#{c:lorcan}

[hcleacron]

Considering he’d done so well in not consuming any alcohol over New Years, Aaron appeared to be making up for it now with aplomb if the way he was attacking the bottle in front of him was anything to go by. They’d cut him off at a nearby bar but it hadn’t stopped him from going to a shop to buy the alcohol that he was currently consuming sat on the cold, unforgiving ground up against the brick wall of the building. 

“I told them you didn’t need to come...” Came the slurred statement from his lips, though it lacked that usual bite that Aaron tended to have around other people. Perhaps it was because of the mixture of regret, guilt and sorrow he felt or maybe it was simply because it was Lorcan who was in front of him. He’d never actually wanted Lorcan to see him like this and he’d worked so hard to hide it for so long from people but there was always only so long that one could block out the ache of painful memories and Aaron had become awfully good at numbing them with alcohol. 

It hadn’t been his decision to contact Lorcan. It had, in fact, been the barman who had insisted on finding someone to escort him home much to his chagrin at the whole situation. He’d been happy there-- or well, perhaps happy wasn’t the right word but he’d felt that familiarity as he attempted to drown himself in alcohol and being called out on his consumption had left Aaron irritable as he’d exited the bar though he’d since calmed down a little. 

@lorcxnscxmxnder​

[hcrperleeclcrk]

"I’m not going to lie, this dress is so comfortable. I might slip in it tonight,” Harper joked with a small laugh.

( @lorcanxscamanderx​ )

[mackenziepctter]

Kenzie wandered around the ministry looking for Lorcan. She smiled when she saw the blonde. “Care for a coffee break?” she asked.

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[honorxvance]

Honor knocked on the door. The minute she heard about Lysander, she instantly went looking for one of her best friends, it was what she always did. She was soaked from the rain and shivering but she didn’t care. “Lorcan, please answer, I know you’re there. I brought cookies, they may be wet though.”

@lcrcanscamanders

[jiaxsong]

@lorcxnscxmxnder

This was going to be awkward, and difficult. She held the parchment in her hands as she strolled through the castle, searching for the boy. She hardly knew him, had only really spoken to him once. Now she had to do this? No, she really hated this.

She spotted Lorcan nearby and noticed that his bag was left unattended nearby. That was the perfect opportunity. Moving quickly, she made her way to the bag and stuck the note inside of it before doing her best to get as far away from Lorcan as she could.

[slytherinlysander]

@lorcan-scamanderxx 

“You know that’s bullshit, right?”

“Not now, Lor, please.”

[hcleacron]

As much as Aaron loved his family and, despite all his complaints would have done anything for them, the timing on them needing him couldn’t have been any worse. It wasn’t as though they had planned it of course but it still felt like a kick in the teeth when he’d been trying so hard to do something nice and yes--- romantic for someone for a change. Maybe he should have taken it as some sort of sign that he ought to have simply given up on the idea. He’d already told himself a thousand times that getting attached to someone was no a good idea given his past experiences and yet here he was making an effort. Aaron just reasoned that after everything Lorcan had put up with where he was concerned, especially the night where he’d brought him back to his flat when he’d got wasted and listened to a good amount of his issues, that the least he could do was make Valentines day special for him. Assuming he had no one else to spend it with of course. As it was that had gone down the drain however, and he was now forced to simply do it on a different day. 

Having it on good authority that Lorcan was working that day, Aaron had let himself into the mans apartment early on so that he had the chance to do everything he wanted to. If there was anything to be said about not celebrating on Valentines day, it was that it was significantly less costly to do it afterwards. Though he felt a little idiotic attempting to be romantic, Aaron still went through with it, decorating the different rooms with flowers, candles and petals. The coffee table was set with soda and what would soon be melted chocolate and different dipping foods in bowls. There were cushions and warm blankets spread out with a huge projector screen on the other side of the room. Currently it had music playing on low and was just playing photos. Elsewhere in the apartment the bath had been filled with scented bubble bath, the rose petals that had been scattered everywhere were also floating on the water, the lights not needed in the glow of the candlelight. It was the cooking that seemed to permeate the air the most however, where Aaron was currently hovering over their dinner; foods he could remember Lorcan saying he enjoyed. 

The door opening caught his attention, that ball of anxiety about how this would play out tightening in Aaron’s stomach, making him feel a little sick quite honestly, especially given the fact he hadn’t seen the male since he got back but he turned the heat down on the food so it didn’t burn, moving to the doorway, leaning on it so that the blonde couldn’t get past. “Hey... Welcome home.”

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[hcleacron]

“The look suits you.” Aaron spoke up after a moment from where he’d settled himself on a stone wall out of the way of all the main goings on in Hogsmeade. It wasn’t that he didn’t appreciate a party but it could be a little much sometimes for him with the strong scent of ale in the air and he never really had that same sort of joyous abandon that so many of the revellers did. “Happy almost New Year.” He offered up after a moment.

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