imperturbatus | EVENT: Valentine's Dance! February 13th

Dinner in the great hall was not only early, but fairly short. Everyone had to be out of the hall by six so that preparations for the party could be made, and when everyone was allowed back in at the start of the party it had transformed entirely.

The large tables normally used for meals now lined two sides of the great hall, holding a great variety of finger foods, drinks, and desserts that would continuously refill throughout the night. The ceiling above still reflected the night sky, but along its edges and throughout the walls were balloons, ribbons, and flowers of vast variety, with the most numerous of the flowers being white, pink, and red roses. All of of the flowers seemed to be emitting just enough light to effectively illuminate the Great Hall, giving it a - for lack of better term - rosey feel. At one corner near where the staff table normally stood was a group of string instruments, charmed into playing a selection of classical dance music as soon as the first students not involved with set-up stepped into the hall.

That was when Tamaki Suoh, a sixth year student and primary organizer of the dance, appeared at the front of the hall, smiling wide and dressed in an ivory-white tuxedo. He waved his wand briefly before he spoke, his voice magically projected with a charm so that he could be heard above any din that might happen with everyone's arrival.

"Welcome, everyone! I'm pleased to present you with our Hogwarts Valentine's Dance, and I hope you enjoy your time here tonight! Feel free to eat, drink, dance, and be merry in a break from studies and winter cold! Also keep in mind the Dance King and Queen contest, which can be anonymously voted for by you, the students, for the final spotlight dance at midnight tonight, as well as a prize of house points to the winners! Now, let the party begin!"

Prompt 1: Desserts, Drinks, and Wallflowers
Perhaps you're taking a break, enjoying the spread, and watching the other students dancing at various paces in different styles on the floor. Maybe you don't intend to go out onto the floor at all, because the chairs at the sides of the hall are just too comfortable or because you don't want to look like that idiot on the left. You know the one. Either way, congregating at the hors d'oeuvres can be a perfectly acceptable way to pass the night.

Prompt 2: Shut up and Dance
It is a dance party, after all! Grab a partner, whether it's ballroom dancing or just doing your own thing! Granted, the latter might get you some funny looks, but who cares as long as you're having fun? The smell of flowers is quite invigorating, the stars of the enchanted ceiling are above, and there's nothing more important than you and whoever your partner is, whether you know them intimately or have only met them for the first time tonight.

Prompt 3: A Breath of Fresh Air
Maybe the party is a little overwhelming, and you need to step away further from the hall than just sitting near the walls. Although no one is really supposed to leave the dance area for an extended period, who will know if you decide to use the loo as an excuse to get away for a few minutes? Maybe you just want to be somewhere more private, either by yourself or with someone else. Be careful not to get caught though, or it might be detention for you!

Prompt 4: "Love" is in the air?
Uh oh! We have no idea who, but someone seems to have spiked one of the punch bowls with a love potion! This potion is scentless and tasteless, and because the punch bowl is huge (and ever refilling) the effects are, thankfully, greatly weakened in comparison to a normal love potion. This little bit of mischief might result in some of the student body (or even some of the faculty) being a little more openly affectionate than usual with the first person they meet for the night, so a little bit of caution might be necessary. At least it's not at full potency!

Prompt 5: A moment in time that lasts forever!
A professional photographer has been hired to take pictures of students throughout the night! Although it might not be the last memory of the school year, it could be a night you want to cherish forever even if it’s just in a photograph! Is a photo an embarrassing moment or a precious time captured on a special slip of paper?

Prompt 6: Write your own Love Story!
Come up with your own prompts and have a ball AT the ball!

OoC: A note, there will be separate threads for Dance King/Queen contest sign-ups, as well as a contest for best-dressed and an attendance register that will be used to award a door prize drawn by lottery! The prizes are as follows; 50 House Points to 1st place, 25 to 2nd place, and 10 to 3rd place in their respective contests, and a 20 galleon gift receipt for Honeydukes (courtesy of Tamaki pulling some strings with the owner) as a door prize!

There will be a thread below for students to vote on Dance King/Queen, and the best dressed will be decided by members of staff specifically. RNG will be used to determine the door prize. Alright, have fun guys!

