#finally an answer

After a bit the child seems to find what they are looking for an ocean blue ball like object that they hold close to their chest.

I obviously can either not post for weeks or post everything at once, so here we are again!

By now you all probably know that @whataboutmyfries is my lovely beta & I am so sorry for all the pain I cause her. (Sarah, I love you so so much)

Character by @lumosinlove (Except for Ines, who I maybe intend to keep on writing)

But whatever! HERE IS FINALLY AN ANSWER FROM ALEX!!!!

Dear Kase,

I’m sorry for the long silence. I didn’t mean to ghost you, I really didn’t do it on purpose. yes I did. Life was just a mess.

I think I have some explaining to do. When I was in Gryffindor for the match, I wanted to talk to you. But my mom called me right after the match and told me that Finn was in the hospital. He got a severe concussion, he also had a match that day. So I left right away. I didn’t even think of you, I’m sorry. I knew I couldn’t do much about the concussion, but I wanted to see my little brother. God, that really scared me. He’s my baby brother. He’s not supposed to get hurt. I know hockey can get ugly and things like that can happen, but it never occurred to me before that it could actually happen to Finn. So, right after the match, I left for Cambridge. When I arrived, Finn was asleep and my parents waited for me. He was okay; they said. He needed a lot of rest. I talked to him the next day. He really wasn’t feeling well. He wasn’t like Finn at all. You wouldn’t have recognized him, Kase. He was pale, paler than usual, and his voice was kinda flat and monotone. I know it was because of the concussion; I know that. It just made everything so real. I had to leave then, but I didn’t want to. I just couldn’t leave him there, all alone. Well, my parents stayed, though Finn told them to go home with me. He promised them he was okay. He lied, obviously. One of his teammates showed up right before I wanted to go. His name’s Logan. He promised me he would look after Finn and he told me he’d make him rest for as long as he has to. I don’t know why, but the way he said it; I knew I could trust him with my brother. His tone was so genuine, and he looked so worried. I could tell he hadn’t slept all night by the dark circles under his eyes. So, I hope you understand why I left right away without another word to you. It was an asshole move (that’s how you phrased it, right?), but an understandable one, or so I hope.

I’m going to be honest with you. You talked so much about Natalie in your letters and how she makes you feel and how happy you are that I felt kinda left out? I don’t even know if that makes sense. We haven’t seen each other in months. I’m so happy for you, Kasey. I’m so happy that you found her and that she’s making you feel great and that things are going so well for you two. Don’t get me wrong, please. You’ve absolutely earned such a gorgeous person and I can’t wait to meet her. But it also made me realize that I want to be with you someone again. Someone who makes me feel that way, not just an occasional hook up. So I went out there again, into the scary world of dating. I didn’t remember there were so many strange people. Am I one of them? I went on some dates with some girls, but never on a second one with any of them. One looked at me with these huge puppy eyes and really asked me if I wanted to move in with her. We knew each other for less than an hour. You met Nat in a supermarket? Maybe I should try my luck there. I have another date later this week, I’ll let you know how it goes. At least she seems nice. We met at a bar last weekend. I’ve been there with the team, you know, celebrating and all that. And she was the bartender there. Yup, I have a date with a bartender. Is that cliche? Maybe. I don’t care. I mean yeah; she looked dazzling there behind the bar and that maybe was the reason I talked to her (other than ordering my drinks) but we talked for a while and she was funny. Her name’s Ines and as I told you, we’re going out this week. I hope she’ll actually show up, but then I know where she works and I can just ask her what all that was about if she really didn't show up. I just realized that made me sound like a stalker. I’m not a stalker.

Again, I’m sorry for not being a good friend these last couple of weeks (months, damn it). I’m really sorry, Bliz. I had some stuff to deal with and I was busy and I just wasn’t a good friend. Period. I was a shit friend and I’ll try to do better.

I miss you. We should plan my trip to Gryffindor soon. The season is almost over now. How long would it be okay for me to stay? Am I allowed to stay at your place or do you want me to get a hotel room? Now that you have a girlfriend and all that, I bet you want your privacy and not another roomie. You know I’m just kidding, I’ll stay at yours. Sorry, buddy.

I’ll try to answer your next letter sooner,