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Had she noticed the forced nature of the chuckle, she would have felt bad for her comment. She had merely meant that after years hearing him talk about how attractive he was she’d have to believe it at some point. Though, his own remarks certainly were not what had made her agree - it had been for some time now that she’d also thought him to genuinely be good looking. As for his previous remarks? They were all water under the bridge now with the changes to their dynamic. Merlin knew she’d made her own comments she no longer agreed with, and had a nickname for him as well that she’d long since abandoned.

Perhaps the silence was weird simply because she’d expected he would have had something to say, whether it be another tease or… well she didn’t know what else. But as there was nothing, she let it go for the time being as well. Having properly stopped the movie and started rewinding, she laughed at his next comment, giving an exaggerated toss of her hair over her shoulder. “I’m glad you’re finally starting to appreciate me.” She teased.

She listened to the sound of the humming of the machine, waiting for it to give a loud noise to signify that it was done and ready to be played from the beginning this time. Hearing the sound cease, she was surprised how quick that had actually gone but didn’t have time to comment on it before the screen started to show a photo and Logan was grabbed her hand to pull her back towards their seats. Her cheeks reddened a bit again, but she didn’t give any resistance as she followed him back, taking her spot when they got back and refocusing on the screen as the girl began to speak. “Did we inadvertently pick something Shakespearan?” She asked him, still whispering as if her speaking out loud would disturb anyone else other than just them. She wasn’t very good at understanding the language used in Romeo and Juliet and the like so if they had… this was going to go poorly for her. Except, it was quickly revealed the girl seemed to be practicing for some type of speech as her manner of talking changed and Ve was able to let out a breath of relief. “Oh good.”

It was a bit funny how their dynamic changed within the last few years. Who would have thought that they would be where they were now, being all civil and doing a Muggle Studies assignment, just the two of them, and enjoying their proximity. If one told a younger Logan such a thing was in his future, he would have made a face, laughed, and uttered some comment about it never happening. Clearly he was not a Seer.

But what he could see crystal clear now -- thanks to an ounce or so of maturity -- was that he did appreciate Vera more than he would have cared to admit in the past. He always did like her because she didn't back down on the banter, didn't mind exploring and getting into mischief, and ... well, she was actually quite pretty, contrary to all those years he called her a troll to her face. The exaggerated hair flip caused him to chuckle. "It's just easier to be nice. Being a brat is so exhausting." He was teasing in return, but those words did have a nugget of truth to them.

Red cheeks went unnoticed because he had busied himself with getting settled into his seat and, for the time being, kept his eyes on the screen. Odds were that if he looked away, he could miss something important and then be lost for the entire movie. But it didn't take long for him to get lost. The opening scene with the girl reciting some mumbo jumbo went right over his head. He cast a look over to Vera. "Shakespearean?" The name sounded weird and unfamiliar to him. And whatever the girl on the screen was saying ... sounded like Gobbledegook. All he could do was shrug in response because he had no clue.

But then the gibberish came to an end once the bell tower sounded and the rain began to fall. As the next scene unfolded, Logan returned his attention back to the screen in front of them. However, despite being a little more than five minutes into the movie, he was already starting to get a bit restless. "When do we get into the labyrinth?" This stepmother stuff, the crying baby, and teenage girl drama was borrrrrring.

Vera herself would have called anyone who even suggested this as a possibility off their rocker. There was no way at 11 she would have assumed she and Logan could have been cordial towards each other. She especially would not have guessed she’d ever want to be in proximity with him. And yet she certainly found enough excuses to do so now - this event being one of those. They probably should have brought along Sia and Vasco too, the crew, but she hadn’t suggested it and she’d been a bit pleased when he hadn’t either.

While she never would have admitted to liking Logan’s company, even back then, it’s true she had enjoyed it as well. When they were both separated from Vasco, it was nice still having him to explore with and get into mischief together on the times they couldn’t find and include their Ravenclaw in common. And she clearly had enjoyed being around him enough that everyone seemed to notice too, considering the amount of rumors and questions she’d gotten from second year on. For a brief moment, she wondered if anyone had ever asked HIM about them too and what his answers would have been. “I didn’t mind bratty you, even though I thought I did. But i think I like nice you better. You’re far more complimentary.” She replied, a small giggle accompanying her words.

She watched the screen as well, but also busied herself with getting properly comfy so she could enjoy the movie when it started to get good. Which did include pulling the blanket over her legs and resting her hands on top of it, and also pulling her popcorn and the box of sweets she’d made closer as well, opening it up and situating it so it was easy for him to reach too if he wanted. She nodded at his question, her eyes still on the screen. “Yeah, like the plays with all the really old timey sounding monologues.” She tried to search her mind for examples, her eyes closing for a second to help her focus. “Like… Hamlet, or Macbeth or Romeo and Juliet.” She was pretty sure they’d briefly talked about at least one at some point in drama.

While the front of the box had looked amusing, she was entirely unimpressed with the characters so far. Though Vera would settle on horrified over restless. How could the mother leave the dog out in the cold? And what was this girl’s deal with the poor baby? “Why isn’t she picking him up? I don’t have a ton of experience with babies but I feel like she should be picking him up.” The girl’s brother was crying and she was … yelling at him? Vera would not be handing this ‘Sarah’ any sibling awards, that was for sure. And then as the girl started monologuing herself, talking about some goblin king or… whatever, the screen suddenly shifted into showing weird creatures with bulging eyes and she shifted back into her seat in surprise. “What were those?” Listen, she knew there were puppets in the movie. But she didn’t know they’d look like… that.

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Vera herself would have called anyone who even suggested this as a possibility off their rocker. There was no way at 11 she would have assumed she and Logan could have been cordial towards each other. She especially would not have guessed she’d ever want to be in proximity with him. And yet she certainly found enough excuses to do so now - this event being one of those. They probably should have brought along Sia and Vasco too, the crew, but she hadn’t suggested it and she’d been a bit pleased when he hadn’t either.

While she never would have admitted to liking Logan’s company, even back then, it’s true she had enjoyed it as well. When they were both separated from Vasco, it was nice still having him to explore with and get into mischief together on the times they couldn’t find and include their Ravenclaw in common. And she clearly had enjoyed being around him enough that everyone seemed to notice too, considering the amount of rumors and questions she’d gotten from second year on. For a brief moment, she wondered if anyone had ever asked HIM about them too and what his answers would have been. “I didn’t mind bratty you, even though I thought I did. But i think I like nice you better. You’re far more complimentary.” She replied, a small giggle accompanying her words.

