bronwyn abbott.

nineteen. hufflepuff. eight year.

[winnieabbott]

flowers

To say Winnie was annoyed, was probably an understatement. Her big brother had gotten married, and hadn’t bothered to tell her. Caden had just showed up with some tall, handsome bloke on his arm and the first thing that had caught her eye was the matching silver bands on their ring fingers.

She’d stayed polite, of course, but had vanished to her room the moment she could, teeth tugging on her lower lip as she tried not to let it bother her. A soft knock at the door drew her from her thoughts, and Winnie let out a sigh as she called the person in. 

A sheepish looking Caden peeped through the door, holding something behind his back. After a brief question as to what he was doing there, he pulled out a bouquet of daffodils. Some of her favourite flowers. 

She tried not to let the smile slip onto her face as he stumbled through an explanation of how it hadn’t been planned at all. He’d been seeing the other casually until Emrys had well, technically died, and not wanted to waste more time. Winnie couldn’t stay mad at him for long, he was her brother and she was happy for him, of course. So with a promise that she could throw them a party as she excitedly wrapped her arms around him, Winnie forgave him. 

It was no surprise that when the new husband came to find him, he found them sat on Winnie’s bed, the younger girl’s head resting ontop of her brother’s shoulder. A wide smile present on her lips as Caden told her all about his new found love. Something Winnie hoped to have, her mind flickering to the thought of a certain Blonde who couldn’t ever seem to leave her mind.

ft. @alinatravers very briefly 

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alinatravers‌:

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If she was being completely honest with herself, she had only decided to attend Sirius and Mary’s wedding in order to see Winnie. If it hadn’t been for the other girl, she would have stayed tucked away in her room and rest, but she knew she would only get a few moments like this with her, so she took advantage of it. As soon as she’d gotten to the event, she had staged a run in with Winnie, knowing she could play it off if they’d just accidentally run into each other and just remained together as friends–something people had begun to learn about them, that they were friends. They’d been sitting together at the reception, making conversation, when she felt her bandage shift. Alina had been unable to focus on the conversation, so she quickly excused herself and made her way to the bathroom.

Alina had never been the one to change her bandages–she couldn’t twist her side too much or stretch her neck without the wounds threatening to reopen–but in the middle of such an event, she didn’t have a choice but to try to fix it. She hissed when she felt the bandage on her side rip and knew she had to unzip her dress and replace it completely. Facing the mirror, she tried to wrap the bandage around her waist, but it was slow going, pain flaring up every time she shifted. She’d gotten halfway through wrapping the bandage when it unraveled and she had to start again. Just as she was about to start again, the door opened behind her and she cursed, clutching her dress to her chest and turning around. “Shit.” Alina’s voice was tense, her gaze adverted from Winnie, who was now standing in the doorway “You weren’t supposed to see that.”

There was one person Winnie wanted to attend the wedding reception with, and since she couldn’t she’d settled for dragging Blaise with her. She’d stuck with him for a little, before he’d managed to find his own friends and she’d bumped into Alina. Winnie was happy to spend time with the other -- even if it was just as friends for the moment. Until the other excused herself, causing Winnie to become concerned. 

It didn’t take her long to follow after the other, slipping into bathroom she knew Alina would be in. At the sight of the other girl, Winnie’s eyes widened -- she wasn’t sure what shocked her more, the sight of the bandages or that Alina was practically half dressed in front of her. She quickly recovered though, and Winnie shook her head. “Alina, I figured you had more injuries that what you were letting on,” She admitted, taking a cautious step towards the other. “You know that doesn’t change my opinion of you, right?”

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alinatravers‌:

“Mhmm,” she hummed, nodding her head ever so slightly. “I’ll be fine.” Alina couldn’t keep track of how many times she’d said those words while ignoring her pain, lying through gritted teeth just so she didn’t have to admit how scared this made her. But she looked up at Winnie, and she didn’t feel so scared any more. Not with their pinkies still linked and the face staring down at her. Alina’s gaze fell to her mouth, watching Winnie bit her lip and smile wider than she’d ever seen directed at her before. If she could, she would’ve leaned up and kissed her right there–and she almost did–but the pain on her side and the sight of one of the nurses approaching stopped them. “It’s a promise I intend to keep, Abbott. Once I’m out of here.”

“You don’t have to lie to me,” Winnie whispered softly, shaking her head. She hated seeing Alina in pain, but she didn’t want the other to lie about it, either. As the other’s gaze felt to her mouth, Winnie felt her cheeks colour further. “I’ll hold you to that, Travers,” She teased, though using the girl’s surname felt ... odd. “So you better rest and heal up soon, alright? I miss seeing you in the halls.”

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WARDROBE

Siry Wedding

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halfbloodhiggs‌:

“–Oh, sorry, mate,” Anna chuckled, without an ounce of sincerity in her tone. Her smile was a little too wide for that. It was her birthday, and for once, she was feeling pretty good about herself. “I promise the next one won’t end up all over your face. Swear on Merlin’s grave.”