A NOTE ABOUT DANCE KING/QUEEN: Although the titles are gendered, who can be entered into each category is not! A boy can be the queen, a girl can be the king, and any combination can happen. The only limitation is that there will be two winners selected from the entrants in the contest!

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[Right. He supposes he should do that, or else he'll be responsible for his boyfriend being sick, only because he couldn't gt his shit together. That would make him a really bad person. Though he didn't force the shirt off Seth, but it still would be unfortunate if the man caught a cold, just because Rin's shy. And it feels sorta nice... to feel Seth's skin.]

Alright...

[Rin's cheeks burn as he hesitantly moves his hands, lips moving against Seth's gently. He shakes his head in response to the question. He might be shy, childishly so, but he's not prude. He wants to be close to Seth, learn how to touch him, kiss him and more.]

Don't.

[He breathes out against the lips, locking his eyes with Seth's, unbeknowst of what the man is thinking. He loves him so much... This beautiful, witty, smart, caring guy, who is greater than the world to Rin.]

Don't ever hold back on me, Seth.

[Seth remains mostly still, allowing Rin to explore his chest without interference. It feels nice, like fire dancing in waves across the smooth flesh of his torso. He can’t stop the aching erection held tightly in his pants but he’ll take care of that later and pushes that desire aside. Right now is all about Rin. His tongue glides along Rin’s as they kiss, his breath becoming heavier and heated with each touch.

He smiles a little bit of a cocky grin at Rin’s comment.]

I don’t want to scare you away.

[He knows that he might and while that fear has yet to be grounded it felt very real in Seth’s mind.]

[Rin feels Seth's breathing becoming more shallow and it sends a surge of heat through him. It's strange how good and... powerful it makes him feel and he grows bolder. He runs his open palms up and down Seth's side, over the sharp hips and the ribcage and back again, his touch surer this time... firmer.]

Hey!

[He cries out at Seth's comment, as they pull away for air.]

I'm not some scaredy cat! Besides...

[He clicks his tongue and looks away, embarrassed about what he's about to say.]

There's nothing you could do to scare me away.

[He trusts Seth like he never trusted anyone before.]

[A shiver runs down Seth’s side as Rin’s palm trails fire in its wake. He can’t help the low heated breaths that fall from his lips at his boyfriends tantalizing touch. It’s amazing and nothing he’s expected to feel before now.

At Rin’s comment he feels a chill travel down the length of his spin, his eyes locking onto Rin as if he just spoke the most amazing thing in the world; Seth smiles pulling Rin in for a quick kiss.]

You don’t know how happy I am to here you say that.

[Rin gives Seth a look, because since when was Seth the sentimental one of the two of them, but no matter how much he tries to scowl, the gentle kiss steals a smile from his face.]

Che. Stop being such a sap.

[He kisses his boyfriend back tenderly, curling his fingers against Seth's skin, enjoying all those breathy sounds and the heated look his boyfriend is giving him a bit too much.]

That's my job in this relationship.

True.

[Seth agrees softly while a smirk pulled at his lips. He’d always been so sure of himself. He had always known what path to take and it rarely depended on the thoughts or feelings of someone else. Now he feels himself tied, not in a bad way but in a complete way as if the half of him that’s been missing might finally be whole. He knows that isn’t the case but thinking so is nice change.

He shivers and gasps as his chest bursts with heat.]

I didn’t actually mean for us to make out the whole time we were up here.

[He gives a soft huffy laugh as he lightly kisses Rin. His plan was more along the way of stargazing but this is good to. He might like this better.]

[Rin chuckles ad pulls away slightly, but doesn't let go of Seth, smiling sheepishly down at his boyfriend.]

Oh really? Then what's been on your plan, oh mastermind?

[He feels the shiver beneath his hands, the soft tingle of sin just below his fingertips and it's intoxicating. The soft sounds that Seth make are like the sweetest music and it's almost unbelievable that its Rin who's the reason behind them. It's amazing. It makes him high with happiness and something like mischief. He wishes they could stay like this forever.]

[Seth shrugs.]

I've forgotten by now.

[Rin has thoroughly distracted Seth with kisses.]

I'm okay with this.

[Rin chuckles.]

You're terrible.

[But he kisses Seth anyway.]

EVENT: Valentine's Dance! February 13th

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