Closed i'll meet you there

[Mikael Nightray]

Mikael stood from his seat to watch from the sidelines as families reunited after the ceremony. He leaned against the wall, eyes roaming the hall that was filled with graduates and guests for the occasion. It wasn't hard to spot Elio through the crowd, he never had trouble finding the Gryffindor - and he will always be the Gryffindor to Mikael even if he'd already graduated as of minutes ago. A small bouquet of flowers was held in his hand - one that he'd been holding on to throughout the Ceremony so he could give to his boyfriend afterward. He waited though, had wanted to give Elio and his parents their moment before Mikael would greet and congratulate his boyfriend. He knew Elio's parents didn't exactly like him, which was unsurprising, so he wanted to give the family their moment before anything else. Besides, watching Elio from here, he would know when his presence was required, and that's if Elio didn't spot him first and decide to come to him.​

 

[Elio Boneheart]

Elio saw his parents walking out as he waited and he rushed over to them as they arrived, grabbing them both in hugs. He’d never spoken to Bryce about what happened on the Brightstone weekend, and he knew Bryce hadn’t said anything to his mum about it either and he really appreciated him for that. He grinned at both of them, “Thanks mum!” he said, when she kissed him on the cheek. He was taller than her these days, which meant she had to reach up to him. He thought he could see a bit of mist in her eyes, but she was hardly going to admit to it.​

 

[Kelsey Ariyah Boneheart]

Kelsey found herself laughing softly as Elio leaned down for her to reach his cheek and she rewarded him with a soft pat on the face, her hands instinctively moving to straighten his slightly crumpled collar, wondering why her son couldn’t ever just be decent for once. “You’re welcome darling,” she said, patting him on the arm as she stood with Bryce. She was going to always be grateful that Bryce had taken to Elio as if he was his own, she’d even heard Elio once or twice referring to Bryce as his dad, which was always nice to see. “You know I still remember when you would hug my legs whilst we were in Eyelops, hiding from the customers, now look at you, all grown up and still making me cry in public,” she said glancing over to the crowd behind him, spotting a familiar stoic figure with flowers. “We won’t keep you long,” she said, nodding her head in Mikael’s direction. “But we did want you to know how proud we are Elio, truely. And I know how hard it was to admit you didn’t want to be a healer. Please know I will always support you… most of the time,” she said again, glancing at Mikael.​