Open As A Couple?

[Padme Hume]

This was the first event they were at together, that’s what was running through her head. Padme was equal parts excited and nervous for it. She was nervous because she wasn’t sure about Ilija, not about them but his admission of social anxiety had sent her down a rather large rabbit hole of reading what that was and what it would mean for him, how she was supposed to help deal with it and she could help but think that the Halloween feast wouldn’t be that good for him. She however was excited to spend this time with her. It would be nice tonsured the time with him at the Halloween feast, she was sure that they would have a good time. The hufflepuff was waiting for him just at the entrance to the great hall, she was feeling a little nervous, wanted to be sure that if he felt overwhelmed that he would say something and it meant that she could think of something to do or encourage him to leave. Padme has perhaps read too much without really paying attention to any of it or realising that she perhaps overthinking it. But she wanted to show that she cared and was looking out for him. Padme took a deep breath and reminded herself to calm down. ​

 

[Ilija Olaf]

No matter what Ilija dressed up in for Halloween, he'd ended up pulling it off again in frustrating, feeling stupid and over the top. People would end up staring at him, and even though he knew this was meant to be a scene where students dressed up, the thought of people looking at him while he felt so insecure was enough to cause him to convince himself on two occasions earlier in the day that he wasn't going to the event at all. In the end he'd opted for something simple, an orange suit that while didn't exactly represent anything specifically, still made him feel like he could blend in with a crowd that would no doubt be up to their eyeballs in special effects. The thought that Padme was there too was one of the only things that convinced him to change his mind; he couldn't let her down especially if it was the first time others would see them officially together. He made his way down to the Great Hall, trying not to tug on the bottom of the suit, even though what he wanted more than anything was to just go back and hide away in his dorm so that he didn't have to deal with all the people he might end up seeing that evening, and found the blonde that was waiting for him. He put on his best smile, hoping it was convincing enough for his girlfriend that he was actually happy to be here. If nothing else, maybe she would have a good evening.​

 

[Padme Hume]

Padme spotted her boyfriend as he approached her. She looked over his costume and then just gave him a little smile. She closed the distance between them and gave him a small short hug, hesitating before pressing the smallest kiss to his cheek as she leaned out, ”Thanks for coming Ilija,” she told him, meeting his gaze and trying to read what was going on in his head. ”You look good,” she told him with an eager smile. She kept her voice soft and the smile on her face. ”I’ve done a little reading, and you know if this events gets too much, just say, or like tug my sleeve and we can just go, no questions asked, okay?” Padme told him, knowing that it might be difficult for him to say it, so the gesture would maybe be easier. She just wanted to assure him that there was no wrong time for them to leave. If that was what he wanted then she’d go with him on it. Padme wouldn’t feel bad, though she enjoyed Halloween she knew it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world if she spent a little less time at it. ”Do you want to get a drink first?” she moved to stand at his side, and tentatively reached down and took his hand in hers. ​

 

[Ilija Olaf]

Ilijas cheeks turned a bright shade of scarlet when she kissed his cheek, even though he was surprisingly grateful for it. He smiled at her comment, “Thank you, so do you,” he wished he could put more effort into his costume at times, although he knew he was never going to be fully satisfied with it. The fifth year was taken back by the fact that she’d done her homework on the condition he’d spoken about, and he wasn’t quite sure what to say. He’d never had anyone who went out of their way to help him like that before. He was watching her closely, very glad that he’d bumped into her that day at the owlery. He was about to answer her question when his voice caught in his throat as something touched his hand. He glanced down and after a second had a sharp breath of happy realisation, squeezing her hand in return as a smile appeared on his face, “Erm, yeah sure.” Last year Padme had taken him toward the haunted tunnel although he would have been glad to ignore that one on this occasion. Before they went into the hall, Ilija was still looking at his girlfriend and wondering how he could make the evening fun for her too. Padme was always so accommodating to him and he knew what a drain he could be, “Do you.. is there something you’re looking forward to especially?” He asked, making sure that they did whatever she wanted to too.​

 

[Padme Hume]

Padme smiled a little at the compliment. She didn’t notice his reaction to her taking his hand, a little preoccupied with what she’d been doing and saying. The teen smiled at him and at his question, feeling that she could very easily give a cheesy little answer, ”Is it bad if I say just spending the time with you,” Padme replied with a light blush on her cheeks, but a smile nonetheless. Clearly she knew how cheesy her words were, but she figured it was also just a little funny. In truth, Padme didn’t altogether mind what they did, but she didn’t want to do something that wouldn’t suit him, she wasn’t sure where his limits were, what sort of things made him more ill at ease. What things would make him feel comfortable. She knew that it was perhaps difficult to get him to admit what he needed, not wanting to make her not do things she wanted, but she also simply had no idea either about what he might want. So, she just gave a little smile, ”Why don’t we get some drinks and see whats busy?” the girl suggested to him with a little smile. ​