She watched the screen as well, but also busied herself with getting properly comfy so she could enjoy the movie when it started to get good. Which did include pulling the blanket over her legs and resting her hands on top of it, and also pulling her popcorn and the box of sweets she’d made closer as well, opening it up and situating it so it was easy for him to reach too if he wanted. She nodded at his question, her eyes still on the screen. “Yeah, like the plays with all the really old timey sounding monologues.” She tried to search her mind for examples, her eyes closing for a second to help her focus. “Like… Hamlet, or Macbeth or Romeo and Juliet.” She was pretty sure they’d briefly talked about at least one at some point in drama.

While the front of the box had looked amusing, she was entirely unimpressed with the characters so far. Though Vera would settle on horrified over restless. How could the mother leave the dog out in the cold? And what was this girl’s deal with the poor baby? “Why isn’t she picking him up? I don’t have a ton of experience with babies but I feel like she should be picking him up.” The girl’s brother was crying and she was … yelling at him? Vera would not be handing this ‘Sarah’ any sibling awards, that was for sure. And then as the girl started monologuing herself, talking about some goblin king or… whatever, the screen suddenly shifted into showing weird creatures with bulging eyes and she shifted back into her seat in surprise. “What were those?” Listen, she knew there were puppets in the movie. But she didn’t know they’d look like… that.

Had he been asked if anyone had mentioned the obvious to him, he would certainly have said yes. Whether or not he would have spilled the tea on who had said things to him was up in the air. Then again, the odds were the same people had talked to both of them. Vasco was obvious, as were their respective younger sisters. There were others, of course. He hadn't given direct responses to them all, but there was no way he could slip past Bryony, Vesper, and Vasco without giving real answers.

An eyebrow rose when Vera stated that she didn't mind his bratty self, though quickly followed that up by making it clear that the nicer version of himself and the compliments were appreciated. "Well, if you didn't mind bratty me then..." He smirked, then swiped some of the sweets from the box she had set out (not that it was much of a bratty thing for him to do; he knew she had brought them to share). Chewing one of the sweets, he then grabbed hold of the blanket and nudged it toward him. Arguably another not-bratty thing to do, but the blond did purposefully nudge it more his way than he should have.

"Oh, yeah." All the plays from drama -- was it normal to have to think about extracurricular activities while watching a movie? Regardless, now things were starting to ring a bell, though, in complete honesty, he rarely understood the words Shakespeare wrote anyway. "Still too wordy. Better if they just get to the point." Because that typically meant sword fighting or dancing or someone dying or two people kis...

Thoughts were distracted by Vera's commentary, which Logan found absolutely hilarious. This Sarah character really was something, wasn't she? But nothing could have prepared him for the weird-looking creatures that were now jibber-jabbing with each other. The laughter continued. "Are those supposed to be the goblins?" Their appearance tickled him so much that he was on the verge of cry-laughing, which resulted in him almost missing out on the window being blown open and the owl fluttering about until that dude with the wild hair made his debut and started showing off his wicked crystal ball handling skills. "Merlin, you're right. That hairdo would not be a good look on me."

Her questions had been more direct of 'Are you dating', which had always been resounding no's. The questions of did she like Logan had always been not as resolute or she'd avoid the question in itself. But yes, her sister and her brother had definitely been ones she'd spoken with about it. Though she had no knowledge of either of them having talked to him. And Bryony? She'd thus far been spared the questions from the youngest Paton. Though in truth, she probably wouldn't have suspected the petite blond having any desire to ask regardless.

Clearly, she had asked for that behavior, so Vera didn't even bother to pretend to be annoyed as he nabbed a few sweets. Truthfully, she'd made them specifically for him so her taking one was more of a theft. Not that she'd informed her companion of that. When he swiped at the blanket though, she did laugh with a soft "Hey!" As she grabbed for her snacks to make sure they didn't make a massive mess. Leaving the place clean was definitely on Feigrund's list of requirements for the assignment. With the extra length he'd taken from it, she was left a little uncovered on the opposite side, but that gave her more of an excuse to scoot closer, her arm now brushing against his from the proximity, and adjust over her legs again.

She didn't disagree that it was better to get to the point. This girl definitely was very wordy, and with no book on front of her Vera was a bit confused as to how she had managed to concoct some type of story that also managed to provide results that she only... Half wanted? But just continuously talking. She somehow knew about the Goblin King but not that he'd actually show up? She would have also agreed getting to more action would be better. The main character was already annoying her.

"Oh thank MERLIN." She exclaimed when the girl finally picked the little boy up, though she was certainly anything but comforting. Her annoyance only grew so suddenly the additional goblin scenes were welcomed ones. "I.... Think so? It's hard to tell because we know what they SHOULD look like. Also ... Why are the goblins weird looking little things but the king looks like just a good looking dude?" Seemed like goblin king was not actually a goblin and just taking advantage of the little guys. #JusticeforGoblins. At Logan's comment, she joined his laughter and gently poked his side. "I don't know, I think you should still test it. I think maybe we found your Halloween costume for next year." She got distracted by the movie then as scenery suddenly kept changing and they went from bedroom to what appeared to now be the labyrinth and then she was just.... Walking. It was all a bit confusing, so the lioness zoned for a minute, instead peeking over to see Logan's reactions to whatever seemed to be going on. It was only when she heard.... Singing that her eyes went back again. It kind of seemed like song was meant to cheer up the kid, or perhaps that was her bias speaking. "Is it just me or is he better with the baby than the drama queen? Maybe he should stay with goblins."

A notebook? That made one of them. "Alissa, you're a god send!" Taking notes wasn't something Ronnie did regularly. She never had to worry about taking notes before Hogwarts. Her tutors always had handouts ready for her. It was a way more efficient system, as B often found herself drawing in the margins rather than focusing on writing down what was most important.

"That sound easy enough," she beamed as she stepped towards the machine and lowered herself down to her knees. She pressed the button to boot up the machine. Wow! It lit up so fast, that was unexpected. This thing looked like a total dinosaur, so Bronwen was thinking it'd likely move as slow as one too.

.... Or were dinosaurs fast?

"You should do the honors!" Of putting the tape in, that is.

