 Sitting by Val, with scattered mentions of others! doesn't proofread tweets | #wrongaboutcereal | #siriusly? | emo to the extremo
Her mind was elsewhere as she made her way into the Great Hall; she wasn’t quite dissociating, but she was detached, robotic, and very unKinsay. No baby kitten to cling to for safety, no sister to sit beside, and to make matters worse, her favorite professor was missing from the staff table. This year was terrible already. Kinsay had known it would be and so far, it was even MORE miserable than she had anticipated.
And, just to be clear, her initial expectations had been LOW.
Not wanting to bother with small talk, she quickened her pace as she passed the two seventh years (Darren and Noah), which meant she couldn’t sit with Adam (though she did try to offer him a tiny smile in passing). She hadn’t even considered sitting by Remy (she was nice, but where there was a Remy, there was usually an Atlas too and Kinsay couldn’t handle a Situation tonight). So finally, she found herself a seat across from Val.
”Hey,” she offered her friend a small smile as she stepped over the bench. See? At least she was trying. And shortly after, she busied herself by placing a couple of books on either side of her person. One for Emm, one for Lumi, and one for Emma, figuring that Christianna would likely sit by Adam or Val... And though she did know two special incoming first years, she hardly doubted that either one of them would end up in Gryffindor house. No offense, Mercer, but Kinsay knew things.
As she sat, waiting for their sorting to begin, she looked around the Great Hall, in search of her friends, pointedly skipping over the Ravenclaw table. For reasons. And when it was time for the sorting and her cousin's names were called, Kinsay made sure to cheer loudly. And once more for Nerina. But that's it. No one else would notice if she didn't cheer for them, so she respectfully abstained; and when three (Delilah, Hooper, and Arden) of the many eager first years made their way to the Gryffindor table, Kinsay only so much as glanced in their direction. Briefly. They were too loud. And too happy. And. How come everyone thought her to be incessant when kids like that exist?
Also. Could they hurry and get the feast over with please? Kinsay had a Cuddle & Catch-up meeting to attend and this was all Too Much.
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