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pundantic · 10-27-2011, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by meganelizabeth

Shaking his head quickly, he said, "Oh, no! I wasn't trying to say you were fragile, more that you just often are a bit.... reluctant to talk about that sort of thing. I'm just trying to support you and respect your boundaries at once." He certainly knew she wasn't fragile. Well, everyone could be sometimes, but he didn't think she was a doll. She was tough and fiery, but she had emotions too. And he was just trying to help her without her getting upset with him. She either thought he was suffocating, or insensitive, or thought he was calling her weak, when all he did was ask her how she was! Girls were just so hard to understand!

He nodded sincerely, listening carefully to every word she had to say. Looking at her right there at that moment, Christopher noticed something. Selina really was growing up. All of the confusion and fear and love and irritation on her face about the whole situation definitely let him know how serious she was about this boy -about Gideon- and he just saw how grown up she was becoming. It made him want to reach out and laugh and hug her and just forget about all of their problems. But he didn't. It wasn't the time for that, as much as he wished it was, and they had to stop putting off all of their problems and do something about them.

"I'd be a hypocrite if I told you to just march right up to him and confront the problem like it was nothing, because I'm stupidly enough doing the exact opposite of that. But relationships are scary. They're confusing. Most of the time, you got that swooping sensation in your gut and you don't know if it's just love or fear. So what I suggest for you and Gideon, and I should probably do myself.... is just sit down and talk about what's best for you both. If you don't want to end up like Violet and me, don't let fear get in your way. If you really like Gideon, tell him how you feel! If you want to be more than friends, don't hesitate to tell him, and talk it out. Don't ignore the problem." With a shy smile, he continued. "I know he really likes you, Sel. No matter what confusing feels he might think, I know he still really likes you under it all."

It sickened him how that advice would be perfect for himself as well as Selina, yet he was too much of a coward to take it. Maybe he shouldn't have been sorted into Gryffindor after all.

"Good," Selina said burrowing her body even deeper into the chair that she was snuggled up in, "because I'm not weak. So you should try to remember that I can handle whatever it is that is going on in my life." Even if Gideon scared her out of her wits. It was not that she did not like Gideon, quite the contrary. It was because she liked Gideon that she was so scared. She knew that eventually she was actually going to like a boy and not just have a school girl crush, but he was unexpected. He was nothing like she planned. Yet, still her heart had been affected and she did not know how to handle that.

He saw more in her than anyone ever had before. She wasn't just Selina Skylar the fiery, fun and compassionate friend. He saw the fire within her and how she worked. He knew just how to talk to her when she was being a brat, which was often, and she knew how to calm her down. No one had ever wielded that kind of power before. Selina made her own destiny, but if she had learned anything from Christopher and Violet it was that when you date someone everything is not about you. It is a partnership and Selina did not know if she could handle that. She had been on her own so long now.

Then Christopher adopted a tone she had never heard him say before. It was compassionate, well thought out, understanding. Where had her idiot of a big brother gone? He had, in the blink of an eye, been replaced with this capable and brilliant young man. That made her sad. Everything was so swiftly ending. She was moving to a new chapter of her life.

Her eyes fluttered a bit and she looked down at her knees. A small smile graced her lips, "Well look at you Christopher Brian James, you are all grown up now. Acting like a big boy and all."

She sighed, "You're right, but I can't talk to him. Everything is changing and I don't know how to handle the change. What if I mess it up?"

10-27-2011, 11:14 PM	#286 (permalink)
pundantic MO Moke Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Winterfell Posts: 8,760 Hogwarts RPG Name: Gideon Emerson Slytherin Seventh Year x4	Who Am I? Ern's 2460FUN Quote: Originally Posted by meganelizabeth Shaking his head quickly, he said, "Oh, no! I wasn't trying to say you were fragile, more that you just often are a bit.... reluctant to talk about that sort of thing. I'm just trying to support you and respect your boundaries at once." He certainly knew she wasn't fragile. Well, everyone could be sometimes, but he didn't think she was a doll. She was tough and fiery, but she had emotions too. And he was just trying to help her without her getting upset with him. She either thought he was suffocating, or insensitive, or thought he was calling her weak, when all he did was ask her how she was! Girls were just so hard to understand! He nodded sincerely, listening carefully to every word she had to say. Looking at her right there at that moment, Christopher noticed something. Selina really was growing up. All of the confusion and fear and love and irritation on her face about the whole situation definitely let him know how serious she was about this boy -about Gideon- and he just saw how grown up she was becoming. It made him want to reach out and laugh and hug her and just forget about all of their problems. But he didn't. It wasn't the time for that, as much as he wished it was, and they had to stop putting off all of their problems and do something about them. "I'd be a hypocrite if I told you to just march right up to him and confront the problem like it was nothing, because I'm stupidly enough doing the exact opposite of that. But relationships are scary. They're confusing. Most of the time, you got that swooping sensation in your gut and you don't know if it's just love or fear. So what I suggest for you and Gideon, and I should probably do myself.... is just sit down and talk about what's best for you both. If you don't want to end up like Violet and me, don't let fear get in your way. If you really like Gideon, tell him how you feel! If you want to be more than friends, don't hesitate to tell him, and talk it out. Don't ignore the problem." With a shy smile, he continued. "I know he really likes you, Sel. No matter what confusing feels he might think, I know he still really likes you under it all." It sickened him how that advice would be perfect for himself as well as Selina, yet he was too much of a coward to take it. Maybe he shouldn't have been sorted into Gryffindor after all. "Good," Selina said burrowing her body even deeper into the chair that she was snuggled up in, "because I'm not weak. So you should try to remember that I can handle whatever it is that is going on in my life." Even if Gideon scared her out of her wits. It was not that she did not like Gideon, quite the contrary. It was because she liked Gideon that she was so scared. She knew that eventually she was actually going to like a boy and not just have a school girl crush, but he was unexpected. He was nothing like she planned. Yet, still her heart had been affected and she did not know how to handle that. He saw more in her than anyone ever had before. She wasn't just Selina Skylar the fiery, fun and compassionate friend. He saw the fire within her and how she worked. He knew just how to talk to her when she was being a brat, which was often, and she knew how to calm her down. No one had ever wielded that kind of power before. Selina made her own destiny, but if she had learned anything from Christopher and Violet it was that when you date someone everything is not about you. It is a partnership and Selina did not know if she could handle that. She had been on her own so long now. Then Christopher adopted a tone she had never heard him say before. It was compassionate, well thought out, understanding. Where had her idiot of a big brother gone? He had, in the blink of an eye, been replaced with this capable and brilliant young man. That made her sad. Everything was so swiftly ending. She was moving to a new chapter of her life. Her eyes fluttered a bit and she looked down at her knees. A small smile graced her lips, "Well look at you Christopher Brian James, you are all grown up now. Acting like a big boy and all." She sighed, "You're right, but I can't talk to him. Everything is changing and I don't know how to handle the change. What if I mess it up?" __________________