he needed right now—someone to watch him flail about like a first-year on their first flying lesson. Exactly the composed image he wanted to project.
The broom wobbled. He caught himself quickly, jaw tightening as though nothing had happened.
“Damien,” he said, turning his head slowly, carefully—like sudden movements might undo him. “Sneaking up on people from the sky now? Very subtle.”
He adjusted his grip on the broom, fingers flexing to hide how stiff they’d gone. Damien’s broom hovered with effortless grace. Caspian’s stomach twisted—not with fear this time, but with that sharp-edged mix of irritation and envy.
Still, he wasn’t about to admit that aloud. Instead, he tilted his chin, forcing a smirk that didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Oh, I’m perfectly fine. Just… reacquainting myself with the noble art of not falling on my face. Thought it might be good to get some practice in.”
He lingered in the hover for another heartbeat, then let the broom sink back down to the grass. His boots touched solid ground with quiet relief. He slid off, brushing invisible dust from his brown shirt.
“Anyway,” he said, turning to face him properly. “It’s been a while, hasn’t it? How have you been keeping yourself busy?”Word count --> 232 words
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Damien noticed how Caspian seemed a little nervous on the broom and a little afraid from the way he was holding on to it tightly. Though he didn’t understand why Caspian was so afraid of flying but he figured he wouldn’t dare attention to it yet. “Oh apologies Caspian I didn’t mean to sneak up or startle you” He said giving him a sheepish smile as he truly didn’t mean to make startle him. Damien just tilted his head in confused as the more he listened to Caspian talk the more confused he got as who would pratice not falling on there face especially if they didn’t seem to like flying which from the way Caspian body language was he most definitely did not want to be up in the air and right now. Damien watched as he let the broom slowly hover back toward the ground before setting foot on the ground and he could have swore Caspian let out a sigh of relief, he slowly lowered himself down towards the ground hovering right above it on his broom as he looked at Caspian. “It has been awhile since we saw each other and yes I’ve been keeping myself very busy I actually planned to fly some today so I’d be decent enough when qudditch season start” He said smiling before looking at Caspian and figured why not ask him the question. “Hey Caspian..I couldn’t help but noticed that while up in the air your body language gave off a more um…nervous vibe“ He spoke softly as he tried to tread lightly and make sure he didn’t offend him. “I was just wondering are you pre chance afraid of flying ? Or more so…afraid of heights? |
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Above It All (Kind Of)
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DATE | 29/09/2025
INTERACTING | @Damien Dragonclaw
Dialogue/Thoughts
Thoughts - #009e77┃ Speech - #007514ℭaspian’s smirk twitched at the reminder of how long it had been, Caspian gave a little shrug. “Yes. A while. Too long, maybe—but I’ve kept myself occupied.” He brushed invisible dust from his sleeve, then tipped his chin toward Damien. “And you? You look like you’ve spent the entire summer on that broom.”
The explanation about Quidditch season earned a faint tilt of Caspian’s head. “Quidditch.” He drew the word out, almost tasting it. “You play Quidditch?”
Caspian’s mouth twitched, somewhere between a laugh and a grimace. Afraid of flying? The words tasted sour. He lifted his chin a fraction, the way one might when confronted with an accusation they couldn’t entirely refute but refused to accept.
“Afraid?” he repeated, drawing the word out slowly, deliberately. “No. Don’t be ridiculous.”
“I’m… cautious,” he amended, eyes flicking toward the broom before snapping back to Damien with forced ease. “There’s a difference. It’s called self-preservation.”
His eyes narrowed slightly, though there was no real malice in it. “And no, I’m not afraid of heights. If I were, I wouldn’t have climbed onto the broom in the first place, would I? I don’t make a habit of torturing myself for sport.”
He cleared his throat quickly, forcing the smirk back onto his face as though it had never left. “So,” he said, tilting his head at Damien, “how good are you, then? All this practice—planning to impress someone, or just everyone watching from the stands?”Word count --> 242 words
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Damien just laughed softly to himself as Caspian mentioned how he looked like he spent his whole summer on the broom. While the idea sounded fun it would get pretty old pretty fast. “Ha ha why that does sound like fun I would have gotten bored quickly so I mainly just read or did a few paintings” He smiled softly at him as he just felt so energetic. “But it’s good that you kept yourself busy!” He smiled softly as it was always good to see how people were doing especially if they were friends. “Yeah! I okay Quidditch! I haven’t been in an official match yet but I played in an unofficial match at the summer camp!” He smiled happily as he enjoyed the memories of the summer camp as well as playing for the Hogwarts team during quidditch. Damien just tilted his head confused as Caspian as he could have swore he seemed at least a little bit terrified on the broom but maybe that was just him assuming things. “Ah alright being cautious make sense!” He said chuckling before smiling at him with an energetic expression. “Oh no no I’m not trying to impress anyone but my team as I want to do my best and work to get first string!” He said smiling before looking at Caspian. “I’d be happy to show you some tricks I’ve learnt if you’d like!” |
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DATE | 29/09/2025
INTERACTING | @Damien Dragonclaw
Dialogue/Thoughts
┃ Speech - #007514ℭaspian’s smirk softened—just a fraction—but his eyes stayed sharp, scanning Damien like he was trying to detect a hidden motive. “Tricks, huh?” he said, tilting his head, one brow raised. “And here I thought you were a model of modesty.”
