forum Pheasant Brook (O/O with Icarus!)

Started December 12, 2019 by @GoblinKing

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Connor chuckled a little, taking a sip of tea. "Oh. Good." he raked a hand through his hair. "Sorry abou' tha'."

“Nothing to be sorry about, Connor.” Wilhelm adjusted his collar and cuffs once more, head cocked to the side just a bit as he talked.

Connor nodded, holding his tea in his hands. He studied Wilhelm for a moment, then looked away again.

“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again— I can barely stomach the weather here, just look at it!” Wilhelm beckoned to the window, groaning just a tad bit. “It’s so.. what’s the word.. depressing.” He laughed softly, shaking his head and clasping his fingers together. “Not to complain, but I won’t miss it when I’m gone, all this rain.”

Connor laughed. "It's England, Wil. This is wha' England an' Scotland are like. Tha's why it's so green here." he replied, glancing out the window, then at Wilhelm again.

Wilhelm ran his fingers through his hair. “Well, sure, but.. I don’t know, it’s just.. so dreary. Germany may not be perfect, but at least we’re not drowning in rain every day!” He laughed, leaning back in his chair.

Connor shrugged a little bit, taking another sip of tea. "It does nae rain every day." he replied, wrinkling his nose at Wilhelm.

“I know, I know.” Wilhelm raised his palms, a smile still on his lips. “You know what I mean, though.”

"Yeah. Ah do. But ah like the isle. It's home." he shook his head a little bit.

“Well, of course. I can’t fault you for liking your home, Connor- not that I’d want to, of course.” Wilhelm added the last part quickly, realizing how his statement could have come across.

Connor smiled a little. "Yeah, yeh dinnae need ta worry about it. Ah understood what yeh meant." he replied, looking over at Wilhelm.

Wilhelm sighed, relieved. “Good, good.. ah, the bell should be ringing soon, right?” The German boy checked his watch. “Yeah, it is. We have ten minutes or so.”

Connor nodded. "Alright. Ah guess we'll see how we did on th' tests, won't we?" he gave a small smile.

“Oh, shit!” Wilhelm jumped slightly, his face paling. “I forgot about that— oh, God, if I fail, I’m good as dead.” He wrung his hands, stopping only to nervously run them through his hair.

Connor blinked. "Woah woah woah, Wil, calm down." he held up a hand, putting it gently on Wilhelm's arm. "Shh. Calm down."

Wilhelm seemed to soften slightly at the touch, but he still looked tense and nervous. “Connor, I’m serious, if I don’t get at least a B, I may as well fucking fail right here. I did the math, and anything under a 90% will stick out like a sore thumb on my report card.” He bit his tongue, a slight tremor in his hands.

Connor bit his lip a little bit, leaving his hand on Wilhelm's arm. "Hey, yer gonna do fine." he said softly. "Really, ah'm sure yeh will."

Wilhelm slowly came down from his anxiety high, placing a hand over his heart to feel the beat. His breathing was shallow and quick, although he began to regulate it with some effort. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry- I’m not the most levelheaded right now, I’m sorry. This is.. a lot for me to hit you with, and that’s not fair on my part. God, I just wish that the bell would ring now, and then I could go ahead and get it over with.” He began to pick at his knuckles again.

(I gtg to bed soon)

Connor shook his head a little bit. He moved to gently take Wilhelm's hands to keep the German boy from picking at his knuckles. "Nothin' ta be sorry for, Wil." he replied softly. "Alright? Jus'…calm down a bit. It'll be alrigh'."

(alright, no problem!)

Wilhelm blinked at Connor’s movements, sitting back just a little bit. “..Yeah. Yeah. It will be, I’m sorry.” He glanced at his watch again, biting his lip and praying that time would move faster.

Connor bit his lip a little bit. "Ah'm sure yeh did fine, Will." He said softly. "An' worryin' like this don't do any good." He tried to reassure Wilhelm.

“I hope so.” Wilhelm was incredibly aware of Connor’s hands on his own, and he glanced down at them after a moment. “Ah.. can I.. get my hands back?” He laughed nervously, glancing down at his watch a final time.

Connor blushed a little, letting go. "Y-yeah, sorry." He said, biting his lip a little. He rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed, and then finished his tea.

“It’s okay, normally I wouldn’t mind.. but I have to get ready to leave.” Wilhelm didn’t recognize how his words came across, as he was trying to gather his things together. The bell rang, and he stood quickly, rocking on his heels as he waited for Connor.

Connor nodded, putting away his dishes and getting up. "Alright. Well, let's go see how we did, shall we?" He replied with a faint smile.