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Magnolia Marie Winters. 28. Petal by Petal.

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aspenlock​:

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Aspen needed something to help her clear her mind, even if that was to take some time off of work and end up picking up a few books to leave her life and end up in a fantasy one for a little bit. Of course, she should have went to the library instead of going to What the Book? Where someone she was avoiding actually worked there. Thankfully she chose the right time where she didn’t run into them. When hearing a voice, Aspen turned her head to look at the blonde. “The best joke I have is my life,” she said – almost in a joking tone. “I don’t think there are many guys who have a good sense of humor anymore. It’s rare if anything,” Aspen muttered to herself while picking a book off the shelf for her to glance over. 

Maggie listened carefully at the woman’s words. She felt a little bad that she said those things about her own life. After having a close run with death, losing her parents in the crash and moving in with her aunt Florence and her cousins, Maggie found a new sense or meaning to life. She was grateful for her second chance and knew she would never underestimate anything ever again. Still, she completely knew what the woman meant. Sometimes you just had bad things happen to you and feel as if you’re being punked. “I’m sorry you feel that way... I mean, it’s understandable to feel that way if you’re having a rough time.” she said and then nodded at the woman’s final words. “Yeah, those were the men from the old days. Respectful, funny and charming. Wish I could cross paths with one them... it’s unlikely though...”

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jamesselroy​:

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James wasn’t exactly for sure what he was doing at a book store. He had a few books in his apartment that he never touched but at times there was also something there when he would think about reading. Though it was one of those things he now struggled a bit with these days. But for whatever reason, he found himself walking along the aisles of books, a look of concentration on his face. He looked up at the sound of the voice, she looked familiar, though James couldn’t quite place how he knew her or where he might know her from. “Unfortunately, I can only remember the punchline of the joke.” James gave a light shrug of his shoulders before continuing on with it. “But anyways, the punchline is, ‘You take water and burn the hell out of it’.” Unable to stop himself from grinning already. 

“Oh, hey!” Maggie said with a soft smile, recognizing his face. She had met the man during the bonfire, and she remembered something about him playing the drums and having memory issues like her. She laughed at the punchline and immediately recognized the joke. Her cousins would always play around and tell it. Maggie had heard that joke so many times, she knew it by heart. “I know that joke! It goes like this... How do you make holy water? You take the water and burn the hell out out it!” the blonde said before bursting into another fit of laughter. Once she calmed down, Maggie sighed and straightened out her hair, which had gotten all messed up from the laughing and head moving. “J-Jeremy, right? Or was it.. John? Gosh, I know your name started with a J, I just can’t remember...” she added, sighing loudly. “I’m Maggie, remember? We met at the bonfire when you were air-drumming.” the blonde explained, trying to help him recognize her. 

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springhill residents at hogwarts!!!

Let the Sorting Ceremony commence...

GRYFFINDOR

You might belong in Gryffindor where dwell the brave at heart. Their daring nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart.

@finleywoods

@kassldyembcrr

@tristen-doyle

@dannytheboywonder

@fcfthelement

@madamedotbennett

@samcaine

@quinneloise

@edgcrdicz

@matthewgibson

@drewinston

@frankiexcipriano

@moondaejung

@allisonv

@vdbceleste

HUFFLEPUFF

You might belong in Hufflepuff, where they are just and loyal, those patient Hufflepuffs are true, and unafraid of toil.

@minjoon-song

@tlerneymadlsons

@fvdedpolrds

@micahrichardson

@minaarslan

@oliviabnnt

@hcydensxndrs

@lottiecaine

@maggic-wintcrss

@theogibbs

@oh-heykiara

@freyawoods

@kngminjae

@jamesselroy

RAVENCLAW

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind, where those of wit and learning, will always find their kind

@aubreyjennings

@mxnroes

@jvnewoods

@erichfm

@aspenlock

@ofroyalveins

@leedalhwan

@emmadvs

@maddoxsaviano

@madxlxinxbrown

SLYTHERIN

Or perhaps in Slytherin, you'll make your real friends, those cunning folk use any means, to achieve their ends.

@tcnihqs

@teaganalma

@inked-joon 

@elijahwalsh

@maekwn

@rosalie-roberts

@oftenderveins

@kurtkramer

@dvmelliet

@charliewarrxn-xo

@ellictthood

@bethshuster

@declanflanagan

@vitatm

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Maggie was slowly walking through What the Book?, carefully reading each spine of each book her eyes crossed paths with until she landed on one with a title that seemed to make her unsuccessfully hold in a laugh that was a little too loud. “God, this must be a good book.. I mean, if it’s made me break my serious face already, I bet it is...” she said out loud, not realizing someone was listening to her words. Turning to the person she shrugged. “Go ahead. Tell me your best joke.” the blonde added, before picking up the book and quickly skimming through it. “Gosh, I hate a guy with a car and no sense of humor.” 

