so i sit here in the silence

samir | son of fairy godmother | twenty-one

[princessbonnie]

Her camera had been hanging from its spot on her wall for what felt like months. But it wasn’t until Bonnie received the urgent texts from the newspaper team about this supposed prom evacuation did she pick it up again and go to document the drama for whoever decided to write an article on it. She stood across the street from the action, watching all of the teenagers run out in their gorgeous dresses and fabulous suits and snapped a few photos. “If anyone had done this to my prom, I’d have murdered,” she said to no one in particular.

[samirmajik]

Well... so much for listening to Shray’s advice to come out of his cottage and chaperone prom. The first part of the evening was plain boring, since he barely saw anyone around, and the second part... was just a disaster. After making sure his little brother was evacuated safely from the stink bomb debacle, Samir stood on the other side of the street, silently watching the last people escape the dance hall. Bonnie, one of his cottagemates, happened to stand next to him.  “I don’t think you’re the only one. My brother isn’t even a senior yet, but I’m sure he’ll be digging to the bottom of this. So will mother, I’m sure,” Samir spoke with a sigh. “I’ve never been too big on school dances, but I don’t understand why anyone would ruin the fun for others like this.”

[samirmajik]

ganiedaambrosius:

“Sam, hey! I thought that was you in the shadows,” Gani joked, approaching him with a smile and thankfully much less hesitation than she would have before they wound up being matched on Valentine’s Day. She and Cappie had broken up ages ago but she hadn’t found an icebreaker for her old friend Samir that was as effective as the dance had been. “I’m just here for a coffee and a break from my cottage. Can I sit with you once I pick it up? You could keep me from getting too hyper by telling me about the philosophy you’re reading,” she teased.

“Contrary to popular belief, I like sitting here because it’s silent, not because it’s dark,” Samir explained himself with a smirk. “Not that I mind you’re interrupting the silence or anything! Some social contact would be nice,” he continued, not wanting Gani to think she wasn’t welcome. Shoving his book aside, Samir noticed his own mug of coffee was empty too. “Of course, feel free to take a seat! I think I’m going to go for a refill myself.” A frown formed on Samir’s face as Gani said she wanted him to tell her about the Philosophy book. “You’d really be interested? And here I was, naively thinking I was going to get a nice break of school by talking to you.”

[samirmajik]

shraymajik:

Oh, I’d never brag but she’s glad to hear that I’m climbing my way to the top with my impeccable leadership skills. There’s no way her first-born could ever be a disappointment, though! You’re in college, that just means you’re focusing way hard on your studies to do anything else, and that’s commendable! 

“Of course she is! You’ve definitely inherited her talent for business. Which is a good thing, I mean, someone has to take her place one day and I think Walt would be much better of if that person were you instead of me. I guess so... Thanks for trying to cheer me up, Shray, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to shake that feeling. There’s no way she ideally wanted me to be studying philosophy in college, locking myself away from social interactions 60 percent of the time.”

[samirmajik]

Samir was sitting in the quietest corner of Sirenbucks, trying to make sense of the Philosophy book in front of him. He didn’t know why, but today he was having much more trouble understanding Kant than he usually had. So when a familiar face managed to spot his hiding place and decided to walk up to him, Samir’s focus shifted to her immediately -- he was happy to think about something else for a bit. This time, Samir wasn’t as afraid to see Gani’s face like he was at the start of the Valentine’s ball, because everything had gone a lot more smoother and less awkward than he had hoped. Afterwards, it was even safe to say Samir had quite a lot of fun at the ball, which didn’t happen a lot at those kind of social events. As he gladly closed his book, Samir greeted Gani with a smile as she approached him. “Gani, hey!”

( @ganiedaambrosius )

[samirmajik]

You and Gani would be so cute together! I know she's your best friend's ex, but maybe she just dated the wrong guy to begin with.

“I would like to note a couple of things. One, getting this many messages about the same person is very overwhelming, I feel like one could’ve made your point clear just fine. You gray faces really don’t know how to stop, huh? Two, I can’t just abandon my best friend like that, @cappieblue’s feelings matter too! @ganiedaambrosius is and will always be a very complicated subject, if I like it or not. Three, I hope you creeps had fun spying on us at the Valentine’s ball. I actually had a much better time than I expected to have.”

who do you ship me with?

[shraymajik]

Good news, Walt High students! I’ve convinced ASB to convince the school board that we absolutely need an extra vending machine near the auditorium and we’ll be getting one just in time for the play to go up so we can double our profit from concessions! I think this is my first big ‘win’ as the sophomore class representative, if I do say so myself. 

[samirmajik]

"Look at that! My little brother’s up to great things! Mom must be crazy proud of you. I wish I could tell her that I’ve accomplished things lately, but it’s just not true. Good she only has one disappointment as a son, and not two.”

[twyladum]

Attention, Walt: we have a murderer on the loose. I don’t know who it is, but somebody slayed my imaginary friend in cold blood yesterday. I was there with her when she drew her last imaginary breath, and I can scarcely believe it’s true, but it is. If anyone has any leads, please contact me here. You’re also welcome to suggest activities to take my mind off of it, I’ve been so glum that I wouldn’t even dance in the rain if it started raining right now.

[samirmajik]

“I wish I could help you out with this, but I’m really not an expert on murders, imaginary-friend matters or fun activities. Have you, erm... been able to figure out what happened yet? 

