#simone-selwyn

It’sreally clear who lives in Davey’s space at home, chiefly in the fact that it’snot just him. If the three beds aren’t a tip off, the fact that half of it is considerablycleaner than the rest absolutely would be. Once upon a time, he might have hadhis own room, but instead, upon returning from the hospital, his parentsdecided that putting up Galvin and Davey in a pair of bunkbeds was the bestpossible situation.

Itwasn’t. Nothing points to that being a good idea. Yes, it’s practical in thatif Davey needed help or something happened, his brother was right there. Hewouldn’t be isolated. He didn’t mind. He hadn’t been truly alone in two years.Sleeping in a converted guest room would be too quiet for his taste. Hisobjection wasn’t to Galvin, not initially. He had few objections whatsoever. Itwas like a lasting version of the very rare sleepovers he’d gotten to have withhis brother.

Thebunkbeds was where things immediatelywent wrong. He had the top one and caused enough trouble that they got a secondbed within two months. Galvin took that one, Davey was moved to the lower one,and their sleeping situation has remained the same ever since.

Walkingin, their beds are at a right angle from each other in the right corner. Therest of the room is dedicated to desk space—his own isn’t clear enough to use.He’s only there on vacations. He’s not looking to study, and when he has workto do, he’d much rather do it in the den or at the kitchen table where he cantalk and embrace the distractions. His parents called it making sure he reallywas getting work done. It really could go either way, but the fact stands thathis desk serves as storage first and foremost.

Thetop bunk is similar, only cleared off when they have a guest who needs it. Hekeeps clothes, bags, old Quidditch gear, new Quidditch gear, several dozendisgusting Quaffles—the list goes on and on. If it can be tossed up on the bunkwhen he walks in there door, there it goes and there it stays.

Hiswall space is dedicated to the Kestrals and Hufflepuff. Yellow is an eyesore,and he fully embraces the fact that he can make it obnoxious. There are a fewbands and an old school poster he dug up at the radio station where their dadworks. There is absolutely no system to any of the space that’s his own. It’ssafe to say it’s fully representative of him.

There would likely be a broad range of emotions very quickly, conflicting and intense. 

First of all would be disbelief, a complete and utter shock. Then despair, and panic as she tries to figure out why and what she is supposed to do. Her thoughts would go to her family first and foremost, as a deflection while still processing the entire thing. Knowing that her death would cause them pain would absolutely break Charity’s heart and she’d probably shed just as many tears for them as for herself. 

After a while, she’d fall into a sort of acceptance. Still mourning the life she wanted to live and all the opportunities she will never have but in the end deciding to spend what time she has left with her loved ones rather than moping about. Making sure they know how much she loves them and how much she hates leaving them behind, trying to make her passing as easy as possible for them. It would be easier to focus on that rather than dive too deep into her feelings and fears about dying. So she’d keep herself busy, trying to avoid keeping a count of how long she has left. Dividing her possessions so her family and friends has something to remember her by, looking through old photo albums with her parents and secretly writing letters for her family to open on different occasions- on their birthdays, on Christmas, when they miss her… 

“But who prays for Satan?”

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One: Ava never really expected Simone to become such a strong presence in her life. As a child, Ava was often with other pureblood children through playdates or as tag-alongs to meetings between parents, and friendly as ever she made friends more times than not. Still, she very much lived in a world that consisted of her, Archer and Aiden. In her mind she didn’t need much else, as she much preferred to play with the boys than to have tea parties in stuffy dresses. Simone was one of the first outsiders that such through all her defenses as a child: Ava found herself asking her mother to go to the Selwyns or invite them over frequently as the younger girl quickly become a steady presence.

Two: Outgoing as she is, Ava has a lot of friends and they can usually be sorted into categories. There are her party friends, her classmates, her childhood friends, the list goes on. Simone is one of those she goes to when she simply needs a friend. Previously when Ava strutted into the Slytherin common room -to the dismay of prefects- it was always a toss up whether she was there to seek out her brother or Simone. While Ava tries to keep everything going on inside a secret -unless she is very close to cracking down- she has often debated telling Simone as she knows that she’ll listen. Still, fear of what will happen if it comes out keeps her quiet.

Three: Everything changed after Archer. Ava’s world was ripped apart, and after a brief ceremony it felt like the rest of the world moved on while she was stuck trying to figure out the aftermath. Sometimes she just wants to be alone, but when she feels like company, Simone is one of her go to people.