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declanmagicaltate.

“𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫?” 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐤 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞. “𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬. 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫.” 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲. “𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 - 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬, 𝐒𝐢𝐫.” 𝐇𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲.

“Well, where exactly should I begin? I’ve been contending with prom nominees, their mothers, an unattended punch bowl and a DJ on the verge for what feels like half my life now. That’s not counting all of that drama you just mentioned which by all means, look out for too. I’m so run off my feet here I’d be worried about my own date if you she weren’t the most likeable person probably in the world---,” he hesitated, not realizing he’d just spilled the not-so-secret beans on having his own date to prom so to speak. He let out a sigh before laughing; he always wanted to know the gossip himself to. “Logan Durante tried to vote for himself which is a no here so he got disqualified which for him meant leaving. They take these plastic crowns very seriously. I’ve got my eye on Jesse McArthur, he keeps hovering around the ballot boxes like he’s planning some sort of heist. This job is something else tonight.”

#declan #paul #hihprom14 #paul's going Through A Lot this prom lmaooo

alison-halliday.

Oh, no. Nope. We are going to be skipping that song. Um, where’s the dj? Or whoever is in charge of the music?

It’s just one thing after another at this prom... I swear, this is exactly why they give us a ‘summer vacation’, it’s going to take at least that long for me to personally recover. Remind me to give chaperoning a miss next year. [ He pointed a very authoritative and grumpy finger towards the DJ as a warning ] We better hear a song change in the next few seconds or I swear.

#alison #paul #hihprom14

nerd4music

#tryyyyying a thing!#a very handsome thing #photo

Attention everyone! I'm afraid to say we've just had to put a stop to some attempted vote tampering. Here. At the high school prom. Mr Jesse McArthur? I'm afraid we're going to have to ask you to leave the premises while we re-count the votes and make the announcements. You will obviously also be disqualified from the race as will Miss Faye Montgomery due to these actions. Please carry on with your evening, the results will thankfully be announced shortly.

#hihevent #hihprom14 #hihupdates #paul is going through it tonight #tldr; jesse and faye are OUT

declanmagicaltate

Too late

p-aulmacdonald

declanmagicaltate.

“𝐈’𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐈’𝐦 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫!”

"You can be as late as you want as long as you're ready to pick the troublemakers out of the crowd now. We already had an impromptu ‘dramatic exit’ and I'm not sure the prom nominees'll be able to take much more excitement. Just cast your mind back to your senior year days. Suspect everyone." Paul offered a smile then, hinting at the fact he was almost entirely joking. "Thanks for making it either way, Declan."

#paul #declan #hihprom14

“A reminder that you cannot vote for yourself, Mr Durante. Logan Durante is disqualified from the race. Race? From... Prom king eligibility. I- That doesn’t mean you have to leave, Mr Dur--- Alright, suit yourself. Carry on. Polls close soon.”

#hihevent #hihprom14 #hihupdates

Now I’ll say this once...

No funny business, no shenanigans and definitely no cha-cha sliding. ( @havensdalestarters )

#hihstarter #hihprom14 #paul #/shenanigans???? at this prom???? hmmm

alison-halliday.

You know, you can have a tiny bit of fun. If you deign to crack a smile, I’ll block you from the prom moms.

How tiny are we talking here? I can be somewhat swindled into anything under 3% but that's my final offer on 'fun'. [ laughs a wee bit ] They really did turn up tonight in their full force, didn't they? I don't know how I would've felt if my parents had been at our leaver's disco back in the day. Mind you, nothing would have shocked them.

Did you ah, have one of these then? In high school.

#alison #paul #hihprom14 #<333

alison-halliday.

I don’t know this song, but I certainly like it!

It’s...something. I can’t really make out the words per say but I’m glad you’re having a good time, Alison.

#alison #paul #hihprom14 #<333

saintbell.

Oh! [really weird cough giggle noise we stan some awkward parents] Mm. That wasn’t a word. Thank you, is what I believe I was going for.

And you know, this dress is so poofy that people can’t really get within three feet of us without risking collision, so, in a very practical sense, it will also help us maintain your strict personal bubble.

Wow, you were soooo a Star Trek on prom night kinda guy. [takes his hand, smooches his cheek] Thank Spock you have me to show you the ropes.

Not one that was discovered until right this very second, no. I- You're welcome.

I did notice that. That's a very considerate gesture on your part, I really appreciate that you went all out for the occasion and especially after I only narrowly escaped with my life from the "prom committee". It's perfect. And uh, word on the street- well, teacher's lounge- is that Claire Cooper has made at least one coffee flavoured cake or muffin, or something, for tonight so... [ grins ] Go wild.

Here was me thinking I was a closed bo--- [ oh boy, here comes the blushin' ] Aye. That- Thank Spock. By all means though, please. You're in charge.

#brooke #paul #hihprom14 #/fgryufhueid #imagine being so Soft #so Iconic

alison-halliday.

Yes. Exactly. Except that end of the year exhaustion doesn’t sound quite as good. But we will make do. Oh god. We still have to make it through graduation, don’t we? I wonder if I could somehow get out of that whole…ceremonial ordeal. I love teaching, but if there was a way to not grade, I’d love teaching even more. Look, I aim to aid fellow teachers in their avoidance of the overzealous mothers of Havensdale. When I first started teaching, some of them tried to get me to do a makeover with them which was…I like my cardigans, thank you very much. Oh. You’re bringing someone to the prom, maybe? Good for you! Fan emergency it is!

