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Waddles · 07-08-2021, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Emzily

Theodore was always uncomfortable when talking with new people, sometimes even with people he had known all his life. This discomfort heightened his awareness of others' emotions and facial expressions, so he DID notice the looks she was giving him in response to his questions and actions. He obviously chose to see them as much more negative looks than they probably were.

Was it the run he was doing or was it the tension in here that was causing this SWEAT??

"Ah, that's great news." Theodore smiled. It must be a great feeling to have offspring smart enough for university. He wondered if his parents were disappointed that he and Casper didn't make the cut. Although Casper certainly couldn't brag about being a professional Quidditch player so he wasn't the main disappointment of the family. "What has your son been studying?" He asked.

Noooooo... not the children question. He didn't find it rude, as such... okay, yes he did... but Theodore wouldn't dare make that opinion clear. Instead, he'd be kind and calm. "No, no... no kids for me." He smiled a little, suddenly in a thought bubble. It kinda upset him that he was getting to an age where kids were looking more impossible. He realized in recent years, way after splitting with Cassia, that he did want them one day.

Hey ho, some things were not meant to be.

"Perhaps one day, if I meet the right person." Why not slide a little bit of optimism in there? Even though it was all fake.

Peggy's face rarely told the whole story of what was going through her head. Years of chess tournaments had led to developing what she called her chess face, where she couldn't betray what she was thinking. Years later, she tried to have more facial expressions because her friends had all said it was disconcerting to have a conversation without her changing her expression, someone had used the word robot once, which was some Muggle thing. So she practiced with the eyebrows and the tiny smiles. And the concerned face, which she had perfected while coaching a U11 Quidditch team.

Anything eight- and nine-year-olds did on a broom made her worry.

She smiled too, as she really was proud of her two children. She didn't see it as a reflection on her, but she was glad they appreciated the power of knowledge like she did. "Last I checked, he was studying sports management," she said, trying to convey the proud mother hen feeling that she...occasionally felt about her son. It worried her, more than anything, to have her son trying to follow in her footsteps. But with the university education, maybe he'd change his mind and not try to play Quidditch.

A woman could hope.

She felt the awkwardness in the room at the children question, and wondered if she'd crossed a line. It seemed natural to ask, though, since she'd just shared about her own two children. She smiled and nodded in understanding at the 'no' answer. Kids were not for everyone. And his comment on the 'right person'... Merlin, if he hadn't hit the nail on the head there. There'd been days when her two were teenagers that she was relieved that Hogwarts was a boarding school.

"There's certainly pros and cons to having children, or not," she said with an awkward chuckle before changing the subject. "Do you have hobbies?" Or pets, people usually liked to talk about their pets, but she didn't particularly to care to hear about pets. The fur and the feathers that usually accompanied pets were just so messy.

07-08-2021, 03:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
Waddles DMGS & DMLE Re'em Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 19,561 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sophia Svensson #556B2F Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Eulalia Walles (#F48037) Hufflepuff Fourth Year Ministry RPG Name: Gabriel Hawthorne-Melo #47316F Law Enforcement	Constant Vigilance! O_O AWAKE! Quote: Originally Posted by Emzily Theodore was always uncomfortable when talking with new people, sometimes even with people he had known all his life. This discomfort heightened his awareness of others' emotions and facial expressions, so he DID notice the looks she was giving him in response to his questions and actions. He obviously chose to see them as much more negative looks than they probably were. Was it the run he was doing or was it the tension in here that was causing this SWEAT?? "Ah, that's great news." Theodore smiled. It must be a great feeling to have offspring smart enough for university. He wondered if his parents were disappointed that he and Casper didn't make the cut. Although Casper certainly couldn't brag about being a professional Quidditch player so he wasn't the main disappointment of the family. "What has your son been studying?" He asked. Noooooo... not the children question. He didn't find it rude, as such... okay, yes he did... but Theodore wouldn't dare make that opinion clear. Instead, he'd be kind and calm. "No, no... no kids for me." He smiled a little, suddenly in a thought bubble. It kinda upset him that he was getting to an age where kids were looking more impossible. He realized in recent years, way after splitting with Cassia, that he did want them one day. Hey ho, some things were not meant to be. "Perhaps one day, if I meet the right person." Why not slide a little bit of optimism in there? Even though it was all fake. Peggy's face rarely told the whole story of what was going through her head. Years of chess tournaments had led to developing what she called her chess face, where she couldn't betray what she was thinking. Years later, she tried to have more facial expressions because her friends had all said it was disconcerting to have a conversation without her changing her expression, someone had used the word robot once, which was some Muggle thing. So she practiced with the eyebrows and the tiny smiles. And the concerned face, which she had perfected while coaching a U11 Quidditch team. Anything eight- and nine-year-olds did on a broom made her worry. She smiled too, as she really was proud of her two children. She didn't see it as a reflection on her, but she was glad they appreciated the power of knowledge like she did. "Last I checked, he was studying sports management," she said, trying to convey the proud mother hen feeling that she...occasionally felt about her son. It worried her, more than anything, to have her son trying to follow in her footsteps. But with the university education, maybe he'd change his mind and not try to play Quidditch. A woman could hope. She felt the awkwardness in the room at the children question, and wondered if she'd crossed a line. It seemed natural to ask, though, since she'd just shared about her own two children. She smiled and nodded in understanding at the 'no' answer. Kids were not for everyone. And his comment on the 'right person'... Merlin, if he hadn't hit the nail on the head there. There'd been days when her two were teenagers that she was relieved that Hogwarts was a boarding school. "There's certainly pros and cons to having children, or not," she said with an awkward chuckle before changing the subject. "Do you have hobbies?" Or pets, people usually liked to talk about their pets, but she didn't particularly to care to hear about pets. The fur and the feathers that usually accompanied pets were just so messy. __________________