Wιѕ∂σм ιѕ αℓℓ I ηєє∂ (Grey)

[pipintan]

He wrinkled his nose, in response. "I don't think I would let you kiss me," he replied haughtily, his cheerfulness faltering for a moment.

[ηarcissus ιn chains]

"Mm, and why is that?"

[pipintan]

"Well- well you're a Slytherin!" He spluttered, looking dumbstruck at her question. "Wouldn't it be weird if a Slytherin and a Ravenclaw dated?"

[ηarcissus ιn chains]

"It's just a kiss, gorgeous," She laughed, "Not a date."

[pipintan]

"I would hope that you don't go kissing everyone so willy-nilly: if you kiss someone, then it should mean you two are a couple." Reid couldn't help but be a bit old-fashioned, it made him feel more comfortable to stick to the "old rules."

[ηarcissus ιn chains]

"Mm," She shrugged and turned away, "Whatever you say."

[pipintan]

He looked a bit shocked, as if he had been hoping for a little push back from her. Though he said not a word, as he bent down to leaf through the books, tying to look like he wanted to practice another spell; but really, he just didn't want to be seen walking out of an unused room with a Slytherin.

[ηarcissus ιn chains]

She walked out of the dungeon and towards the Slytherin dorms, humming gently.

[pipintan]

(Shall we do a time skip or just have them be separate for a while? )

[ηarcissus ιn chains]

(Timeskip. Do you mind doing it for us?)

[pipintan]

(Of course! ^^)

~Timeskip~
Reid had tromped back to the Great Hall, fresh snowflakes dotting his hair. His cheeks were flushed from the cold and his hands felt raw and stiff. He settled down at the Ravenclaw's table, grunting a hello to his classmates and friends. Right now, he was too tired to come up with a proper conversation, not like it would really matter.

[ηarcissus ιn chains]

She was sitting at the Slytherin table, but not with a group. She was sitting down at the end of the table, hunched over a book with one crimson-red headphone dangling from her ear. She hummed gently and flipped the page of her book, looking disgruntled when someone banged into her back and snarled, "Move it, queer."

[pipintan]

The insult seemed to hang in the air, the surrounding tables quieting down, the students glancing over their shoulders to stare at her. Reid followed their gaze, not having heard what was said, though confused as to why things have gone hushed. He saw the Slytherin girl from before, a student sneering at her. He shifted where he sat, not knowing if he should get up and help her or not.


Finally, with clenched eyes and fists, he stood up, his friends and fellow Ravenclaws looking at him. Feeling like his legs would give out, he strode over to the two, his throat constricting. "What'd you just call her?" Reid demanded, his voice strained.

[ηarcissus ιn chains]

Emilaya turned in her seat and looked up at the boy who'd called her the name.

"I called him exactly what he should be called. Queer. An idiot who doesn't know where he wants to put his junk."

The insult stung, and Emilaya looked down at her lap. She'd had breast implant surgery done the year before, but hadn't really... Gotten rid of some man junk yet.
She felt tears prick her eyes and well in the back of her throat. She swallowed hard and tried to come up with a response, but her voice choked and died on her tongue.

[pipintan]

This came as a shock to Reid; sure, he had noticed that she did look more masculine than most girls, though he hadn't though much of it. He felt his throat dry up, despite the fact that he wasn't the one being treated so poorly. Though he forced through, as he replied cooly, "It's kind of ironic, but she's more manly than you are, resorting to cowardly tricks like this."

[ηarcissus ιn chains]

Emilaya suddenly shot up from her chair.
"Listen, you! You idiot Slytherin," Not much of a punch, since she herself was a Slytherin, "You don't have any right to tell me what I am and who I am! I am who I say I am, and at least I don't need to hide behind insults and clever words." She shoved a fist into his chest, made the boy stagger back a step. Her eyes shone with fury and she suddenly had her wand in her hand. She was trembling with anger, but under that, fear and a violent need to be loved, "You have no right to do that to me!"

[pipintan]

Sh**. This was getting out of hand. he thought to himself worriedly. He put a hand on her shoulder, a part of him wanting her to hex the other student. However, he replied grimly, "Don't, if you do, you'll get in trouble."

[ηarcissus ιn chains]

Emilaya jerked out from under his hand, grabbed her books and bag, and stalked away, her hips swaying. Her face was feral, lips pulled into a snarl. But she pushed herself into the girls' bathroom, collapsed into a stall and started sobbing, the sounds echoing in the hallways.

[pipintan]

(Sorry for the late reply! ><)

Reid watched her walk away, a look of embarrassment crossing his face. What was he thinking?! That was the stupidest thing he had ever done in his six years here... Was he expecting some kind of reward for trying to protect her, was he trying to show something?

Furious with himself, he brushed past the now startled boy, and made his way back to the Ravenclaw table. Before his classmates or friends could say anything, he muttered to them, "Don't. I'm not in the mood..."

[ηarcissus ιn chains]

She returned to her table not even half an hour later, calmly sitting down and opening her books again.