But we will make do. That's about as motivational as it gets this time of year, I think. We're far too close to "summer vacation" as you'd say for anything else. We absolutely do. There are one two many speeches, you're quite right there but unfortunately I feel like I need to see Gregory Porter cross the stage myself to fully know it happened. You know what he's like. I couldn't have said it better myself. They never did... Your cardigans are perfectly suitable, Alison. I did have a couple of 'my sister is in town next month if you want her number' like proposals last parents evening though. Nightmare. I...am. Yes, I am bringing someone to prom. Oh, ah, thank you. She's- Brooklyn Bell, she owns the Bowtique in town? Her daughter's just a baby though, light years away from high school. Excellent. That's prom sorted, I'd say then.

#paul #alison

saintbell.

Okay. Okay. We’re totally fine. Everything’s going to be fine. We’ll only be fifteen minutes away and both our numbers are written on the fridge in red Sharpie.

Hey, you, um. Look significantly less ridiculous than I thought you would when I first goaded you into wearing this outfit.

Which is to say you look kinda hot. And this– this is exactly right, it’s… beautiful, thank you, Paul. Help me with the ribbon?

Bright red Sharpie so there's no way they can be missed. In any case, we both know your mom senses will be perfectly tuned regardless of what repetitive pop song will be on. There's nothing to worry about. If there's an emergency I'll get us home in five minutes tops.

Oh, well that's--- ... Ah, um- [ coughs ] Thank you. It is? Good, that's- We don't do corsages in Scotland but the ribbon I can deal with. Mhm, definitely beautiful. You are, I mean. And you look kinda...breathtaking, Brooklyn.

So. Um, does looking kinda hot warrant a hand holding situation or have I not quite made the cut?

#paul #brooke #/fgrefuid babies #imagine making him blush like That #brooklyn;#OKAY BUT ALSO THEY'RE A 'WE'

full name: Paul Angus MacDonald birthday / star sign: 23rd April / Taurus fc: Isaiah Mustafa voiceclaim: David Tennant being Scottish vibes

petty scale: 0.5... Meditate before you petty...cate.

likes: Peace and quiet, teaching, spending time with Brooke, baby Nikki is his #1 gal, a good PowerPoint, getting political, Scottish swearing, Bonnie Bonnie Scotland in general, herbal teas, plaid shirts, Havensdale's weird town events, gossiping, going to bed at a sensible time, a good book, fixing things in Brooke's house ie: the sink dislikes: Raucous, tardiness, being sassed, when the PowerPoint isn't working, coffee, very unhealthy foods, being made a fool of, the English*TM*, being conned into helping with school dances (does he dislike it though?), baggy jeans biggest crushes: It’s Brooklyn Bell... fave meme: His student Matt tried his best to get into what it all meant with Paul but he just...doesn't get it.

#quickfacts

Paul loves a healthy lifestyle. He has breakfast like clockwork, goes to bed early, lunches with a good, locally sourced salad and keeps his caffeine intake to the minimum-ish. He will shake his head at anyone who needs coffee in an IV but has probably fixed Brooke's coffee maker once or twice while gently judging, of course.

If you know the show "Gilmore Girls", then you know he has big Luke Danes energy. Also a certified Handy-Man.

Loves teaching, loves to get his students involved in a good debate- probably involved with the debate team? There's a fun fact!- was very into the student elections when they happened and will get more Scottish when he needs the class to settle down. He gave Greg Porter an intensive crash course of tutoring when he returned from New Haven on request from Bonnie Brightman. For once, he didn't ask for the gossip.

Also loves to know all the gossip even if he's never the topic of it, thank god.

Has a picture of a baby Highland cow on his classroom's wall and uses several novelty 'Scotland' mugs. Always looks sharp when he's at work: shirt, tie, a sturdy shoe, maybe a waistcoat or jacket but with jeans.

Says he doesn't wanna be involved in Havensdale's shenanigans...is 100% involved.

Has a very mysterious past.

cinnamon roll meme placement: Looks like they could kill you, actually a cinnamon roll. intro song: O Flower Of Scotland who pays for their netflix?: He pays his own Netflix!

important tags: about paul // headcanons // pinterest // paigerambles.tumblr.com/tagged/c: paul

#hihrp #cd #hc #about paul #;o;#ANGUS MACHAGGIS

alison-halliday.

It’s not blues. I would say it’s just…tiredness? Which we reminds me of how late I am on grading essays. I am the worst, aren’t I? Oh, I am in constant need of many things, but coffee is top of the list. I love tea, but it just does not have the same kick. If you want to avoid the ‘soiree’, you are more than welcome to make up some excuse about how I’m very needy and had an emergency involving…a broken fan in my classroom that had to be fixed immediately. Oh. Our code word could be ‘fan’. Or should it be more fun?

End of year exhaustion? Either way, I'll be glad to see graduation come and go. Here's hoping no one throws one of those hats and winds up poking out their eye. Nah, you're definitely not the worst, Alison. We've all had to grade and we've all lost years of our lives to it at times. That's what I hear. That would be fantastic... Thank you, I'll have that one in my back pocket every time one of the 'prom moms' approaches. [ He paused a moment ] I mean, unless Brooklyn will want to go to the soiree then I- Um, I mean I don't know. Fan is relevant to our overall cover story. I could cme over very seriously and tell you there's a fan emergency.

#paul #alison #<3

saintbell.

Hey, hey. Look over my shoulder but be, like, super subtle about it. You seeing the babysitter? How does she look? Does she give you little punk vibes? You’re the only person in my life who regularly spends time with teenagers, your opinion is crucial, here.

I'm being subtle. I've never been more stealth in my entire life, I swear. Yes, yes I see the babysitter and she's not smoking, not drinking and not- from what I can see- peddling any Torie propaganda. Really though, I'm not getting any 'little punk vibes' and they are my forte, you're right. We've got a lot of them at school. Nikki's perfect. [ He paused then, nervously shuffling before gathering up the nerve- ] I, uh, got you something. I don't know if it's right but...it's here.