Halcyon Lockhart

This is not a pipe.

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michaelaclearwater:

Michaela tried not to jerk back as Halcyon reached out toward her face, closing her eyes and allowing him to touch her softly as she bit down on her lip to keep from giggling. “Really? Absolutely aggravating?” She teased as she opened her eyes, looking down at the small hair. Smiling, she leaned forward and blew out softly, the breath taking the eyelash into the wind. 

“Well, yes. Absolutely aggravating. It’s quite like--have you ever sat or stood behind someone for a long time and they had a hair stuck on their shirt? Or their tag was sticking out? Or been sitting in a room where one--just one--of the picture frames wasn’t level? It’s those little things that are nearly perfect, but not quite there that I find the most troublesome.” Halcyon smiled, glad that someone hadn’t lost their sense of childlike wonder. Most thought wishing on eyelashes or coins or dandelions was for children. Halcyon thought a little bit of wonder was for all. “May your wish come true, Miss.” 

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wcslcymartin:

“And I’m glad you didn’t, I wouldn’t have been held responsible for my reaction if you had. But you still touched me. On the face. And I’m not entirely a big fan of people being in my personal space. And I think I could have lived with having an eyelash on my face until the next time I looked in the mirror.”

Halcyon’s eyes narrowed, though he was hardly judging the other. He was merely observing. Thinking. He thought that one should always be held responsible for their actions, unless deemed criminally insane. A flimsy slope, he thought, though didn’t say such a thing. “Certainly.” He wasn’t much for engaging in tension, nor letting his pride push an argument. It seemed pointless. And most we’re never inclined to change their mind. Even if the face of good reason. 

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archerselwyn:

“I um, okay?” Archer replied, trying to figure out what he could wish for. When he settled upon something he sighed a little before blowing the eyelash off of Halcyon’s finger. “There. I did it. Not sure if I should expect it to come true or anything.”

“I cannot say,” Halcyon confessed. “On one hand...we are wizarding folk. Every day something new and wonderful presents itself...you can never be sure of anything, nor can you ever brush aside something just because it seems improbable. To the Muggle world, the entirety of our existence is improbable, yet here we are. On the other hand...I have never know an eyelash wish to come true because of the eyelash. But...does it really matter? It’s just a bit of light fun. All things considered...maybe we need a bit more of that.”

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veritynctt:

“Of course,” she replied with a little smirk. “Any clue what you would’ve wished for?”

“I could certainly use a nice coat right about now. I get the feeling that it will be a rather cold winter this year. And too often the wrong coat ruins a perfectly lovely outfit. Don’t you agree?”

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charliewatscn:

“Thanks for your concern but my skin and I will be just fine,” Charlie insisted, watching the smile on his face as it didn’t drop for even a moment. “Oh just a little thing called common sense did – ever heard of it?”

“Quite right,” he agreed. Though he knew that these things were very precarious matters. It only took a little for a lot to go wrong. “I hardly think it’s common sense to live in pessimism, rather a choice of the beholder. Hope is not the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus.”

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opheliapucey:

“You’re really laying it on thick today, aren’t you?” She asked with a slight smile, pushing her hair back. “Still, thanks for the help.”

A look of genuine confusion passed across his face. “Laying what on thick?” He had to ask. “Of course. One should never let another walk around with such a small and easily fixed blemish.”

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tobicsxcvierctwell:

“Letting me know about it would have been a help, putting your hands on me was an invasion of my personal space.” He cleared up. “I don’t need anyone’s help to take care of myself.”

Halcyon tilted his head, watching the other carefully. From his perspective, he felt as though he knew what was going on. The back of his mind swimming with the world: fragile male ego. Though, if what he thought he was picking up was true, it certainly wouldn’t do to say such a thing. It would only escalate the situation further. “I see. Apologizes,” he said, hardly bothered.

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vaughn-li:

“Thank you for minding them. I do advise you to take more care into where you’re going in the future, though.”

“Right,” Halcyon replied with a swift nod of his head. “And what, exactly, is this plant? What is it used for?” Perhaps it had something spectacular to it that it’s poor looks were hiding.

