forum Pheasant Brook (O/O with Icarus!)

Started December 12, 2019 by @GoblinKing

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“Good, good.” Wilhelm stifled a yawn, his jaw audibly popping out of protest. “I may sit in the common room for a bit, later, I think.”

Connor nodded, and stood, hand sliding out of Wilhelm's hair. "Yeah, alrigh'. Have fun wi' tha'."

“Mhm. I’ve got a few things I have to do first, though.” He looked around his bed, picking up his notebook. “I’ve got to press a few things in here before they start to go dry.” Wilhelm stood, picking up two thick, heavy books from his nightstand.

He nodded again, sitting down on his bed. "Alrigh'." he replied with a little smile. He picked up his album again.

Wilhelm pried open the thinner of the two beastly times, revealing a couple sheets of wax paper. It was clearly not the first time that they had been used, but given that their only purpose was to protect the actual book, it seemed alright. Wilhelm placed a few plants between the two sheets, repeating the process on another page as well.

Connor watched for a moment, then opened up his album to look at the pictures, humming softly to himself.

After shutting the first book, Wilhelm relocated it to his nightstand- where he promptly dropped the heavier of the two on top with a resounding thump. “Do you know today’s date?”

Connor thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No, why?" he asked, looking over at Connor.

“I’m sure I can guess it out. I have to leave this for at least two weeks, although with the weather as damp as it is here, it never hurts to leave them a little longer.” Wilhelm pressed his lips together in though. “Hmh. I’ll figure it out.”

He chuckled. "You can always check later. So long as yeh remember to, anyways." he replied with a shrug.

“I know I will. It always feels like I’m counting down the days until they’re done.” Wilhelm chuckled softly. “But it’s always so worth it in the end.”

He smiled, and nodded. "Mm. Yer…pressin' them, right?"

“I am. Right now I’m pressing a few grasses, along with a couple other things I could scavenge for.” Wilhelm explained, sitting back on his bed.

Connor nodded. "Huh. Cool." He replied with a smile. "That sounds fun."

“It is fun!” Wilhelm chirped in agreement, his eyes lighting up. “They last for ages, which is my favorite part.”

Connor smiled. "Yeah. Ah've seen them before. They're gorgeous."

Wilhelm nodded again, running his fingers through his hair. “Very.”

(my dad just said that Pete Buttiegeg was in his sixties…and I was like 😬)

He rubbed a hand over his face, letting out a breath.

(i- hooh boy)

Wilhelm glanced at Connor for a moment, trying to decipher if that was potentially a negative movement.

(yeah lmao. I mean…my dad is a Republican tho, so)

Connor gave Wilhelm a quick smile. "So. Anything else going on today?"

(twins lmao)

“Not that I can think of, no. My homework’s finished and I got what I wanted to get done.. done.” He stretched. “Why?”

(? Not sure what you mean by that lol)

Connor shrugged. "Just curious." He replied with a smile. "Oliver thinks ah should do sports and ah laughed at him." He chuckled. "Ah'm too tiny for sports."

(ah sorry! just meant my dad’s a rep too lol)

He chuckled softly. “I think you could do just fine if you really wanted to, really. If you want to play here, the nice thing is that we don’t really have sports teams, just clubs. Well- no, we have an official track team, but still.”

(ohh haha lol)

He shrugged. "Still. Ah'm too small fer sports, Wil. Ah've tried before." he smiled a little.

“Alright, alright, I understand.” Wilhelm raised his palms, backing off. “But it wouldn’t kill you to find some extracurriculars. They’re not too bad here.”