&. THEIR HEART WAS THE BEST PART.

✖ ¦ 「 ICARUS ISAK IOANNOU. CABIN ONE ELEVEN.」* ◦ I MOUTH HIS NAME TO A GOD WHOSE LANGUAGE I DON'T SPEAK ; i make metaphor for the empty he is becoming — a trench opening from the outside in, the inside of a fist, decay-dark socket in the head of a bleached cow skull — YES, I KNOW HE'S DYING.

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“I’ve been asleep at the bottom of the pool for like four days.” Cian chuckled.

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“The worst part is,” Icarus said, “I can’t tell if you’re joking or not.”

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CHO TETRAGON:

Cho smirks, chuckling a little. “Sure, A for a-ffort,”

“I can’t even lie, that’s pretty funny,” Icarus said honestly, chuckling. “But I can’t help but admonish you for making cheesy puns.”

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VICTORIA FRENANDEZ:

First, Victoria wanted to laugh a little about the cute rambling coming from Icarus. But then he said she would not have a date, and the daughter of Eros could only frown, her eyebrows furrowed again. “Which maybe is because I do not need one?” she scoffed, her pride obviously hurt now. “Or is a girl only allowed to go to a ball if she has a date?” Truth was, no one asked her yet, and someone like Victora was for sure too proud to ask any guy here herself.

“I ― I’m sorry,” Icarus said earnestly. “I... didn’t mean to come off as arrogant or anything.” His gaze moved downcast, cheeks reddening. “You... can do whatever you want. Didn’t mean to insinuate anything else.” The kid wasn’t good with being questioned ― not because of his own pride, but because he could be a bit of a pushover.

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KIMBERLY PATTERSON:

“I very much think you can have fun on such a dance on your own as well, if you only want it,” Kim mused, not really putting herself under any pressure to find someone. She was not dating anyone currently, anyway. “Also, we are going to dance together now. Another thing I am going to look forward to, for sure.”

“Definitely. Romantic love is overrated,” Icarus said, and he only half believed the second part of his statement. “And the afterparty, if you’re into that. Though I’d suspect you’d be as a daughter of Hermes. And, of course, the yearly spiked bunch.”

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VICTORIA FERNANDEZ:

“Well, do you want my honest opinion on this?” Crossing both arms in front of her chest, Victoria raised one of her perfect brows. “If there is a girl you want to go with, you should ask her. You already took dancing lessons. Now don’t waste your time in thinking about what could be. Go and ask her. Otherwise you will never find out and she might go with someone else who had the guts to ask her like a guy should.

“Uh, sure,” Icarus let out, not quite realizing ‘honest opinion’ meant a lot to Victoria. He hadn’t quite been sure one could talk so much, and only caught a few things that she spoke. “A girl? Oh, yeah. A girl. A female woman. Cis or trans female.” Icarus vaguely knew he was repeating the word too much, but it was a problem he often dealt with when nervous. “This is a lot coming from someone who, as far as I know, doesn’t have a date.”

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CHO TETRAGON:

An I’ll attempt, since Cho ended up crashing into the ground, not before letting out a tiny swear word. “C'Mon, fetus!” Cho said, propping herself up on her elbows.

“Crap, sorry,” Icarus murmured, grabbing her hand to haul her to her feet. “Do I at least get an A for effort, you think?”

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LIZZY SULLIVAN:

Lizzy picked out another dress, but was putting it away again instantly. She really wasn’t in the mood for shopping for the dance this year. “Sure I did,” she shrugged and nodded. “But he was nowhere to be found. And, honestly, at some point I grew tired of searching for him. Because you do not date a girl on your first day here, and then dumb her without a second word.”

“He sounds... dumb,” Icarus said honestly. “Hey, if I see whoever he is at the dance, I give you my word that I’ll give that loser a piece of my mind.” And he was only slightly terrified of the idea, which was definitely a step forward from totally terrified. “At least you found out he wasn’t nice early on, instead of really far into the relationship.”

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VICTORIA FERNANDEZ:

“Ou are welcome.” Though, Victoria did not only help because she was such a nice person. She was also doing it because she liked having someone looking up at her. “I hope whomever you are going to the ball with, will acknowledge your hard work, though.”

Icarus grinned at her, then shrugging his shoulders slightly. “I don’t have anyone to go with. Or I do... Or maybe not. I have an idea. A hope? Maybe. But I don’t think so. But... maybe?” The unclaimed kid paused, eyes meeting Victoria’s, “I just made things awkward, didn’t I? Sorry, it’s a talent of mine.”

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LIZZY SULLIVAN:

“Well, there was someone,” Lizzy mused while picking another dress to check how it would look on her. “But he fell off the face of earth last week, so I am pretty sure I am supposed to show up there alone now….” Which was the main reason why Lizzy didn’t wanted to go. She simply was not in the mood.

He frowned at her from where he leaned against the wall, eyebrows drawn tight. Icarus wasn’t experienced in love; didn’t know absolutely anything he hadn’t learnt from the movies or from the tales of a friend. He thought Lizzy was perfectly fine ― not the kind of person you leave in a second. “He sounds like... a bad guy. And an especially uncool one. Have you looked for him?”