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archerselwyn:

“Oh um– thanks?” Archer replied, turning slightly pink at the sudden interaction. He hadn’t expected Halcyon to reach out and brush something off of his face like that. He looked down at the single eyelash on Halcyon’s finger and then looked back to the young man, “I don’t know what I’d wish for.”

“I would recommend wishing for whatever you most desire--no matter how...silly you might think it is.” Halcyon had taken it upon himself to be a sort of mentor for the boy. Someone he could look to for guidance. It wasn’t for nothing, of course. Halcyon thought it spoke to his character to do such a thing.

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charliewatscn:

Charlie crinkled her face up a little when Halcyon reached over to wipe an eyelash off of her face, “I could’ve gotten that myself,” she murmured with a little roll of her eyes at his dramatics. “A wish? What are we, Hal, nine?”

“Oh, I don’t doubt that you could. It’s just that you couldn’t see it, you see. And I wouldn’t want you to touch all over your face--it’s not good for the skin, you know--when I could just graze it away easily with minimal contact.” He smiled, the feature keeping steady even as she spoke. “Why, Charlie, whoever told you that you’re too old for a little hope?”

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veritynctt:

“I’ve never been anyone super full of hope or anything, but I’ll take any wishes or luck that I can get,” she replied, pausing for a moment before eventually blowing on the eyelash. “We’ll see what the universe throws back to me with that one.”

Halycon grinned. “Never hurts to try, does it?” Once the eyelash had flown off of his finger, he lowered his hand back down to his side. “Nonetheless, I thank you for humoring me.”

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opheliapucey:

Effie blinked in slight surprise, eyes moving down to the offending eyelash and raising an eyebrow slightly. “I’ll let you keep this wish, seeing as you saved me from looking aggravating all day.” She replied with a smile, meeting his eyes.

“Oh, well, I would hardly say you’d look aggravating. Just that the eyelash would be. And an eyelash could hardly drowned out your good looks. It’s just--oh, it’s one of those things where it’s out of place, you know? So you want to amend the error. Like a crooked photograph. Still beautiful, but not quite perfect.”

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wcslcymartin:

Wes watched the other with cautious eyes as he came close to him, into his personal space with his hand moving to touch his face, “I mean, I’d rather you hadn’t because dude, I’ve never met you before and that was little forward.” He commented, looking at the eyelash on his finger and the question lingering between them. “I’d rather not.”

“Forward? I hardly went in for a snog or anything of the the sort. It’s the same as if you had had hair or cat fur on your shirt. Should you wish to walk around like that all day?”

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tobicsxcvierctwell:

There was a moment where Tobias flinched back before glaring at the other man. “Actually, yes, I do mind which you would have found out if you’d given me any opportunity to answer. Do that again and you won’t have fingers to use. That or I’ll remove your eyes so it can’t aggravate your line of vision.” He threatened, shifting away from the other man. “Do you just touch whoever you feel like?”

Halcyon frowned, quite alarmed by the reaction he had gotten. “I was merely trying to help you out.”

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vaughn-li:

“Hey, wait! If you’re not careful, you’re going to step on one and kill it. I believe you should show the flora more respect.”

“Oh!” Halcyon raised his eyebrows, then looked down. “Apologizes. I didn’t see those there.” It was no wonder why he didn’t--they weren’t exactly the most beautiful plants around. 

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“I hope you don’t mind,” Halcyon said, taking a step closer. Once he had closed the gap, he lifted his nimble finger and quickly swiped under his companion’s eye. On his finger rest a single eyelash. “That was absolutely aggravating to look at. Make a wish?” A smirk tugged at one side of his mouth, an eyebrow lifted–almost like he was telling them a secret.

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iingcnue:

“i feel really sick and you staring at me like that isn’t making me feel any better,” she stated matter-of-factly, her expression cold as ice. ollie wasn’t even sure if the other had been staring, per se, but she’d noticed a glance in her general direction, and damn it, did that make her lash out. hormones. “do you want something from me, or can i go throw up in peace ??”

Halcyon raised his eyebrows, watching the girl closely. With great ease, he slipped a hair-tie off of his wrist. He was unfazed by the girl’s outburst as he, himself, wouldn’t be much better if he were in her position. “I was simply going to offer you a hair-tie. It’d be a shame to get vomit in your beautiful hair.”