He crossed his arms, leaning against the broom like it was a convenient shield between himself and the open sky. “I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to watch,” he said carefully, the words deliberately noncommittal. “But don’t expect me to be dazzled. I have a very high threshold for—well, for ‘wow’ moments.”
Still, part of him couldn’t resist the pull of curiosity. He glanced at Damien’s broom, hovering effortlessly a few feet above the grass. “Alright, then. Show me one of these… tricks of yours. Let’s see if you can actually make flying look less like a mild form of masochism.”
He adjusted his footing, his fingers tightening around the broom handle with a faint, almost imperceptible tension. “And,” he added after a pause, letting the corner of his mouth twitch into something resembling amusement, “if you make me look like a complete fool, I’m holding you personally responsible.”
Even as he said it, a small part of him—buried deep under layers of pride—was eager to see. To see how effortless Damien made it look, how free he moved in the air, how someone could actually enjoy something Caspian had always found… unnerving.
“Go on, then,” he said, stepping back slightly to give Damien space. “Impress me, Ravenclaw.”
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Damien didn’t know why but his competitive and more dramatic side came out when Caspian challenge him to impress him. Damien knew for a fact he inherited most of this from his father and sometimes it was good sometimes it was bad but today it would be used in a much more friendly way. He started out slow as he just flew around in a few small circles around Caspian before slowly speeding and descending up into the air as he started to spin upside down with a smile on his face before he began to do a few loopy loops in the air before flying gracefully like a eagle soaring through the sky towards Caspian slowly making his way back towards the ground. As he turned to look at him his face was red with embarrassment as he rubbed his neck softly. “Ha ha..apologize i forget how competitive and a bit of a show off whenever i start to fly so sorry!” He didn’t want Caspian to think he was just trying to show off or anything he really was just having fun flying as he found it to be truly freeing. “But hopefully that impressed you just a tiny bit” He said before letting out a nervous chuckle as the more he thought about it the more flying kinda looked like those muggle contraptions called roller coasters which he personally wouldn’t go on as he didn’t think they were very safe since wizard could use magic to keep the rides safe muggles couldn’t and he wouldn’t rather find out if it was safe or not personal. |
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DATE | 29/09/2025
INTERACTING | @Damien Dragonclaw
Dialogue/Thoughts
┃ Speech - #007514ℭaspian stood there with his arms folded, expression caught somewhere between amusement and disbelief as Damien soared upward. Damien had an uncanny ability to make it look like he’d been born in the sky—moving with a kind of ease that made the whole thing look insultingly simple.
For a moment, Caspian forgot to breathe. The loops and twists drew a nflicker of awe in his chest—although he quickly smothered it before it reached his face.
When Damien finally landed, red-faced and grinning sheepishly, Caspian took a beat before saying anything—mostly to make sure the first words out of his mouth weren’t, How did you do that? Caspian scoffed slightly, folding his arms as if unimpressed. “A bit of a show-off? You flew three loops and nearly gave the sky and clouds anxiety.”
The broom handle under his palm suddenly felt heavier. “Well,” he said after a beat, “you succeeded. Consider me… slightly impressed. Not enough to try that madness myself, but still.”
He let out a faint hum, his gaze drifting back to the broom at his side. “Not that I’m saying for a repeat demonstration,” he added quickly. “I’m quite fond of the ground. We have a very healthy relationship.”
Then, a small smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth as he looked up at Damien again. “You, on the other hand, look like you’d rather stay up there forever. Must be nice.”
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Damien quickly shook his head while looking at Caspian as he didn’t have any intentions of showing off for well anyone he just enjoyed flying a lot as it gave him freedom he felt he needed. “Oh sorry I didn’t mean to be a show off I just truly enjoy flying I didn’t get to fly at all when I was at home…” He rubs the back of his neck nervously as he sat on his broom. His face quickly lit up as Caspian said he was slightly impressed as for Damien that was a truly high honor as to him Caspian seemed like he’d be the hardest to impress. “Well then I’m glad that I managed to make you impress! But I truly do think you should try flying more I could um…help if you’d like!” As he said that he realize how that sounded and quickly tried to catch himself. “N-not that I think you need help I mean you’re great at what you do so!” He just stopped talking after that as he felt highly embarrassed. He didn’t know why but he didn’t want to upset Caspian in anyway even if it was unintentional. “Oh! I do enjoy it as I’d rather stay up in the sky for as long as I possibly can! I don’t know why but I feel like a bird whenever I fly in the sky like I have no restrictions or responsibilities and I’m just…. Free!” As he said this he smiled and just looked at Caspian. “It’s just helps me take my mind off of things when I fly I guess” As he thought about it he got the biggest smile on his face. |
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