#theo 002

[cagenewman]

WHO: Cage & @theobrowningfd

WHERE: Overlook, countryside

WHEN: November, 2023

'Nervous' was not an emotion that Cage normally identified with. Which wasn't to say that he had never felt it: when Colton was born, sitting in waiting rooms, watching clients walk through a restoration for the first time, the nerves were always there, threatening to bubble up under the surface. But it was different when you invited your girlfriend's older brother out for lunch, knowing that he was the closest thing to a father figure that you were going to get approval from. It was different when you had your little sister working diligently on a ring design. It was different when you had plans to propose to the person that you wanted to spend the rest of your life with, he knew that.

Cage was seated at one of the quieter tables, alongside the row of windows at Overlook, brilliant view of the Merrock countryside just outside the glass, even though the trees had been stripped bare, the grass was turning brown -- still beautiful. A peaceful setting. It was at the moment that he heard footsteps approaching that he tore his eyes away from that view to look up, seeing Theodore nearby and offered a quick smile. "Hey, you made it."

[starlit-lilies]

location: near the castaway cul-de-sac, away from the fighting (mostly) status: closed with @theo-delaurier

It had been a near thing, escaping Aurélie. But Lily had gotten very good at avoiding things and people who wanted to catch her — making herself scarce, weaving through the trees, moving faster than whatever was behind her and not wasting time or energy to look back. Beat the trees, as the game went.

Now she was far enough from the danger that she allowed herself to slow, to catch her breath. Her legs were itching from the extra blood flow, and her lungs burned in her chest. It'd been too long since she's had to run like that.

The houses she approached had mostly been claimed by Castaways; her people. Madi's house was empty; maybe as a farmhand she'd been drawn to the fighting? Vince's and Henry's was similarly abandoned. But hopefully Theo was still nearby.

She went to Theo's door and knocked, glancing around to make sure it was still clear. When she spoke it was barely above a whisper.

"Theo? Theo, it's Lily. I need your help. Are you home? Please be home."

[jergilbrt]

in typical gilbert fashion, jeremy decided to take it upon himself to try and solve this whole barrier nonsense.  it had to be a spell, there was no other explanation he could think of.  and every spell had a loophole.  maybe he was paraphrasing, but he was determined to figure out how this came up.  or how the dead were rising from the grave.  so he had a lot on his plate.  jeremy was near the barrier, inspecting it for the first time since he’d learned more about this town.  “theo?”  jer asked, stepping towards the boy.  “what are you doing out here?”  //  @hellschimera​

[cheesyfrazer]

Where: Gryffindor changing rooms Who: Brianne && @stabbystebbins​

“That was... rough,” Brie said, a hiss of air leaving her mouth. It felt so bittersweet, so close to a win and yet not quite pulling through and on top of that the injuries. Marlene falling from her broom. At one point, Brie had been worried Theo was going to, as well. “Are you okay? Carrow didn’t hurt you did she?” Concern was written on her face. So much had happened in that game that she almost didn’t know where to start with her worries and part of her just wanted to curl up on the bench and have a nap.

[sebastian-astor-iii]

While Des’ isolation was self-imposed, missing out on so much of his family’s life over the last two years stung. Bella more than doubled in size, Bash and Liam both shot up like weeds, and Bash pulled a completely one-eighty in the trajectory of his life. But Des had to wait until both of the twins had passed out from the excitement of the day before he truly had a chance to interrogate Theo about everything he missed. He pulled two beers out of the fridge, handing one to his little brother before he leaned against the kitchen island and smiled. “You have a lot to fill me in on, so start spilling.”