Ciara Travers

#c: jay cannon #gif #ciara is sad and tired and a pessimist

Ciara crossed their arms, staring him down as he cried. “Actually, I don’t. You live your entire life centered around one thing and one girl Jay, and i we aren’t your quidditch buddies or your girl everyone else gets to play second fiddle. How often do we talk do you think? When you aren’t at practice you’re in class, and when you’re not in class you’re talking to Lily. Take it from someone who knows what its like - basing everything you are off of one thing isn’t healthy, and assuming some relationship you have as a teenager is going to last forever isn’t either. I’ll help you, obviously i will, but Jay, you can’t keep doing this.” They said, frowning at him. “What are the chances you actually find her? Shes been gone for weeks man, and the ministry and all their man power hasn’t found her yet, how do you expect to? This isn’t some fairy tale or some happy story being written, this is life. Theres no true love, theres no happy ever after, theres no spell to lead you to her just because you love her. Magic may be real but it has limits” Privately, Ciara thought it was insane they were having to be the reasonable one here, but what could you do.

Ash groaned as Ciara pulled away. Just like them to get her so worked up so easily. It’s like they just knew how to push all of the buttons that Ash loved having pushed. That kiss left her salivating, and them pulling away left her whimpering, so she gave in and pulled them back by their hips, hands tangling in their hair as they pressed another hard kiss to their lips.

Once she had the strength to break the kiss, she rested her head back against the wall behind her, pulling the other’s head to her neck as she caught her breath. “You’re the worst, and you’ve won the battle.” When she thought she could, she pulled their face back to hers, letting her lips trail heatedly along their jaw while her free hand found the edge of their shirt and tugged it up as far as she could to touch bare skin. “We’re gonna get in trouble, again, Ciara. And it’s all your fault for being irresistible.”

Ciara smirked as Ash pulled them back in, kissing the other girl back just as hard, hands falling to Ashs hips and hauling the girl close. Once Ash pulled away, Ciara smirked as their head was guided to her neck. Really, it was like Ash was just waiting for this to happen. Which, they supposed she was, but drugs and booze had been in the plan at some point. Still, they took the opportunity presented to them, laying quick bites and kisses across Ashs neck as the girl struggled to form sentences. Once she had, Ciara laughed, pulling away. “What can I say dear, you started it” They responded. They kissed Ash eagerly, sliding their own hands up and under her shirt. “Hardly my fault Ash, I was perfectly willing to continue on to the room” They teased.

“The buildup to the climax, as it were.” Smirking a bit, she leaned over to rub her nose against their neck, laughing as she inhaled the smell of pot, a smell that actually made her mouth water a bit. She jumped a bit at the ghosting hand, but laughed loudly, shaking her head. “You’re about as subtle as a trainwreck, Ciara. I love it. This is why you’re one of my closest friends.” It was true, too, Ciara was one of those people Ash actually enjoyed talking to outside of the haze and the bedroom. Luckily, they were able to talk without too much fuss or deep meaningful bullshit, and Ash appreciated it. “If by Noah, you mean Noah Greene, I have stories about that one. All those years swinging so hard at balls really did wonders for his upper body strength.” She started to laugh again, but it was cut off by Ciara’s bold movement, and Ash would be the first to admit that she loved it when someone else took such control. Without hesitation, she gripped them around the waist and pulled them flush against her, smirking. “Last time we did that, we both ended up with detention for a week, Ciara.” With a soft chuckle, she leaned in and pressed a soft, slow kiss to their lips, lingering just long enough before pulling back again. “I, for one, don’t want another week cleaning trophies.”

