'NINA' D. KOWALSKI

NO RAIN, NO FLOWERS ─────── FEEL THE FEAR, AND DO IT ANYWAY. NINA KOWALSKI, RAVENCLAW

[luxdainty]

❀  ｡･ﾟﾟ･   𝐀𝐁𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐑.    ･ﾟﾟ･｡  ❀ ️

⇨ @claritxs​​​​

LIFE AWOKE IN THE NEXT ROOM;  with it brought a sense of something warm to nina’s chest.  she was  NOT DEAD.  NOT YET.  it wasn’t a lot to go on   ────────   especially when natalie started to freak out,  which was a reaction nina had been expecting and yet was in no shape or form prepared for.  eyes the colour of magic stared bleakly around her,  empty and devoid of humanity as  PANIC  seemed to grip her.  nina had been too stunned to cower back and hide, although it would have certainly been the  smart thing.  ‘ i’m sorry. ’   she too, had wished she was not real, if that was any consolation. 

it did not make sense to nina for natalie to be here.  this war in general made very little sense, really.  fighting for the right to rule over other people was a lost cause,  but treating magical abilities as some sort of reason to rule over sentient beings was ridiculous,  considering how  MUGGLES  had evolved in the last centuries.  but natalie being here. . .  made as much sense as nina being here,  if not less.  ‘ i’m okay, ’  nina lied,  blue eyes blinking through the CRACK on the wall,  neck hurting  ────────   ' are you okay?  are you injured?  i’m sure i could make you some. . . thing, if-if you are- ’ 

she doubted she could make anything good,  but could she fashion  something?  nina had never been one for mind-altering substances,  her role in the war withstanding,  but she’d create something to help natalie now.  the word  DOOMED  played in her head like a twisted melody.  doomed, doomed, doomed, doomed.  ‘ we. . . we are not. ’  she said senselessly,  trying not to focus on the  DESPAIR  that echoed off natalie,  or on how long she may been locked in there.  the signs of malnourishment were evident,  unlike nina’s discolouration.  natalie was. . . stick thin, purple   ────────   GAUNT,  really. 

nina wanted badly to have doctor chang with her-  . . . but that was a luxury they did not have.   so she remained there,  laying facedown on the horrid floor,  unable to help.   hero  scurried to the spot between her neck and shoulder blade,  and nina tapped him for comfort.  ‘ we aren’t doomed.  i have siblings. ’   yeah, alright, she heard it;  maybe it wasn’t a lot to go on.  ‘ my dad is a legilimens who knows secrets.  my brother is a werewolf.  my sister is with the MINISTRY.  my other brother is a giant!  and somehow. . .  the scariest of all is my little sister,  or maybe mum. ’  thoughts that kept her sane- . . . ish.

she thought sharing them might make natalie feel better.  if nina could be SAVED,  then so could she.  HOPE  was easier to feel when other people were involved.  ‘ do you. . . isn’t your- ’  but she couldn’t ask about her family.  nina was scared of the answer.   IGNORANCE  had long been a bliss she’d tried to learn.  ‘ um, how long- ’  no,  she didn’t want to know that either.  swallowing,  nina decided to ask the safe question.  ‘ do you know if the blocking ever stops?  do the shields ever go down? ’  nina could feel them now,  TAMPERING with her power;  with her magic,  weakening it.  nina wanted it back    ──────── 

although she couldn’t help but hear the derivative scoff in her  MIND  at that,  her own voice  DOUBTING  her in thoughts,  taunting and scornful.  what would i use it for?  to go against cass or roman?  the echo of disdain from her own self was hard to take,  making her lose control;  begin to fidget.  ‘ if i can just contact the outside world, i. . .  ’   she had ideas;  a ton of them.  but nina didn’t know their location.  ANGER,  FRUSTRATION   ────────   they bubbled somewhere inside of her,  long forgotten  and  long buried.  nina was almost glad she was too weak to cry,  rolling to face the ceiling.       

