#aliumtask.02

[rabastanlcstrange]

BELTANE WISH —

Rabastan is a surprisingly careful observer of the old traditions and Beltane is an especially meaningful night. His wishes for the year to come are the same that he has always adhered to, more or less — - Sleep of the kind where you didn’t feel the worse for waking. - A bountiful grape harvest at his grandparents vineyards. - A successful racing season, he supposes. - For Rolf to find something more rewarding to fill his time than impersonating their parents favourite lectures about marriage and legacy and fulfilling his potential.  - For Bella to never, never, find out about the permanent sticking charms he continues to layer upon the Wedding Portrait she despises so much when she isn’t around to notice. — He only hopes the fairies are gracious enough, this year, to listen. 

[ravenousappetite]

fate or fortune?

A Beltane Wish seems so trivial to the likes of Cavalier Avery—a man who has seemingly committed his whole life to defying tradition. Between his father's murder untimely passing, his family's deep-seeded quarrel, and mother's declining health—what purpose does any of this serve? Alas, the begrudging wix succumbs to the tradition anyways—scrawling the following desires on a piece of parchment with Club Raven's letterhead careening at the top:

Prosperity.

Notoriety.

Return Mother to good health. Give her strength, energy, and the other necessary tools to live a much longer life.

Good standing with the Dark Lord.

Please don't let me meet the same fate as my father.

Happiness and success for Rabastan, Rodolphus, and Bellatrix. I wish for my own family, but if they are the closest thing I ever know then so be it.

[tcnks]

BELTANE WISH —

After the turbulent past few months, what Tonks is hoping for the most from the coming year is to find a satisfying way to replace the sense of purpose that their job used to give them.