Ciara just rolled their eyes at Ashs joke, though a slight laugh escaped them. “You have the worst sense of humor when you’re sober, has anyone ever told you that?” They teased, letting Ash rub her nose agains their neck. It was rare that Ciara smelled of something other than pot or booze anyways. They smirked, giving an unconcerned shrug. “I can be subtle if I wanted to be. I just rarely see the need for it” They responded easily. Ciara had been well versed in the art of sneaking around, and still was, but no one could ever call the gryffindor afraid to show off at random times, and with random people. They smirked at her comment about Noah. “Oh trust me, you don’t have to tell me. Greene and I have our own arrangement after all. And those arms do come in very useful” They teased. Once they had Ash against the wall, they arched an eyebrow teasingly, letting Ash pull them against her. Letting her kiss them, they waited for her to pull away before blinking innocently. “Well, that one wasn’t my fault. You’re the one who said that classroom wasn’t in use” They responded, before smirking and leaning forwards, glad that Ash was a semi reasonable hight. That is, nearly as short as Ciara was. They kissed her again, taking advantage of the moment to slide their hands over her sides, grinding into Ash briefly before pulling away. “But if you insist on waiting until we get to the room” They mock sighed, stepping away.

Ash almost let out a small whimper at the nibble, almost but managed to resist the temptation. shooting Ciara a playful glare. “Already getting me all worked up and we haven’t even gotten high yet.” She laughed a little, pulling Ciara against her easily and slipping her arm around the others waist, much preferring to be close to them like this. “Perhaps you’re right, but I’ve always had standards. And I wouldn’t have said no to Ben if I hadn’t been starving at the time. Even I have to eat.” As she walked, she shrugged a bit. “He’s kinda cute, though, in a goofy way.” Laughing again, Ash leaned over to give a light bite to Ciara’s shoulder. “You’re a tease, by the way.”

Ciara just grinned at Ashs words, completely unrepentant. “What can I say, its always more fun to have a bit of anticipation, don’t you think?” They teased, letting Ash wrap an arm around their waist. Deciding to go the completely unsubtle route, they slid their own arm around Ash, one had drifting across her ass purposefully. “Ah yes, hunger, the greatest cockblocker of all” They teased, before making a face. “If you like idiocy and dependency issues rolled up into one big self absorbled package, I suppose” They replied, before tilting their head. “Wait. I forget, was I describing Noah or Ben? So hard to tell” They joked. When Ash bit them, Ciara shuddered slightly, before looking over and smirking, taking a few quick steps and shifting to back Ash up against the wall. “Careful darling, or we might not make it to the room at all”

Ash smirked a bit, twisting so that she was standing in front of them and wrapping her arms around their waist to tug them closer. “Of course I would never say no to you. But then, lets be honest, who have I said no to in the past two years? But you are still very special.” With a cheeky grin, she leaned in to lightly kiss the other on the cheek, lingering for just a second longer than necessary before pulling back again. “I feel like we could get more… comfortable in the room of requirement. Lets go there.” With a little tug of their hand, Ash pulled them off again.

#c:ash #gif #these two are gonna be wild holy shit

Ciara laughed at Ash’s words, letting the girl twist around to stand in front of them, stepping towards her when she tugged on their waist. “Well, I imagine it’s more than Lan, or perhaps Pine, if you just want to count the ones with dicks” They mused, half teasing. “And a little birdy told me you talked to Ben Bones and didn’t end up in bed with him. Perhaps you’re developing standards.” They teased, laughing slightly. “How horrifying. Besides, I’m only special for my booze, don’t lie” Ciara joked, letting Ash kiss their cheek, before grinning wickedly and waiting until she moved away slightly before pressing their mouth against her neck in a move that was half kiss, hald light bite. Pulling away just as quickly, Ciara gave a grin full of false innocence, head tilted. “Room it is then” They replied, allowing Ash to lead the way.

“I swear, these man angst tears.” Ash said with a laugh, nuzzling Ciara’s shoulder a bit. She couldn’t handle it, personaly, and she was glad that she wasn’t as close to the boys as Ciara was. She really only knew them through Ciara, so that helped her through the man pain. She only got bits and pieces, and of course whatever Ciara told her about it.