   ‘ is it hopeless. . . if you don’t do what THEY ASK? ’  a genuine question,           as she sat up, only her fingers near the gap.  ‘ i don’t want to die, natalie. ’ 

[luxdainty]

❀  ｡･ﾟﾟ･   𝐀𝐁𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐑.    ･ﾟﾟ･｡  ❀ ️

⇨ @claritxs​

SUNSHINE  had slithered in through the cracks high in the walls and in the ceiling,   alerting her that morning had arrived.   birds didn’t chirp here,   but at least the squeaking of mice as they roamed the cracks of the cement walls were familiar,   unlike the gentle cries and occasional SCREAMS.   the squeaking was preferable to focus on  ────────  she could pretend she was back in her room,   hiding rodents and pests from her family.   her wrists ached,   arms heavy as she lifted them onto her knees and sorely crawled into a tiny ball.   cowardly, she fought sleep away.

she had not slept at all since she’d arrived.   not the right kind of sleep, anyway.   unconsciousness had claimed her a few times after cass visited,  DEMANDING potions nina knew she’d eventually get.   nina had succumbed and given her the correct constituents this time.   lying that first time had proved to be a dangerous mistake.  her cowardice did not allow for a second attempt at it.   nina would have to make the potions.   the cold trepidation that ran down her spine no longer shocked her   ────────   a constant COMPANION in this forsaken cell.

whatever idea or plan she managed to conjure,    FEAR was faster and quicker at dispelling it.   the chains around her wrists, for example. . .   nina was almost certain she could remove them.   but for what?   ANGERING cass didn’t seem like the right move.   yet somehow she felt more of a prisoner to her own mind than an actual prisoner at the realization.   FEAR peeked in again when a loud squeaking and rattling sound came near   ────────   as something HUGE and GREY crawled from under a crack near the door.   nina knew it would be a RAT before it managed to get its body through the tiny slither.  she let out a breath.   maybe it had come to save her?

the rat did not come closer to her.   maybe she should have been grateful for it.   . . . she wasn’t.   they were carriers of disease,  volatile,   but so were some humans.   besides, she’d befriended far worse creatures.   ‘ don’t tell me they got you too? ’   she found herself joking,   feeling insane.   she wanted to go to it,   but nina had been imprisoned to a bed for so long,  frozen with fear,  she didn’t know if she could do it.   after a long few breaths,   nina ignored the panic.   the hard cement floor was cold under her feet and under her injured knees as she kneeled next to him.

‘ where did you come from? ’  rats usually came in packs.   this one was huge so they likely had plenty of food to go around.   DEAD BODIES sprang to mind.   she shoved that thought down along with the nausea that it brought along with it.   she reached out a hand.   ‘ you probably think i’m crazy. ’   . . .he would be right.   nina sat there a while,   watching him rattle around the room and collect crumbs and dirt from the ground.   eventually,  he rested by her knee,  staring at her with eyes that were pure black.   she petted him a few times,  comforted.  when he moved to disappear back through a slightly bigger crack,  she followed him. 

NINA’S HEART skipped a beat at the sight of feet,  when she stared through.  someone else was laid on the ground.  their feet were as dirty as hers  ;  they wore rags for clothes.   nina only dared to look for a single second,   before she rushed to sit against the wall.   who was that? who else was here? . . . nina clasped her chained wrists to her chest,  then bent down to look again.   did she recognize the girl?   the features she bore were familiar yet hollow.  she seemed knocked out cold,  a layer of soot covering her golden hair. 

‘ NATALIE? ’   she found herself breathing aloud,  unsure of her own sight.  her mind was aflutter with thoughts.   is she dead?  i should stay away. . .   maybe i can save her. . .  oh, but i can’t even save myself.   thought after thought,  her desperation grew.  nina knew she would do the right thing as always.   this may be her last chance to be KIND.  nina tried to raise her voice,   but the sounds of plumbing were too loud.  then suddenly,  like a true knight in shining armor,  the RAT was back.  she had an idea   ────────   nina’s magic was weak,  BUT SHE STILL HAD THE OLD INGREDIENTS-

