Right Now?

[Orwell Brocken]

Orwell had just finished up in the gardens, his hands and nails were caked in the dirt and he was just making his way from the wild patch and then the gardens, intending to make his way up to the dorm, so that he could get clean and go spend time with kayleigh, but his own estimation if he didn't hurry then he was going to be late, and Orwell didn't want to be late to meeting her, since between all the things they both did it meant they didn't have all that much time to be able to actually hang out, so in his mind it was vitally important that he take the time to spend time with her. The boy wiped his hands on his shirt, before scratching an itch on his forehead, which only really helped in spreading the dirt and he grabbed his shoes just as he began to walk towards the garden's exit, he had spent the entire morning working hard in the gardens and it was finally up to scratch and he was heading inside, only to be greeted with the sight of the familiar blonde, "Archie?" he said with a bright smile at his best friend.
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[Archie Renner]

The first quidditch game of the semester was looming and though Gryffindor wasn't playing, Archie wanted to practice. To hone his skills and prepare himself for when Gryffindor played their first game and hopefully win now that the power struggle between the captains and veteran players was over. It was all for the sake of preparation and dedication to his team so Archie left his common room with his work out clothes on, a duffle bag with some of his quidditch gear inside and his broom in one hand. It seemed like he was making a beeline for the quidditch pitch but it was not his first stop that day, but the wild patch. Orwell wasn't always free when Archie needed his company but he was sure his best friend would make time for him so when he saw his friend's familiar face while walking through the Hogwarts garden he did not hesitate for a second to run and approach him with the widest of smiles on his face. "Brock!" He exclaimed as he stepped forward to capture the other boy in a tight hug. "I'm gonna practice. Wanna come with?" As he pulled away and the question left his lips he adjusted the strap of his duffle bag on his shoulder and waited for a response.​

 

[Orwell Brocken]

Orwell wrapped his arms warmly around his best friend, easily nestling his head in the crux of Archie's neck and breathing in the ever familiar scent of his best friend, he missed him at school, he missed sitting with him, and sleeping next to him, he did miss spending close to every moment with him. The teen pulled away when he did and just smiled, the smile wavering for just a moment, as he processed what he was being asked, forsake his date with kayleigh to watch his best friend play quidditch, the teen ran a hand through his hair, leaving traces of dirt within the pale platimun strands of hair, "I'm supposed to go meet Kayleigh right now," he told Archie, but he wanted to go with him. He wanted to follow him towards the pitch and just sit and watch his best friend play the sport he loved, practice it and just enjoy watching Archie be free. He knew that Archie would do the same for him if the roles were reversed, "Like right now? Can it wait?" he asked, though his mind was already pretty made up, if Archie said yes now, Orwell would go and give an apology to Kayleigh later, he knew it wasn't the best move but he would see her later, that's for sure and perhaps he would bring her some flowers too to make up for it.
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[Archie Renner]

Being in separate houses and being the leaders of separate clubs made it difficult for Archie to spend as much time around Orwell as he wanted. It often felt as if the world was keeping them apart and although they spent as much free time as they could together, it was never enough for the Gryffindor. He had always been an all or nothing person and refused to settle for anything less than the absolute maximum in the amount of time he could spend with his best friend. Inviting Orwell to practice was just another way for the pair to spend time together when they otherwise could not so when Orwell mentioned plans with Kayleigh, Archie pouted. Later shaking his head when Orwell asked if it could wait. "It can't wait. I want to you watch me practice." He said. When their time together was so precious, something seemingly as small as having Orwell watch him fly around on the pitch meant more to him than he could explain. He wished Orwell felt the same and would follow him to the pitch that day instead of choosing to spend time with some annoying, ugly girl.​

 

[Orwell Brocken]

Those were the words that Orwell needed to hear, he already wanted to go with Archie and watch him play because that always made him feel so good, and he thoroughly enjoyed watching his friend take to the skies and fly around so free, and just him saying that it couldn't wait crumbled what resolve Orwell might've had in sticking to his original plan in meeting Kayleigh and he just nodded, smiling at his best friend and nodding, "Okay," he said to him, completely willing to follow Archie to the pitch, he closed the gap and took his friend's hand in his slightly dirty one and then leaned into him, taking him towards the pitch. The teen knew that she'd probably be annoyed at him, but Orwell could come up with an excuse and it would all be fine, she would understand. Archie was important to Orwell, more important than she was to him, though he cared about her, "I'll have to come into the changing rooms though, I need to wash my hands," he told him as he walked in the direction they needed to be for the pitch, Orwell was really looking forward to watching Archie play.
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[Archie Renner]

Archie smiled wide when Orwell agreed to follow him to the pitch and interlinked their hands together. They walked for a moment before Archie unlinked their fingers and wrapped his arm around Orwell's shoulder, pulling him into a half-hug and placing a kiss on the other boy's hand. "I love you. This is why we're best friends." He said before he continued walking with his arm around Orwell. Glad that he was going spend time with the person he loved most doing what he loved most. ​