Ash actually fell for the look for a minute, but was extremely relieved when they agreed. “You can’t tease me like that, Ciara. I have needs. Don’t make me hold out on you.” Not that she would. Anyone who knew Ash knew that was true. “Honestly, I’d be fine with some weed and and enough alcohol to blind me. The question is, where to go? Astronomy tower? Room of Requirement? Your bedroom?”

#c:ash #gif #Ciara is such a little shit im sorry

Ciara giggled as Ash actually fell for it, even though Ciara pulled that shit at least half the time they met up. “Oh please buinneán, you know I’d never really deny you. And besides, you wouldn’t say no to this face, would you?” They asked teasingly, batting their eyelashes at Ash playfully. They nodded at her words, humming. “Well, you know I can always supply that” They replied, before considering the options. “Not back to the tower, Skylers been on some book binge and won’t shut up.” The muttered, mostly to themself. “Astronomy tower or room of requirement would be the best choices at this hour” They added, looking over at Ash. “Any preference today?”

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Jay couldn’t actually believe his ears. Had he really been shutting everyone out? He honestly couldn’t remember. He shook his head, turning around and sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. “I’m sorry,” he whispered just before his shoulders started to shake from the oncoming sobs. He tried to hold back, but he hadn’t really emoted since Lily was taken, so weeks and weeks of build up came flooding out of him.

Ciara had every right to hate him right now. So did Conrad. Fuck, he hated himself right now.

Oh hell fucking no. Ciara had not spent weeks watching their friends throw angst around just to collapse when confronted. If they were sober, perhaps they would have let it go, but drunk Ciara was an entirely different animal. “Oh, shut up” They snapped, rolling their eyes. “You think yer the only one sufferin, is tha it? Guess what Canon, ye fucked up. And fucked up big time. Sure, ye go around all tough and tall but ye put so much of yerself into a feckin relationship, and where does it get ye? Crying in the fecking common room at fuck o clock in the morning cause somehow you forgot to be a functional human being without throwing yourself into romance. We’re all fucking worried bout Lily ye daft leathcheann, but jesus christ, pull yer head out of your ass.” They snapped, getting more worked up as they talked. They growled and threw a box of tissues at him, not mad enough to let him get snot over their favorite couch. “ ‘Ere’s a fun new idea for ye to try, stand up, go talk ta someone, realize that ye can have people outside romantic relationships. What, does the one with actual fucking dependency issues have to teach you about healthy relationships?” They muttered, arms crossed and staring down at Jay, waiting for him to respond. Fucking idiots with their relationships, the lot of them.

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Ash shrugged a little, slipping her arm around Ciara’s waist as they walked. “You’ve got some explaining to do Xiǎo māo, going off and getting not sober without me. I could have used quite a bit of not being sober, especially after having to deal with your besties being miserable and practically sobbing into their toast.” Rolling her eyes a little, Ash sighed. She wouldn’t say she wasn’t sad about the disappearance of her housemate, but she hadn’t been obsessively in love with the girl either, so that probably helped.

Sighing again, Ash lightly tugged at the hem of Ciara’s shirt, giving them a little bump with her hip. “Wanna skip dinner and go forget our troubles? I’m feeling a bit dry and honestly, I’d like to get on your level right about now.” Laughing a bit, she rested her head on their shoulder, giving her best pout. “Pretty please? I can pay you with any kind of sexual favors you want.”

Ciara laughed as Ash tugged at their shirt, rolling their eyes at the younger student and slinging an arm around her. “Sorry stor, you know how much I hate my toast getting soggy from man angst tears” They said, barely repentant. Lily being gone sucked, but Ciara wasn’t exactly the most empathetic person alive. Either Lily was dead, in which case nothing would happen, or she was alive, and probably being used for something that would continue to keep her alive. Nothing to do but wait and listen to Conrads man pain either way.

