Theo

Theodosia Abbott. 19. Florist Apprentice

[daisyjhookum]

Daisy actually did a double take before recognizing Theo and letting out a gasp. "Theo! Hi-!" She immediately came out from behind the table to grab her up in a hug, her arms wrapped around her neck. Pulling back, she eyed her friend up and down before meeting her eyes with a smirk. "Slutty looks good on you, you know? Are you having a good time?"

[deartheodosiax]

There was a big smile on her face as Theo hugged her friend tight. She loved Daisy, even if she did feel a little uncomfortable at the party. "Greta and Kitty helped me find an outfit." And she really would not have dressed like this on her own. But she liked it, even if it did feel a little slutty. "I am...." She murmured, with a big smile. "As you know parties aren't really my thing..... But I'm having a good time."

[r-lestrxnge]

Rabastan waited patiently while she seemed to locate the power to speak. A trace of his laugh still lingered, inching wider over his lips as he observed the heat rising charmingly to her cheeks. She was a pretty thing. If he'd known more about her, he might have tried to force that blush to spread more deeply. But he did not pursue witches before knowing they were pure; and neither would he be too cruel to one of Oz's employees. Still, that did not prevent his eyes' consuming path across her features, before he raised them back to hers, pleased by her appearance.

"They're always very nice," he told her, stepping away from the door and back into the bedroom. He could have sent her downstairs and told her to wait for him there. But there was little point. She'd seen what she'd seen, and it would be an inefficient use of time. "But they're not really for me. I will have guests here later. The place needs brightening."

Pulling on a shirt, he retrieved his wand from a table and levitated the abandoned towel back into the bathroom. He joined her again in the doorway, then gestured to walk towards the stairs. As they paced, he considered her again, this time more discreetly, with a sidelong glance that lingered her figure. He had absolutely no idea who she was, which meant she was probably not anyone worth knowing. A pity.

"What's your name?"

[deartheodosiax]

Theo would have loved for this to be the first time that this scenario had happened. But she did sometimes get a little speechless. She supposed this was the first time that it had happened with the other person being half naked. It was all quite embarrassing. And she was sure her face was bright red. Theo was a grateful that she at least did not know the man in front of her. That would have been even worse. After this, she would be grateful to never see the man again.

"I suppose that is true." Oz was good at the whole flower growing, and now Theo was learning the magic. It made all these embarrassing moments when she delivered flowers worth it. And she supposed seeing handsome man was too. But right now, that thought was just going to make her blush more. "I mean...." She mused, a little smile on her lips. "Your words not mine" She didn't think that the place looked too bad. But this floor alone seemed bigger than her entire flat. Oh how the others lived.

At his gesture she began walking back towards the stairs. Hopefully she could make a quick exit when they got downstairs, after all she was still feeling embarrassed.

"Oh. I'm Theodosia Abbott"

[r-lestrxnge]

Starter for: Theodosia Abbott @deartheodosiax Where: Rabastan's townhouse When: early morning (post-event)

It had been a long night for Rabastan, who had just returned from a work assignment. The Gringotts goblins had sent him to Morocco, where he'd spent hours in too much heat and desert, breaking through enchantments on a stash of treasure that made even his own privileged eyes water. After dropping most of the trove at the bank, he'd apparated directly home and left the rest in the sitting room to deal with later. The majority was his share of the proceeds. A few items were not, simply kept secret as they were too precious to show his greedy employers, who would surely want to keep them in the vaults. He didn't notice the irony.

A trail of sand and dust followed him up the dark wooden stairs to his en-suite bathroom, disappearing as he paced thanks to his elf's diligence. He had forgotten what day it was, having lost track of time as he worked. So when he finally emerged from the shower, he did not expect to see a young witch hovering in the hallway outside his bedroom, a look of utter alarm slicing her expression as their eyes met.

He considered her silently, remarkably level for a shirtless man with a stranger inexplicably in his home. But she was hardly a threat, and judging by the look on her face, she was either going to faint or run away. So his surprise transpired to bemusement and he stepped closer, carelessly tossing the towel he'd been using to dry his hair onto a chair as he went.

