💕: what has your favorite scene been?
In general, my favorite scenes aren’t the action packed, plot heavy ones. I’m a huge fan of scenes that have a lot of character and relationship development in the down times.
I don’t quite have a favorite scene of Wanderlust since yet we’re in the beginning stages of writing it, but I’m the most excited for those scenes where they’re just bonding and being friends.
So basically for Morsmordre, I love any scene featuring my OTP Clarwyn (Clara and Caerwyn). Their banter is so good and I’ve already posted this excerpt before but I’m posting it again because it’s my favorite bit of writing. This was written over a year ago with a lot of things that I would write differently if I were to write this now, but this scene was one of the times that I really felt like we nailed their dynamic 500%, so it will always have a special place in my heart.
While three hours ago in a classroom several feet above their heads a Hufflepuff attempted to cross interhouse boundaries with a paper plane of exquisite craftsmanship, Caerwyn knew of a better, easier way to find true camaraderie in such dark times. He balled up a length of parchment, took aim, and lobbed the result across two half-empty lunch tables to hit a very specific Ravenclaw nerd.It was a time-tested method. It had worked to get Clara’s attention for years now.The moment something hit her head, Clara knew exactly what was going on. With a clatter, she dropped her quill onto the table and twisted around to face the tall Gryffindor with an annoyed stare. As she always ended up doing, she picked up the crumpled ball and walked over to Caerwyn and flicked it back into his face.“This better be good, Frost. I was making progress on my essay.”His ridiculously pleased grin answered her first.“How in Merlin’s name do you have an essay to do already?” Caerwyn asked, though he’d been in several classes with Clara earlier and the dreaded E-word was mentioned on several occasions. There wasn’t much to pay attention to during the first few days of classes, and especially not now when the teachers all seemed to have something else on their minds – no matter how they tried to hide it. “In fact, I don’t want to know. Ignorance is bliss.” He pushed himself up off the bench, slung his suspiciously light book-bag over his shoulder and gestured to the table behind him. “Take your lunch with you – we’re going a walk.” To emphasise the point of his own words, he grabbed an apple from the nearest fruit bowl (then rethought it, and took two with him instead).“Nothing good ever happens when you say that,” Clara complained, swiping a single peach regardless. As much as she grumbled about it, she had yet to turn down one of Caerwyn’s suggestions. A quick summoning spell sent her books straight into her arms, and she tucked her wand away into her robes. “Come find me on Thursday, I’ll help you with the History of Magic essay.”Caerwyn gasped. To say it was theatrical would imply that anything he did was free from the over-dramatisation. “The half-blood helping the boy from two exquisite wizarding lineages with History of Magic homework. What would our new friend Callisto Rowle say?” He backed out of the Great Hall, still facing her even as a throng of students passed by. “Although I do need it,” he agreed.“I think that Ms. Rowle would be far more concerned by the utter disappointment resulting from those two exquisite wizarding families.” Clara laughed, checking him with her hip as she walked past. “Perhaps the magical talent of those lineages skipped over the mighty Caerwyn Frost?”
“Have you even ever seen me duel?” He pressed a hand to his chest like an old dame shocked to the core by such disrespect.“The event on the train notwithstanding – that was messy. Messy and terrifying. Remind me to invite you to the next one this summer.” It was said so nonchalantly that even Caerwyn himself hadn’t realised that it slipped out; the concept of a friendship outside Hogwarts.
(Credit to @existentialmundanity for writing this with me; they write for Caerwyn, I write for Clara)
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