They appeared to consider rejecting her offer, more teasing than anything else. They both knew Ciara would end up fucking around with Ash by the end of the night, in more than one way. “Aw, you know I could never say no to my cliant is fearr leat, no matter how you choose to pay” They joked, before streching slightly. “Name your poison and where you want to go buinneán

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Ash smirked when she heard the voice that replied to her, and she turned to see Ciara on the ground. “You’re such a waif, Ciara. I mean, I know I’m fit, but did you really just fall on your arse?” Holding out a hand, she gave them a wink. It took a moment for their words to sink in, and she opened her mouth in mock shock, doing her best to appear offended. She knew for a fact that she was doing a horrible job at it.

“Xiànzài zài zhèlǐ tīng, xiǎo māo, I am the picture of perfect and just innocence. I’ve not done a single bad thing in my entire life.” Ash couldn’t keep that lie going without completely losing it in a fit of giggles. “I am not scary, rude, and just where the hell have you been, anyway? I was looking for you this morning.”

Ciara rolled their eyes, accepting Ashs help up. “You can hardly blame me buinneán, not all of us like staying so down to earth” Ciara teased, words half sarcastic. They laughed at Ashs mock offended look, bumping their hip against their housemates. “ ar ndóigh who would ever go about doubting an aingeal like yourself?” they teased, joining in the laughter.

They shrugged at her question, not entirely remembering themself. “Oh you know. Didn’t feel like joining in another game of “who here is the saddest human” at breakfast, then didn’t feel like going to classes, then didn’t feel like staying sober” Ciara recounted. “After that, I couldn’t tell you.”They shrugged, unconcerned. They rarely actually cared about what they did when high, or about remembering about it. Time was for people who actually gave a shit

Ash spent the majority of her time in one of three places, the library, the great hall, or her dorm. If anyone ever hoped to find the young Gryffindor, those three places were their best bet. Since Lily had disappeared, presumably from stress of something, Ash had raised her hackles. Of course, being someones roommate did not automatically make you their friend, but Ash liked to thin that she and Lily got along quite well. She also couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something more underhanded at play, but Ash also liked to jump to the worst possible conclusion.

As the young Gryffindor made her way to the Great Hall, readying herself for a much needed meal, she found herself letting her mind wander, effectively tuning out the general chatter around her until she found herself quite literally flat on her arse, having walked right into a solid mass of human. “Oi, maybe watch where you’re going, mate.” Ash snapped as she stood. Because of course it couldn’t have been her fault for not paying attention. “Head up in the clouds like that and you’re gonna run some poor innocent into the ground.” As she spoke, she brushed herself off, not bothering to spare the other a glance.

#c:ash #gif #these two are going to be awful and amazing together

Generally, Ciara didn’t choose to interact much with the world around them. People were usually either buying from them, yelling at them, or getting high or laid with them. Beyond that, they really didn’t care what people did around them. Of course, the whole thing with Lily was an exception to that, as Ciara had actually liked her, and both Jay and Conrad were being idiot boys with their idiot man angst. Idiots.

And so they had done exactly what they always did, which was sit in some half abandoned corner of the castle and get high as a kite. They had just ben coming back from one of these abandoned corners, unconcerned with the world around them, when they walked directly into someone. As slight as Ciara was, they went sprawling, and was opening their mouth to rip someone apart when the other person spoke. “Not so sure anyone could call you innocent buinneán” They responded, grinning at Ash. “Don’ know if you’ve noticed, but most daoine seem to think you’re scary” They teased.

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“It was just a joke…” Lucy mumbled, looking down slightly. She looked back up at the other person hearing that they were still talking to her. She watched Ciara put the glass down, before realizing there was a question in the air. “Is it that obvious?” Lucy admitted, not even trying to hide it. She reached out and took the bottle from them and took a drink from it. “So how does it work?”