"Is there a reason why you're in my house?" he calmly asked, pressing a hand to the doorframe and looking past her into the hallway. There was a new set of flowers on a table beneath a stern portrait of his great-grandfather. Clarity emerging, he remembered the delivery due today. "Oz sent you, I suppose." Looking back to her, he caught her eyes again and wryly laughed. "Just be glad I'm wearing trousers."

[deartheodosiax]

The thing that she hated the most about the flower shop was the deliveries. Theo would have much rather have been in the shop tending to the flowers or making arrangements. But here she was, delivering some flowers to Rabastan Lestrange. She didn't know who he was, but she had heard about the Lestranges. The two families couldn't have been further away from each other. She had thought that, and when she had come into Rabastan's place, she could see that. Gosh. Their houses could not be further apartment.

The elf had let her in, and she'd deposited the flowers on the side. She knew she should have just gone then, the flowers appearing would be self-explanatory. But then, the town house was interesting, and well she was feeling a little nervous. And then well, Rabastan appeared, and Theodosia got a little distracted.

He did not have a lot of clothes on. And, Theo found herself blushing. She also did not know where to look. Of course, his face was a good start, but it was kind of hard to ignore the fact that he did not have a top of, especially when he had well defined abs. She approved.

"Uh..... " She was a little speechless. And she really did not know what to say. "I guess...." She mused, a little smile on her lips. "I hope you like your flowers"

[til-toots]

"Theo!" Tilden was quite surprised to see the younger hufflepuff at the party. Knowing that her best friends, Kitty and Greta, were off working at the Malfoy wedding, he wasn't sure Theo would feel comfortable attending. He'd always liked her, she was like the little sister he'd always wanted, and he was happy to see her. "I'm so glad you could make it!" Tilden wrapped his arms around her, giving her a tight hug before letting her go, keeping an arm around her shoulders as he guided her in to the house. "Can I get you anything? We've got snacks, pot, and someone showed up with a keg so we've got lots of beer, too." @deartheodosiax

[deartheodosiax]

It had actually taken a lot of confident for her to come here. It wasn't that she was against parties. She just didn't have a lot of confidence around people she didn't know. Her best friends had encouraged her, and knowing that Daisy and Tilden would be there too, made her feel a little more at ease. "Hi." She beamed, wrapping her arms around him as she hugged him back. "Not gonna lie I did contemplate not coming.... but I love you guys so...." She smiled at him. It would be okay. She was sure she'd have good idea. "Uh.... I don't know. I've not really had beer before...." Or done pot. Or anything like that.

[m-macdonaldx]

With the shot accepted, Mary shoots her back, placing the empty glass down. "I'm Mary and I don't think I've met you before. Are you new?" This was normally not something the brunette would do, but she was feeling very happy and confident, and in the mood to make a new friend. "Did you want another shot?" She was down for another one.

[deartheodosiax]

"Uh.... define new" Theo mused with a little laugh as she took the shot. She pulled a face but then did smile. She just wasn't used to drinking that much. "Daisy and Tilden are both good friends of mine, I just don't come to parties very often." Very often really meant not at all. But that didn't matter too much. "Uh.... sure."

[daisyjhookum]

The party was in full swing and Daisy had been buzzing around the house making sure her guests felt welcome, and everyone was having a good time. Currently she found herself tucked at the refreshments table, handing out drinks to anyone who dared to pass by her without one. Seeing another empty hand about to pass by, she stopped them with a grasp of their wrist and an, "oh, oh- Just a second-" before slipping a full cup into their hand with a beaming smile.

[deartheodosiax]

Theo was actually having a pretty good time. She wasn't usually one to come to parties. She knew that probably made her incredibly boring. But it was just who she was. She had decided to make an effort tonight. Daisy and Tilden were her friends after all. She was just trying to find one of them, feeling a little lonely when she didn't know too many of the people here, when she felt someone grasp onto her wrist. She relaxed when she saw that it was Daisy. She giggled, taking the drink from her friend. "Hi Daisy."