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Her questions had been more direct of 'Are you dating', which had always been resounding no's. The questions of did she like Logan had always been not as resolute or she'd avoid the question in itself. But yes, her sister and her brother had definitely been ones she'd spoken with about it. Though she had no knowledge of either of them having talked to him. And Bryony? She'd thus far been spared the questions from the youngest Paton. Though in truth, she probably wouldn't have suspected the petite blond having any desire to ask regardless.

Clearly, she had asked for that behavior, so Vera didn't even bother to pretend to be annoyed as he nabbed a few sweets. Truthfully, she'd made them specifically for him so her taking one was more of a theft. Not that she'd informed her companion of that. When he swiped at the blanket though, she did laugh with a soft "Hey!" As she grabbed for her snacks to make sure they didn't make a massive mess. Leaving the place clean was definitely on Feigrund's list of requirements for the assignment. With the extra length he'd taken from it, she was left a little uncovered on the opposite side, but that gave her more of an excuse to scoot closer, her arm now brushing against his from the proximity, and adjust over her legs again.

She didn't disagree that it was better to get to the point. This girl definitely was very wordy, and with no book on front of her Vera was a bit confused as to how she had managed to concoct some type of story that also managed to provide results that she only... Half wanted? But just continuously talking. She somehow knew about the Goblin King but not that he'd actually show up? She would have also agreed getting to more action would be better. The main character was already annoying her.

"Oh thank MERLIN." She exclaimed when the girl finally picked the little boy up, though she was certainly anything but comforting. Her annoyance only grew so suddenly the additional goblin scenes were welcomed ones. "I.... Think so? It's hard to tell because we know what they SHOULD look like. Also ... Why are the goblins weird looking little things but the king looks like just a good looking dude?" Seemed like goblin king was not actually a goblin and just taking advantage of the little guys. #JusticeforGoblins. At Logan's comment, she joined his laughter and gently poked his side. "I don't know, I think you should still test it. I think maybe we found your Halloween costume for next year." She got distracted by the movie then as scenery suddenly kept changing and they went from bedroom to what appeared to now be the labyrinth and then she was just.... Walking. It was all a bit confusing, so the lioness zoned for a minute, instead peeking over to see Logan's reactions to whatever seemed to be going on. It was only when she heard.... Singing that her eyes went back again. It kind of seemed like song was meant to cheer up the kid, or perhaps that was her bias speaking. "Is it just me or is he better with the baby than the drama queen? Maybe he should stay with goblins."

With certain people knowing how he felt about a particular individual, sometimes he did wonder what that said individual did know. He didn't expect Vasco to say much, but Vesper and Bryony were a different matter -- sometimes their 'helping' could be too much helping. Nevertheless, he couldn't say for sure what Vera had or had not been told by their mutuals. Such a thing hadn't been made obvious, though he had noticed the two of them had been more drawn to each other as of late.

He didn't expect the sweet grabbing to get much of a reaction; however, the response that was given after the blanket had been snatched was exactly what he had been hoping for. A smirk appeared on his face as the scene on the screen started to transition into something different. Though he didn't expect Vera to get that close to him. Was it just him, or was it starting to get kind of warm in here?

"I guess that's what Muggles think goblins look like," he suggested, which contextually did make sense. It wasn't a normal occurrence for the goblins they were familiar with to be mingling with Muggles, and that probably wasn't a thing that occurred whenever the movie had been made. Though, now that he was thinking about it, surely someone had known something about goblins... maybe it was scrambled information from someone with a Squib ancestor? As for why the Goblin King was human, he didn't know for sure why that was. Such a thing he didn't linger on very long because the comment about them finding his next Hallowe'en costume resulted in him snorting.

The transition from bedroom to labyrinth had been pretty cool, though just talking to a rather unhelpful dwarf and running around the maze was a bit dull, which honestly provided the perfect opportunity to enjoy some of the popcorn and candy they had collected earlier. Blue eyes immediately shot back up to the screen when the Goblin King and the goblins burst out in song. Logan nearly missed Vera's question because he was silently judging the Goblin King's choice of attire, especially those pants. "Huh? Oh. Yeah. The kid probably is better off with them. They seem like a weird lively bunch. ... Song's kinda catchy though. Dance, magic dance. Put that baby's spell on me. Jump, magic jump. Jump, magic jump."

"M'not drooling," Phoebe mumbled, wiping drool off her face and smoothing her hair like a small child taking an hours-long nap and not being sure what day it is. "Okay... only a little bit." She turned slightly pink and laughed at how silly she looked, which was rare for Phoebe. Phoebe didn't laugh often and almost never at herself. But she had lightened up a bit after her nap, so she made a little exception.

"Good. Shrek, Fiona, and even the donkey were so much better than lord... fartquads? I hated that guy. Because-" Here, Phoebe went on a long tangent about all the things she didn't like about Farquaad. "-and he's so mean! That's why I want to put him in a volcano." Phoebe felt VERY strongly about this, ok.

After throwing out her trash, Phoebe walked over to where Sloane was handling the movie. "Are we allowed to watch two if we put them both back?" Phoebe wanted to watch Shrek 2! ............She also wanted to watch Shrek 1 because she had no idea what happened while she was asleep.

Whether he was used to it or not, Bry really was thankful for how patient he always was with her. Even when she was 'freaking out' over absolutely nothing. Those insane tantrums of hers weren't the way they used to be but her happiness sure was an entirely different story.

Yup! For those that didn't have a clue on her favorites in the movie... Ahem. Bry was more than happy to remind Aryan of the very happy and healthy Artax that he had at home on the reserve. He could just think of him and smile.

As per usual, the little blonde giggled at her besties imitation of Falkor. "It's never good when they get separated but at least it doesn't last too long." she much enjoyed with Falkor and Atreyu were together. Bry was wiggling in her seat when the childlike empress came onto the screen. "Now to they find a human child to give her a name and save Fantasia!"

"I'm just prepared. And I like notebooks." This one was patterned with sunflowers. A notebook with fun patterns made you more excited about writing in it, even if the things you were writing were not as exciting, like class notes.

To be honest, Alissa was also expecting the machine to be slower. And maybe make a lot of noise like it was working hard. But it seemed to respond quickly and easily when Bronwen pressed the button. That was a good sign, though. It meant they weren't likely to have any issues like random pausing while watching the movie. When it was on, she removed the VHS from its case and slid it into the slot. It took just a moment to load, and then picture displayed on the screen and sound started playing from the sound system.

"Looks like it's working! We could use the fast forward button to skip the commercials, or we could use this time to grab some snacks before it gets to the actual movie."

