❝ 𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 , ❞ 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐬 , and itʻs a testament to how startled she really is for her to be cursing like a muggle . the way she jumps in place sends one hand to rest over her racing heart and her JUUL slipping from her fingers , falling between the slats of the seat she was perched on . she reaches for it with a grumble , still clutching at her chest, and giving a valiant attempt to not laugh at the pitiful attempt at a costume that this man seems to be rocking . she just barely succeeds and refuses to give him the satisfaction of knowing heʻs amused her . ❝ oh yeah ? and does the host know that some freakshow is hanging around her porch ? ❞ she shoots back , knocking her vape against her palm a few time to get it to function now that sheʻs outside the wider range of magical discharge stemming from the house . ❝ cause youʻre acting awfully NOSEY and that , quite frankly , doesnʻt exactly fit with the rest of the outfit . you know — for authenticityʻs sake . ❞
𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽: mikaela karkaroff's home ( specifically her back garden ), london !
he doesn't go out of his way to make them aware of his presence before they set off the automatic light in mikaela's back garden, even if he did hear the door sliding open and know that they were coming. he's not hiding, per se - let it not be said that niko karkaroff is a creep, hiding in the shadows for when you least expect him - but since he hasn't been allowed inside all evening, he figured he might as well get comfortable. the light went off on its own, and though he'd made a dent in his packet of cigarettes, that little movement hadn't been enough to set it off again. if they jump when the garden chair he sits in is suddenly illuminated and he appears as if from nothing, well, they can't be blamed. "the party is behind you," he tells them, his voice lacking any emotion, "and the host would prefer it stay there."
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𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚 .
for the record : when marietta nodded an affirmative and mumbled something about yeah and so sad, she WASN’T talking about the loss of harry james potter day. fully distracted by the daily prophet article that she was pored over, she wasn’t exactly paying attention to what romilda vande had to say and, honestly… even if she hadn’t been so focused on rita skeeter’s newest crackpot theory, that probably would’ve remained the same. it’s not that she really DISLIKES the girl or anything, but a lot of what romilda was grated on marietta, a person who had been there and done that but also been an unwilling participant in her own personal chracter development. her subsequent “oh-” is weighted with realisation and she actually looks up, starts to tell her, “well, actually, i think the whole point was that we were only ever celebrating him because he ‘died about it’-” when she lets out the cheer that half the pub proceeds to echo. marietta, not wanting to be in this particular moment, sinks down as much as her barstool would allow in this particular wave of embarrassment washed over her and, with a characteristically venemous hiss that was usually reserved for more threatening gryffindors, says, “shut up, shut up, shut up. what the actual fuck is wrong with you ?”
❝ 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 , 𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐧ʻ𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 you would understand , ❞ the pout playing at her lips is childish , which matches the schoolground casual cruelty that slips from her mouth , made more easily said by the several fingers sheʻs had of the rum and coke that she didnʻt buy for herself . maybe sheʻs grown up . maybe sheʻs left school and the whispers and maybe sheʻs a war veteran at twenty - two but at her HEART , romilda vane is all fire and fierceness and g i r l . this cruelty was the language they learned at each otherʻs heels . ❝ not like you were even there for that long . ❞ she grumbles , even as she takes another sip from her drink and does her best to ignore how much sense mariettaʻs argument makes . still , it doesnʻt stop her resounding cheer nor does it stop the mean little grin she musters up at mariettaʻs subsequent embarrassment . ❝ feeling shy , edgecombe ? ❞ the gryffindor dips her way in closer , enough so that the firewhiskey on her breath wafts in the ravenclawʻs direction . even the intensity of mariettaʻs ire , startling as it is to have it aimed in her direction so suddenly , does not deter her negging . ❝ you might actually enjoy being here if you relaxed a bit , you know . ❞
