[ DOGWOOD ] sender gifts receiver a token of good luck / protection. ( from em! )
he tried to keep his mouth flat, keep it from twitching up in amusement, and partially succeeded. eimile was worrying over the threads of a bracelet she had made for him, and was attempting to wind around his wrist for good luck before the race started. the sun was cold today, and winds were stronger : it meant people were slower to fill up the bleachers, and there were a couple dozen hats that had gone fluttering away from their keepers. his sister's task was difficult in part due to this, dark hair flying every which way it wanted to. had they had more time he would have braided it, but he had been out the house before she had even woken up this morning. he was dressed too of course, warmed up, right where coach needed him to be before one more thing out of place made his head pop.
❛❛ done? ❜❜ the bracelet settled. she had managed to tie it without the threads slipping out of her fingers. he had to win of course, so he had entertained it for luck when an entire scholarship rested on it too. but he was less tense over it now, knowing she had showed up when she hadn't needed to. ❛❛ if i don't win, i'll think you cursed me instead. ❜❜ he reached for her arm, helped her to the bleachers away from the field, and discarded his running jacket into her arms. ❛❛ matthew's here, isn't he? i'll find you after. ❜❜