SPOILER!!: His Childlike Empress <3

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Whether he was used to it or not, Bry really was thankful for how patient he always was with her. Even when she was 'freaking out' over absolutely nothing. Those insane tantrums of hers weren't the way they used to be but her happiness sure was an entirely different story.

Yup! For those that didn't have a clue on her favorites in the movie... Ahem. Bry was more than happy to remind Aryan of the very happy and healthy Artax that he had at home on the reserve. He could just think of him and smile.

As per usual, the little blonde giggled at her besties imitation of Falkor. "It's never good when they get separated but at least it doesn't last too long." she much enjoyed with Falkor and Atreyu were together. Bry was wiggling in her seat when the childlike empress came onto the screen. "Now to they find a human child to give her a name and save Fantasia!"

It was what friends do. Friends supported and were patient with each other. Ary aimed to always be that way with Bry. Thankfully, there were no tantrums that had broken his goal. His own Artax was happy and healthy, yes, and it was exactly the Mooncalf that he was thinking of right now to help him get through this sad part of the movie. That and the comfort of Bry.

Indeed. The Slytherin boy was truly grateful that the separation of the two had not lasted longer. He didn’t think he could stand any prolonged sadness. “They finds Bastian,” Ary said, nodding vigorously as he scooped some cheese with an index finger. Bastian was found and he watched as the Empress pleaded with Bastian to call her by a new name. Ary always thought that Bastian would not have been up to the task, no matter how many times he watched the movie. But Bastian did in the end.

“Moon Child.”

The firstie repeated the name and watched with happiness as the Empress gained her strength back. “Now Bastian gets the grain of sand, all that's lefts of Fantasia,’’ he narrated unnecessarily, scooping more cheese up and into his mouth. All that was left now was for Bastian to bring Fantasia back with his imagination!

Aryan was the bestest friend in all senses of the word. This here little blonde snakette would always vouch for that. It seemed to her that pretty much no matter what she did, he was always on her side. Tantrum or no tantrum. He was always there for her and exactly what she needed, the calming presence to get her through anything. Bry offered him a gentle smile and a soft squeeze to his hand, she knew him all too well. Just as he knew her.

No, they never needed any prolonged sadness. Bry was all for happiness and fun even if this being one of her favorite movies may have said otherwise. "Bastian!" she exclaimed delighted, bouncing a bit in her seat when the young boy was found. "There him is!" Like she didn't already know that Atreyu and Falkor would locate him. As expected, when the Empress pleaded with Bastian to give her a new name and shout it out as loudly as he could... Bry did the very same thing. She after all was the "Childlike Empress' today. It was completely necessary for her to play the part.

"Moon Child. After hims mama." She had always thought that it was super special of Bastian to name the Empress his mama's name. "Hims will gets it." Bry nodded her head firmly, her hand closest to Ary's (the one he wasn't using to eat cheese lol) reaching out to gently squeeze his. Fantasia was going to be saved now!

While Logan would have been right and Vasco did not say much, he was probably the one who had said the most to her. Once blessing had been given for the feelings she’d been trying to not have, he’d encouraged that he thought they were probably reciprocated - though she still didn’t know how sold she was on that. There were moments when she thought maybe, but there were other moments as well that told her it just as easily could have been Sia or someone else that had his attention. Anna had been another one who had been very open with her opinion on both sides of potential feelings, and while she had been embarrassed beyond belief at the note - she also knew it came from a place of excitement and caring and not malice so it was, in a way, endearing.

Her reaction had been exaggerated in the sense that yes, she really didn’t need to be that close. But it would be weirder to move now, wouldn’t it? Not to mention there was the fact that… she just didn’t really want to.

“Muggles have weird imaginations. They think goblins look like puppets?” She made another face, shaking her head. The movie in general felt very much like it could have been created by someone with some type of relation to the Wizarding world. 1) Goblins being included at all, as she didn’t think they were a super popular topic for fantasy movies. 2) The goblin King and his relationship to the goblins felt similar to some house elf/wizard family relationships 3) She might have been mistaken, but she was fairly certain that they’d called Hoggle ‘Hogwart’ a couple of times. Coincidences? Maybe. But also maybe not. Logan’s snort drew her from her thoughts and she giggled again, imagining him dressed as Goblin King with his hair grown out waaaay longer.

She was almost annoyed with the fact she was fairly certain that song would be running through her head for the next couple of days. It was definitely on the catchy side, and one of those that could probably end up as an earworm that just couldn’t be gotten rid of. “It does sound pretty good. Do you think though he’s trying to cast a spell like to make the puppets dance? Like the Imperius curse? Or is the dance they’re doing supposedly magical and he’s just… lamenting on that.” Whichever way, it was kind of weird in the idea - but it was making the baby in the scene laugh so she was still all for it. “I think Hoggle is starting to grow on me. He’s clearly looking out for number one however he needs to but… I could relate to selling my morals for jewelry.” The last part was a joke… kind of.

SPOILER!!: Bestie <3

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Aryan was the bestest friend in all senses of the word. This here little blonde snakette would always vouch for that. It seemed to her that pretty much no matter what she did, he was always on her side. Tantrum or no tantrum. He was always there for her and exactly what she needed, the calming presence to get her through anything. Bry offered him a gentle smile and a soft squeeze to his hand, she knew him all too well. Just as he knew her.

No, they never needed any prolonged sadness. Bry was all for happiness and fun even if this being one of her favorite movies may have said otherwise. "Bastian!" she exclaimed delighted, bouncing a bit in her seat when the young boy was found. "There him is!" Like she didn't already know that Atreyu and Falkor would locate him. As expected, when the Empress pleaded with Bastian to give her a new name and shout it out as loudly as he could... Bry did the very same thing. She after all was the "Childlike Empress' today. It was completely necessary for her to play the part.

"Moon Child. After hims mama." She had always thought that it was super special of Bastian to name the Empress his mama's name. "Hims will gets it." Bry nodded her head firmly, her hand closest to Ary's (the one he wasn't using to eat cheese lol) reaching out to gently squeeze his. Fantasia was going to be saved now!

What could Ary say? He was a patient and loyal little human. That patience and loyalty were surely why the Sorting Hat had considered putting him in Hufflepuff. But he was happy to have ended up in Slytherin with Bry. The outcome seemed to have made up for the time they were apart, when Bry had moved to Hogsmeade when Aunty Hady had gotten staffed.