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“Anna!” Laughter left the girls lips as the alcohol went everywhere, causing Winnie to shake her head. “And you wonder why I don’t drink with you more often,” She teased, grabbing another shot from the tray in front of them, tossing it back quickly before the other could mess with it again.

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blanilla‌:

It took him a moment to calm down but he finally was, and he was beginning to wonder about how all of this had happened. He had a lot of questions for his cousin. “Okay, let’s go then.” he said, a laugh leaving his lips. “You know, that part, is not actually very surprising.” 

“Okay,” Winnie nodded, pulling away from her cousin before starting off in the direction of the hospital wing. “No, it really isn’t. Thankfully he’d waited till we’d all calmed down but then he started talking about he wasn’t particuarly fond about being a zombie.” Winnie rolled her eyes fondly. “It’s weird, it’s like nothing’s changed with him, Blaise,” She admitted quietly. “I should warn you though, he doesn’t look great. He looks--- looks like someone’s beaten him up, honestly.”

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alinatravers‌:

Alina laughed at the other’s frown, quickly wincing as the laugh sent a flare of pain up her side. She stilled for a moment, her free–and uninjured–hand resting on her stomach and toying with the edge of the bandages as the pain died back down. “I’m okay,” she said before Winnie could even ask. She took a beat before she smiled up at her again. “I wonder that too,”she said softly. It was true, she realized, how often she wondered if she should have reached out to Winnie sooner, or if she should have had the hard conversation with herself about what being attracted to her meant. “And I wonder if I should have kissed you sooner.” Her voice wasn’t much more than a whisper, still very conscious of the fact that the Hospital Wing wasn’t as private as she’d like. “The next time I kiss you will be special. Not in the middle of the Hospital Wing, no matter how much I want to–but I will kiss you again, Winnie.“

Concern laced Winnie’s face as the other winced. “Are you sure?” She murmured, panic seeping into her tone when the other said she was okay. She hated seeing Alina like this, seeing the other girl hurt broke her heart. Her expression softened as the other admitted to wondering too, a soft smile curving at her lips. “You-- You weren’t ready, and I respect that,” Winnie told her quietly, cheeks colouring at the mention of the kiss. They soon darkened as the other spoke again.  I will kiss you again. “I’d like that very much,” She murmured, teeth tugging on her bottom lip as her smile grew wider.

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blanilla‌:

“No, no – I am not saying that, it’s just a lot to take.” He listened to his cousin ramble on, nodding occasionally. “Yeah, I trust you, of course you’ll know your brother. Come here.” He wrapped his arms around the younger girl pressing a kiss to her hair. “It’s all going to be fine, we’ll figure out what happened, okay? I should go see him – do you want to come with me?” 

“I know, I know,” Winnie chewed on her bottom lip, “Cain didn’t entirely believe me.” Her breathing was heavy, but it calmed the moment he wrapped his arms around her. “Okay,” She murmured softly, letting out a sigh. “Yeah, that’s a good idea. He wants to see you. He’ll um, probably crack jokes though.”

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halfbloodhiggs‌:

Anna moved to cling onto Winnie, a gentle sob leaving her mouth as she listened to her friend. It was like when Auggie was first found all over again–this desperate, choking sound that just wouldn’t stop as she held onto her friend and cried. “How? Winnie, there was a body? We were so sure we’d–” lost him. Emrys, whom she’d known since she was a child, had been stolen from her, from all of them. “Oh, Merlin, Winnie.”

Winnie held her tightly, her thumb brushing against the other’s hair. “I don’t know. I really don’t understand it, but trust me, Anna it’s him,” She murmured, “You should go and see him. He asked about you.”

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shackleddking‌:

“Then maybe there will be a new normal.” Kingsley suggested. “I’m worried too. But I’ll keep an eye on him, once he’s back in our room. I’ll try not to let him get into too much trouble.”

“Perhaps,” Winnie shrugged her shoulders. “Thank you, King, it means a lot, honestly.” She smiled softly at the other, before letting out a laugh. “It’s Emrys, are you sure you can make him do anything?”

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halflia‌:

Her eyes glanced in direction of the other tray for a moment. “Yeah, I really don’t think he’s going to eat all that. That, or one could think you’re trying to make him gain some weight.” She joked. “Well, you don’t have to tell me that twice.” She grinned before moving over to grab one of the pastries.

“He’ll call me insane,” Winnie rolled her eyes, albeit fondly. “I mean, he’s still a stick, and technically we don’t know what he ate for however long he was gone,” She rambled, before watching in amusement as the other took a pastries. “Any good?”