[m-macdonaldx]

where: daisy & tilden's house party who: @deartheodosiax

Mary went up to the make shift bar and grabbed two shots. She had no idea what they were, but they were a pretty pink colour, matching her dress, and that was enough for her to link them. She searched through the crowd, the best her eyes would let her, and found someone alone. The brunette made her way over, holding out a shot. "This is for you. We must do a shot together." She held it out in a cheers fashion.

[deartheodosiax]

Despite being a little nervous about coming to the party, with two of her closest friends not being there, Theo was having a good time. It felt nice to have a bit of a party, and let her hair down. She wasn't quite sure who the brunette who come up to her was, but she did take the shot from her, since well, it was a bit rude. "Um.... okay." There was a smile on her face, clinking her glass against Mary's

[deartheodosiax]

Theodosia at Daisy and Tilden's party. She doesn't really do or know slutty, but asked her besties @gerdacurds and @weirdxkitty to help her find an outfit.

[rblcck]

Regulus tried to focus on his book, but he couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. He wondered what she might be staring at him for. Perhaps she thought he was cute, he wouldn't blame her if that was the case. But that wasn't the vibe he felt when he made eye contact with her. It felt as though she was trying to communicate with him telepathically or something. There was no focusing on this book now, so he simply shut it and put it away before taking a sip of his coffee, looking at the other over the edge of the mug.

"You alright?" He asked, trying not to be loud enough to disturb those around them, but still loud enough that she could hear him. It hadn't occurred to him that perhaps she was staring because she had bad intentions. What if she was related to someone he'd pissed off and she was looking for revenge? It was too late now, he'd already spoken to her, he supposed he just had to wait and see.

[deartheodosiax]

Once she looked down, Theodosia didn't look back up. She was a little embarrassed. Staring wasn't good, even more so when one got caught. She really should have thought about it. She didn't even know what she would say to him. So now, even though she did want to know her brother, she was hoping he wouldn't come over or talk to her. it wasn't as if she could blurt out that he was her brother. He probably would just think that she was crazy.

Hearing his voice, she bit her lip. She couldn't really ignore him. Not now that he had spoken to her after she'd been staring at her. She looked up again, still biting on her lip. "Uh..." She was fine. There was nothing the matter with her. Minus that she had just gotten caught staring at him. She still felt embarrassed. "I'm fine..." Which didn't give her an excuse for staring, which she still didn't really have an excuse for. "Sorry."

[weirdxkitty]

"Theo, Theo, Theo...." She chided playfully, shaking her head and clicking her tongue against her teeth as she feigned disappointment. Kitty couldn't keep it up for long though and she broke into giggles after a few seconds. "What am I going to do with you? You're supposed to be my eyes and ears when I'm gone - we both know Greta is elbow deep in cheese, so she won't have any." She sighed wistfully, watching as a bubble drifted lazily up out of her ice cream.

"Did you hear about the guy that rushed the stage? Unregistered animagus - a fly, of all things, poor bloke. Flew up and then changed back."

[deartheodosiax]

"Shush. You know me." They had been friends for years after all. Theo just wasn't very good at gossip. It wasn't that she didn't get gossip, she just liked being everyone's friend. And so that made gossip hard since she didn't want to talk about her friends. "Heyy. Im busy too you know." She pointed out with a laugh. Although working in a shop did help in meeting a lot of people. But they mostly just spoke about flowers, not necessarily too much gossip.

"i did." She mused with a little grin. Theo liked to go to Kitty's gigs, but when she couldn't, she liked to keep up to date with what happened. It helped her feel close to her friend even when they were miles apart. "Sounds embarrassing. But also..... all that bloody work to be a fly. I'd never let anyone know."

[gerdacurds]

Not having realized it was Theodosia she'd stopped, Greta needed to do a double take at her words. Laughing slightly, she nodded, "Yes, pretend we have never met before, we're not friends okay? And now think, if you passed a bright yellow door that looked like a block of cheese, would you enter it? Just to see?" Yellow was a bright and attention grabbing colour, so even if she didn't have windows out into the street for people to see, she was hoping that would be enough to draw people in. "Or do you think that would be too cheesy?" Greta said with a sly grin, the question genuine, though.