Ary winced and slapped his cheese-free hand over his ear. Merlin, Bry's voice seemed to be getting louder the older she got! But the boy should have expected it since it made sense that Bry got fully into character. He lowered his hand slowly to nod, agreeing with the words. His eyes back on the screen, he watched as Fantasia is recreated by Bastian; most importantly, Artax was alive and happy. Ary squeezed back the hand holding his, All was right with the fictional world, and now all was going to be right for the real world too for Falkor was soon chasing after Bastian’s bullies to teach them a lesson. As always, Ary laughed heartily at that scene.

As the ending narration came on, the one about Bastian having a lot more adventures, the firstie concluded in an imitation of the narrator’s voice: "But that's another story."

And that was it! The movie was done!

Desiree made her way to the theater, her ticket in one hand and a plush Beast pillow in the other. She had a matching Beauty and the Beast blanket and her favorite doll tucked safely into her bag for later. Her attire was not only Disney-inspired as usual, but she’d also dressed in the style of the early 1990s in honor of the occasion. Her outfit consisted of a oversized yellow sweatshirt with Belle’s picture on it, a pink turtleneck underneath, rolled-up jeans, pink slouch socks, and yellow sneakers. Her dark hair was neatly styled into a side ponytail held in place with a yellow scrunchie.

Her eyes lit up as she looked around. Wow, Professor Feirgrund had really outdone himself by converting the Techno Space into a mini theater! That snack bar looked almost exactly like the picture in her textbook of a late-20th century movie theater snack bar! She wondered if it was stocked with era-appropriate sweets. Only one way to find out, she supposed!

Desiree made her way to the snack bar and picked out a soda, a small popcorn, and two candies (one chocolate and one sour gummies). Carrying everything to her seat in one trip took quite a bit of maneuvering! She was tempted to just levitate everything, but no, this was a Muggle Studies assignment. She would do it the muggle way! Tucking the candies into the front pocket of her bag, she held her soda in one hand and her pillow and popcorn in the other. Now where should she sit?

She chose a seat in the middle and neatly arranged her soda, popcorn, and candies in the cup holders. After placing her blanket and pillow in the seat, she was ready to start the movie. I wonder if Professor Feirgrund has the… she thought to herself as she made her way to the shelf on the right wall. He did! ASDFJKL!!! THE “BLACK DIAMOND” BEAUTY AND THE BEAST VHS!!!

Desiree let out a little squeal when she saw it. That was a piece of Disney history, the original video release of Beauty and the Beast! Where did Professor Feirgrund find it? Those things were crazy rare. She’d never seen one in person, let alone touched one before! Holding the tape as if it were a priceless treasure, she admired the cover art for a few minutes before carefully opening the clamshell case to reveal the tape inside. Now to play it…

She pushed the power button on the VCR. The little light means it’s on, right? One way to find out! She put the tape in the machine and pushed “play”. The movie appeared on the projector, but it started in the middle of the end credits. That wasn’t right! She pressed the rewind button, giggling slightly as she watched the Disney characters rapidly moving in reverse on the screen. Wait, was the machine supposed to make that whirring noise? It didn’t eat the tape, did it? She heard that was a thing!

A few minutes later, the whirring stopped, and the machine clicked. DId that mean it was done rewinding? Desiree pressed eject and checked the tape, happy to see that it was intact and rewound. She replaced it and pushed play again. This time it started from the beginning, but the picture looked as if it were covered in snow. Now what? There had to be an instruction manual somewhere…

Desiree found the manual and read, If the picture appears blurry or grainy, press the tracking button… Tracking, got it! She pressed the button until the snowy picture cleared. Now she ould sit down and enjoy the movie!

The most patient and loyal. No one else could ever compare. Had the Sorting Hat gone and placed Ary in Hufflepuff, well.. the hat would've had a small issue with its choice for her then. It wasn't like she had demanded to be placed in the same house, she hadn't. But tantrums would've been thrown if things hadn't gone the way they had. No sense in worrying about it now though cause all that was done and well. Oi! No reminders were needed of that, please and thanks. She still wasn't thrilled with the move that had taken her further away from him.

Oops! Sorry, Aryan! Bry gave him an apologetic sweet smile. In all honesty, sometimes she really did forget just how loud she could be. But he saw it too, all her fussing and loudness at the screen had worked! Obviously (not really as the movie would've clearly played out the same without all of her screaming). As everything in Fantasia was restored to how it was all meant to be, Bryony gently swung their clasped hands back and forth a little, a huge bright smile on her face.

"They's did it, Ary!" The blonde giggled happily, making her Falkor plushie dance on her lap and then his (carefully cause he had food still!).

SPOILER!!: Flatterer! <3

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The most patient and loyal. No one else could ever compare. Had the Sorting Hat gone and placed Ary in Hufflepuff, well.. the hat would've had a small issue with its choice for her then. It wasn't like she had demanded to be placed in the same house, she hadn't. But tantrums would've been thrown if things hadn't gone the way they had. No sense in worrying about it now though cause all that was done and well. Oi! No reminders were needed of that, please and thanks. She still wasn't thrilled with the move that had taken her further away from him.

Oops! Sorry, Aryan! Bry gave him an apologetic sweet smile. In all honesty, sometimes she really did forget just how loud she could be. But he saw it too, all her fussing and loudness at the screen had worked! Obviously (not really as the movie would've clearly played out the same without all of her screaming). As everything in Fantasia was restored to how it was all meant to be, Bryony gently swung their clasped hands back and forth a little, a huge bright smile on her face.

"They's did it, Ary!" The blonde giggled happily, making her Falkor plushie dance on her lap and then his (carefully cause he had food still!).

His patience and loyalty were crystal clearly shown at that moment of loudness, weren’t they? Bry’s smile was accepted as an apology, not that she needed to apologise. But yes, the movie was done and there was still some cheese to polish off. “Theys did!” The boy grinned, squeezed Bry's hand and then patted the dancing Falkor on the head. “Such a nice movies,’’ he continued before quickly polishing off the cheese and downing the remainder of his iced tea. “You wants to throw outs the trash in the bins while I rewinds the tape?” It wouldn’t be fair to just stuff the tape back into the box without rewinding it for the next person.

Ary got to his feet, stretching after he did so. It was always good to stretch after sitting for so long. “Heres you go, Bry.” He handed over his empty containers with a word of thanks before going to work on the tape. The little guy hit the ‘rewind’ button and heard a click as the VCR began getting the job completed. Ary crossed his fingers {literally} with the hope that the VCR would not spoil the tape, as he knew this could sometimes happened. To his great relief, there was another click and he was able to extract the tape without any scrapes, bruises or the actual tape unreeling.

