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WhittyBitty · 05-13-2025, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Nyle startled slightly, blinking up at the ceiling of enchanted sunlight and then to the figure who’d bumped him. For a second he thought maybe he’d dreamed her...the way her hair caught the light, all reds and golds like flame-touched poppies or those striking royal azaleas he’d once seen blooming in the wild during a herbology excursion with mum. He scrambled to sit up, cheeks already blooming a shade not unlike the aforementioned flowers.

"Oh! Oh, no, er...we...I mean...er, well, sort of?" he said, brushing a bit of soil off his sleeve, embarrassed but certainly not upset. "I wasn’t properly asleep. Just... ground-adjacent and resting my eyes. That's what dad calls it sometimes." He gave a small laugh, rubbing the back of his neck and blinked again so his eyes could properly focus on her. "You’re new, right? I mean, you transferred this term, right? From Beauxbatons? I, um... I didn’t mean to hog the moss patch, if you wanted to sit...some of it’s charmed to stay cool in warm weather, and warm when it’s grey out or otherwise feeling a bit nippy." He gestured beside him but still visibly flustered. "I’m Nyle, by the way. I take plant care a little too seriously, but I swear I’m at least mostly normal. Just don't ask my sister if that is true or not because she likes to embellish and exaggerate my quirks." He looked at her again, then down quickly, fiddling with a nearby trailing vine. "Sorry if I scared you. I know I kind of... blend in."

Seeing as the boy didn't seem to be put out by her bumping him, Rory was rather relieved. She decided not to draw attention to his blush. He must have felt rather awkward right now, being found lying down randomly in a garden.

"Well, it is early so I can't really blame you for resting your eyes." Though in the middle of a garden wasn't really the best place to do that. But she didn't think it was necessary to point that out to him. He kept talking, and Rory smiled. The rambling was kind of endearing honestly. "Yes, I am new here. I was at Beauxbatons, but my parents both went to Hogwarts." Though her mother did leave the school after her Sixth Year. "Oh, it's fine. There is plenty of room." So he didn't need to feel bad about that. She manged to find a spot to sit down, and enjoyed the bit of warmth it gave out. "Nice to meet you, Nyle. I'm Aurora, but you can call me Rory." Honestly, she preferred to go by Rory. She snorted. "Being normal is overrated. Quirks are fun." She could definitely be quirky herself. "You didn't scare me at all. Besides, I like scary stuff." So it was all good. Though what he said next made her frown a little. "What makes you say that?"

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WhittyBitty Honeydukes Mod Potterdom Mod Alley Proprietor Wrackspurt Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 237,833 Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurora Bay Hufflepuff Seventh Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Honor Abrams Leaky Cauldron x12 x9	♥s her SS family \| Wifey is MINE \| Naughty Niffler \| ❄ Bookish & Cat-Approved ❄ \| Soodley ♥ Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Nyle startled slightly, blinking up at the ceiling of enchanted sunlight and then to the figure who’d bumped him. For a second he thought maybe he’d dreamed her...the way her hair caught the light, all reds and golds like flame-touched poppies or those striking royal azaleas he’d once seen blooming in the wild during a herbology excursion with mum. He scrambled to sit up, cheeks already blooming a shade not unlike the aforementioned flowers. "Oh! Oh, no, er...we...I mean...er, well, sort of?" he said, brushing a bit of soil off his sleeve, embarrassed but certainly not upset. "I wasn’t properly asleep. Just... ground-adjacent and resting my eyes. That's what dad calls it sometimes." He gave a small laugh, rubbing the back of his neck and blinked again so his eyes could properly focus on her. "You’re new, right? I mean, you transferred this term, right? From Beauxbatons? I, um... I didn’t mean to hog the moss patch, if you wanted to sit...some of it’s charmed to stay cool in warm weather, and warm when it’s grey out or otherwise feeling a bit nippy." He gestured beside him but still visibly flustered. "I’m Nyle, by the way. I take plant care a little too seriously, but I swear I’m at least mostly normal. Just don't ask my sister if that is true or not because she likes to embellish and exaggerate my quirks." He looked at her again, then down quickly, fiddling with a nearby trailing vine. "Sorry if I scared you. I know I kind of... blend in." Seeing as the boy didn't seem to be put out by her bumping him, Rory was rather relieved. She decided not to draw attention to his blush. He must have felt rather awkward right now, being found lying down randomly in a garden. "Well, it is early so I can't really blame you for resting your eyes." Though in the middle of a garden wasn't really the best place to do that. But she didn't think it was necessary to point that out to him. He kept talking, and Rory smiled. The rambling was kind of endearing honestly. "Yes, I am new here. I was at Beauxbatons, but my parents both went to Hogwarts." Though her mother did leave the school after her Sixth Year. "Oh, it's fine. There is plenty of room." So he didn't need to feel bad about that. She manged to find a spot to sit down, and enjoyed the bit of warmth it gave out. "Nice to meet you, Nyle. I'm Aurora, but you can call me Rory." Honestly, she preferred to go by Rory. She snorted. "Being normal is overrated. Quirks are fun." She could definitely be quirky herself. "You didn't scare me at all. Besides, I like scary stuff." So it was all good. Though what he said next made her frown a little. "What makes you say that?" __________________ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ Last edited by WhittyBitty; 05-13-2025 at 09:30 PM.