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It’s good to be back

“I’m a blessing, Kirkland,” Eugene replied, raising his eyebrow. Feeling a small comfort in the teasing, but also a bitterness. ‘Kirkland’ felt sour on his tounge–as if it had suddenly become so very wrong to be so formal. So distant. At Maximus’ question, he shrugged. “I’m not sure. I need to find a new place to visit,” he said, mostly truthfully. He did need to find a new target, which involved finding a new location.

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“Debatable, Rider.” Max responded, feeling equally bitter about the distance between them. He’d give anything to have the closeness they once had back. Honestly he hated talking about Eugene leaving again. But he already started the conversation, so with a fairly visible wince he continued it. “What are your options? Maybe I can help you narrow it down and have you on your way.”

#eugene #flynn #these two losers #and i almost typed lovers instead of losers #which is hilarious

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It’s good to be back

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“I mean, that’s an obvious lie,” Eugene replied after a heartbeat. “I just thought–nevermind. If you want to talk about it, I’ll listen but I don’t want to burden you with my concern or anything.” He knew it was a cruel jab, but he felt himself growing oddly offended. Maximus’ tone–as if Eugene hadn’t known him for years–was striking a cord in a way Eugene had never expected.

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Max scoffed at Eugene’s ridiculous response. Leave it to him to somehow twist his words to make Max feel bad for concerning him. While that would normally piss him off, for some reason his stomach fluttered. Almost as if he didn’t believe Eugene was truly back until he started being the annoyingly cheeky guy Max was used to. “As long as you recognize how much of a burden you are.” He finally responded, trying to cover up a smirk unsuccessfully. But he couldn’t just give into Eugene. Not after he had been gone for so long without any word. “When do you leave again?”

#eugene #flynn

katandmowse

Afternoon Delight || Dare

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Kat almost started laughing at his reply, but somehow she managed to keep it to a comfortable smirk. Well. If he was going to take that tactic, it was only fair for her to return in kind, wasn’t it? “Oh really? Well in that case, in the interest of you not playing favorites, as you claim to do, then I am expecting my fair share of guidance. I am far from satisfied with the attention I have received. I suppose I could ask Jim for help if you really don’t have time for me, since even as an Astronomy TA, his knowledge of other areas is rumored to be…extensive.”

For a moment she was almost distracted by pride. Not everyone in class was able to cast was able to cast a patronus, let alone a fully corporeal one, and her dragon had taken up most of the room. But determinedly she pulled her attention back, focusing on the fact that he had noticed it enough to comment on, even if he hadn’t spoken to her individually. “Ah, but a patronus works on dementors or to send messages. I was thinking about defenses against more human assailants. My knowledge is good, but far from exhaustive.” Kat bit her lip as if she was worried before she leaned slightly farther forward, some cross between looking earnest and deliberately giving him the thought of looking down her shirt.

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Max almost scowled at her response, but remembered he was giving her a hard time almost as much as she was. So there was no room for any frustration. Not to mention the only kind of frustration he was likely to feel with her sitting on his desk with a tempting garter peeking out from under her skirt was sexual in nature. “Please. Feel free to ask Jim for help. I’ve heard his office hours are at inconvenient times but I’m sure you’ll be able to get all that you want from him. Though....I am your best bet for any Defense Against Dark Arts questions. And that is why you’re here, right?”

Max couldn’t help but laugh, at both the comment about needed defense help and the very obvious lean forward that garnered him a wonderful view of her cleavage. “We both know that’s completely bullshit, Kat. Remember that time you stole my wand and clothing and left me tied up for hours? Because I do. You don’t need my help in any way when it comes to defense. I gave up trying to defend you months ago. Now...unless there’s something else you’re interested in, then I have no help to offer you.” The reason for her visit was more than a little bit clear, but he was going to try and push her hand any way he could.

#kat #dare #these two losers

robin-youworrytoomuch-hood-blog

…….You can send food back to your rooms?

purebloodstallion

Looks like someone needs to pay more attention in transfiguration. Though...I’ve already graduated so admittedly I know more than you. TA’s get in far less trouble for bending the rules. You’ll figure it out eventually.

