[shilohsaki]

delacour-diva‌:

She chuckled lightly before nodding, pretending she was deep in thought of strategy. “Ahh, I see…” She smiled again, surprised that he was so easy to talk to. “As long as I get to borrow the shield I should be able to handle it.”

“Deal.” he said quickly, about to extend his hand in a mock-agreement before he retracted it slightly. “I’ve gotta warn you though, the shield isn’t yours, you are the shield’s.” 

[shilohsaki]

bryonytemples‌:

Bryony laughed out loud, covering her mouth to try and stifle the obnoxious sound. “I guess you’re right, Cap,” she smirked before the line moved a bit and she was forced to back up. “Oh, you want one?” she asked, gesturing to the stand.

“Yeah, sure, they look good enough,” he nodded at her while observing the workers behind the counter prepare the drinks, “So, what have you been up to so far? I’ve just been wandering this place like a ghost. If I’d have known I would’ve dressed up as Fat Friar.”

[shilohsaki]

bryonytemples‌:

Bryony was in line to grab a frozen lemonade when she thought she heard a familiar voice. She looked around and smiled when she noticed Shiloh. His costume was fitting for the transfer. Plus, he just looked really good in it. She giggled and placed her plastic mace in her homemade sheath before saying “I’m honestly surprised you recognized me with the white hair,” she said, looking down at her foam armor to make sure it was still in place.

Shiloh ran up beside her as soon as she sheathed the mace, glad to have found her near some sort of sustenance since he’d been growing a bit parched from his circumnavigating of the room. “I’d be no good hero if I couldn’t recognize a friend from far away.” he said pointedly, planting his hands on his hips in a superhero pose.

[shilohsaki]

No, Shiloh was not stalking the carnival for his closest friend’s whereabouts, he was simply conducting a thorough search to evade anymore lonesome roller-coaster rides. He was beginning to believe his luck had run out before he spotted her in the distance wearing perfectly attractive and nerdy armor. “Hey!” he called, awkwardly threading himself through the crowd. “Could you put down your weapons before I come any closer?”

[shilohsaki]

delacour-diva‌:

She couldn’t help but laugh, pleased that he was still playing along. She also found his dig at Staten Island quite amusing. Maude had traveled to New York with her father an absurd amount of times, but she was clearly much more of an upper east side girl. “You know, I think I can make Tuesday work. So, who will I be battling?”

Shiloh was happy to have found himself in such a pleasant interaction. He was anticipating an awkward night of shuffling through crowds and trying to pretend as if he didn’t scream his throat raw in the haunted house. “Great.” he chuckled a bit, “Just one huge sewer rat. Be careful though, he doesn’t cower as easily as the little ones-” he paused, “If there are any little ones.”

[shilohsaki]

delacour-diva‌:

“Well, maybe we can trade sometime. I’ll save the world and you can clean out my cabinets.” It was a weird sentence- beyond weird if taken out of context- and yet as soon as it left Maude’s lips she knew she had sounded flirtatious saying it. Oops. Oh, well.  “I mean, if you think you’re up to it.” 

“Hm. Sounds risky, but I’m up to the challenge.” Shiloh played along, forgiving the tone in which it was spoken. Considering his own ineptitude involving the English language, he had no room to judge. “What about Tuesday? I think that’s the next schedule catastrophe. Out near Staten Island, very exotic.”

[shilohsaki]

delacour-diva‌:

“A shame indeed,” she lamented dramatically. She accepted his hand with a slight chuckle, shaking it lightly. “Babette.” She said with a grin, introducing herself as her favorite character from La Belle et Le Bete, and also the first stereotypical French maid she could think of. “Pleasure to meet you.”

“The pleasure is all mine, mademoiselle,” he stifled a giggle in his throat as he straightened his posture. He had to admit that he faintly recognized Maude, mostly because he’d heard of her French background and found it comforting that yet another foreigner was nearby. “I guess we’re both catching a break tonight. Saving Earth and cleaning cabinets are tough in their own respects.”

[shilohsaki]

delacour-diva‌:

At his seemingly sincere apology, Maude instantly lightened up. Even though she’d have much preferred to be called Miss than Ma’am. Maybe that was just because she was French, where names and pronouns were stupidly important. Regardless, she let it go as she instantly knew who Shiloh was, even though they hadn’t formally met. It was hard to not know about American transfers. “C’est la vie,” she sighed in simple French that she assumed he would be able to understand. “It’s alright, captain.” She slowly raised her glass to her lips to take a sip. 

He was relieved to have not been chewed out, and certainly appreciative of the reference to his costume. Shiloh perked up and gave a small smile, nodding at her politely. “Glad to hear. It’d be a shame if I ruined your sweet outfit.” It didn’t occur to him in the moment, but his tone came off only slightly suggestive. He would have said the same to someone wearing a Hulk costume, honestly. “Steve Rogers,” he extended his hand.

[delacour-diva]

Having grown up in a far from normal family, Maude had never participated in Halloween festivities before coming to Hogwarts. Now, she loved it. Her french maid costume walked the line of taste and humour and she loved the attention and looks it warranted. This party was unlike any she had ever been to before. As if ‘party’ was even a suitable word to describe what this was. She was merely soaking it all up when someone bumped into her. Luckily she didn’t spill the pumpkin martini she carried in her hand. “Excuse you,” she couldn’t help but slur. 

[shilohsaki]

Halloween for Shiloh was characterized as his parents throwing a second holiday altogether in the comfort of their home - also in the dead of summer. He was at school during October, and there weren’t exactly door-to-door activities he could bring a bucket to there. Hogwarts either, but he liked the day anyway, mostly because it reminded him of his parents. He was trapped in these thoughts as he managed to accidentally cross paths with a maid, and in true Captain America fashion, his chosen costume for the night, he immediately apologized. “Oh- I’m sorry ma’am! Didn’t mean to. Wasn’t paying attention.”