@shstarters​

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jamesselroy​:

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As she continued to talk, James felt his brow furrow almost instantly. A jumbled up brain, it being through things, having to get it checked, it sounded almost too similar to his situation as well. “Wait-” He said slowly, looking at her, a confused look settling onto his features. “That sounds a lot like me?” James tilted his head to the side some as he looked at her, confusion still written across his face. What were the odds of him meeting someone who might be going through something similar to his? There was one way to find out. “I served in the army,” James started off, his words a bit stilted as he did so. “I was in a pretty bad accident last year over seas, ended up with a traumatic brain injury. It affects my memory pretty bad, can’t remember things all that well either. I know this is probably so random but parts of what you said reminded me of, well, me. I go the hospital every-” He paused, trying to remember how often he went there. “Month? I think? I can’t remember. But it’s probably nothing but I was just curious, is all. Just like I said, what you were saying sounded close to what I’m dealing with.” He gave a soft smile and shrug of his shoulders as he looked over at Maggie. 

Maggie listened carefully to his words, trying her hardest to figure out the odd of her ever meeting someone who had been through pretty much the very same, or almost the same, bad stuff that she had been through in the past. The blonde nodded and sighed every now and then, trying to show him that she completely understood what he meant. “W-Wow, I... I’ve never met someone... like me before. Well, I didn’t serve in the army, I mean, my dad did.” she said. “But when I was fourteen we got into a bad car accident and I lost both of my parents. My short-term memory was pretty affected.” Maggie kept explaining, her voice getting lower and lower as she continued speaking. “I never really speak about it a lot. People around town know me, they know my aunt and how hard we’ve worked to get me close to as normal as possible after everything that happened... I’m pretty much a real life Dory now.” she laughed.

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ofroyalveins​:

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“Many people stop doing the things they did when they were younger. A sense of adulthood, I assume. It’s quite sad to let your inner child die. We need to embrace our inner children instead, let ourselves feel and just have some fun every now and then” he mused. He then got up and sat on the branch before jumping down. “Sure I can help you” he smiled.

“Y-Yeah, that’s... that’s really sad actually.” she said, thinking about all of the things she missed out on for having to grow up too fast and too young. When he agreed to help, she jumped up and down a little and clapped. “Okay, I’m ready. It seems scary but... I can do it.” she added, walking towards the tree and jumping so as to climb it. When she reached the branch he had been hanging from, Maggie breathed out and looked at him. “Walk me through it, at least so I know I won’t fall off.”

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jacoblyons​:

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“Atta girl.” He said, handing the slingshot over to her. Admittedly, it was a childish thing that they were doing. I mean c’mon, what group of twenty and thirty something year olds stood and played with a slingshot? Well..drunk ones did I guess. “Gotta take chances sometimes!” He smiled, giving her a shiny rock he found on the ground.

Maggie smiled softly, still a little unsure, as she took the slingshot and rock from Jacob. She had toyed around with these before, as a kid, so she could still remember a little bit about the mechanics of it. It was pretty much a no-brainer, but she still wanted to be careful. After placing the rock inside the slingshot and pulling on the band, she aimed for the glass bottle and hit it, causing it to tumble from the wooden log it had been at, but still remained intact. “Yes!” she said with a laugh,handing the toy back to Jacob.

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ezrabaldwins​:

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shifting due to the constant pressure of the waves hitting them, ezra puts his hand over his eye attempting to shield his eyes from the sun as he looks up at his friend on the cliff. at the woman’s words, a groan rumbles from the brunette male, ezra turning to look at the woman, “finn, don’t die, she’s worried for you.” at ezra’s exclamation, finn shouts, “i won’t die, i’ll break a bone at most.” his comment making ezra smile. a groan follows, the grown man rolling his eyes, “someone like who? why do you even care? we’re having fun.”

maggie’s blood was starting to boil. she hated when people didn’t take her seriously, especially when she knew she was right. jumping off cliffs was extremely dangerous and it couldn’t be taken lightly. still, this time it was him who was right; who could she call? there were no lifeguards or police officers patrolling near this area of the lake, and if she left the scene, it’d be too late once she was back with whichever authority figure she found. “ why do i care? b-because.. there’s been multiple accidents in this lake! don’t you ever read th-the newspaper? “ she said, her voice cracking due to the nerves as she struggled to make her point. “i just don’t want your friend or you getting hurt over some silly thrill. but if you’ll refuse to listen, then i just can’t do anything else about it. so go ahead, risk your lives, i guess.i just hope you’ve all said your goodbyes.” she said, putting on her best “do whatever you want” kind of voice, though everyone could see she was really trying her hardest not to care.