Grinning, because everything had gone so smoothly from start to end of this movie, Ary placed the tape into the box and added it back to the catalogue of movies. Only then did he move back over to Bry. “Ready to goes?”

Indeed. Little Miss Bryony had noticed his discomfort. The older she gets, the better she got at that. Taking note of all the things that bothered Ary, that is. So her apology, even if it wasn't necessary was a form of growth on her part. Bry giggled happily, nodding her head in agreement. "Uh-huh!" That was why she liked it so much. It had a great ending. Everything is okay in the movie world now. "I cans do that. You take Falkor and hims can help you."

Once Aryan had completed all his stretching, Bry held Falkor out to him for him to take with him in exchange for all the items she would be tossing into the trash. With their now empty drink cups, containers of nachos and cheese (all which were empty), she got to her own feet and headed for the trash bins. Dropping everything into the bin, she did a little twirl to look around the area checking to ensure that everything was indeed cleaned up nicely.

She skipped her way back towards Ary in order to meet him half way. "Ready." Her little hand slipped into his, as always, so they could leave the room together. Ary was welcome to continue holding onto Falkor if he wanted to.

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While Logan would have been right and Vasco did not say much, he was probably the one who had said the most to her. Once blessing had been given for the feelings she’d been trying to not have, he’d encouraged that he thought they were probably reciprocated - though she still didn’t know how sold she was on that. There were moments when she thought maybe, but there were other moments as well that told her it just as easily could have been Sia or someone else that had his attention. Anna had been another one who had been very open with her opinion on both sides of potential feelings, and while she had been embarrassed beyond belief at the note - she also knew it came from a place of excitement and caring and not malice so it was, in a way, endearing.

Her reaction had been exaggerated in the sense that yes, she really didn’t need to be that close. But it would be weirder to move now, wouldn’t it? Not to mention there was the fact that… she just didn’t really want to.

“Muggles have weird imaginations. They think goblins look like puppets?” She made another face, shaking her head. The movie in general felt very much like it could have been created by someone with some type of relation to the Wizarding world. 1) Goblins being included at all, as she didn’t think they were a super popular topic for fantasy movies. 2) The goblin King and his relationship to the goblins felt similar to some house elf/wizard family relationships 3) She might have been mistaken, but she was fairly certain that they’d called Hoggle ‘Hogwart’ a couple of times. Coincidences? Maybe. But also maybe not. Logan’s snort drew her from her thoughts and she giggled again, imagining him dressed as Goblin King with his hair grown out waaaay longer.

She was almost annoyed with the fact she was fairly certain that song would be running through her head for the next couple of days. It was definitely on the catchy side, and one of those that could probably end up as an earworm that just couldn’t be gotten rid of. “It does sound pretty good. Do you think though he’s trying to cast a spell like to make the puppets dance? Like the Imperius curse? Or is the dance they’re doing supposedly magical and he’s just… lamenting on that.” Whichever way, it was kind of weird in the idea - but it was making the baby in the scene laugh so she was still all for it. “I think Hoggle is starting to grow on me. He’s clearly looking out for number one however he needs to but… I could relate to selling my morals for jewelry.” The last part was a joke… kind of.

There were moments he too wasn't sure what to make of the situation. He did find himself noticing her more, even the little things. Which only seemed to make things even fuzzier, considering there was a time he doubted those feelings. But there was no room for doubts now, and a select few had told him to make a move and, in the case of his sister, stop taking so long. While easy to do in theory, he still had hesitations. What if he was misreading everything? What if those twelve fail-safe ways hadn't been charming enough?

At this point, a voice in his head told him to use his common sense. The warmth, whether it was simply from the blanket or the two of them being shoulder to shoulder or a combination of both, was clearly a good sign. Still, the blond did not move a muscle. However, when the "Magic Dance" number came to an end and the next scene began, he shifted in his seat just a little. For a moment, it would appear that he was drifting away slightly, but the seconds that followed were of him moving his arm so that it could reach behind the brunette.

Ahem. Oh, right. They had been talking about those weird-looking goblins and everything that was happening on the screen. "Maybe. They were probably told by someone that goblins are hideous, and that's what they came up with." The commentary that followed resulted in him remaining silent for a few moments, considering all the possible options for everything they had just witnessed. "Doesn't seem like the Imperious Curse. Maybe Tarantallegra? Or randomly bursting out in song and dance is what they do in his kingdom." This world certainly was weird enough that he wouldn't put it past them to do such a thing.

His attention returned to the screen. Logan had clearly missed something because Sarah was now falling down some sort of hole lined with sentient hands? A look of puzzlement appeared on his face, but it did shift rather quickly when Vera mentioned that she'd sell her morals for jewelry. "Well, if a shiny plastic bracelet is all that's needed to win you over, then that'll make things so much easier," he snickered seconds before the Goblin King appeared yet again and a bizarre-looking machine started chasing after after Sarah and Hoggle.

SPOILER!!: The Considerate One! <3

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Indeed. Little Miss Bryony had noticed his discomfort. The older she gets, the better she got at that. Taking note of all the things that bothered Ary, that is. So her apology, even if it wasn't necessary was a form of growth on her part. Bry giggled happily, nodding her head in agreement. "Uh-huh!" That was why she liked it so much. It had a great ending. Everything is okay in the movie world now. "I cans do that. You take Falkor and hims can help you."

Once Aryan had completed all his stretching, Bry held Falkor out to him for him to take with him in exchange for all the items she would be tossing into the trash. With their now empty drink cups, containers of nachos and cheese (all which were empty), she got to her own feet and headed for the trash bins. Dropping everything into the bin, she did a little twirl to look around the area checking to ensure that everything was indeed cleaned up nicely.

She skipped her way back towards Ary in order to meet him half way. "Ready." Her little hand slipped into his, as always, so they could leave the room together. Ary was welcome to continue holding onto Falkor if he wanted to.

Indeed Falkor has assisted Ary on his mission of ensuring the VCR and tape were in tip top shape. Now that the Slytherin was back at Bry’s side, he told her, “Falkor was verys helpful. I’ll hangs onto him for a bits more.” He then glanced around the room, giving it one last sweeping look to make sure he and Bry hadn’t accidentally left any trash behind. All seemed well.

