(May 22, 2022 – 10:57 PM)Thomas Aldridge Wrote:  Omg, so James totally will remind Thomas of him at his age! Both of them are fast talkers and always energetic and getting hurt due to sports and such. Though, of course, Thomas grew out of some of it and he'd definitely be the teacher to be like, listen, knock it off. He'd offer advice and he'd be supportive of him playing and try and help him improve, but he's also like knock it off before I make you run so many laps you wish your legs could be detached.

I'm always down for Quidditch acquaintances! It makes me wonder if they would still keep in contact with Thomas after his accident since he feels like that part of his life completely died that day. He might try writing them letters and check up on them, see how it's going if anything interesting is happening that season, especially Augusta because she would have been playing at the same time he was and so they'd know each other as opponents. Though I see that Theodore and Thomas would have played against each other for one year (the '80-'81 school year) so there's that.

Totally if Rosamund wants to treat Tommy Boy's injury I'm down - I imagine he was out in a coma for a good month or two and had to deal with a lot of bone healing and even now he deals with constant aches and pains, especially if he overdoes it with his muscles while training with the house teams. I think Thomas downplays his injuries a lot because he's super bitter and heartbroken about it killing his Quidditch career and this might cause him to be especially ornery with the healers who treated him.

Listen - if Jemima is looking and doesn't mind the fact that Thomas technically will never love her in the way she wants, I'm trying to get Thomas at least courting by the end of the summer. He's not interested in women, but he's interested in being a father so he's willing to deal with it and he's hoping to at least be best friends with whomever he marries. I think he'd find her personality sweet; being bubbly and optimistic - and when she's being insecure about herself and he's like a ray of sunshine like you're amazing!! Though he's Muggleborn and I can just see her parents grilling him on everything about his parents and what they do as Arthur Weasley did to Hermione and Harry.

Aubrey!! He's so cute lmaoo. Thomas totally finds him in the broom shed and puts him on his shoulder all casual.

Oh this all sounds wonderful!

I can see Jimmy responding well to Thomas's influence and may indeed knock it off when he's told to, if only because Thomas seems otherwise fun and less teachery-than-some-other-teachers. Role model plz.

I think Tybalt, if they're pals otherwise, would be the person most likely to keep an eye on Thomas post-ending his quidditch career and do regular check-ins and cheer-up sessions; obviously Tyb quit the sport years before he did, but quidditch was his first love too so he knows the pain of having to leave xD

(May 22, 2022 – 11:11 PM)Esteban Zavala Wrote:  But to start us off together, I would love to start with George/Thomas & Jack/Thomas <3 George is also MJ's Augusta's brother and Jemima is one of Jack's connections in that he flirts with her on the regular and kissed her once. xD So there is that as well if Thomas knows my boys and also knows those particular MJ characters. XD

Yessssss, so Augusta would definitely look out for Thomas too, especially if he's a friend of George's! (She will kick anyone's ass if they don't treat him well, so if Thomas is good to him she will think of Thomas as another brother, probably xD)

Jemima wants to marry for love but I am less interested in giving her what she wants, so am game to hurl her at anyone and everyone. Kit is correct, she also has flirty feelings towards Jack so if the boys are already quidditchy friends she might have ~noticed Thomas already and absolutely would chat with him if given the opportunity to fish for info, if nothing else

Rosamund's uncle was also a quidditch player so she knows they can whinge about injuries, and accordingly thinks the sport is dumb but would tried to have been a sympathetic ear to his complaints nonetheless xD

And headcanon accepted, Aubrey thanks him for his shoulder-carrying. <3