written w love for @maracmm .
tonight his cards are stowed away rather than in his hand or jacket pocket and maybe it’s a sign. when did his friendship with mara become close enough that he didn’t need to rely on the crutch that was divination? giving her a bump of her shoulder with his where she was next to him. quidditch was not for him. brooms and flying ? terrifying. the horrifying things they play with that are the balls ? what the hell. the point system ? who even came up with it. yet he went to every single game. a duty of being close friends with most of the team. go chollimas go! tonight was a sweeping victory for the team, not that he’s surprised. the card spread that he laid out in the privacy of his dorm room when he awoke predicted an auspicious day. but he still clapped for them like it was fresh news. hey, it’s good to be confirmed. at least he isn’t losing his touch. he lost track of daehyun today but it’s fine, mara is here in front of him and he serves up his biggest grin, nudging her playfully, amicably. ❝you were pretty amazing out there today.❞ bright smiles are haphazardly tossed to anyone who makes eye contact that passes by them. ❝can i take you out for some food to celebrate? maybe i’m literally starving because maaaaybe i forgot to eat before the game today? so like, two birds one stone.❞ he drags out the a and his tone gets more and more sheepish as he speaks but, it’s good to go out with mara anyway. she deserves it.
especially because, he happens to be aware thanks to a passing comment recently, that she’s been a little homesick. or at least, maybe it was just that one day but, that one time was enough for him to sympathize to the core of him. so he had dragged mei out to get the gift for her. the globe she could peer into and hopefully, relieve a bit of that negative emotion. his smile turns a bit muted, almost soft, as he hopes that she enjoys it. he didn’t tell her it was from him. it wasn’t needed. it wasn’t a gift given for the praise of feeling altruistic. it wasn’t about him. it was about her.