And so, with Bry hand in his Falkor-free hand, he led the way out of the room. It had been a good two hours; time that had been more than well spent. Now that he was all filled with nachos and cheese, he had an extra burst of energy that he just might use wisely in the form of playing with his own Artax.

Desiree had barely sat down when a deep voice boomed over the speaker, “Coming to theaters this holiday season…” Her eyes lit up as she saw Aladdin and his monkey appear onscreen. She could scarcely imagine a time when that movie hadn't been released. It was a Disney classic! How exciting it must've been for the late-20th century Disney fans who learned about that movie by watching this tape!

Soon the trailers ended, and the deep voice said, “And now our feature presentation!” A Disney Home Video logo appeared, a really old one with Sorcerer Mickey Mouse and upbeat music. Why didn't they keep that logo? It was cute! Mickey disappeared, and another logo came up. This one was a blue castle with a brief musical sting. Merlin, this Era had the best Disney logos!

Ooh, the movie was starting! Desiree started at the screen with rapt attention as the opening narration began. She'd always loved the music that played over this scene, and those stained glass-style panels were so beautiful! It must've taken someone forever to draw and color those! She stared at the Beast's enchanted rose, trying to imagine a magical world counterpart. An object cursed with dark magic? Perhaps a modified horcrux? That would certainly take The Enchantress's character in a much darker direction!

She took a quick sip of her soda, and when she looked up again, Belle had appeared. She loved the way Belle moved, so graceful like a ballerina! The animators must've worked so hard on her, and this was back when most animation was hand-drawn! When the opening song began, she wasn't sure whether to smile or scoff. It was a lovely upbeat song, and the actors’ voices sounded nice together but… Why did the townspeople have to be so rude to Belle? Did they think she wouldn't hear them singing about her?!

Desiree had to stifle a giggle as a certain Disney villain with her dad's name appeared. While this Gaston resembled her dad in hair and eye color, their personalities couldn't be any more different! Speaking of dads, the scenes with Maurice and Belle made her smile. They were so sweet together! Best Disney father-daughter relationship for sure!

She took advantage of the scenes with Maurice lost in the forest to have a little snack. A handful of popcorn, nibble of chocolate, sour gummy worm… She turned her full attention back to the movie as Maurice arrived at the Beast's castle. The part where he was poking and prodding Cogsworth had her giggling out loud. ”How is this accomplished?” You know, that was a good question! Her thoughts turned to spells that could create Cogsworth and Lumiere. She knew there were spells to animate objects, make them talk and sing… but this was more likely some type of human transfiguration, as the objects retained their sentience.

Desiree really had to admire Belle's bravery in standing up to Gaston and going to search for Maurice by herself! She hoped she would be that brave in a similar situation! The scene where the Beast revealed himself to Belle never failed to give her goosebumps! The way Belle's torch fell, casting everything in darkness; the Beast's menacing voice and expression; the way his eyes softened when Belle offered herself in exchange for Maurice, as if he couldn't understand her selflessness… pure perfection!

Desiree was sure that if she'd been in Belle's shoes, she would've done the same thing to save her dad! That made Belle and Maurice's parting scene all the more heartbreaking, and that followed by the Beast showing Belle to her room - talk about an emotional gut punch! Even that early in the movie, it was easy to see that the Beast was trying to be kind in his own way. Poor thing just didn't know how!

Despite the hesitancy she was having about nearly all of the characters of this movie thus far, it was entertaining and Vera was having a hard time not being drawn into it. She was acutely aware of how close they were, but it was comfortable - it felt right, in a sense. So it was easy to just get used to it in a way and enjoy the closeness. Except when he moved, it did catch her notice, the sudden lose of warmth caused the slightest frown. She had a fraction of a moment to consider if this was a rejection of sorts and if she should move as well, except before she could do so he was close again, but this time his arm behind her. Frown was gone, as it felt like billywigs were suddenly floating around her stomach. She didn't want to alarm him by drawing too much attention to the movement, but she also wanted to give some encouragement as she shot a quick smile Logan's way before adjusting in the new position to get comfortable.

It took a minute to find her previous train of thought again on the movie as her eyes focused on it once more. Whatever else she could have said about or in defense of the goblins was all but forgotten, but she was able to jump back on about the odd song and dance scene. (which as much as she was picking at it, she did probably enjoy it the most so far.) "How could I have forgot Tarantallegra! That would make sooo much sense!" it certainly made more sense than just... the desire to sing and dance all the time for no reason. Although, perhaps they'd all had their juices spiked with a potion that created the same thing?

... Or maybe she was also thinking way too much magic in a muggle movie.

The hands were pretty creepy, if one asked her. The way they formed different faces when they were talking. She wasn't sorry to see that scene end, even if once more it left her to marvel for a moment at the oddity of it having been included at all. Hearing Logan's response to her comment certainly piqued her curiosity - but she decided to not take it too seriously, instead matching his tone in her own response. "What can I say, I'm a simple girl. It's much easier to not overthink when it comes to me." Which his comment almost insinuated to her that's what he was doing, though that could have perhaps been more hopeful than anything else.

She was unsurprised to see Hoggle bounce once more, but then there was a giant furry addition to the cast. At least the Sarah girl had the good sense to show some compassion to a creature. Though any goodwill she might have garnered from the brunette viewer was gone again when she shoved the ring back into the poor doors mouth. Couldn't she have knocked and then removed the ring again when it opened?

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Despite the hesitancy she was having about nearly all of the characters of this movie thus far, it was entertaining and Vera was having a hard time not being drawn into it. She was acutely aware of how close they were, but it was comfortable - it felt right, in a sense. So it was easy to just get used to it in a way and enjoy the closeness. Except when he moved, it did catch her notice, the sudden lose of warmth caused the slightest frown. She had a fraction of a moment to consider if this was a rejection of sorts and if she should move as well, except before she could do so he was close again, but this time his arm behind her. Frown was gone, as it felt like billywigs were suddenly floating around her stomach. She didn't want to alarm him by drawing too much attention to the movement, but she also wanted to give some encouragement as she shot a quick smile Logan's way before adjusting in the new position to get comfortable.

It took a minute to find her previous train of thought again on the movie as her eyes focused on it once more. Whatever else she could have said about or in defense of the goblins was all but forgotten, but she was able to jump back on about the odd song and dance scene. (which as much as she was picking at it, she did probably enjoy it the most so far.) "How could I have forgot Tarantallegra! That would make sooo much sense!" it certainly made more sense than just... the desire to sing and dance all the time for no reason. Although, perhaps they'd all had their juices spiked with a potion that created the same thing?

