[LOG] Fooling Around

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Where: Slytherin Boys' Dormitories
When: Late January, 2022 (Fifth Year)

It was decently late in the evening when Alby and Scorp returned to the Slytherin dormitories. Classes had begun picking up again, and the two had retreated to the Chamber of Snogs for some studying and a bit of… other extracurricular activities. Alby grinned a bit to himself, thinking how wonderful it was that he and Scorp had a place like the Chamber to be alone in. He bet that any other couple in the school would kill for the ability to have a place where they knew they wouldn’t be interrupted. And it wasn’t as though Gilbert and Serge would tell on them.

As they approached the door to the fifth year boys’ dormitories, however, Alby paused. There were noises coming from within – kind of a scuffling, along with voices, though they weren’t saying anything intelligible as far as he could tell. Alby glanced at Scorp worriedly, frowning a bit. Was someone fighting? He hadn’t thought any of the dormmates had been having issues…

He pulled away from Scorp a bit and hurried the last few steps to the door. If there was a fight going on, it would be best to put it to a stop before things got serious. They all had to live together, after all, and fights were not something Alby liked. Especially not among his friends. He pushed the heavy door open, stepping into the room. At first he didn’t see where the sounds were coming from. Then his eyes fell on Alex’s bed, upon which were Alex and Joe. But they weren’t fighting.

They were kissing. Rather heatedly, in fact – Alex had pushed Joe most of the way onto the bed, one hand tangled in the other’s tie. Joe’s hair was a bit unkempt, and his hands were on Alex’s shoulders; for a moment Alby couldn’t tell if he was pushing or pulling at Alex. For that matter, he suddenly couldn’t tell if the kiss was passionate, or just sloppy.

“… Uh,” he squeaked, coming to so abrupt a halt that Scorpius nearly bumped into him from behind. He suddenly got the feeling that maybe they ought to back out of the room. Quickly.

But it was too late. Alex and Joe had obviously noticed them. Alex glanced up, breaking the liplock with Joe a few seconds later, turning his head to them with a half-chagrined grin. “Think it’s about time the two of you stopped having all the fun around here,” he said cheerily. “Don’t suppose you might’ve thought to knock?” Below him, Joe’s cheeks were beginning to turn as pink as Alby’s probably were.

[OOC: Okay, so hopefully that sounds decent. XD If there’s anything that you think needs changing, just let me know. I think this was the setup we originally had in mind, though? We may want to skip some time after a while, since I think Joe and Alex end up fighting and putting Alby and Scorp in the middle of it or something? I think that might’ve been the plan… Anyway, I think I lose at writing Alex, so. ^^;; I can make some changes if you have any preferences~ :D;]

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Alby's momentary relief when Professor Blackwood left the room dissolved as Alessandra and Rogir shut the door, saying quietly that the entire common room had heard their argument. All of it. Alby felt the blood drain from his face as he glanced over at Scorp nervously. Suddenly it seemed like a Godsend that all they'd gotten was detention - what if Professor Blackwood found out about the rest of it? He didn't even want to think about any of the other Slytherins telling him. He didn't think anyone would... no, they'd much rather use it as gossip fodder, he supposed.

All four of them nodded as Rogir told them to get themselves sorted, and the Head Boy and Girl left, shutting the door behind them. He and Scorp exchanged a look as Scorpius said, somewhat sarcastically, "Right. Thanks."

Joe opened his mouth as if to reply, but then apparently thought better of it and closed it again, glaring before turning on his heel and scuffling off to his bed. Alex sighed.

"Well. You were yelling too, mates. Can't say I feel too sorry for you." He turned as well, just as Joe was pulling the curtains shut on his bed. "See you in the morning," Alex finished, sitting on his own bed and pointedly paying more attention to taking off his shoes than to Scorp or Alby.

Alby bit his lip, stepping closer to his boyfriend and glancing up. At least there would be no more yelling... but did that mean things would get better from here? He hoped so. He really was sick of fighting; and now he was worried about what everyone else in Slytherin would be talking about, to boot. "I guess we should just go to bed," he said quietly, casting one last glance behind his shoulder at Alex, who was pulling off his socks now.

