wessidestory (wessidestory) wrote,
@ 2009-10-18 19:03:00

"You're not wearing that are you?"

"Yeah, you look like a wanker."

Wes rolled his eyes to the ceiling before turning around to face his two sisters who were standing at his open door with identical devilish grins. "First of all," he began, holding up an index finger and pointing it at Tilo. "Lalita's the fashion expert so you and your opinion can kindly sod off. Second," -- he turned to Lalita, his eyes widening -- "what's wrong with this?!"

"What's not wrong with it?" she said matter-of-factly, stepping into the room and looking at the sweater in distaste. "That sweater is from, like, two seasons ago."

"It's a bloody black sweater! How can you tell what season it's from?!" Wes demanded.

"Oh, Akash," Lalita said, shaking her head pityingly. She reached a hand out to tug at the fabric.

"Well, whatever," Wes said, slapping her hand away defensively. "Tallie won't care."

"What time's she getting here?" Tilo asked innocently, still standing at the door.

"Don't you worry about it," Wes said threateningly. "You made quite enough of an impression on her the last two times she's seen you, you've done enough."

Lalita grinned. "Trying to impress her, are you?" she asked, and gave him a once over. "That sweater won't do the trick, I can tell you right now."

Wes groaned and pulled the sweater off, tossing it onto his bed and gesturing towards his closet. "Fine, go, pick something."

Her eyes lighting up, Lalita immediately stepped towards the closet, picking through the shirts and sweaters. Though Wes didn't have much to choose from, he was sure Lalita would be able to pick a coordinated outfit that the occasion really didn't call for. He'd made plans for Tallie to come visit him over the holidays, and if it were up to him, he'd have loved for it to be a low-key event that a simple black sweater would be perfectly suited for. Though his parents were -- thankfully -- under the impression that Tallie was only a friend, once his sisters heard she was coming, they predictably started to make an ordeal out of it; Tilo teased him more than usual and Lalita fretted over his hair and clothes. The only reason Sonali wasn't lecturing him on how to treat a lady was because she was settling into her new home with her husband. Wes wished Nandini were around to tell his sisters to take a bloody sedative but she was even more popular than Wes and was usually out with a friend or five.

Wes sat down on the corner of his bed, watching Lalita deliberate between shirts and Tilo entered the room to sit next to him. "Don't know why you're looking so glum," Tilo said, nodding her head towards Lalita. "Lala's just trying to make you look like less of an arse. It's no easy feat, you know."

"Get out."

"Hey, respect your elders!"

"What! You don't deserve --"

"I'm your older sister, you should think of me as sacred."

"Yeah, well, Indian people believe cows are sacred, too -- I suppose I can see where you're coming from n--"

"Ugh, shut up, you two!" Lalita snapped, turning and glaring at them. "This bloody takes concentration, yeah?"

"Sorry," Wes and Tilo both mumbled. As soon as Lalita turned around, Tilo shoved Wes's arm and quickly leaned away when he tried to shove her back, and they silently squabbled as Lalita sorted through Wes' clothes. Wes hoped Tallie would arrive soon, as he was not sure how much more of this he could handle.

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tallieho
2009-10-19 07:29 pm UTC (link)

Tallie shivered as she stepped off the train onto the platform at Hogsmeade station, and she tightened her scarf around her neck to compensate for the sudden cold. It was nice to be in the fresh air though, after being holed up on the train for hours, watching the landscape get wilder and snowier as they travelled further up north. She immediately set off in the direction Wes had told her, a grin now spreading across her face in anticipation now she was nearly at her destination, after the long journey. Though she wouldn't admit it to anyone, she'd missed him in the weeks that she'd been stuck at home, so she was excited now that he had held her up on the offer of visiting. There was a small part of her that was nervous to meet the rest of his family, but she tried not to linger on those more worrying thoughts, preferring instead to be determined to make a good impression.

A short walk later, Tallie found herself at his doorstep: the house hadn't been hard to find, and she could tell it was his right away, both of which had made it a lot easier. She dilly-dallied a moment before she knocked on the door, and ruffled her hair self-consciously as she waited for an answer. She idly wondered whether his hair had returned to normal by now, and how his family had reacted when they saw it - from what she had seen in Hogsmeade earlier that month, it would have been an amusing sight.

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wessidestory
2009-10-20 03:48 am UTC (link)

"There, just roll up the sleeves -- yes, just roll -- fine, I'll roll them -- oh look at you!" Lalita stood back and admired her work. She'd forced Wes into one of his white button ups from school, and had managed to dig out an old pale yellow sweater, a Spencer gift from Christmas past, from the back of his closet. After scolding him for never wearing such an ace sweater, and ignoring his protests that pale yellow was going to impress a girl even less than a black sweater from two seasons ago, she and Tilo had managed to pull the sweater over him. Now he was standing in front of them feeling very much like a mannequin, a grim expression on his face.

"I look like a royal poof."

"Well, yeah," Tilo said, nodding. "You can't expect her work miracles, can you?"

Wes made the motion as if he was going to backhand her and was about to say something snide when a knock came at the door. "Oh, shit," he fretted.

"I'll get it!" Tilo exclaimed.

"Oh, no you won't!" Wes said, pushing past Lalita and reaching out for Tilo's wrist but she was much too quick for him. Already bounding down the stairs, Wes had to take them two at a time and still couldn't catch up to her.

Tilo threw the door open, and squinted for a moment at the bright snow. Her eyes quickly adjusted though, and she grinned at Tallie. "Thank God you're here," she said. "Akash has been a right pain in the arse, making us help him choose between colognes--"

Wes caught up to Tilo at last and bumped her out of the door frame with his side, and he laughed nervously. "Whatever she just said, it was a lie," he said hastily, and stepped aside to let Tallie in, swatting at Tilo behind him who had just reached up to flick the back of his ear.

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