#robin

katandmowse

Afternoon Delight || Dare

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“That’s very honorable of you. I’m sure your students appreciate knowing you can’t be bribed towards any specific conclusion. And this-” she looked pointedly down at the top paper again before raising her eyes, “Karina, I’m sure she visits your office hours and understands this same brushoff. But as it is, I only rarely stay on the bottom. You know that.” She knew she should stop teasing him about the student’s crush, but it amused her a little too much. She had long ago stopped talking about grading on more than the most surface level.

Kat thought about pushing it. Max may have been busy, but he was loyal to the bone, and him avoiding people he was close to worried her because it seemed so unlike him. And she wasn’t entirely blameless between her dual lives as exotic dancer and model head girl - something she still needed to tel him about. But she hadn’t found the courage for that yet either. Maybe the next time they spoke. For now, maybe it was enough to be lighthearted and flirtatious and remember who they had been in simpler days. At his request she spun around on the desk and recrossed her legs so she was facing him fully, resting one foot on the arm of his chair. “Hm, I think my question about the assignment can wait. As I recall, I had an O on it after all. But I am interested in more…practical demonstrations. You are the expert after all.”

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Max watched Kat closely as she commented on his policies and brought up Karina once again. She certainly wasn’t letting that one go and part of his couldn’t help but wonder if it was bothering her even the slightest bit. “Karina has received plenty of...guidance from me. I have no doubt she’s satisfied with the attention she’s received.” Now that was the biggest lie he had told so far, but he couldn’t help it. Not when teasing Kat was much more fun.

Then Kat spun around on the desk and was suddenly much closer to him. At this new proximity, he could see the mischievous twinkle in her eye much clearer and the changes in her general aura became that much more clear. There was something about her that was more mature, like she had been forced to grow up in some way she hadn’t expected. They hadn’t talked in so long though, so he might be imagining everything. “I figured that was the case. Your marks are too high for you to be here to discuss them.” Lifting his legs, he propped them up on the desk next to her and crossed them casually, his arms going to the back of his head in the stereotypical position of complete relaxation. “What sort of demonstration are we talking here, Ms. Mowse? I happen to remember your patronus was fairly strong during the last class.” He was almost positive what sort of demonstration she wanted, but he wasn’t going to give in too quickly. Not when he had weeks of flirting and teasing to make up for.

#kat #dare

katandmowse

Afternoon Delight || Dare

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Kat raised one eyebrow arrogantly. “No student is just like me.” On a completely serious level, she was the Head Girl, and she was one of the only people who had been a prefect last year and this year which made her unusual. But on a personal level, Kat knew that there was no one else exactly like her, and he didn’t have the same relationship with anyone else that he did with her. To prove her point, she leaned forward glancing down at the papers close to her.

“Hm, the girl on top doesn’t have a real question, she just has a crush on you. She’ll be fast. Most of these questions look like they’re to do with last week’s homework assignment which was only one foot of parchment so it can’t be that much grading. And considering I’m the only person here, I think you can spare me a few minutes attention. Or are you too high and mighty for your old friend now that you’ve graduated and left me behind? I thought you being here meant I would still get to see you.” Kat felt her heart give a slow turn at the unexpected honesty of that last part. It was part of why she was here, but she had expected more teasing to happen before he dragged the point out of her. Apparently it had bothered her more than she was willing to admit.

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Max put less effort into trying to conceal the smirk at her arrogant response to his statement. It’s true - she was different. But that didn’t keep him from raising an eyebrow himself. “That may be true. But I still need to give these students equal attention. I can’t go picking favorites now can I? Your request will fit nice and snug at the bottom of the pile and I’ll get to it when I get to it.” Again, that wasn’t entirely true. He could easily handle her question before continuing the rest of his grading. But she didn’t need to know that.

But at her harsh and unexpected statement, Max studied her face closely as the smirk faded from his face. She wasn’t kidding around this time. She truly was upset they hadn’t talked since the start of school. It wouldn’t be entirely truthful for him to say it was an accident - part of him had been avoiding her since the summer. But it wasn’t anything she did. He didn’t want to be reminded of just how different he was after everything that happened that past year. He got enough nagging from Ellen about how he was moping around and he knew Kat wouldn’t hesitate to give him some tough love that he certainly didn’t want to hear. “I’m a busy man. Lots to do with this new TA position. Not to mention someone here is head girl and has far more responsibilities than ever before. It’s not entirely surprising our schedules haven’t met up. But...you are here now. So we might as well make the most of it.” Leaning back in his chair, Max abandoned his grading and grinned. Maybe that last statement was too vague, or maybe it was too forward. Either way he hoped she would read between the lines and understand just what he was hinting at.

