August 30th, 1888 - after the Aphrodite Soiree - London
Edric Umbridge
Edric Umbridge
Though she had wanted to go to the soiree this evening to see her friends, and she had spent a great deal of time with them before and during, Febs was mostly looking forward to the after of the evening. Everything else had been fun, of course, getting ready with B and Lena like they had back in school, accosting Mr. Rosier for booze, seeing Dolly and some of her other school friends, it had all be lovely of course, but Febs was socialized-out now and she just wanted to go to Edric's and stay the night. Her mother thought she was staying with a friend for the night, which wasn't unusual considering they had used her house to get ready, one intrusion was enough, the late hour of her return didn't need to wake up the entire house.
And it was late, she realized when she finally bid Dolly goodnight and congratulations on a splendid event. She'd only managed to see Edric a handful of times across the evening, trying hard not to make her looks his way too obvious, though she probably didn't do that great of a job. Frankly she was ready to go and relax to get the pins out of her hair and this dress off her body, so when she slipped out of the hotel and apparated straight into Edric's room, she was more than ready to collapse on his bed. However there was still a ballgown to contend with, jewelry to take off and other ridiculous layers to deal with. Febs decided to start at the top with her pins.
Warm brown eyes landing on him, she smiled slowly. "Hi," She greeted softly, unsure of how long he'd been here himself. The excitement of the evening started to ebb and she could feel the exhaustion radiating down her limbs as she raised her arms to start pulling pins from her hair. "I was surprised to see you tonight, did you have a good time?" She hummed, clearly amused; he hadn't told her he was going and so when she'd first spotted him, she'd been a little surprised, but in the long run, really wasn't. Febs honestly hadn't even second-guessed it, just kind of rolled with it, it wasn't like she was misbehaving or assumed he was there to keep an eye on her. Well maybe he had been, but it was a very Edric move, so she didn't even think twice about it.
And it was late, she realized when she finally bid Dolly goodnight and congratulations on a splendid event. She'd only managed to see Edric a handful of times across the evening, trying hard not to make her looks his way too obvious, though she probably didn't do that great of a job. Frankly she was ready to go and relax to get the pins out of her hair and this dress off her body, so when she slipped out of the hotel and apparated straight into Edric's room, she was more than ready to collapse on his bed. However there was still a ballgown to contend with, jewelry to take off and other ridiculous layers to deal with. Febs decided to start at the top with her pins.
Warm brown eyes landing on him, she smiled slowly. "Hi," She greeted softly, unsure of how long he'd been here himself. The excitement of the evening started to ebb and she could feel the exhaustion radiating down her limbs as she raised her arms to start pulling pins from her hair. "I was surprised to see you tonight, did you have a good time?" She hummed, clearly amused; he hadn't told her he was going and so when she'd first spotted him, she'd been a little surprised, but in the long run, really wasn't. Febs honestly hadn't even second-guessed it, just kind of rolled with it, it wasn't like she was misbehaving or assumed he was there to keep an eye on her. Well maybe he had been, but it was a very Edric move, so she didn't even think twice about it.
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