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Pitcher is slowly slipping. While he was only her student a few short months, she’s noticed that his work has gone downhill. She doesn’t know why. She isn’t sure if it’s the fire, home stuff, just simple lack of motivation. But Citlally doesn’t want to just give up on him. So, she gives him extensions and makeup exams, takes everything he does and shows him the potential. She tries her damnedest to see that he doesn’t just fall out of school completely. 

Rachmaninov has been a constant thorn in Citlaly’s side. She has a hard time seeing him as someone who really cares about his education. While she wants to motivate him, she feels there isn’t really a way to do that. The kid has something else preoccupying the space, and maybe, just maybe, she can hone in on that something. She’s still trying to get used to him and learning all about how he learns and sees the world though. 

Gaudi was someone Citlally saw a lot of herself in. Misguided, artistic and a bright person. Gaudi is the student Citlally wants to give the world to, but also wants her to realize that the world can’t just be handed over. The one person who she’d allow to come to her at any time of day for advice. Gaudi is like a little sister or daughter for Citlally.  Having someone to pass down knowledge to is fun for her and she really loves being able to connect with someone on this sort of level.

Caving-Seavera // La Lune- Billie Martin // Gone Tomorrow- The Staves Capsize-Frenship // Middle- Dj Snake // Walking with a Ghost- tegan & sara Shake It Off- Florence in the Machine// Shatter me- Lindsey Sterling         six feet under- billie eilish

Then came a night where she was particularly low. She made a protection talisman for herself and headed to the graveyard holding her baby. She hadn’t read anything about a ritual for this exact rune. But her lessons from La Mujer weren’t for nothing. Needless to say, her spell hadn’t worked quite the way she had hoped. Her son was still dead. All she had managed to do was raise a small part of his soul to come to her. It wasn’t strong enough. Her magic hadn’t been good enough. And for all of that, she ended up sick. Without a bi-weekly tonic, she turns into a disaster. Coughing blood, unable to move from bed, the whole works. That sort of magic takes a toll on your soul and physical form. Naivety was going to forever be her undoing.

Wardlaw was more than their magic, they were, in fact, a more prestigious school than many colleges out there. So getting into a school that matched where she was in the world had been hard. She’d left behind magic and a huge part of her identity behind when she had become a freshman at college. Not to mention, she had taken a two and a half year break, which put her behind. Obviously, she couldn’t keep studying magic, so she pursued her art and Spanish. When she was called back to Wardlaw, Citlally student taught charms under the soon to retire teacher and taught her own art class and own Spanish class. She has three separate subjects she helps run, and it takes a lot of energy. But she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Longing is not unfamiliar. Logs in the fireplace, crackling and filling the air with a smoky scent. Books are a comfort. These days are for  grading papers easily. These days are for lounging around. They’re for sitting in class rooms having serious discussions but allowing room for restlessness. It’s for distractions and real times. The easiest art for her to do on these days is music- cello used to be her favorite for rainy days. But piano works just as well.