#kat #dare

katandmowse

Afternoon Delight || Dare

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Kat caught sight of the small smile before it disappeared, and it only widened her own smirk. There. Whatever was wrong, he still enjoyed her company so they could figure the rest out themselves. But first things, first, she was going to distract him in whatever way appealed to her the most. Then he looked up at her, and she felt the smirk fade into a slightly softer smile. Shirtsleeves rolled up, tie loose, hair slightly disheveled, he was the picture of hard working young professor, and all she could think to do was muss him up a little more. Or fulfill that age old ‘seduce the professor fantasy’. It came out the same.

Kat sat on a clear part of his desk, crossing one leg over the other so her skirt hiked up just enough for him to see the garter she was wearing. “But Mr. Kirkland, I didn’t even get a chance to ask about my grade. What I said was that I had questions about the essay, which of course could lead into my grade, but I think it is fair to request an explanation. I suppose I could ask one of my fellow students to help me, but I thought you would know best.”

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Max watched the girl closely as she moved across his room and sat on the edge of his desk. This new position was just enough to expose the garter she had under her skirt and he felt his heart quicken in a way that was entirely unprofessional for a TA. But he knew her before he was a TA so that made it better, right? With that garter and that smirk on her lips, it better be ok because he would hate for any of his inevitable actions to come back to haunt him.

As she attempted to explain just how her questions wouldn’t have to do with a grade, Max waved his hand dismissively. “Yeah yeah. You and everyone else. See these piles? Full of questions from students just like you, Kat. I gotta make a bigger dent in this pile if I’m going to be able to answer any of your questions, whether they’re about your grade or not.” Honestly, that wasn’t entirely true. He enjoyed making time for face to face time with students. But giving Kat a hard time in this new position of power he had over her was too good to pass up.

#kat #dare

katandmowse

Afternoon Delight || Dare

Due to the mysteries of scheduling and her boss’s twisted money-grubbing mind, Kat actually had a whole two nights off. Something about making her more scarce so customers flood back when she did come, but also showcasing some of the other girls and confusing people by not having her there. Whatever. Her bank account was finally at a semi stable point again, and she really needed the time off, so she wasn’t going to complain. After all, it gave her the time to indulge herself and that was exactly what she planned on doing.

As she peeked inside Max’s office, she was pleased to see that there was no one else inside. She could have waited, but she was much more interested in seeing him now, and in seeing him alone. For some reason he had been avoiding her, but she wasn’t going to allow that to continue. Slipping inside, she quietly locked the door so no one could interrupt them. “Mr. Kirkland, do you have a moment? I have some questions about the essay that just got handed back and I really think you need to explain it a little more.”

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Max was adjusting easily to his TA duties and found that he was enjoying this new job more than he thought he would. In fact, helping out the younger students was far more therapeutic than he could have imagined. But one part of the job he couldn’t stand was the paperwork. He had pages and pages of parchment to grade and he had allowed the pile to grow far to tall to handle.

So when he heard his door slip open, he practically growled and almost snapped for whoever it was to come back later. But then he heard a familiar voice call out and found a small smirk spread on his face before he forced it away. He hadn’t seen Kat in far too long and wasn’t sure he wanted to see her now, despite the involuntary smile that just graced his lips. “You deserved the grade you got.” He answered in a serious tone, not even looking up from the paper he was grading until he was finished with the note he was scrawling on the margin. “Anything else?” He added, finally looking up to look at Kat. Of course he wasn’t expecting his breath to be taken away at the sight of her. How Kat managed to look entirely flawless and unique in a identical uniform every student was forced to wear he would never understand.

#kat #dare

robin-youworrytoomuch-hood-blog

Well, in that case, I’m sure the house elves would love some company tonight. Did you have anything to eat yourself, mate?

purebloodstallion

Of course I did. I never let a feast go to waste. In fact I sent some of the food back to my quarters for later already. You learn a few things at Hogwarts if you’re always hungry like I am.