#marlene

Did you know that I have characters? I didn’t know either, ahahahhah

“You know, the Yule Ball is incredibly heteronormative,” Sirius mumbled to Marlene, who was working with him in Potions that day. “As is dating in general. I mean…come on! How the fuck are gay couples supposed to figure out who asks who out? The whole thing’s insane! When there’s two of the same, what happens? Neither knows what to do!”

Marlene shot him a withering look. “Wow, heteronormative? I didn’t know you knew such big words. Strange that you weren’t this progressive last year when you asked me by saying ‘Oi, McKinnon! Nice rack, wanna be my date to the Ball?'”

Sirius frowned at her. “Not helpful.”

“Why don’t you just ask him?” Marlene smirked, adding some boomslang skin to their potion.

Sirius gave her a shocked look. “But Marls! I- I don’t want to! Plus, he’s…he doesn’t wear nail polish or eyeliner, so he…should. And…what if he says no?”

“Didn’t he have his tongue down your throat twenty minutes ago? And that’s like…the opposite of ignoring gender roles and heteronormativity,” she pointed out, rolling her eyes.

“The kissing hardly matters,” Sirius shrugged, but his eyes sparkled. “And yeah, gender roles aren’t important but…I mean, he’s…he’s taller. So…he should be the one.”

Sighing, and mumbling about stupid boys, Marlene decided to take matters into her own hands. “Oi, Lupin?”

Across the classroom, Remus looked up. “Yeah?” he called.

“Will you go to the Yule Ball with Black?” she asked, ignoring Sirius’s frantic grabs at her arm.

Remus grinned and tilted his head. “Only if he’ll go with me.”

She heard Sirius let out a little whimper and she resisted the urge to cackle at him. “He’d love to,” she replied.

“Sorted,” Remus replied, grinning.

In another universe, they'd all would hang out happily together in Costa del Sol

vvw2024: materia/trauma/protection

lily: vampy shades. black cherry sort of palette, dark burgundy or purple particularly, usually lipsticks because she prefers the texture and she looks stunning in them!! absolutely could eat with a goth look

dorcas: eats a lipstain...like oh my god...she finds them easier because she doesn't have to reapply and she usually favours darker cool tones (a bit like lily)!! sometimes she'll put a clear gloss over the top but not often

marlene: 100% more of a lip balm or chapstick girl i think, but sometimes she'll get tinted ones. normally she goes for brown or warm tones and even then they're very translucent

mary: gloss gloss gloss lipgloss through and through,,,,the really sparkly pink ones that smell of bubblegum or strawberry or raspberry,,,applies it in thick layers from a little tube that pops when you uncap it and recap it. mesmerising

narcissa: lipstains or matte lipsticks. darker nude shades usually but occasionally she's partial to a richer red colour. vibes like a girl from an old film (UNRELATED BUT SHE COULD EAT A VICTORY ROLL as in the 1940s hairstyle obviously)

James: okay wait actually I have a thing I need to-

Marlene: NOPE you're not chickening out, you lost the bet, now pay the price of your sins

James: I don't think that's a good idea now tha-

*a lot of "HOLD HIM DOWN"s and "SIRIUS HELP ME YOU BASTARD"s later*

Marlene: okay.. James Fleamont Potter you're now officially KINDA COOL!

James: wait only kinda-

Marlene:*shoves a mirror in his face.*

Another sketch for The Cadence of Part-Time Poets :) I finished the book. My God, I loved it so much. That's a full five weeks of reading that I'll cherish forever. I wanted to draw the girls from the Rowena dorm, because they're lovely and I wish I was friends with them :) I had this idea to draw them in their early teens (about 13 y/o)... Don't ask me why, I just had the urge. Aren't they adorable?