Ciara rolled their eyes, not in the mood for jokes, funny or otherwise. They eyes the girl, still not able to place her. A smirk flashed across their face at the first question. “Please, you’re about as innocent as a brand new hufflepuff, taking their first steps around the castle” They responded, smiling a bit at the mental image. First years. So much fun to scare. They tilted their head at Lucys second question, half wondering if she was trying to make another joke. How did she not know how things worked by now? “You tell me what you want, I tell you what I want, and then we come to an agreement that makes us both happy” They responded, not going into specifics. Best to play coy in case the girl thought of reporting her

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He listened to every word before shaking his head and chuckling. “I would’ve asked you to come along, but considering you’re drunk off your arse right now, I don’t think that’s the best idea. What are you doing coming in this late anyway? Oh wait, let me guess, just got done fucking a random fifth year. And Conrad probably doesn’t want to break a precious school rule anyway, so why bother asking?”

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Yes, he knew he could use some help, but if he went alone, less people would have to get hurt or killed to save Lily. He couldn’t risk losing Ciara and Conrad on top of it all. Plus, maybe if he pissed Ciara off enough, they’d leave him alone and he could get started.

#c: jay cannon #gif #irish means something close too you selfish son of a bitch I hate you

Ciara reared back at his words, hurt flashing across their face before they snarled, standing up, not caring about the way they swayed. “Oh hell no, ye don’ git ta go there” They snarled, baring their teeth at Jay in a snarl. “Don’ ye dare act like Oi’m a terrible person here. So what if oi was fucking some other kid, at least then someone is paying attention to anything oi’m doing” They spat, eyes blazing. “Jeasus Christ Jay, whens the last time ye even asked me how oi doin’?” They half shouted, glaring at him. “You’ve done nothing but sit in yerr guilt withou’ noticing that the people around ye are falling apart too. You don’ get to jist check out for weeks and then decide that ye get to talk about my life, and ye don’ get to shame me for the ways I try ta find some shred of humanity or worth in me, not when ye and Conrad have been the only ones ta see that before” They hissed, trying to ignore the tears starting to make tracks across their cheeks. “And fuck right off with that Conrad and school rules thing. Ye know whats against the rules? Me fuckin’ getting high and wasted and spreading that shit around school, but Conrads never fuckin’ once rolled on me, so fuck off. Ye know as god damn well as I do that boy is loyal to the bone, and you bet your ass that applies to Lily. She ain’t jist yer girl, shes peoples friend you fuckin tit. Ge’ off yer high fucking horse and shove yer savior complex Jay, you’ve never once been alone until ye pushed us away. Fuck you Jay Cannon, fuck you and every fuckin’ thing you stand for tú mac selfish de soith fuath liom tú”

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“Oof!” was the sound that escaped Jay’s lips when Ciara tackled him. He looked up at them and rolled his eyes. “Was that really necessary?” he asked, lightly pushing them off and getting up. He shook his head at them as the overwhelming smell of booze hit his nostrils.

He shook his head and looked at them. “Look, I’m more prepared this time, and I can’t take it anymore. She’s out there, Ciara. I’m sick of waiting for no one to do nothing. Don’t try to stop me again, alright?”

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#c: jay cannon #gif #irish in order means #idiot/dumb tit #selfish bastard #and street/gutter

Ciara scowled as Jay pushed them off, hitting the floor with a thump and pausing as their brain had to think about processing that. “Oi, no pushin’ me” They ordered, before scowling at him and climbing back to their (very unsteady) feet. “And yea, amadán, it’s necessary.” They told him, looking affronted.

They crossed their arms as he spoke, rolling their eyes. No amount of booze could ever stop them from being a bitch after all. “Alrigh’ fine then.” They replied, taking a wobbly step to the side. “Go on, git yerself and yer girl killed then. Jist don’ expect me ta look yer dads in the eyes at yer funeral, bastaird santach” They spat, glaring at him. “Ye ain’t got half an idea a wot it takes ta survive on the streets, or how ta find Lily. But yer right, try ta be the big man, rush off without takin’ someone along. Ye know wot happens ta kids like you when they do that Jay? Kids like me find em dead in the sráid a week later. But sure, don’ ask fir help or any o that, jist do wha ye want. Not like I know what I’m doing” They said, voice falling into what could only be described as a pout by the end. “Not like me o Conrad are scared fir Lily. Not like I know ‘bout running away or know people that could help. But yer right, yer the only one as wants to help fir sure” they grumbled, sitting on the arm of the couch and wrapping their arms around themself.