... Or maybe she was also thinking way too much magic in a muggle movie.

The hands were pretty creepy, if one asked her. The way they formed different faces when they were talking. She wasn't sorry to see that scene end, even if once more it left her to marvel for a moment at the oddity of it having been included at all. Hearing Logan's response to her comment certainly piqued her curiosity - but she decided to not take it too seriously, instead matching his tone in her own response. "What can I say, I'm a simple girl. It's much easier to not overthink when it comes to me." Which his comment almost insinuated to her that's what he was doing, though that could have perhaps been more hopeful than anything else.

She was unsurprised to see Hoggle bounce once more, but then there was a giant furry addition to the cast. At least the Sarah girl had the good sense to show some compassion to a creature. Though any goodwill she might have garnered from the brunette viewer was gone again when she shoved the ring back into the poor doors mouth. Couldn't she have knocked and then removed the ring again when it opened?

The initial reactions to the reach-around had gone unnoticed. His blue eyes remained fixed on the screen as he didn't want to draw much attention to the movement either; plus he too was dealing with a case of billywigs in his stomach, mainly because he wasn't sure how his movement would be received. Though he did see that smile of hers from his peripheral, which was a relief, and welcomed her adjusting ever so slightly to get comfortable in the pocket of space that he was offering that didn't involve the two of them sitting shoulder to shoulder.

A nod of agreement was provided. Tarantallegra made a lot of sense to him too, but he wasn't so sure that was what was transpiring in the movie. Maybe the spell was somehow a source of inspiration? The blond really had no clue. As far as he could tell, everything seemed to be random and didn't need to be thought about so deeply. That was the point of movies, right? To simply watch and enjoy being taken to a different world for a few hours?

Her response to his comment stuck with him as the next scenes continued. He was sure that the girl beside him was just teasing, yet he couldn't help but assume there was some truth hidden behind those words. Actually, he didn't need to assume. Lately a few of their mutuals had told him that he was overthinking things. And there was no denying that he was doing such a thing as the furry beast, talking doors, confrontation with the Goblin King and Hoggle, and weird creatures with flaming red pelts happened. Had he not been lost in his own thoughts, he would have laughed when Sarah started tossing their heads.

"Vera..." his voice suddenly sounded after the group made their way across the stench bog, his brain instantly not capable of thinking of the next set of words to follow.

It was definitely true so much thought didn't need to be had about the movie, but at the same time because it was an assignment and she was trying really hard to actually care this year, she was perhaps going at it a little analytically. Or maybe that was just her most recent curse - overthinking everything, which she had definitely heard her twin tell her was the case once or twice. Though she'd probably heard she was thoughtless more often.

A curse they were both ailed with then it seemed, though Vera had no knowledge of outside commentary from their mutuals, though she would have agreed. But she also wasn't any better. It wasn't like she'd made an outright poignant move either. She hadn't told him anything about her own feelings either. The idea of rejection, despite others insistence it wouldn't be the case, was scary.

Not being plagued with that current line of thought however, Vera did laugh when heads started to be thrown. And as Hoggle appeared to save the day, she felt a bit of surprise - until of course it was revealed that was absolutely a betrayal. The whole story was suddenly very Snow White and she would have rolled her eyes if it weren't for the welcome distraction of her name. Turning her attention to him, her head tilted slightly in question. "Yeah?"

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It was definitely true so much thought didn't need to be had about the movie, but at the same time because it was an assignment and she was trying really hard to actually care this year, she was perhaps going at it a little analytically. Or maybe that was just her most recent curse - overthinking everything, which she had definitely heard her twin tell her was the case once or twice. Though she'd probably heard she was thoughtless more often.

A curse they were both ailed with then it seemed, though Vera had no knowledge of outside commentary from their mutuals, though she would have agreed. But she also wasn't any better. It wasn't like she'd made an outright poignant move either. She hadn't told him anything about her own feelings either. The idea of rejection, despite others insistence it wouldn't be the case, was scary.

Not being plagued with that current line of thought however, Vera did laugh when heads started to be thrown. And as Hoggle appeared to save the day, she felt a bit of surprise - until of course it was revealed that was absolutely a betrayal. The whole story was suddenly very Snow White and she would have rolled her eyes if it weren't for the welcome distraction of her name. Turning her attention to him, her head tilted slightly in question. "Yeah?"

For obvious reasons, his movie experience at this point was much different from Vera's. He did notice her laughs, and part of him regretted not doing the same since, had he been focused solely on what was happening on the screen, he would have been cracking up just as much. There would have even been comments about Hoggle and the peach and the betrayal that was inevitably going to happen.

The group was making their way through the forest now and they were suddenly hungry, which was something he could relate to normally. But the thoughts on his mind had taken precedence. Now, as Sarah had bit into the peach and Hoggle had run off, he was rapidly trying to string together words that would make sense.

Not that there was much time to do such a thing, especially since he had Vera's attention and her head had moved ever so slightly his way. Had he been looking at the screen, he would have registered Sarah wandering a few feet toward a tree, the Goblin King blowing a few crystal ball bubble things into the air, and the scene gradually transitioning to some random fancy ballroom. Instead, his eyes were on his movie-viewing companion.

"Have you -- Do you --" Gathering his words continued to be a struggle for him as light music started to play and lyrics from a male voice were sung. "I --" It was at that moment the words 'It's much easier to not overthink when it comes to me' repeated in his mind. Taking a breath, he leaned his face closer and pressed his lips against hers.

As he seemed to struggle with whatever it was he wanted to say, she became more and more curious, the noise in the background from the movie hardly even registered to her. It was perhaps a good thing anyways she missed the montage on the screen, as it went from Forest, to ballroom, to junkyard to... maybe Sarah's room? And then back to junkyard again. The strange sequencing would have just confused her entirely. Besides, he was a much more welcome distraction than the film.

Especially as he never actually finished his sentence, and while she was still staring and waiting to hear what he wanted to know, she was instead suddenly distracted when his lips were against hers. She had noticed him moving forward, but she hadn't registered what was happening until it did. Not that she was complaining, actually the opposite as she couldn't help the slight smile against his lips before she returned the kiss, briefly, before pulling back so she could fully grin at him. "I'm glad I wasn't the only one who wanted to do that." She commented softly. The group on screen was now at a large door, which the brunette didn't even look over to register.