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evanofthorns‌:

“Oh, he wasn’t. But he’ll have to just accept it. I told you I’d meet you for breakfast, I wasn’t going to miss that.” He said with a grin, knowing full well Gideon would make him pay for that later on. “Well, yeah. I was denying it because there was nothing then.” He specified, a playful look appearing on his face as he watched her reaction. And this was certainly exceeding his expectations. Although he took a quick glance around when she spoke, just see how many people she’d announced it to by saying that. “It’s been… like 10 minutes, maybe don’t announce it to the whole school?” He teased, not that he really minded. “Hey, what do you mean by that?” He asked with a small frown, although he had an idea of what she meant. “Well, if I pass over those details, he came to sleep in my dorm, and we… talked things out when we woke up. I can’t really tell you more than that.”

“Well I’m glad,” Winnie grinned at him, shaking her head. “You know he’s going to be pouting at your for the rest of the day, though, right?” She pointed out with a laugh. “OH, right. Nothing at all. You just like cuddled every single night for no reason,” Winnie deadpanned, rolling her eyes at her friend. As the other teased her, Winnie slapped a hand over her mouth, realising how loudly she’d spoken. “Whoops, sorry. I’m just -- really happy for you,” She told him truthfully, a wide smile playing at her lips. “Evan. I watched you two make eyes at each other for an entire month, claiming you were just friends. Then I watched Gideon make out with someone at a party, and you storm off, instead of talking about it.” She pointed out. “Well I’m glad you told me. If I’d have found out through someone else, I’d have been mad at you both. Soo, when are you taking him on a date?”

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 evanofthorns‌:

When he realized the other person was Winnie, he felt… shameful. And quite uncomfortable, this certainly wasn’t a position he’d ever want to be in with her. “Sorry, you probably don’t want to see that.” He replied before giving her a small shrug. “I’m not sure, I haven’t seen him around. I think he’s avoiding me.” Which, honestly, was a little confusing, considering Gideon was the only person who possibly could’ve taken his clothes. Or maybe he was just trying to get his attention. But Gideon quickly left his mind as he felt the bandages wrap around his arm, and he realized the mistake he’d done. Almost instantly, he brought his arm towards his torso, holding it despite the fact the mark was covered now. As far as he knew, she was unaware of that, and he would’ve preferred keeping it quiet. But he couldn’t avoid it anymore. “Can we talk about this?”

“I’ve seen worse.” Winnie shrugged, wrinkling her nose. “I’ve also heard a lot worse, I’m sure you know of both Cain and Emrys reputations,” She grimaced. As the other said that Gideon was avoiding him, she frowned. “Why would Gid be avoiding you? What did you do?” She asked, eyes narrowing slightly. The panicked expression didn’t leave as he pulled his arm towards himself, the girl staring at him -- blinking. “I-- okay,” She murmured, chewing on her bottom lip. “Wanna go somewhere more private?”

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evanofthorns‌:

Evan failed to see how him knowing would help. Even if he told people, who’s to say they would believe him? But he knew better than to try and argue with her, so he dropped it. “No, I- I’ll go. Maybe it’ll make me think about something else for once too.” He was still constantly thinking about his uncle, he knew he needed a distraction. 

“If you’re sure,” Winnie shot him a reassuring smile, taking his hand and squeezing it gently, before pulling him towards the classroom they were meeting in. “If you want to leave, just let me know and we’ll go? Okay?” She murmured softly, before entering the room.

-END-

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alinatravers‌:

Her face softened as she looked up at Winnie. “You’re not a burden. Not to me.” Now that her hand had dropped back to the bed, the back of her knuckles running along the other’s hand before she linked their pinkies again. “I was confused,” Alina said as she looked down at their hands again. “Well, that’s what I’d always been told about these things. That people were just confused, so I told myself I was jealous of you.” She let out a small laugh. “You and your effortless smile and cool hair–you were off limits.” Pulling her bottom lip between her teeth, she let her fingers idly trace lines across Winnie’s knuckles. “And then you kept trying to befriend me and you told me you liked me and I couldn’t tell myself I was jealous anymore. I was far beyond that.” She finally looked back up, her voice becoming not much more than whisper. “This is far beyond a crush I can ignore, Winnie.”

A soft smile graced Winnie’s lip as she looked at the other, eyelashes fluttering. Her heart was warmed by the gesture, the intimacy between the two of them. As the other mentioned she was confused, Winnie frowned. “It was very cool hair,” She teased lightly, before shaking her head. “I’m sorry I didn’t try and talk to you sooner. Makes me wonder how much time we’ve missed,” She admitted, chewing on her lower lip. “After our first conversation, I knew I had to befriend you. Not only were you beautiful, but I just -- there was something about you I was drawn to,” She admitted shyly. “I know that feeling, but I don’t want you to rush into things, or feel pressured. I will wait as long as it takes, Lina.”

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shackleddking‌:

Kingsley nodded a little bit, as she pointed out that it was weird for him too. “It is, yeah. But I’ll adjust, we’ll figure things out… it’ll go back to normal before too long, I’m sure. We were already bickering in the hospital wing.”

“Normal’s relative at the moment,” Winnie shook her head. “I’m glad things are okay with you both, I’m worried about him. I mean, I always am but... It can’t be easy.”