#nathan-chastain

[hey-juliette]

The bad dragon was somewhere that Juliette frequented often, considering she worked in Knockturn Alley as it was, though all the more so since the deaths of her sisters. It had become something of a coping strategy. Any time she was missing them a bit more than normal, she took herself down to the club and finessed her way in. Normally she didn’t stay long enough to see the shows that performed there, but tonight was different. She had decided that, considering her schedule was fairly free, she would stay for a while. What she hadn’t been expecting when a male dancer had come to the stage was a familiar face.

It wasn’t until after the show that Juliette had decided to go and applaud the individual in person. Juliette always had a way of being able to sneak into places she wasn’t supposed to be. It took some shameless flirting and some minor white lies to find him, but finally she saw Nate in the back. “Bonjour, Fernando... I didn’t know you danced,” she teased, leaning up against the back wall. With a devilish grin, she twirled her necklace and added, “That was quite a show.”

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[ladylilianazabini]

Wander Meet Wander

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Liliana smiled as she set Blaise down on the flood next to her while she paid. Normally she would have kept him in his stroller the whole time, but now that he was walking, she’d found he fussed constantly if he wasn’t in her arms or allowed to move. It was an adorable problem to have, especially now when his first response was to pat against her leg before walking in small circles. 

She distantly heard someone say, “Going out?” without processing, but a moment later, she froze, realizing she couldn’t heard Blaise’s babbling. Lia looked down, then started moving frantically. “Blaise?” she called, knowing he was too young to answer her. He couldn’t go far. His steps weren’t that fast or stable yet. How could...

“If you’re looking for the young gentleman, he left a moment ago,” an old man told her, his voice far too bright and easy given what he was saying. “He seemed quite polite as he headed past.”

“You-!” Lia sputtered. She momentarily considered hexing him before leaving her purchases and all to rush out the door, feeling like the worst mother in the world. 

“Blaise!” she cried again, panicking more when she didn’t immediately see her baby. “Blaise! Oh my god. Baby! Blaise!” She moved frantically, searching for any easy paths that seemed accessible on the cobblestone. 

[zahishafiq]

☎ Nathan

(Pulling in @aliyashafiq too because it was too good not to)

“That is not a fair statement.”

“I didn’t even know he didn’t go by Nathan! Why would you assume I’ve-”

“Perhaps. Anyone who’s ever looked at the man for two seconds would want to.”

“No.”

“No, that’s not-”

“Aliya, I am not trying to seduce your friends! He’s just interesting is all.”

“No, I promise. No seduction, no-”

“Okay, you don’t get to be offended at the idea that I might and then offended at the idea that I won’t.”

[vanja-novak]

Bet On It

Vanja was a fairly easy going individual, but there were a select few people that he found more challenging. It wasn’t that he disliked any of them, since truly there was only a handful of people, less than that, whom he would slander with the word hate. In fact, there was only ever one person who immediately came to mind if he gave it enough thought, though more often than less, he wouldn’t use the word at all. At least, regarding people. Rather, Vanja preferred for the people he associated with to be easy to get to know, as he enjoyed learning about people, and easier to want to know. It was one thing learning everything you could about a person, but if their personality wasn’t keeping your attention, or worse, if it was draining, why bother?

That was exactly the reason that Vanja always felt conflicted, when someone met one of the criteria, and not the other. There of course were days where the littlest things about anyone could make him slightly irritated, seeing as how his own sister managed it successfully their entire life, but she was always the exception. Recently, Vanja had found himself however in a position where the more people he met, the more were falling into that middle ground. 

The past few nights had been rough, with anxiety attacks in the middle of the night and dreams opening up old wounds he thought that he had closed permanently. Figuring he could use a distraction, Vanja had gone to The Bad Dragon just to get a drink, nothing more, when he recognized a familiar face walking in. “Day off?” he chimed in.

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[zahishafiq]

# Nate

What your muse’s name is in mine’s phone: Nathan (Fernando)What your muse’s picture is in mine’s phone: xWhat your muse’s ringtone is in mine’s phone xMy muse’s last text to your muse: We got more of that muggle plant you like in. Do you need more?

[zahishafiq]

Can You Hear The Drums

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Zahi was over in the corner behind a couple large, leafy specimens when the bell chimed, and that gave him ample time to look over to see the customer before they found him. He frowned when he saw the man standing there. He looked a bit lost, so Zahi assumed he hadn’t been in before. Something was tugging at his brain, though.

When the man reached up to ruffle his own hair, Zahi tracked the way the muscles in his raised arm rippled at even the small movement. In an instant, another version of the man doing the same action tore through his brain. Zahi bit his lip. He hadn’t actually meant to give so much money to a single dancer while out for Walden's stag night.

Regardless of where Zahi had seen Fernando before, he didn’t want to come off as creepy, so he came around the plants, making a bit of noise to avoid startling a customer. “Can I help you?” he asked. He didn’t normally bother with pleasantries, and he wasn’t about to now. Pressing his lips together, Zahi wondered if there was a non-awkward way to bring up that he recognized Fernando, but he suspected not.

[edith-clearwater]

Edith had just been to the shops to purchase fertalizer for her plants when she had gotten sucked into conversation with the owner about what brand was better and why, how much she should be using, and the likes. It ultimately ended in Edith purchasing rather high end fertalizer and a few new plants to add to her collection. Balancing all of her items became a struggle as she walked down the sidewalk back home. There was no way she could have aparated with all of these things in hand, not unless some stranger was willing to help her by tag along.

“Excuse me, sorry... pardon me!” She announced as she passed multiple people along the way, weaving around various individuals. “So sorry!” she shouted after someone she had nearly bumped into, spinning around to see that they were alright. 

Luckily they didn’t react badly, and went about their day. Edith hadn’t yet turned around before continuing to walk, backing into someone. Startled, the materials in her arms lurched forward, causing her to nearly trip. “Oh no!”

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