Orphelyn Oneshot: Love at First Sight
This is so long overdue…😅But!! At long last, I have an orphelyn oneshot of my own for my good friend @amus2110
Eyes of the Raging Ocean, Grin of the Savage Wild
Jocie Bell was, by all accounts, a flirt. She mostly flirted with people; with pretty much everyone she saw. Boys, girls, popular kids, quiet outcasts, her quidditch captain– no one was safe.
She flirted with ideas too. “What would happen if I mixed spicejune extract with pompini pie mix?” “What if we made out in Sharp’s office for five galleons?” “What if I combined Incendio and ventus; and then breathed on it like a dragon?”
Some of her ideas were…reckless, to say the least. All of them impulsive. That was obvious enough by how her past week had gone: two breakups, a scandal, and a whole lot of juicy gossip people would be talking about for months.
Everyone in the whole school knew Jocie Bell. And she knew everyone in the school.
Or….she thought she did anyway. Ominis Gaint was the first surprise. She hadn’t realized just how attractive he was until she’d been paired with him for a potions project a few months ago. Ever since then, she’d been hopelessly infatuated.
Between classes, she would follow the boy, chattering on about the newest gossip she’d heard, hoping it would pique his interest. No luck. She tried switching to more intellectual subjects, sensing that was more his speed. While he did engage more then, he still actively avoided her. For a large part due to how she constantly followed him. She’d take a seat next to him in every class. She’s cling to his arm whenever they happened to be going the same place. She mention uncannily accurate details about him he definitely hadn’t told anyone.
Needless, to say, he didn’t much appreciate her stalking. It took several months before she finally got the hint. Such a shame too, as she felt she was beginning to grow genuine feelings for him.
Since then, for the past two weeks, she’d been feeling rather down in the dumps. To distract herself, she thrown herself back on the dating scene; only to find it didn’t bring the same enjoyment it once did. She went on fling after fling after fling, hoping it would do something to ease her miserable bored mind. But still….the restlessness remained.
She had been stewing again, for once not speaking to anyone as she pouted and frowned off into the distance. Her eyes flicked around irritably and landed on her cousin, Garreth, speaking with someone. She vaguely recognized the other boy, though now that she looked at him, she realized he looked…rather attractive.
And by that she meant very attractive.
Tall, impressively built; and more than a little handsome. He has windswept dark hair, a strong jaw, and striking blue eyes that immediately caught her attention. “Huh….never seen that shade of blue before,” she thought to herself, finding her curiosity peaked by this boy, so stoic in comparison to her enthusiastic cousin.
She discreetly scooted just a bit closer, hoping to catch remnants of their conversation. Garreth seemed to be talking about another one of his new potion ideas, though she mostly tuned it out as she realized she’d heard about this one (many times) before. She found her attention focused on the dark-haired boy; with his cool air, stone-straight posture, and completely lack of expression.
What was most compelling of all was the intensity she found in his eyes. Those oceanic eyes that seemed to communicate more than the many things Garreth rattled on about.
Suddenly, she watched as the corners of his eyes crinkled as his mouth, which she had thought was permanently sealed shut, curled into a hyena-like grin.
Her heart caught in her throat. What-?
She found herself looking away, a strange sort of feeling washing over her and disrupting her normally sharp mental process. What on earth….? Why had that affected her so much?
After pulling whatever-that-was together, she turned back; only to find the grin entirely gone as though wiped clean off a slate. His poker face was back as though it had never left. The jarring dichotomy stirred an emotion she didn’t feel often: surprise. Which only surpsied her even more.
Normally she was the one who surprised people.
The bell rang and Garreth snapped out of his rambling. “Oh, bollocks, I forgot about class!” He quickly packed up his things and began to hurry down the steps, calling, “see you later, Orpheus!” Garreth also finally seemed to notice her there as he added, “Oh- and bye, cousin!”
Orpheus turned to her, his eyes, which looked even sharper up close, locking onto hers. She felt her heart do a weird sort of stutter. “Uh-“ After a weird second, her usual wide grin came to her face automatically. “Hi! Orpheus, right?”
Ohhh no, what’s going on???! What happened to her usual one-liners she normally so expertly pulled on cute guys?! Oh god, he’s looking at me. Ugh, his eyes are so hot….I can’t focus like this!!!
“Sexy eyes,” she blurted out, and mentally smacked herself. Sexy eyes??? SEXY EYES?! For Merlin’s sake, Jocelyn- not even a minute within talking to him and he already knows what a freak you are!!!
He gives no visible reaction at first. Then he simply says, “thanks,” and walks into the classroom.
….shit. She blew it.
Wait. No she didn’t!! She realizes with glee that he had just entered the same class she’d be going in. She’s sit next to him, and win her over with her usual charm! Something much more tasteful this time, she’d be sure!
Her lips curled into their mischievous grin as she struts inside. Oh yes. Her eyes were set on Orpheus Kerr, and no matter how stoic he acted, no one could resist Jocie Bell for long. She’d surely have him by the end of the week. She giggles to herself, already making her way to the seat next to his.
This would be easy as pie.