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𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐦 but only to hold the man at armʻs length , clutching firmly to a shoulder in each hand . she squints , dead silent as she subjects him to her roving look . ❝ nope . ❞ she exclaims suddenly, after a moment of silence , gesturing to the all of him . ❝ you see these ? imagine if you were all hunched over and brooding all the time and we didnʻt get to see these shoulders of yours ? iʻm sorry to say itʻs just NO GOOD , ❞ she sighs , shaking her head even as she slumps against him once again , pointedly rubbing circles into his back once more to indicated that she wants him to do it the same for her again . the bartender sets two new drinks in front of them and she makes a weak attempt at grabbing it but doesnʻt bring it up to her mouth . sheʻs distracted by this final question , instead . she gives a little hum of contemplation about it . ❝ well , iʻm no lavender or parvati , ❞ she says , poking fun at the way they had bought into every destined moment that professor trelawney foresaw for them . ❝ but what if we hadnʻt been sorted into gryffindor ? unlikely , i know , but what if ? what if we hadnʻt joined up with the rest of the group or gone back to school after winter break ? do you think weʻd still be friends like this ? ❞ she asks . her head remains tucked into seamusʻ shoulder so she doesnʻt have to watch him hear her . ❝ donʻt you think this is just one of the things thatʻs meant to shake out ? ❞
if there’s one thing seamus missed about being in the wizarding community? ⸺ it was this. the familiarity; bonds created through late - night quidditch parties in a common room / practicing spells ( and failing terribly, never truly did master turning water into rum ) around the great hall breakfast table, only to be secured TIGHTER by the war that loomed over their heads all that time ago. some people know of him in ireland. he’s patrick’s boy, but they don’t know him the way people like romilda do. that kind of connection provides an odd comfort that he’ll always lean towards, arm immediately wrapping over former housemate’s shoulders when she slumps closer. " i could brood! " argument comes, though he already knows it’s not true. seamus isn’t a mysterious character. he wears his heart, and various other emotions, on his sleeve, always visible. they arrive with such intensity, never left to fester as much as bursting their way out, sometimes explosively. " a’right, i probably couldn’t brood, but i don’t appreciate the insinuation, vane. " what he does seem to appreciate, however, is the hand of his back, his own fingers seemingly mimicking the notion by drawing idle patterns on romilda’s arm. " y’believe that? ‘bout things shaking out the way they do because they’re meant to? "
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𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 .
“ i’m just not used to this till, ” astoria tells her, abashed. her cheeks ( already tinged pink thanks to an expensive blush that neither of her siblings respected her for buying ) seem to gain a little more color a little more naturally, and it’s not JUST from her embarrassment. oh, she’s a simple thing ; always loyal, of course, but no one had ever taught her how to withstand the force of romilda vane’s shameless flirting. it’s really quite disarming and though she leans back from the counter when the other leans forward, there’s something that plays in her expression - something awestruck, maybe, something dazzled, the combination of wide brown eyes and bright pink lips held slightly apart that gives her away entirely. “ i’m not really in charge of the pricing, ” that is true, and there really ISN’T anything that she can do, but she can’t even make herself sound sure about it as she watches the way romilda brushes her hair back, “ it’s all kinda ridiculous, but when the tills down it gets taken out of my wages, so…- ” and it’s pathetic, really, how little time it takes for her to think about that & like a lightbulb lighting up, decide it isn’t good enough, that she can do better, even if that will prove detrimental to her later, “ you can send it for a galleon and seven sickles if i use my employee discount. ”
❝ 𝐨𝐡 , 𝐢 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 ! you’re doing a way better job than i could ever do , ❞ she coos , which would be on the wrong side of patronizing if not for the simple fact that it’s TRUE . romilda has never touched a till in her life and it is unlikely that she’s going to start anytime soon . thereʻs a thread of honesty that weaves itself through this entire conversation , a genuine interest that romilda has never been able to help . a curse , really , if her father is to be believed and an inherited trait if one were to listen to her mother . either way , it amounted to a thrill down her spine at the sight of the spots of color high on astoriaʻs cheeks and a single - minded determination to make sure the hufflepuff kept that look aimed right at romilda . ❝ i really donʻt want to get you in trouble . . . ❞ she says , eyes going wide and concerned and driving her forward and even more into astoriaʻs bubble , chasing at the empty space to close the distance gained . not so much so that she looked dumb leaned over the counter the way she was , but enough that ANYONE looking could see what the tableau implied . her bottom lip get caught between white teeth and her eyes seem to sparkle with the news of astoriaʻs realization . ❝ you can do that for me ? really ? ❞ long lashes flutter more than necessary as romilda seems to melt into the wood with how pleased she is at the allowance , nevermind the fact that she could definitely pay the regular price and has done so often enough before . ❝ that would be SO HELPFUL , you donʻt even know . ❞