[shilohsaki]

bryonytemples‌:

Bryony smirked at the comparison. “I love that movie,” she said before her smile faded a bit when he continued. “I don’t think you give off either of those vibes.” She wanted to say more to reassure him, but they weren’t in any classes together, so it wasn’t like she had perspective on what he was like in an academic setting. She knew better than anyone how different people could be inside and outside of classes. 

Shiloh grinned lightly, “So do I. It’s one of my favorites. Mostly because of Robin Williams.” he said, his features softening a bit as he looked at her. He wished that were the case with everyone, or maybe there was some other outside force repelling professors from confronting him. “Thanks. . . Do you have any life lessons for me then?”

[shilohsaki]

bryonytemples‌:

Bryony couldn’t help but feel  a bit more attracted to him than she was already at the mention of his marks, which was… really hard to do. Maybe she was a sucker for smart guys. Or, more likely, she just liked him a lot. “I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone say that before. ‘Every teacher blends in for me.’ How does that even work?” She then flipped her hair, jokingly smug. “Thank you,” she said before giggling and shaking her head.

“None of them have ever tried to tell me something clever or enlightening. I guess they just assume I assume I know it all.” he snorted, “But I’d really like to be treated like I’m in Good Will Hunting. I mean, Matt Damon’s a genius in that movie and he still learns life lessons.” Shiloh panicked momentarily. “I don’t think I’m a genius either, by the way. I think I have a lot to learn, just no one else thinks so. Maybe it’s the broken orphan vibes I give off. Or the crazy ex-girlfriend vibes. People just assume since I’ve been through the ringer, it’s weird to try and challenge me.”

[shilohsaki]

bryonytemples‌:

He dropped the subject of the veritaserum, and Bryony couldn’t have been more relieved. “I don’t think she’s merciful, per say,” Bryony mused, looking up as if searching for the right word. “I think… I don’t know, I think she just knows I’m not just doing it to look cool, or to fuck around. She’s been my professor for a while now, so I think she just knows how determined I can get when I set my mind to it.” She nodded, satisfied with her explanation. She then scoffed, jokingly incredulous. “Too lucky? I never get a lucky break, let me have this!”

Shiloh listened closely to her. “Nonetheless she sounds better than most professors,” he said. “I’ve always done well in every subject - not to uh, brag, but just to make the point that I guess. . . Every teacher kinda blends in for me.” He furrowed his eyebrows in thought before another smile broke across his face for her. “Okay, okay! Forgive me for assuming. You’re not lucky enough.”

[shilohsaki]

bryonytemples‌:

Bryony tensed a bit before trying to laugh it off. “Yeah, that was lucky,” she agreed before going back to a topic she was much more comfortable with. “Professor Ellesmere. I asked her about possibly making up my last exam grade, since it… yeah, it was not my best, and we got onto the topic, and she said she’d help me and even boost my marks if I did it right. I still can’t believe it, honestly.”

“Hm. I never thought much of her before- well, I didn’t think anything negative of course, I guess I just passed her off as any other professor. Clearly she’s a merciful one.” He smiled at her, truly glad she was able to both boost her grade in potions while simultaneously doing something she was actually interested in, “I wouldn’t be able to either. You’re too lucky.”

[shilohsaki]

bryonytemples‌:

“Oh come on, you can’t tell me that nothing eventful has happened with you lately,” she scoffed lightly. “At this school, I feel like there’s always something going on.” She then smiled, her own recent events giving her a bit of excitement. “Remember how I said I wanted to try and become an animagus? Well, now I have a professor watching out for me and possibly giving me extra credit if I do it.” She still couldn’t believe what she said was the truth, and her disbelieving smile was evidence of it.

He chuckled at her persistence, “Well, luckily I didn’t drink any of that veritaserum that was going around, so nothing came from that.” Shiloh’s entire body perked up when she mentioned this professor, partially because it shed the spotlight on her rather than him, and partially because he was genuinely interested. “Really? That sounds awesome. Which professor is it?”

[shilohsaki]

bryonytemples‌:

“Yup, I know,” she teased before shaking her head and smiling. She turned to him and leaned her elbow against the railing, resting her head on her hand. “So, how have you been?” She wanted to say “I feel like we haven’t talked in a while,” but she felt like that might be too much. Especially since his response could very well be “then why did you run away from me that day with the serum?”

He opened his mouth to counter this; but he restrained himself in this surreal moment of fresh air and green hills rolling out into the horizon, and of course Bryony’s company that always spun him into a frenzy of swooning. “Same as always, I guess? Bored and studious,” shrugged Shiloh, “And you?”

[shilohsaki]

bryonytemples‌:

Bryony didn’t have as much willpower and giggled at his formality before returning it as a fake curtsey, using her robes as a skirt. She shook her head and turned around, leading the way.

WALKING TIME SKIP

Bryony sighed as she leaned against the railing, looking out at the view. “How’s this for a view?” she asked, a slightly dreamy smile on her face as the wind pushed her hair out of her face.

Shiloh rounded the corner onto the balcony, blinking underneath the spotless sunlight and feeling a smile quirk up on his lips as he approached her. “Definitely meets my expectations. You have excellent taste.” he chuckled and allowed his arms to dangle from the railing.

[shilohsaki]

bryonytemples‌:

“We could head up to the top of one of the bell towers?” she offered with a smirk. “The view is great, plus all the fresh air you can handle.” Those were honestly the best balconies she could think of in the castle.

“What ever gets me out of this cobblestone prison,” he joked, “Lead the way, please.” Shiloh froze for a moment to bow properly, summoning all his willpower as to not snort or giggle at his own action.