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Iris grimaced at the thought of drinking all night. “Well, my question still stands. There’s gotta be a reason why you’re still drinking from last night,” she pointed out. “You don’t have to tell me, but sometimes it’s nice to get things off your chest,” she offered. Iris knew first hand how destructive it was to keep what’s on your mind from getting out into the air.

#c:iris #gif #whoops my bad bro

Ciara paused, tilting their head as they considered the other student, one finger tapping against the glass neck absentmindedly. They couldn’t say it would be terrible to actually tell someone what was going on. “If you ever mention this to anyone else, I’m going to throw you off the astronomy tower” They warned, before sighing. “My best friend has a giant crush on a girl who is taken and is probably in danger, so he’s been throwing his man pain everywhere, and my other friend is dating this girl and can’t do anything not related to her, so basically all I have to deal with my own issues is drugs and booze and hookups. Hence drinking all night”

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Lily had been gone for weeks. Despite every professor telling him that they were doing their best to get her back, there seemed to be no progress. When he had tried to leave Hogwarts to go looking for her, he had gotten caught and brought back. Six times.

Everyone had convinced him recently to stay and stop trying to leave. Despite this, he still never thought about anything other than her. Who took her? Why? If they hurt one hair on her head…

His marks were terrible, worse than ever before. He wasn’t his best at quidditch, and he hadn’t cooked since he found out Lily left.

This was it. He was leaving this time. His only birthday present was going to be finding Lily. Alive.

He had finished packing, better this time, and was sneaking out at around half three in the morning. He was just looking at the fire, just… taking in the heat for what he thought might be the last time.

“Happy birthday, Jay,” he whispered to himself ironically before turning and heading towards the portrait.

#c: jay cannon #gif #lion pride is back this time with angst and booze #aris is again #and the last sentence is and I'd miss you

Conrad was alternating between pretending he was fine and trying to hide his glaringly obvious man pain and freaking out on first years, Jay had tried to leave five or six times already and been brought back, and Ciara was ready to climb the walls. With their main sense of stability gone everytime Conrad screamed about the rules, and Jay a walking reminder that Ciara wasn’t as free as they appeared to be, and Leah doing god knows what, the gryffindor was ready to fucking scream. Or, at least tonight, get shitfaced and fuck a random boy before stumbling back to the common room. Who needed to make good choices when their world was crumbling? Not Ciara.

Opening the portrait, they paused, swaying in the entryway and squinting at the shape of a person standing there. It took a moment to recognize him, but when they did, Ciara frowned, straightening up to all of their 5′2 hight. Capping the bottle they were holding, they held up one hand in the universal sign for “wait a minute” before putting the bottle down gently to the side. When they stood again, they nodded to themself before drunkenly throwing themself at him. Surprisingly enough, they actually rammed into him, resulting in a tangle of limbs as they both hit the ground. Ciara didn’t actually have a plan after tackling him, so they ended up perched on his torso, swaying slightly as they blinked at him. “Yea shouldn’ be leavin’ aris, they'll jist brin' yer back, agus ba mhaith liom a chailleann tú” They slurred, accent thick and slipping into irish twice

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Iris really had just been wandering around. She had been bored and needed some fresh air and had stumbled across someone with their back against the castle wall. “Why would I-” she began to ask, confused as to why she would yell at the other student, then cut herself off when she saw the wine. “Oh, no, I’m not here to yell at you,” she said softly. Even if she were in the position to yell at the other student, she had been in an extremely non-confrontational mood lately. “What’s on your mind that’s got you drinking so early in the day?”