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𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 a hand up and down the flat of seamusʻs back , the motion as soothing as it is reminiscent of the years past . it speaks of shared common areas and great hall table and practice dummies in impossible rooms . there is a camaraderie there and a history of romilda never being too good at keeping her hands to herself . his fire is familiar to her and usually , sheʻd be better at NOT stoking it — they were all well - practiced in trying to keep seamus calm and non - flammable — but the alcohol made it so that her filter was lower than usual and the typical gryffindor recklessness was rearing itʻs lionhead once again . her other hand , not currently rubbing circles into seamusʻs back , remains up as long as it takes to see the smattering of other glasses across the bar raised up in toast . not as many as years past , but not nothing . never nothing . ❝ screw the m inister ! ” she throws in before throwing her drink back and setting it back down on the table with a thunk . the firewhiskey burns as it goes down . itʻs an apt metaphor for the rest of the evening , she thinks . she motions for another round for the both of them before she slumps sideways , face pressed against seamusʻs shoulder for the prime angle to pout up at him . ❝ you wouldnʻt be able to pull of the brooding as well . itʻs not your fault — ❞ she assures him , though whether or not itʻs a compliment remains unclarified . ❝ — and itʻs not his fault either . you look best in fire light . harry looks best while sulking artfully . itʻs probably why things shake out the way they do . ❞
eyes shift left to right, the only real sign of hesitation seamus shows as inner thoughts debate whether or not to involve himself in romilda’s passionate complaint. ⸺ of which he whole - heartedly agrees and isn’t that the problem? if seamus dares to open mouth and let himself respond, he might never stop. the anger boils beneath skin, hot & sharp, creating an uncomfortable, prickling feeling that jolts through every muscle whenever he’s reminded. today used to be a day they could all come together; a day to remember, a day that somehow inspired both celebration for all harry helped them win & mourning, for what was lost in order to obtain that success. a day to remember harry, but more important than that, a day to remember what he inspired in them. they fought so valiantly because he taught them how. he gave them a reason to learn. how does he voice that out loud though, or rather, how does he voice it out loud without getting irate? an irate seamus finnigan and alcohol never did mix too well. still, nothing stops him from nodding along, hand reaching for beer to mimic the other’s cheers. " happy birthday, pal. and screw the minister. " a large gulp is taken right after, damn near emptying bottle. " don’t think there’s much ‘bout anything the poor fella went through that’s fair. this is just another thing to add to a what i imagine is an extremely long list o’ bullshit. if i were him, i don’t think i’d even bother gettin’ outta bed in the mornings. "
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× ♤ ⦂ !!!
× what does your muse smell like? what perfume/cologne are they using?
if she could get away with wearing amortentia all day every day , she would be doing that but since that sounds somewhat illegal and morally and ethically unsound , she definitely cycles through perfumes every so often . her usual go to is absolute aphrodisiac ( for the name , but also for the top notes of vanilla and amber and the slightest hint of musk ) . she tends to go for heavier scents like that rather than florals or fruits but she’s been known to spruce it up , mostly depending on the season . she likes to match perfumes to the outfit or to the occasion .
♤ does your muse have any scars? where? what do they look like? how did they get them ?
i genuinely have never thought much about it for my war vet characters ( blaise is completely unscathed , the bitch ) but yes . yes , she does . she got caught with a cutting curse right to the middle of her chest that slashed upwards and diagonally . the bottom of it begins right beneath her sternum and reaches to her left ear . there’s a small nick at the bottom of her ear that never healed close . she spent several months immediately after the war with her parents searching for anyone who was particularly talented in healing curse - made scars but she has long since fully accepted it . she adopted a tomcat that also has a piece of his ear missing because she loves a classic and a matching accessory all in one . she’ll show up to work in plunging necklines and open ended necklaces that perfectly frames the huge scar . it’s all about working with it now instead of working to cover it up ( though her mom is still holding out hope that she’ll fix it eventually )
⦂ what clothes do they sleep in?
romilda is one hundred percent the type of girlie to splurge on her pajamas . she’s a firm believer in treating herself and that includes a lengthy night routine and an excessive amount of effort put into her nighttime wear . she loves a silk pajamas or a cute little negligee or , if she’s feeling fancy , a matching set of underwear under a robe . just silk and lace and tulle at all points in time because comfort is important but not as important as feeling cute before she goes to bed . she has matching bonnets for every outfit . also , a large collection of silk pillowcases . not quite cassie howard levels of nighttime routine , but somewhere in that ballpark .