[samirmajik]

I had a dream about you the other night. Your face was on the moon, and you smiled at me. I've never dreamed about you before, but I would like to do it again.

“The moon had my face? That idea seems so scary to me, but somehow you really make it sound like it was something beautiful. I have to warn you though, in real life I’m not nearly as magical and I don’t think I’m able to project my face on the moon. Well, I have never tried, but still.”

anonymously send me something you’ve always wanted to tell me

[samirmajik]

I think it's so cool that you're so chill and humble when you're like, basically Walt royalty. Most people with your title would own it but you're just sitting back being chill.

“Yeah well, I definitely don’t consider myself royalty, and I for sure don’t have as much responsibilities as all the princes and princesses walking around here. But thanks, man! Whoever you are. Glad you’re embracing my toned down lifestyle.”

anonymously send me something you’ve always wanted to tell me

[samirmajik]

kill, betray, have on your zombie apocalypse team: cappie, gani, rhiannon

kill: @rhivioleta​. ‘cause she’s the one I know the least, I guess? but I’m aware she’s the enchantress’s daughter, and if I could have it my way all of us magic kids would be on the same team in a zombie apocalypse.

betray: @ganiedaambrosius​. not that I personally have anything against her, I just have to stay loyal to my best mate.

have on your zombie apocalypse team: @cappieblue​, that’s a no-brainer!

[lexsfosters]

[jcfacilier]

“Sorry, excuse me, you got any idea what search terms to use to find magician’s Christmas specials? Maybe I’m just searching for ‘em too early but I looked up ‘Christmas magic shows’ and all I got was some stuff about 98 Degrees and Fitz and the Tantrums… whatever those are.”

[samirmajik]

“Is that actually a thing you’ve seen before? I don’t know how to help you, a part of me is thinking that maybe my mom found a way of blocking everything magic-related from Walt’s wide web. I could totally see her doing that. She can be a bit of a troll sometimes.”

[twyladum]

let’s have a dray sale!

[samirmajik]

twyladum:

“I would ask what qualities you do have then, but the qualities we don’t have are often much more interesting, I think. Tell me something else that you aren’t! So you don’t keep anything you don’t use? Your room muse be rather…clinical. And clean. I hope your brain isn’t that clinical too, it sounds like you need some color desperately in your life if that’s the case, to make it less neat - imagination isn’t coloring within the lines, after all. But, so, if you did have a magic wand, and if we weren’t in Walt, you would be able to poof? Would you be able to show someone?”

“Let me tell you, there are many qualities I don’t possess. Like, I’m probably one of the least social people here in Walt. It’s not too hard to notice when you talk to me in person. You however look like you don’t have any trouble with social skills. I like having an unmessy room, I really do. It doesn’t feel clinical to me -- it’s a matter of preference. I have just the right amount of stuff to make my room feel like mine. You feel like I need some color? Isn’t black good enough, then? You mean somene as in you... ‘Cause you seem pretty interested in all of this. I guess in theory, I could, yeah. With a little bit of practice. It’s not as easy as it looks, and I haven’t had a wand in my hands for years.”

[jamesspencer]

How pissed do we think the owners would be if I wanted water on the entire stage of Pride Rock? Think it would be enough to fire me or just like… not talk to me for a while?

[samirmajik]

“Wait -- are you genuinely considering this or do you just eally want to find a reason for those owners to fire you?”

[bangrace]

“Just for the record, my mother didn’t just sit and wait in the tower for my father to come and save her.” Grace snapped just loud enough to be heard over the music, utterly unimpressed by The Cheetah Girls and their Cinderella diss track.

[samirmajik]

Samir’s frown grew as he listened closely to what The Cheetah Girls were singing, standing close enough to hear Grace’s frustrated reaction. “Damn, this is just getting rude and ignorant -- and they probably don’t even know half of the story,” he let out. “I’m sorry you have to hear this, Grace. I’m sure everyone in Walt knows your mom wasn’t a damsel in distress, though.”

[twyladum]

let’s have a dray sale!

[samirmajik]

twyladum:

“That’s because I made it up, I think! Although its hard to tell, because the whole world is constantly moving and thinking and changing and maybe there’s no such thing as an original idea but maybe there is! You don’t keep things? Like, anything? Not even money from the tooth fairy or teddy bears from when you were younger? Or movie tickets or lucky clothes? How do you keep memories then?? Oh, is it because she poofs away? How lovely to be able to poof places! Can you poof too?”

“I’ve never heard about the idea before, if that helps. Being inventive’s not really a quality I have, though. Of course I keep some things, like my favorite books -- but I use them on a regular basis so I have no reason to sell anything. The tooth fairy? She was always so busy trading presents for teeth in the human world that she never bothered to do the same with children of her own kind, I guess. Not that I ever needed her to visit. My mom could totally replace her if she wanted to. Nope, none of that stuff for me. I keep them in the usual place memories get stored, called my brain. Much more neat. Oh, she poofs, she flies, she walks, she does anything she wants. Maybe she’s at a tea party, maybe she’s at an important meeting, who knows -- I certainly don’t. I'm not able to poof without a magic wand, no. Sorry to disappoint.”

[samirmajik]

✉️ Text: Samir x Cappie

Samir: Cappie, my man! We're going to be roommates this year!! Are you excited or are you excited?

Samir: I personally am less excited about the other two people I barely know, but I guess I'll survive.