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leedalhwan​:

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God, that blondie was clearly a buzzkiller. It made him roll his eyes. “Crazy better than boring” he shrugged the matter off, before placing both sticks near the bigger fire, just to watch both disappear into ashes. He let them go just in time to avoid getting burned “Anything else, m’lady?”

“Well, I’d rather be boring than risking my life...” she said before shaking her head once again. She just didn’t understand what was it about fire and people. and why was it so mesmerizing to some of them to the extent of playing with it as if it were something normal, when she saw an untameable force of nature that had to be dealt with a lot of caution. When the stranger burned both the sticks, Maggie sighed and felt as if some kind of tension left her body. “I’m sorry, I.. I just got worried. I don’t like fire a lot. It’s ironic, I’m here at a bonfire party and I’m scared of fire...” she laughed. “Again, I’m sorry I ruined your fun. I didn’t want anyone getting hurt.”

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benshuster​:

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“Oh nothing that you need to worry about, I promise,” he clarified as he moved the items further out of her view and line of sight. She didn’t need to see the firecrackers or the matches in his hand. It was a trick he learned from one of his brother’s friends in high school when he was younger and seemingly, it was only right to make sure the prank remained in the younger generations of Springhill. “I can’t say that they wouldn’t cause any trouble. It just depends on who would get annoyed by it to be honest,” Ben said rather straightforward. No point in beating around the bush since she could already sense something was off. “Anyways, how was your swim?” The Shuster was just hoping she would drop it and not come back to this particular topic. 

Maggie rolled her eyes at Ben’s comment. Of course it would be nothing she needed to worry about, because it was probably the complete opposite. Still, she didn’t push much on the topic and just sighed, shaking her head. She remembered when she was a kid, how she would play outside and learn tricks and stunts from Adam (her childhood best friend) and his dad. She also remembered her mom being too worried about her little girl behaving like some kind of wilderness explorer and coming home with bruised knees and scrapes all over her arms. Despite knowing that what Ben would probably teach the kids was somewhat dangerous, she couldn’t blame him for wanting to entertain them and make them feel like they could do something amazing, just like she did when younger. “I see what you’re doing there, Ben Shuster. Changing the subject so I drop the previous topic. My swim was okay, really peaceful, if that’s what you wanted to know.” she joked. 

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jamesselroy​:

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“It’s okay.” James reassured with her a gentle smile on his lips, going back to tapping out the beat on his thighs softly. “Trust me, causing any sort of trouble isn’t my thing.” He laughed, finishing off the last few beats of the song he had been tapping out, the drum sticks stilling on his legs. “I totally get it, sometimes our brains do their own things- think before we realize what’s really going on.” He nodded along to his own words, knowing that it had happened to him before too many times to count. “Nice to meet you Maggie, I’m James, and yeah, I play the drums.” He paused for a moment, knowing that he didn’t know her, not for sure how much he should say or tell her. “Things are always a bit jumbled for me-” He started slowly, waving a hand towards his head. “Crowds can get- to be a lot. So I figured I’d just come out here, do some drumming, just relax and well, prepare myself to enter the drunken fray of marshmallow roasting people.” He laughed softly, fingers already itching to pick his drum sticks up back up once more. 

“It’s nice to meet you too, James. It’s cool that you play the drums, my dad used to do that when I was a kid. Me, on the other hand.. well, I just don’t do anything music related for the sake of everyone else’s ear drums. At least not when I’m out of the shower..” she joked a little bit, remembering the days when her dad would sit her on his lap and hand her the drumsticks so that she could pretend to play a beat. As James kept talking, she nodded softly and smiled. She defenitely knew what he meant about things being jumbled up in their crazy, mysterious brains and crowds getting too hard to handle. “I totally get it. I mean.. my brain is all kinds of jumbled up, believe me. You wouldn’t believe the things it’s been through, thank god i’m forced to get it checked regularly, no matter how much I hate driving up to the hospital..” she said with all honesty, only then realizing she might’ve gotten a bit too personal. “S-Sorry, I.. I didn’t mean to blur that out. I,, You see I also speak a lot and even though I speak a lot it doesn’t always mean I know what I’m saying” she added, making things even more conspicuous. “Just... forget I said anything about it.”

