Open Spin The Bottle 💋

[Lucy Holland]

Lucy was disappointed after Ravenclaw's loss, and that meant she was looking for just about anything else to take her mind off it. She had heard rumours for years about secret games of spin the bottle played by older students, and... well, she was older students, now. It was her turn. She had been spreading the word among the fourth and fifth years all week, mildly wondering if this was really fitting behaviour for a new prefect. Would she get in trouble for organising a secret kissing game? Well, what Professor Josephs didn't know wouldn't hurt her, surely.

Lucy made sure to arrive well before she had told anyone else to be there, scooting the desks out to the edges of the room and setting up a circle of cushions and blankets she had brought. She set a few candles around the room for a bit of mood lighting, giggling a little as she did. It felt a little scandalous, being in a setting so blatantly arranged for romance but Lucy did her best to ignore the nervous flutter in her stomach, flopping onto a cushion once she was finished setting up and putting the butterbeer bottle in the middle of the circle. Hmm. Maybe she should have brought some rose petals to scatter everywhere...

Out of Character:

Spin the bottle time woooooooooooooooooooooo! Arrivals only for now, but feel free to jump in at any point once the game gets going!

Some ground rules:

• Please only post with 4th-5th year students to avoid any awkward age differences.
• Please only join if you're sure you can stay active in the thread if you're spun. I also encourage keeping things OSW style to keep things moving and fun for everyone.
• I'll be using RNG to determine who the bottle lands on for my posts, but feel free to pick your target however you'd like. Just make sure you make it clear who your char is interacting with, even if IC they do not know their name. I recommend @-ing them to make sure they see it!
• To avoid accidental godmodding, please either leave room for other people's characters to back out of a kiss or discuss the outcome with the RPer OOC if possible. A kiss on the cheek is fine as well.
• For extra fun or just to get an idea of the flow, check out the previous games run by Daph, Kris, and I! (Big thanks to Daph for coming up with the idea, and credit to both her and Kris for putting together this list of rules!)

 

[Cassandra Cohen]

Cassandra had heard whispers of some spin the bottle action and now that was something worth checking out. Walking into the abandoned classroom she gave a smile to the girl who she assumed had started the whole thing. "Is this where that spin the bottle thing is happening? If so I'm down." She said, not waiting for confirmation before going to take a seat.

 

[Morrie Ayre]

Morrie was only trying out Spin the Bottle because Vanity had arranged the last one, and even then she wasn't convinced it was her thing, she was at least a little curious to see what it was about. She kind of wished Vanity was here for support this time, but her best friend was too old. That fact annoyed Morrie because she had been too young for the last one. She walked into the abandoned classroom and paused a little on entry. She was one of the first to arrive which was awkward because now she had to wait for people to join. She most definitely was not making small talk with the people already here.

 

[Rosalind Montgomery]

Rosalind was excited. Nervous too, but mostly excited. She'd heard about what the spin the bottle game from her cousin and once she heard it was happening again, knew she had to get in with the action. Who would she kiss? Would it be a boy or a girl? Did she really mind? Who knew! Rosalind was full of uncertainty but she relished in it.

"Hey everyone!" she greeted cheerfully as she arrived, taking a seat. She didn't know not-cousin Lucy well, but had heard about her from cousin-Lucy and knew she was a good person so she sat beside her. She clapped her hands together excitedly a couple of times, then let them rest on her lap. She was thrilled to be here.

 

[Aroha Blenheim]

Aroha heard about the spin the bottle game and couldn't exactly sit it out. Sure, it would be a bit weird - she might have to kiss a stranger and that was strange thought - but it was almost like a dare, a challenge. And Aroha didn't back down from challenges. Aroha arrived confidently (maybe a little too much so), still riding high from her snitch catch from the last quidditch game but also trying to hide her doubtfulness about all of this. Aroha had never been interested in anyone - not really. Maybe a little bit when she was a kid and thought she was into someone but that was kid-stuff. Aroha was older now. Maybe this was an opportunity.

 

[Ignatius Wolffort]

Truthfully, Ignatius should have ignored the rumour going around. Going into a spin the bottle felt so immature, and Ignatius had to be more mature now that his parents weren't able to spoil him nearly as much. Between that and the bludger hits, he felt very sorry for himself. Maybe, he reasoned, being able to hopefully kiss a pretty girl would vastly improve his mood. As long as it wasn't a girl from the Slytherin team, considering that most of them seemed to relish in pelting him with bludgers. He held his head high and tried not to show that the thought of actually getting to kiss someone for the first time had him feeling a little nervous. Like the way he felt when a game was about to start.

Ignatius really hoped none of the girls had brought bats.

 

[Caius Vaughn]

Caius was excited for a game of spin the bottle. He'd kept to himself far too much recently. He made sure to dress nice before strolling down to the game. "Hello, everyone," He greeted with a cheeky grin, falling into a seat. He'd seen his roommate following him, but he didn't comment on it. "Looks like I'm just in time- we need some hufflepuffs here to round out the party," He joked, chuckling at himself.

 

[Zaros Lodowick]

Zaros had no idea what he was thinking. Why was he participating in this? He'd been tossing the idea about since he'd heard of it, but really what had prompted him to go through with it was seeing one of his roommates leaving for it. He followed Caius- or was it Cassius? Caius, he thought, down to the game. He slipped in, and not saying anything he sat down, already blushing furiously as he just stared at his feet. This was a bad idea. A really, really bad idea.

 

[Sunday Weeks]

Sunday had debated on if this would be a good idea, but in the end she'd decided she couldn't not show up, either. She'd spent some extra time on her appearance- putting on an extra cute outfit and doing her hair and makeup. Feeling good, Sunday walked to the abandoned classroom.

