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Post by Broderick Bode on Jul 27, 2013 7:01:01 GMT
Broderick was on his way from Ashley's house on the weekend whistling a chipper tune as he headed for the bookshop before he went home for the rest of his day off, he turned a sharp corner on the cobble stone street then paused as he nearly bumped into a tiny frame, gripping the girls shoulders he steadied them and smiled charmingly "sorry about th-" he fell silent when he saw who it was he nearly bumped into his lips twitching into a frown but still apologetic "that, are you alright?" he asked softly.
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Jul 27, 2013 7:04:05 GMT
Tiffany tightened her grip on her wand, ready to simply keep walking with a sharp glare at whoever had hit her until he stopped her to apologize. Looking up to meet his eye, she inhaled sharply & nodded slowly.
"Uhm, yeah. Fine." she didn't walk away, instead stood still in front of him & cleared her throat - her social skills were basically nonexistent these days. She scratched at the back of her neck along her hairline, trying to relieve the itch from it all suddenly standing on end, & only caught his gaze in little flickers, her eyes shifty & never staying still.
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Post by Broderick Bode on Jul 27, 2013 18:23:30 GMT
Broderick moved his hands from her and awkwardly cleared his throat "good...I'm glad" he averted his eyes looking down at he ground ashamed of himself for how he acted the last time he spoke to her.
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Jul 27, 2013 18:34:35 GMT
Tiffany stared up at him, hard. Her recent run-in with the boggart had left her jumpy, scared, wondering what parts of what she was seeing were real & which weren't. She rolled her wand around in her fingers, as if ready for a fight at all times.
"What are you doing here?" she finally spoke. The store she stood in front of was the Apothecary, & now she was curious as to whether or not he was going to be going in.
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Post by Broderick Bode on Jul 27, 2013 18:43:13 GMT
"I was visiting Ashley" Broderick comment innocently and shrugged "thought i'd pick up a few things while I'm here" he watched her for a few more moments frowning in concern "you sure you are alright?"
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Jul 27, 2013 18:46:07 GMT
"Trust me, you didn't hit me that hard." she said seriously, shifting the small cauldron that hung on her other arm, the glass bottles that she'd purchased all clinking together inside of it. She stretched one mauled hand out from her sleeve to stop them from moving, before pulling her hand back out & looking up at him, eyes dead & cold, whatever life had been left in them now gone.
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Post by Broderick Bode on Jul 28, 2013 1:42:54 GMT
"I was actually more concerned by the look on your face" Broderick frowned once again and bit on his lower lip " I'm sorry for my behavior the other day...I was rude and over stepped my boundaries and I apologize"
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Jul 28, 2013 1:52:09 GMT
"Well I wasn't exactly pleasant to you either. For the future, though, my fiance is still my fiance, whether we had some storybook romance or not." she looked up at him, but her tone wasn't cruel or condescending or angry, just explanitory & calm.
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Post by Broderick Bode on Jul 28, 2013 1:55:59 GMT
"I understand that but I hope you realize how difficult it is when you care about someone and you watch them be mistreated, it's not something I just enjoy thinking about and while I understand he is your fiance I don't understand why he or anyone else who is close to you thinks that it is ok for someone to do such things to you" he frowned and shrugged "But i'll stop" he nodded once then turned to leave not really feeling up for a round 2 of hateful words.
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Jul 28, 2013 2:00:36 GMT
She grabbed his hand as he walked away, fingers slipping from his wrist to grab him by the palm, turning him to look at her before she warned him very seriously, "Don't do that."
Her eyes were so seriously dark & genuinely concerned that it looked as though she were trying to warn him about an impending house fire or some sort of cart-crash that she had predetermined. She stared at him with the eyes of someone trying to stop another person from walking into a death trap.
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Post by Broderick Bode on Jul 28, 2013 2:02:59 GMT
Broderick paused and blinked in confusion "don't do what?" he asked completely confused and unaware of what she was talking about.
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Jul 28, 2013 2:06:10 GMT
"Start caring about me." she didn't let go of his arm or drop his gaze. "Nothing good ever comes of that. For anyone." she thought about the handful of people that had been directly effected by making a similar mistake. Kevin used to be at the top of the list, but now Soleus was fighting for that spot. She thought about their boggart-fight & set her jaw a little, her resolve very serious.
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Post by Broderick Bode on Jul 28, 2013 2:17:30 GMT
"it's not as if it is something that can be helped" Broderick frowned and scratched his head looking confused "I'm sorry if that upsets you...I should go" he sighed looking a little hurt and extremely confused.
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Jul 28, 2013 5:44:21 GMT
"It really can." she assured him, her tone serious but not cruel.
She'd managed to shut down her own emotions so well with just power of will - why wouldn't the people around her realize that they could easily do the same? It was like these weaklings wanted to feel.
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Post by Broderick Bode on Jul 28, 2013 5:49:05 GMT
Broderick rolled his eyes and flapped a hand sighing in frustration "right I will get on that" shaking his head in irritation he continued on his way an uncomfortable feeling in the pit of his stomach.
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