gabriel l. corner (coverstory) wrote in valesco,
@ 2009-02-14 17:26:00

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gabriel corner, greta catchlove, group, noah boot, odette boot

Daily Prophet Ball - Wizarding World!
Gabriel did not want to be here. He hated this holiday, he had no need for this holiday, and it was only to make appearances for his superiors to be here. He didn't even know how long he should stay, or who he should talk to---maybe the Editor in Chief would be good, to know that he had shown up in support--this was terrible.

He'd been in quite a horrid mood for weeks now, and Valentine's was simply not helping it in any case. Gabriel was excellent, excellent at putting on a good face for those around him (especially those he didn't want noticing his true demeanor), but the pink and the red and the hearts and the smiles, no. It simply reminded him that there were people who were happy in the world with their lives and families and---mostly their families. Bloody---families.

"Excuse me," he muttered, eyes locked onto the exit, as he believed he had made enough of an appearance.

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eieio
2009-02-18 02:48 pm UTC (link)

She resisted the urge to roll her eyes, but just barely. Of course he was coming down with something. Her hands were placed firmly on her hips as her lips sucked in and pursed. "Well, I'm terribly sorry to hear that." No I'm not.

There were so many things she wanted to say, to just get out in the clear but because she didn't know everything it didn't feel right to do that. The last time she had opened her mouth she had found herself between a rock and a hard place; she didn't want a repeat of the same situation. If she had known that his parents were playing this 'choose or die' game with him (or was it just him playing the game with himself?), she would have acted differently. But from what she was seeing? He was being a flake.

"I'm...I can't do this anymore, Gabriel. I'm too exhausted to deal with normalcy half the time and just--lately it's been tenfold," she sucked in a deep breath, trying to hold back tears. Damn hormones. "I don't know what's gotten into you lately, but...I can't deal with it, honestly." She could feel the tears spilling over. "I hope you get feeling well soon," she said softly, now feeling her lower lip start to quiver. "I--I need to go to the powder room, excuse me." She turned quickly on her heels, trying to hold herself together until she was out of sight. She didn't want to explain her tears to anyone, she didn't want to have to deal with anything right now.

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coverstory
2009-02-19 02:26 am UTC (link)

Nooo, no no---no, no--she was the Gryffindor, Mary was the one that was supposed to be able to put up with everything and put on a brave face. Gabriel watched her turn, watched her begin to cry and---he felt his throat clench and he stared toward the ground for a moments (moments that would never be long enough to prepare him for--for any of this) before he started after her.

"Mary! Mary, Mary--wait," he called after her, moving much faster and rougher through the crowd than he ever would. A strong voice in his head told him to smoothly press through the sea of people, but nothing since Halloween had gone smoothly for Gabriel, he felt like his whole life was jumping and bouncing and bolting in harsh manners. He caught up with her, stepping in front of her with his hands out in an almost pleading manner.

He really had been horrible, and his naturally guilty conscience wasn't helping anything. Gabriel avoided eye contact for a moment, trying to put together what he meant to say, now that he had accosted her, but nothing came to mind. He didn't want to tell her about being disowned; Mary didn't need that sort of guilt. It wasn't her fault that his family thought the way they did, so---

What would make this better? Gabriel didn't know if he could completely deal with losing everything, but he couldn't choose. He was desperate for his family to take him back, but he was also completely devoted to the child Mary was carrying. It wasn't fair to her, she didn't deserve to be dragged along, playing nice when he couldn't make up his mind. Mary was right, she couldn't do this anymore because he wouldn't allow it.

"I---" He'd never, ever been so far from eloquent in his life. Gabriel frowned and shook his head slightly. He hated feeling like this, but he'd rather take on all the blame than let Mary feel any of it, "I can't do it either."

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eieio
2009-02-19 07:07 am UTC (link)

Hey, she was 21 weeks pregnant! She was allowed to be teary and the antithesis of what a Gryffindor should be. Besides, she'd been trying that route for the past few weeks; it wasn't working anymore.

She looked up at him, rubbing furiously at his eyes. Didn't he know when to leave things well alo--oh. "So." She let out a frustrated sigh, staring back at her feet. "What do we do, then?" She wasn't sure where he was going with things and refused to assume anything. Was he--she couldn't bring her eyes back up, honestly.

Urgh, her stomach was twisting again from nerves and the baby was having a field day with the sugary drink she'd downed earlier; urgh, did he have to pick the most inopportune moments to do this to her? Honestly? This was not a happy combination.

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coverstory
2009-02-19 03:21 pm UTC (link)

What do they do?

Gabriel blinked at Mary, mouth hanging open slightly as he tried to find some part of the answer she was looking for. He didn't know where to begin. A life of secluding himself from his family and friends felt as if it wasn't in the question for him, and Gabriel felt so weak for it, but he'd always relied on these people. Only a few of his friends had reached out, because they had come across the same sort of situation, but even then they weren't his family.

He really couldn't see this ever getting better. Maybe he was being a chicken, a complete coward in all sense of the word and maybe one day he'd be able to deal with the pain and strife, but right now. Right now all he was doing was hurting Mary, which effectively hurt his son, and he couldn't do that.

God---for the greater good, is what they said, didn't they? This didn't feel good, this didn't feel good at all, but it would allow Mary to open up her life again and not have to worry about him, and she could be happy, the baby could be happy...

"I still want to be involved, if you'll let me," Gabriel muttered, unable to catch her eyes as well. Who would want a coward like him near their child? He felt like dying.

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eieio
2009-02-20 07:16 am UTC (link)

Mary huffed a bit, trying her best to not become angry or--or whatever. "Gabriel. You've been involved, I've never..." She pouted a bit. She had been more than welcoming to him being around from the start. He was the one that ran off to another bloody country at the news. He was the one who'd suddenly pushed her away after they'd made some decent strides. She had told him from the beginning that she wanted him to be there, to be involved. And he'd all but spat at it.

True, he'd played along with things; met her parents, taken care of her through some rough patches. But it felt like for every step they took forward, there was one giant leap going back. They hadn't told her parents nor his (or so she thought), and she hadn't told anyone past the Goldsteins and Lily. It was killing her to know that she should be open and proud of her son and she wanted to shout it from the roof tops! But she couldn't, because she didn't think that he was ready for that just yet. It didn't help that she was back at the office now and people would start noticing her expanding belly (thank god for slimming charms--would Gabriel frown at her for that?) and whisper. She didn't want to hold this off any longer but...

Mary sighed. "I've never said that you weren't allowed to be involved. Not once." She would never dare push him away on purpose like that, not unless he made it perfectly clear that he wanted nothing to do with her and his son. "Don't you dare turn this around on me."

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