Open Hiding Away

[Emery Mettlestone]

Emery was upset and had been since the Valentine's Dance. He had never been as humiliated in his life, and he had been forced to drag Raawhiti down with him in this pool of embarrassment. But what had the other option been? Saying yes? It was insane, and he knew Raawhiti probably knew that deep down. He did, right? He was mad at Raawhiti for putting him in that spot, but at the same time he felt incredibly guilty. He knew what it had been, a desparate grasp at something on Raawhiti's part, something steady for the future, and he had pulled that away from him too.

Sick of the stares and whispers, Emery spent a lot of his time outside now. The cliffs were his favorite spot, as few students ever ventured there. He had grabbed his books and a blanket and settled down to study, occasionally glancing down at the water below. He wished he knew how to fix this.

 

[Elio Boneheart]

The Valentine's Dance had been eye opening for Elio in a lot of ways, especially since he'd always considered that Mikael wouldn't really be into any sort of public displays of affection - apparently that's not the case. It's a good thing really, because Elio has always been an affectionate person and so knowing that Mikael is okay with that is just one less hurdle to whatever it is they have together. It's all happened really fast since the break and their fight in the library is still kind of unresolved actually, even if they were kind of ignoring it. Not that he really wants to rehash it, on the off chance Mikael decides he's had enough. Not that Elio would blame him.

The cliffs is one of the few places Elio has yet to get to, mostly because as a transfer he's been everywhere else - all the allowed places anyway. As far as he was aware, the Cliffs were out of bounds, but apparently that doesn't stop the people that go there and now it's his turn apparently. He's not avoiding Mikael, but the fifth year does make a funny habit of being everywhere he is, and though it's not yet getting suffocating, Elio would like to keep it that way if he can. Apparently Mikael doesn't know how to do anything by half measures and when he's in he's all in. He's surprised to see he's not the only person at the cliffs though and hesitates for a moment to make sure the boy isn't a prefect or something. He can't see a badge from his angle, but that doesn't mean anything, though he looks to be studying and surely a prefect wouldn't be studying in a place considered out of bounds, right?

As he gets closer he starts to recognise him, the older Ravenclaw boy that was dating the Gryffindor Quidditch Captain. What is his name? Ethan? Avery? Elio remembers seeing him at the dance. Yikes. "Uhm, do you want to rather be alone, or can anyone take up residence?"​

 

[Emery Mettlestone]

Emery winced when he heard someone approach, though he didn't turn his head as if ignoring the other person's existence might make them go away. But when he heard a voice, he knew he couldn't just keep ignoring the stranger any longer. He turned to glance at him sideways, noticing it was the new kid in the year below. He hadn't bothered to learn his name, though he knew he was in Gryffindor. "I go to this forbidden spot where nobody ever comes because I just love company right now, yes." He said sarcastically.

 

[Elio Boneheart]

Elio blinks at the older boy, as if blinking faster might help him interpret whatever attitude he is now being faced with. Well, sorry for existing, he supposes. Some people apparently just like to lash out and it's not like he's the one at fault here, all he's done is go to the cliffs, as though that's his fault, - even if it is out of bounds. "Right, okay, message received then, have a wonderful rest of your day," he says casually, turning to walk a little further away. He came to the cliffs to see it, he's not about to just leave because a Ravenclaw is being an @sshole - if he leaves places because someone if being an @sshole, he could never go anywhere with Mikael. Considering that's kind of his default setting around literally anyone else. The Slytherin has a very short list (and growing shorter every day) of people he isn't an @ss around, and half the time the list doesn't even include Elio. He doesn't mind really because he's used to that from him, but it can be quite abrasive to some people. Maybe that's a good thing, he doesn't have to worry about Mikael getting himself into any trouble since he can usually trust him to talk himself back out of it.​