unable to hesitate,  she sprang from the ground and went towards the small desk.  white dittany,  rusted metal powder,  azelias,  shredded norwegian mushroom,  vegetable oil,      ────────   but no wand.  WANDLESS ENCHANTMENTS. . .   she wasn’t the worst,  but she was better with a wand.  still,  she could wake natalie at least.   it didn’t take her long.  five minutes,  and a small contained fire later,  she’d made. . .  SOMETHING.  after enchanting it to mistify through its glass beaker after two minutes,  she knew she had to act quick.  using her hairband,  she tied it to the rat she now named  HERO,  lightly shoving him through the crack.    

   she coaxed him into going near natalie,  hoping the TIMING worked.            ‘ C’MON HERO────────   ’ and with that,  brown powder exploded. 

[luxdainty]

❀  ｡･ﾟﾟ･   𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐖 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐘.    ･ﾟﾟ･｡  ❀ ️ 

⇨ 𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.

IT WAS REALLY QUITE SIMPLE ──────── nina and nico had no intention of getting their hands dirty or hurting anyone, but they were good at hiding in plain sight. they’d been doing it all their lives. maybe nico not so much anymore, since he had grown a few inches over the summer and had shed his glasses for contacts, but he still got the gist of it. so, of course, they’d seen ari and asa find them and climb up that tree. ‘ you really think they’re buying that? ’ she looked at the illusion they’d created: nina, watering some flowers in rotation, whilst nico sat on the log and tended to a small fire. they were also saying the same few sentences over and over, but it was not a great illusion, just simple magic. 

‘ I’VE BEEN WATERING THE SAME PLANTS for an hour. everyone knows i would never overwater plants, surely? ’ . . .oh, right. nobody cared what she did. they hid behind that same tree that ari and asa had climbed now, and nico looked serious as he shook his head, his arms crossed in concentration. he looked a little like a nightclub bouncer, except lanky. ‘ trust me, either gryffindor or slytherin will attack soon. they can’t help but to. we have PATIENCE on our side. if it’s lucy and charlie? they’ll let something slip. they always do. ’ -right. it would all be in the SPYING. they just had to wait for their move, and hope no one found the flag they’d hidden amid the wild venomous tentacula a few ways down in the meantime.

                   SHE STARED UP ────── ASA DIDN’T LOOK COMFORTABLE.                          but a game was a game. ‘ . . .YEP. RAVENCLAW NEEDS TO WIN. ’ 

[rpxmusings]

                                          I SCREAMED SO LOUD                                           BUT NO ONE HEARD A THING

[savvyinpink]

DAVINA CLAIRE // AESTHETIC

[evabrighis]

I love you. You’re my sister. That will never change.

[girlzzangs]

[vlue-the-wallflower]

with your million eyes

your watching me

you talk behind my back

you spat on me

so i scream and shout

to make you leave me

but you’re still here

you keep judging me

with your million eyes

[littlewildling-rpg]

[ultra-violences]

Danielle Campbell

[davinafray]

Danielle Campbell as Allison in “Being Frank”

requested by anonymous

[davinaclairem]

requested by anonymous.

[luxdainty]

Nina: Can you teach me how to be a hoe?

Jamie: Rude.

Jamie: *sips drink*

Jamie: But yes.

[alexcsofrp]

DANIELLE CAMPBELL IN RACE TO WIN

[rcleplayer]

Danielle Campbell as Kayla Powell   — in the TV series Tell Me A Story (2018), in 1x01 - ‘ Chapter 1: Hope’.

[daniellecamp]

“You magnificent creature. I can hardly put words to the impact you have already had on my life. If ANYONE is ever in Thailand, you must see them. Visit one of the elephant sanctuaries where they deeply care for these incredible beauties rather than partaking in the tourist traps that encourage riding them. We are in control of their protection and future.”

[luxdainty]

Max: Nina, care to explain why we have 6 dogs in our house?

Nina, ready for this: . . .you tell him, Mat.

Mat: They're golden retrievers, Max. They retrieve gold. Nina did this for us.