"I'm not going to waste money on a store on the second floor if I can't gaurentee I'll be pulling in customers." She sighed, turning to Theo with a dramatic pout on her lips. "I don't know what to do, this is the best location I've found so far, but it's still not very good."

[deartheodosiax]

Theo just laughed, shaking her head. "You're so funny." Like she would ever be able to forget meeting Greta. But she could try. The likelihood was that she would come into her friend's shop wherever it was, and whatever looked like. "I mean..... it probably would. But, no windows? surely it'll be a bit dark inside." She mused, biting on her lip, as she looked at the building and then back to her friend. "people might not stay in a shop that is dark." Though of course that could be combated by magic she supposed.

"I think that's a good idea." She mused a couple of minutes later as she looked at her friend. "you shouldn't invest if you're not 100 percent. You'll know for sure when you see it. I'm sure."

[nrcissasblack]

Narcissa had never thought much about flowers outside of being beautiful decorations. She had hated herbology and getting her hands dirty, and she hoped that Lucius's elves would continue to take care of his garden once they were married. But she did have strong opinions on the flowers for her wedding. Everything had to be perfect. Every last detail.

"Alright," she nodded once at the explanation that Oz would be around soon. Narcissa had arrived early on purpose, wanting time to take in the vibes of the florist shop and make sure she was making the right choice in using Oz. So far she hadn't been disappointed. "I am still debating on which flowers will be best. I know that I want white roses, they are a must, but I am going for a pastel color scheme and we are marrying in the Malfoy's Orangery so I am looking for flowers that would compliment the trees growing there already."

[deartheodosiax]

Theo had to admit that she was feeling a little nervous speaking to Narcissa. She knew the Malfoy Wedding was a big thing, and Oz had been talking to her about it. She didn't want to invertedly mess anything up. Hopefully just talking about flowers would work out. Flowers, and herbology, was one of the things that she knew most about. So, hopefully she couldn't mess that up too much.

"White roses are beautiful." Though she felt that most of the flowers were beautiful. If she ever had to pick flowers for herself for an event it was going to be hard, because she really would want everything. Theo enjoyed taking bouquets home each week. They made her apartment all pretty, and she really enjoyed it. She wasn't so sure that Narcissa would have the same taste in flowers that she did. "We will definitely have flowers that match the trees already in there." Though it did blow her mind that someone had a orangery on their property. Oh, how the other side lived. Theo's house had barely stood up growing up, let alone had extra rooms. "Do you have any specific pastel colours that you are going for?"

[danielleroserusselldaily]

Legacies 4.19 - This can only end in blood

[weirdxkitty]

Ice cream was one of Kitty's biggest guilty pleasures - except it wasn't even guilty, really, just all pleasure. She had stood at the counter for a while, tapping a finger against her chin as she tried to decide, finally going with the Drooble's inspired Bursting Bubblegum (it helped that it was the most lovely shade of pink).

Now, sitting under the warmth of the sun, she was more thankful than ever for magic as it warmed her skin but didn't melt her ice cream. She sat up straight as she heard Theo, a broad smile on her face matching her friend's as she caught up to her. "Good morning, Sunshine." It had been too long since she'd been home - she hadn't realized just how much she had missed all her friends. "Please tell me you've got some good gossip for me while I was gone."

[deartheodosiax]

There was nothing that Theo loved more than her friends. Despite growing up with not a lot of money Theo had always had a little close knit group of friends. She really did not know what she would have done if she hadn't found Kitty and Greta. But she had, and they really were her best friends. So, to see Kitty here, it made her excited. She hadn't seen her for so long.

"I missed you" She always missed her. Of course it was super cool having such a talented and cool friend. But it did mean Kitty wasn't always around. And it made her a little sad. Theo tended to be a happy person though, so she never let it show that she was sad when Kitty around. "Hmm. Maybe?" She teased with a little laugh, as she sat down opposite her friend. "you know me. I'm not good at gossip."