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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐚 lets out is only loud enough to be heard by those directly beside her , otherwise lost in the noise of the bar on a regular night . perhaps more crowded than it would be on other days of the week , but not more crowded than it would have been in years previous . the sigh , if heard , is a classic sound of lost love , or something close to that . a what - if . something her mother would have told her to keep pursuing if it weren’t for romilda’s embarrassment at getting the wrong target in the first place . something tinged with nostalgia and longing and just a hint of bitterness at the way things have turned out . ❝ isn’t it just sad ? ❞ romilda pouts up , cheek leaning against the palm of her hand as she drapes herself against the bar counter . her other hand comes up to trace against the circle of her glass , the very picture of wistfulness . ❝ he still did all the stuff we were celebrating him for anyways . it’s not fair that we stop celebrating him just because he didn’t DIE about it , ❞ at least , publically . and maybe it was gauche , or awkward , or embarrassing for everyone else to keep celebrating a holiday when the foundations of it were different than they initially believed but this sucks . the minister sucks and romilda wants her harry potter day drink prices back and she wants the galas and the parties and the room to be with people who knew what it was like . maybe he didn’t like her back . maybe she was never gonna get the attention she wanted from him . but he died for her and for the rest of them and for his friends and for everybody and wasn’t that reciprocation enough ? ❝ fuck it , ❞ she grabs the glass and raises it to cheer at the room at large . ❝ happy birthday , harry ! ❞
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𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 .
𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 : owl post office, diagon alley !
“that’ll be, uh…-” she only glances down at the reader, reading it off automatically, “two hundred galleons?” owl post, she ( already ) feared, was another ill fit. it had only been about a week since astoria had started and she knew that she could be forgiven most training wheel mistakes, but what she COULDN’T do was shake the distinct feeling of time running out that had kicked in around ‘whoopsie daisy’ number four. as always, it wasn’t actually her fault ; this time she blamed the till for her clumsy fingers ( just like how last time she’d blamed the naturally low volume of the phone she was supposed to answer and the time before that sheer number of keys she was forced to keep track of- ). she was trying her best, but at some point there would be no denying that eventually, a genuine lack of interest in making a career from this job was going to lead her down the same road as always. case in point ; two hundred galleons for a rather small parcel was absurd, realised mere seconds after the words left her mouth as she took a second look down at the old style numbers beneath the weighing scales and saw the dot between them, “oh, shit, i’m sorry! i meant two- i really misread that. you really don’t need to bankrupt yourself to send this to-… where were you sending it, again?”
𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 kind of woman . it did not matter that they were both witches with apparition license , or that the vane house was connected to the floo network , or that romildaʻs apartment wasnʻt actually that far from them in the grand scheme of things. there was a certain kind of romance in sending letters and care packages , a nostalgia that made it so that romilda vane sent her mother a letter once a week and a gift once a month and received both in return . she hadnʻt seen astoria greengrass around this particular office before , but she had seen her at flourish and blotts a while back , and a cafe or some other before that . so , while she was familiar with how much her package should cost , she was also familiar with the woman in front of her . ❝ you upcharging me for any reason in particular ? and here i thought you liked me , ❞ she says , coy and teasing and with a little grin playing at her lips . she plants her hands on the counter , all her weight leaned up against them as she dips her way in closer to astoriaʻs sphere and gives not a single fuck about the line forming behind her . ❝ weʻre just going on a quick trip to mayfair , darls . not really that far — ❞ one hand comes up to brush her twists behind her bare shoulder in a move so practiced it looks natural . ❝ — even two galleons is a bit MUCH when you think about it , right ? ❞
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I look at myself and I'm like I am so pretty, like wow I'm a doll, an angel. Crafted by Venus herself.
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salma deera / richard siken / tumblr
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my brand
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love is everywhere
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@badestoutfit on twitter
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