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[ebcnes]

Hestia & Edgar

Stepping into the safety of the safe house, the front door clicked softly shut behind him. Edgar lingered for a moment in the quiet of the hallway, shoulders sagging as he drew one sharp breath, followed by another... and another. The mission had been successful—successful enough, at least—but not without cost. Blood had long since dried beneath the torn sleeve of his T-shirt, the fabric sticking unpleasantly against the shallow gash carved across his upper arm. It stung each time he moved, though he dismissed it as little more than an inconvenience.

His attention snapped up, golden-brown eyes blinking as they registered the other figure. "—Oh, Hestia... you're here." Straightening instinctively, the fatigue disappeared behind a soft, reassuring smile, every trace of the night's weariness quietly swallowed down.

"You've been waiting up?" Words mummured as sore shoulders rolled into a stretch. . His gaze flickered towards the kitchen before returning to her. "I was just going to put the kettle on." A faint smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Do you want a cupper ?"

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[lvdobagmans]

where: arcana obscura who: @hcalingherbs

Ludo was the type of person who didn't enjoy staying put, he had a constant need to be moving, keeping himself busy and distracted. The curfew and what it had done to most of his nightly activities, left him with no other choice to spend more energy throughout the sunlight hours. Hence why he was visiting his friend, a very much needed catch up meant to happen, and he was just out of the office. Another dull day, Quidditch still being postponed and he couldn't go home feeling all that bored.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for one Miss Emmeline Vance," he chimed as he walked past the shop's door, a delightful smile bright on his lips. "She's an amazing witch, a bit cranky in character, yet you can't help but love her," the wizard announced as his eyes settled on his friend.

[dashing-diggory]

Who: @hcalingherbs (Mary) Where: Amos' House

Unsurprisingly Amos had barely slept. Between the note, the dark mark and the Minister's disappearance, a lot had happened yesterday. Mary had insisted on walking him home and really it had been a last minute decision to invite her to stay in one of the spare rooms. Initially he agreed to let her walk him home on the condition that she aparated straight back to hers after. But he wouldn't be able to live with himself if something happened to her, so he'd asked her to stay as they got to his door.

Amos was in a messier state than he would usually let other people see. Still in pajamas and his hair unbrushed. He wasn't accustumed to having a guest like this. His friends very rarely stayed at his and his flings usually left before daybreak. Not that he minded. It was just unusual. Wanting a way to stop his mind from racing, Amos found himself in the kitchen. He wouldn't call himself a great cook, but he had often hidden away in the kitchen when he was young and he had learnt a few things from the house elf there.

Amos was half way through making breakfast for them both when Mary entered the kitchen. "Sorry - did i wake you" he had tried to be quiet "I was going to keep it warm for you but i guess you can have it fresh now - there's some juices in the fridge- you're welcome to help yourself."

[lvdobagmans]

who: @hcalingherbs where: ludo's flat

He’d crumpled up his letter and left it with a waiter before finding Estelle, yet the words were burned in his memory. The wizard decided not to dwell on it, he knew his worth and he wasn’t about to waste a perfectly good night just because someone had decided to write him a letter out of pure jealousy. He’d offered his date to leave the gala, go to his place and have a couple of drinks there, pleased that she’d agreed.

Once he’d apparated them at his flat, Ludo got rid of his suit jacket and took the cuffs off his sleeves and rolled them upwards. “You really do look beautiful tonight,” he offered in compliment as his gaze settled upon the pretty witch standing in his living room. “What would you like to drink, darling?”

[mk-marlene]

who: @hcalingherbs where: mary's flat

After everything that went down at the gala, Marlene had accompanied Remus home and made sure he was okay before apparating to Mary's flat. She didn't feel comfortable sleeping alone that night and didn't want her friend to be on her own either, hence why she'd decided to check up on her. However, she was met by an empty flat, the healer nowhere to be found. The blonde tried to stay awake, wait for Mary to come back, but she was tired and had drunk more than she should've, dozing off pretty quickly.

The sunlight bothered her, rubbing her eyes as she awoke to a fully lit living room, hearing a sound in the distance. It took a moment for her to take in her surroundings and remember the night before. Worry stricken, Marlene rushed off the couch and into the main bedroom as she called out, "Mare? Is that you?"

[mk-marlene]

where: burke gala who: @hcalingherbs

After some small talk with coworkers she had absolutely no interest in talking to, Marlene found her way back to the bar, where she was glad to find a familiar face. "Oh Mare, enjoying yourself?" She wondered a she nudged her friend's arm softly. "I know this is not our preferred setting, but we should steal the dancefloor later, don't you think?"

[dashing-diggory]

Where: Restaurant in London (pic 1 / pic 2) Who: @hcalingherbs

Amos had used a large amount of his spare time and a lot of charm to find the perfect place to take Mary. Amos knew he wasn't good at much, but keeping a promise was one of them. He had even requested a table in a corner so they could have some quiet. He was pretty chuffed with himself if he was honest. The restaurant was decorated with beautiful flowers that seemed to bloom right in front of you and made for quite a lovely background fragrance.

Not wanting to spoil the surprise by meeting up right outside, he'd asked Mary to meet him at the bottom of the street that the restaurant was on. Hiding the bunch of flowers that he'd bought behind his back, he smiled warmly as he saw her approach.

"So i'm going to need you to trust me completely for just a few minutes." Amos was actually feeling quite giddy about her reaction if he was honest.