[OOC: Nah, I think assuming they make up would be just fine~ If we want to finish off the night, then, that can be the end of this log? :D]

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Scorpius wanted to grumble that he and Alby wouldn't have been shouting in the first place if Joe hadn't been throwing names around. Great. Now things were awkward between everybody. Well, almost everybody. Scorpius put a hand around Alby's waist, rubbing his sides absentmindedly with a finger. His mouth twitched as Joe closed his curtains as violently as he could, and Alex was doing his best to pretend he was the only person in the room.

"I kind of wanted to get more studying in," Scorpius murmured. He glanced at Alby, and gave him a wry smile and a peck on the cheek. "But I'm not in the mood," he said. Scorpius glanced at his bed, which he and Alby had been sharing for the past few nights. "I just want to get to bed now. Or maybe have a shower."

[OOC: Yeah, let's just assume they all make up and everything's hunky dory in the 5th year boy's dormitory. We can start off the safe-sex talk with Professor Blackwood with a lot of muted rumors flying around for the next few days. :D How's that?

Oh, and just a small thing, Alessandra's not the Head Girl, but whatever. I realized it's afternoon instead of evening, so we've both fucked up at least once in this thing. XD]

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Alby slid a little closer beneath Scorp's touch; he realized they should probably be discreet, given what had happened just now, but somehow he didn't particularly feel like it either, right now.

"Shower first, then bed?" Alby suggested quietly, glancing at Alex, who was dutifully ignoring them (and the closed curtains on Joe's bed). "I could use one too." He sighed. "I don't want to think about what tomorrow will be like." He could only hope that Professor Blackwood was right - maybe after being forced to spend time together, Joe and Alex would finally start talking again... and Alby had to admit, he wouldn't mind an apology, either. He was not a girl and that seemed to be just fine with Scorp. So Alex and Joe could keep their thick-headedness to themselves from now on.

[OOC: All righty, we can just end it hereabouts and assume things will get better over the next two weeks~ And starting off the next log with rumors flying sounds excellent~ >D

See, I was going to look up the head girl thing and then I just went, "Nah, I think she is so she must be." XD; Ah well, sorry about that. And... uh... maybe they strolled down to the common room reeeeeally slooooowly.... >>; That's it!]

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[OOC: Sounds like a good place to end to me! :D Err...I think it's my turn to start a log now. So I'll start with some rumors the next day at the Slytherin table, we can respond to them for a bit, do a bit of glossing over the next few weeks, and then skip to Professor Blackwood calling Alby and Scorp into his office on a weekend morning?]]

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[OOC: Sure, sounds like a plan to me! Oh, did we want to have Fred catch them at some point, as well? That can happen in a short scene if we want, and then result in their getting called in? Or shall we just go with the rumors finally getting to Blackwood and that's why he calls them in~?]

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[OOC: Earlier, I think we were talking about Fred having a talk with Professor Blackwood, probably after the rumors begin to fly around. This'll probably happen offline, unless you want Fred to also say a few things to Alby and Scorp. :D That would have to be all you because I don't think I can write ghost!Fred worth peanuts. XD]

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[OOC: Okay, that works~ Maybe I'll write up a quick scene with ghost!Fred mentioning something to Professor Blackwood, just to cause trouble. XD In all my copious amounts of spare time and all.]

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[OOC: I am so jealous of your copious amounts spare time. D: I guess I have some too, since my prof is out of town today and I don't have much to do in lab aside from reading papers. And by reading papers I mean SURF THE INTERNET.]

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[OOC: Well, I don't *really* have a lot of spare time, lately. o.o; But it feels like it now that I'm not making three costumes simultaneously! (Though I have to get to work on my Halloween costume...) Yay for profs being out of town, though~ XD]

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[OOC: Ooh, what's your Halloween costume? :D So many costumes, so little time...and uh, so little available pool of effort and caring to draw from. I think the apathy is slowly starting to consume my want to cosplay. *laughs* And I really, really like it when my profs are out of town. :D *is a lazy bum*]

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[OOC: Peter Pan~ XD Jen and I are going to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, and they let you dress up and trick-or-treat at Disneyworld~ I love it. :D Hee, and I also love it when my prof is out of town. Freedom~ XD But since the semester's started, she'll be here most of the year to teach; that's also good, though, because she doesn't reply to email much when she's out of the office, so it's easier to ask questions when she's around~]