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  1. Arvel Ayers

    Closed Sweeter Sounds Are Everywhere

    The path through the woods was strewn with sunlight and autumn leaves. Arvel walked beside Jacob while Clover sprang ahead, wagging her tail, sniffing the undergrowth, and snatching at the occasional bit of bracken. She was a daft dog, but Arvel was smitten. If he ever had a bad day at the...
  2. Arvel Ayers

    Closed Hilltop Spread

    It was a nice day for it. On this occasion, 'it' was a game of quidditch up on the hill south of Obsidian Harbour. A few makeshift hoops, much shorter than average, had been erected at either end of the field, and Arvel had brought his own quaffle. There were no bludgers. A real game wasn't...
  3. Arvel Ayers

    Closed A Dip

    "Really?" said Arvel. "How did that go for them?" He couldn't imagine the average wizard insulting Kaelan and then walking away without assistance. Eighteen feet? Arvel was six feet tall on a good day. And though he was a strong swimmer, treading water wasn't his idea of relaxing. "Well, I...
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    Closed A Dip

    Arvel smiled a rare smile. "Cheeky b*****d," he said, letting himself into the enormous glass room. He considered ribbing the part-giant, but that seemed about as sensible as poking a bear, so he kept his mouth shut and put the beers down by the poolside. The cans were already starting to sweat...
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    Closed A Dip

    When Kaelan had invited Arvel over for drinks, he'd assumed the part-giant's house was fit for entertaining. What he hadn't expected was a mansion, complete with an enormous garden and the biggest private swimming pool he had ever seen. The closer he got, the smaller he felt, and as he reached...
  6. Arvel Ayers

    Closed Made a mess

    "It's quite interesting already," Arvel replied, picking up and empty vial to play with. He got to meet all sorts, for a start. But he didn't have an answer for Kaelan's next question that wouldn't make him sound sad. The truth was, nobody paid close attention to Arvel. As long as the hospital...
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    Closed Made a mess

    Even Arvel, who was usually sensitive to embarrassment, could see the funny side of it all and quirked a smile. He watched as the part-giant got to his feet, a motion that made vials tremble in their racks, and cleaned up the laboratory with a wave of his wand. "It happens," said Arvel, glancing...
  8. Arvel Ayers

    Closed Made a mess

    Work, work, work - these days, Arvel never did anything else. In some ways, he enjoyed the routine; it got him out of the house every day, paid his bills, and provided him some morbid entertainment in the form of guessing which end all the fluid came out of. But it was exhausting. By the time he...
  9. Arvel Ayers

    Closed Watch Them Fly

    Arvel was happy to go wherever Analei steered him; and though he really didn't have enough money to be buying quidditch merchandise, she made a compelling pitch. "Just Apollo Vasilakis," Arvel said. "Everyone else can go home." Of course, he'd have been thrilled to have his shirt signed by any...
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    Closed Watch Them Fly

    The corners of Arvel's mouth quirked a fraction - a sure sign, at least in his own mind, that he was delighted to see his best friend. "Aye, if you want," he said, glancing at the food carts. "Snacks? Oh - flags. Probably a good idea. Yep. Shutting up. Following you."
  11. Arvel Ayers

    Closed Watch Them Fly

    Arvel was so desperate for an excuse to get out of the house, he’d have taken Analei up on an invitation to go skinny-dipping in a lake full of underfed piranhas. Luckily for him, she’d managed to get tickets to see the Kaikōura Kea versus the Thundelarra Thunderers instead, and, since the...
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    Closed Dusty Love Letters

    For the third time that day, Arvel found himself holding back tears. "Yeah," he said, though it came out as barely a whisper. "I know. I'm sorry." He turned away and started gathering up the books on his dresser. More books he couldn't bring himself to get rid of. What was he going to do with...
  13. Arvel Ayers

    Closed Dusty Love Letters

    Arvel wasn't sure what he'd expected. He knew what he'd hoped. He'd hoped that, seeing as how it clearly meant a lot to him, Analei might have been willing to have a mature discussion about it. Or maybe... well, maybe he just wanted her to admit to some fault in the matter, so that he could...
  14. Arvel Ayers

    Closed Dusty Love Letters

    Arvel did understand. He'd always understood. And he would never have asked Analei to open herself up to hurt again. He just wished there didn't have to be any hurt. "We were mean to him. I was mean to him," he said. "The only time he was mean to me, I started it. I was the bully." It had taken...
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    Closed Dusty Love Letters

    Arvel shrugged. Of course Analei's grudge played a large part in his reluctance to reach out to Jacob, but it wasn't the sole cause. If anything, it gave him a welcome excuse, an easy reason to which he could pin all of his problems and pretend that he wasn't just scared. "I'm not exactly a good...
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