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jacoblyons​:

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Jacob rolled his eyes and gave her a look. “I mean like..what if it shatters and lands in my eye? What if the bonfire over there sets all of the chairs and people around it on fire? What if that tree over there decides it’s done standing? Can’t worry about the what ifs all the time.” He said, shrugging his shoulders. “Here, you wanna take a shot at it?” He asked, holding the slingshot out for her to take.

Maggie stared at him as he spoke, not really knowing what to say. He was right, she was always wondering what would happen, pondering possibilities and never really taking chances. Of course, the accident and the death of her parents were to blame. She looked at him and then at the slingshot a few times, going back and forth as her mind processed everything. She had come to have a good time and not worry about the what ifs. “Well, i’m not completely sure about this but fine... I’ll give it a try.” she said. 

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Text Message -> Miss Maggie

Millie: Sorry, darling. But work comes first. :)

Millie: I will! I'm sure they miss you too.

Millie: Will I see you at the hospital this week?

Maggie: I know! And I'm glad you're getting back to it!

Maggie: Sure thing, chicken wing! You'll get to see me pretty much all week.

Maggie: And then you can tell me all about the new hospital gossip!

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Text Message -> ???

Millie: Sorry I can't make it to the bonfire. :(

Millie: I had a last minute emergency at work.

Millie: It's good to be back here though. I think Springhill General missed me a lot while I was on leave.

Maggie: ohh nooo, i was really looking forward to seeing you here!! :(

Maggie: still, i'm glad you're back at work. Please talk to the nurses, tell them i miss them.

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vndcrscm​:

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        Showing off often came with the surname. If he were being honest with himself, there wasn’t a moment during the day he wasn’t trying to prove himself. Whether it was to his buddies or his coworkers, he was always trying to prove himself. Something told him it had to do a lot with his codependency, but he tried his best not to let those sorts of thoughts sink in. Always one for safety and keeping the status quo, he was also one notorious for letting loose on nights like these. A voice rang clear and he glanced up, arms that’d been previously supporting the weight of his lifted body relaxed and he let himself sink feet first onto the ground below.

“Chill,” he chuckled, the few bodies around him suddenly uncomfortable with what had been created by the interruption. “No one’s going to get hurt here, sugar. That mommy-dearest energy is focused in the wrong direction.”

Maggie’s eyes widened as she watched him sink feet first to the ground and stand up properly. She had never been able to do a handstand, and it seemed like a really cool trick, but there was a very good reason why she didn’t really try to do them or ride really fast loopy rollercoasters: it scared the hell out of her to be fully upside down because it reminded her of the accident. “I don’t mean to insult your strength, I promise. I mean, it’s pretty amazing that you can do that but...” she said, feeling the uneasiness settle in. “I just don’t think it’s safe.”

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freyawoods​:

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A gentle laugh had been Freya’s initial response, accompanied by a playful nudge of her shoulder — a silent reassurance that she had nothing to be embarrassed about. “Well, you’re good at your job, I’m good at mine,” She reasoned, “Though…you’d think not, with the amount of times I’ve nearly set my own kitchen alight.” The blonde wrinkled her nose as she thought back to just the other week that she had an awkward run in with the fire department. “I really should not be trusted around fire.” She waved a hand to dismiss the topic. “Are you enjoying yourself, though? There’s so many things to do, so many people. It’s a little overwhelming.” 

“I agree. We’re all good at our own thing.” Maggie said with a soft nod and a big smile on her lips. She knew she was clumsy and not good at a lot of things, but she also knew she was damn good when it came to planning events and creating amazing things with flowers, and she was pleased with it. “I shouldn’t be trusted either.. I think I’ve made it pretty clear..” she joked, referring to the marshmallows she had burnt moments before. Maggie then took a sip of soda and had some more of the roasted marshmallow Freya prepared for her. “Oh, I am, most defenitely! But yes, it is a bit overwhelming. I’ve been here many times though, so I’ve pretty much done everything. Is it your first time here?”

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ofroyalveins​:

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“Oh don’t worry. I have done this a couple of times and I am still standing” he assured and flashed her a reassuring smile before he continued to climb the tree he had found only to hang upside down. A chuckle left him as this reminded him of his time back home in Sicily. He would always hang out in tree’s and hang upside down. He always found it entertaining for some odd reason. “You should try it” he suggested, arching one of his eyebrows.

Maggie watched carefully, holding her breath every so often as he climbed the tree and hung himself upside down. She still thought it was dangerous, but he seemed to really know how to do it and not get hurt. The blonde was hesitant about trying it, but she couldn’t deny the fact that she was curious. She had hung herself upside down from trees when she was a kid, but as she grew up, she stopped doing so and it just lost its magic. “I.. I haven’t done that in a long time... I don’t know.. I’ll only do it if you show me how.”