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KIMBERLY PATTERSON:

From what Kim could tell so far, Icarus was a cute guy. Maybe a little naive when it came to certain things. But still cute. “Okay, I will promise to save you a dance. And I am also not going to die without a date, for sure.” Having no date was not the end of the world, after all. It was still nice, though. “And if we both end up there with no partner, I even promise you a second dance. Deal?”​

Icarus viewed Kimberly the way he viewed most people he didn’t know well ― optimistically bright. She was interesting, though a bit confusing, if he was to admit; sweet, attractive, funny. “Definitely not. I’ve been at the institute since eleven, and I’ve never had one. Not that I ever sought one out, if I’m being honest.” Icarus shrugged with a casual, pleasant smile. “It’s more than a promise ― it’s a deal.”

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Cho laughs, and grabbing Icarus’ hand, twirls them around. “How’s that for a dance lesson?”

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“Fantastic, thank you,” Icarus replied, smiling sincerely. He attempted to dip Cho, getting her halfway before quickly drawing her back in fear of dropping the daughter of Zeus.

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If it had been the 80’s, Cho had probably shot the speakers, and start playing her own music. But here on school grounds, that wasn’t the case. But her luck, Immigrant Song started to play, and soon she was whipping her hair and jumping around, with she assumed a probably very confused Icarus. “Dance, damnit,”

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As Cho started to dance, jumping and being completely unrestrained, he let out a surprised, happy laugh. “Sorry,” he replied, getting into the rhythm, still laughing helplessly between words, “I’m going.” He wasn’t sure he’d ever seen Cho so carefree, and the sight brought him a lot of joy.

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KIT BARRE:

“Not sure I’m the best choice for a dance partner, but yes,” Kit agreed as she spun around with Icarus. She knew that she looked ridiculous; the way she danced was whirling and chaotic, and hardly resembled any form of organized dance on Earth. She simply moved with how the music made her feel. “This was very fun. I haven’t danced in a long time…”

“Who could be better than the fabulous Kit?” he asked, grinning. Icarus admired such blind joy, and followed her best he could, though he was mostly used to typical mess-around technique ― jumping on the tips of his feet, shaking, doing the more ‘classic’ funny moves. “Well, I’m sure you’ll get your fill for quite a while at the dance, then.” 

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VICTORIA FERNANDEZ:

“Well, I had to, right?” Victoria mused, never stopping her steps. “Like, who would I be if I would allow a guy to go to a ball without being able to dance? That would be very irresponsible of me.”

“Well, you did save half the school the chance to laugh. And spare me the embarrassment, so thanks.” Icarus grinned at her, glancing quickly at his feet to make sure he didn’t step on her, or go too out of place. “I’m lucky to have such a good dance partner.”

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KIMBERLY PATTERSON:

The behavior of the guy made Kim chuckle again, but in a good way. It was sort of cute that he obviously started to ramble when being nervous. “Okay, one question after the other. “I have no outfit yet. I am excited, yes. But without a date. After party will depend, if I have fun, then yes, if not, then no,” she took a deep breath. “And scones are delicious of course.” 

“I’m sure it’ll be great,” Icarus said, optimistic. “And, even if you do find a date, you should save me a dance. I’m not that bad.” He wasn’t sure what his situation was for the dance. He had an outfit (a cute, simple tux), but he wasn’t sure if he had a date. Though there was a certain person he was silently, mentally hoping for. “Scones are amazing! I heard someone call them ‘ugly cookies’ the other day, I don’t think I’ve ever been so upset.”

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CIAN O’MALLEY:

“But at what cost? Well just, the thought of flying doesn’t sound too appealing to me, honestly,” Cian didn’t like to be airborne….it freaked him out. “But I guess the thing is without risk you don’t get any reward,” He smiled and stayed close to Icarus, feeling a bit cold “I guess that’s the same thing with physics, and that’s why I love it so much,” He admitted with a chuckle “Hey, rose tea is delicious, especially with a vanilla and strawberry cake. Chamomile is nice for sleeping though, so that’s nice,” With a gentle smile, he plucked a small wildflower from the ground and tucked it behind Icarus’ ear.

“Some demigods can even fly. That’s so crazy, isn’t it? I can’t, though. Not a child of Boreas or Zeus, as far as I know. Oh, gods, isn’t that a scary thought and a half, though, Cian? Me, a child of Zeus,” Icarus raised his eyebrows in pointed exclamation. He’d never met a quite good child of the god of gods, besides maybe Cho if their friendship was having a good day. All too arrogant to look past their own heritage, probably. He’d likely take Death kids, who scared him to hell, over them, which was saying something. Icarus nodded at the others words in agreement. He found Cian loving such an unlovable subject quite cute ― not that he’d ever say it. If anyone ever asked if Icarus had a crush on Cian, he’d likely run into a wall trying to get away. “Anyone ever tell you you’re a thoughtfully guy, O’Malley?” When the other put the flower on him, he blushed a deep, deep red. “That’s... sweet.”

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LIZZY SULLIVAN:

It was not that Lizzy did not like to go shopping now and then. Everyone liked such things, after all. At his comment, she could only shrug her shoulders, though. “Do you think it matters if I really like it, or not, when I only go alone there, anyway?” she asked, checking herself in the mirror once more.

“Of course someone to be there to appreciate it would be nice,” he said, thinking out his words, “but I’d say ‘why not enjoy it for yourself,’ you know? Besides, hasn’t someone asked you out? Or haven’t you got your eye on someone? You’re attractive. Objectively, of course.” Icarus wasn’t even sure to feel about the dance. Partly because he hated how someone could feel excluded at such a thing, and he may be a tad resentful about not having a date. At least, not yet.