[gerdacurds]

Where: Diagon Alley When: Late Morning Who: Greta & Open

Ever since Greta had returned home from her book tour, she'd been on the lookout for vacant storefronts. She wanted to open her own specialty shop, but she knew she wouldn't be able to do so outside of the magical communities, selling cheese made from the milk of a dragon certainly wouldn't do very well in London.

She stood on the sidewalk of Diagon Alley, looking at a for sale sign on a door. It wasn't even a storefront, it was just a door with a flight of stairs behind it. The shop was above Globus Mundi Travel Agents, which she supposed wasn't too bad. At least she wasn't looking at a spot above the pet store. Greta stood, staring at the door for quite some time before she turned to the next person to pass by her. "Question - Imagine this door painted bright yellow like a block of cheddar cheese, would it entice you enough to go in and see what lies beyond?"

[deartheodosiax]

Theodosia was running a little late. Which was actually quite unusual for her. She tended to actually end up being early for work. She supposed that was what happened when one liked the work they did. Theo today, had just over slept a little. She was sure Oz wouldn't mind, and technically, she wasn't actually late. Not yet anyway. As she was walking down Diagon Alley though, a familiar face caught her attention, and when Greta talked to her, she couldn't really ignore her. Theo wouldn't ignore a stranger, let alone a friend.

"Should i pretend like I wouldn't just come in cause it was your shop?" She asked, with a little grin on her face. The shop could be ugly as she'd still come in, just because her friend owned it. "I like yellow." She did. It was her house colour. It represented her personality quite well. "i think it'd look cute. Would stand out compared to some of the other shops around here."

[deartheodosiax]

Where: Fortescue's Ice Cream Shop

When: Around 2pm

Who: Theodosia and Kitty ( @weirdxkitty )

There really was nothing like working on Diagon Alley. it meant that she could have different dinner each day. Of course it was kind of counter productive when she wanted to save money. But she did like having little treats. It broke up her day. Not that her days were bad. She loved her job. Today she'd decided to head down to the ice cream shop. It would be nice to have a little sweet treat this afternoon. Though of course it meant that she had to decide what she wanted. Which had taken a little while. But she did eventually decide on a scoop of chocolate frog.

She was just coming out of the shop when she spotted a familiar face. "Kit Kat" The brunette beamed, practically bouncing over to her friend, taking a lick of her ice cream. "Hi!"

[rblcck]

Where: Cafe in Diagon Alley When: Late Afternoon Who: Regulus & @deartheodosiax

Regulus had spent his morning in Diagon Alley, simply spending his time outside. It was a beautiful day and he was done letting opportunities to enjoy the weather pass him by. He was no longer going to spend all day inside his bedroom. Regulus spent some time in Flourish and Blotts, browsing for quite awhile before making a rather large purchase. He hadn't bought new books in quite some time, and he was tired of reading the same things over and over again. After finishing, he'd taken his time heading towards the cafe, window shopping along the way.

Ordering a coffee and a croissant, he found a comfy spot in the back corner of the cafe. Settling in, he picked a book out of his pile, opening it up and beginning to read. After a few pages, Regulus couldn't help but feel as though he was being watched. It was uncomfortable, and he looked up to find a girl sitting near him, eyes fixed on him. She was mildly familiar, recalling her from Hogwarts, though she was certainly a few years younger than him. Regulus gave her an awkward smile before returning his eyes down to his book.

[deartheodosiax]

Theodosia knew that staring at not polite. But it was kind of hard when Regulus Black walked into the Cafe she was in. It felt like her heart was racing. She didn't think they'd been this close since they'd been at school. And yet, he had no idea who she was. Theo didn't even think they'd said two words to each other. And yet, here he was right in front of her. She really should have just stopped looking, but she couldn't help herself. This was her big brother, the one that she had thought had died. And, he might not even know, but it was a big deal to her.

She blushed a little as she noticed that he'd noticed that she had been staring. Her gaze dropped to her lap, biting her lip a little. That was embarrassing. She was tempted to go over to him, but then he'd looked back at his book, and Theo lost a little of her bravery. Maybe it was best she just stay where she was.