She let her eyes sweep over her classmates. Not enough boys were here, but she was pleased with a few of the faces she did see. She decided to optimize on her presence and sat near Lucy, giving the room her best smile. "So, Lucy," She began. "Great idea. It's about time something fun happened around here." @Lucy Holland

 

[Ivy Cullen]

Ivy had heard stories about spin the bottle games. both from her siblings and though the general myth that circulated a school where gossip was traded as a means of currency. when she had heard that Lucy was organising a game she was looking forward to attendng wondering if she would getto kiss someone there. which was almost a given as she was sure one of the unofficial rules of the gme was that it kept going until everyone got kissed but she also wondered who she would get to kiss. would it be awkward if she kissed one of her room mates, or would it be the start of a love story as adorable as her brothers.
She had dressed nicely yet also in a way that didnt scream teying too hard before making her way tothe abandoned classroom she slipped covertly through the door shutting it behind her "Hey Guys" she called to the room at large smiling at her dorm mates before taking a seat next to Aroha "hey Ro. " she said

 

[Elise Ito]

Elise wasn't really sure if she had a choice on whether or not to come to the spin the bottle game. She was pretty sure Lucy would have dragged her down to the second floor if she hadn't come willingly. She didn't have the same sense of urgency that some of her friends had for romance but she couldn't exactly deny that the idea of kissing didn't excite her a little bit. She sat next to Lucy and watched as the other students arrived, curious to see who she might end up kissing before the night was over.

 

[Naveen Khatri]

Naveen's palms were sweating before he even entered the abandoned classroom. This was an awful idea, terrible really but he had already done the hard part which was leave his room in the first place. He walked in and was surprised at just how many people had shown up already. He swallowed hard and considered turning around and leaving, but that would be far more embarrassing at this point. In the end he took a seat far from Ivy. His face felt hot as he tried not to look at her. Turning her down last year had been hard but he didn't feel like he was really ready to date someone, not seriously. But a game of spin the bottle was different, surely. They weren't about to pair up at the end, it was just a kiss. Right? Naveen took a deep breath and wiped his sweaty palms on his legs in an attempt to keep his cool before he spiraled any farther.

 

[Violet Stark-West]

Violet had heard the rumours of the spin the bottle game happening, and she wanted in. She was a fifth year, and it was almost embarrassing that she had not had her first kiss yet. and honestly at this point it looked like the game was a good way to get it out of the way. besides she was pretty sure that there was going to be drama and if there was tea she wanted to be in the know.
She had made sure to dress nicely, do her hair neatly and out on some light natural makeup as well as some lipgloss as she wanted to look her best for the game. As she walked to the classroom, she passed her brother on the stairs who seemed different, happy, even slightly smug, and did his face look red? She hurried past him, trying not to notice him as though it was some way to stop him noticing her. She didnt want the head boy interrupting the game and she had a feeling a goodie two-shoes nerd like him would not approve of a harmless game of spin the bottle. it was bad enough that her big brother who always hid from any kind of social interaction, was the head boy she didnt want the embaressment of him spoiling their fun as well or her reputation would never recover.
She entered the classroom and looked around, noticing the circle of people on the floor. Most of them she only knew vaguely there were onlyom Slytherin. One was a girl from the year below, there was a boy from the quidditch team in the year below her, three others fr and the other was morrie. this was starting to look like a bad idea. what if her first kiss was her dorm mate whose guts had a mutual hatred? the only good thing from that would be that she would have blackmail material to hold over her for life. though she wasn't sure if that would be worth it. "heya. " she said before sitting down in a free spot where she wasnt next to or looking at morrie.

 

[Cyrus Thorne]

Cyrus felt nervous about this event, but curious too. He headed into the classroom, relieved to see Naveen. He made a beeline for his friend, sitting down next to him. Only then did he survey the room. He smiled at Sunday, but scanned the room for Sunny. He felt a flicker of disappointment when he saw she wasn't there. Maybe she would still show up?

@Naveen Khatri

 

[Sunny Day]

Sunny had thought that a game of spin the bottle was a dumb idea and had only decided to show up to see if Cyrus would be there. When she spotted him, she pursed her lips then masked her fury with a blinding smile. “Fancy seeing you here,” She said to him. She smiled at Naveen too, then sat on the free cushion on the other side of Cyrus.

 

[Fiona Burke]

Fiona didn't know if this was a good or bad idea. To be honest, the Gryffindor hadn't even thought about romance or even considered it. She contemplated whether she wanted to even go when she had heard through her classmates that there was a spin the bottle. Fiona thought about it for ages until she decided to join in on the game. Fiona slowly walked into the room, noticing a few of her classmates around, before grabbing an available spot.

 

[Alana Cosgrove]

Alana heard about the game of spin the bottle through the grapevine and figured why not give it ago. Her love life was non existent after all so it wasn't like she had anything to ruin. She headed into the abandoned classroom, saw some familiar faces that she smiled at before she grabbed a spot.

 

[Lucy Holland]

Lucy watched with delight as the room began to fill up, greeting each arrival in turn. It was thrilling to think about, wondering which of her classmates she would get to kiss today. It felt like a rite of passage, all of them entering this chapter of their teens together. Once the room was full up, Lucy called out for attention. "Hiiiiiiiiiii everyone!" She said brightly, putting on the volume she used when addressing the Quidditch team. "OMG, I'm so excited you're all here! So, let's get started! There's just a couple of rules. First, you can choose whether you wanna kiss on the lips or cheek. Or if someone doesn't wanna kiss at all, I guess you could high five or something?" She shrugged, before carrying on. "We respect each other's choices here, no judging! Whoever the bottle is spun on takes the next turn, and we'll keep going until we get bored I guess?" Lucy shrugged, leaning forward to grab the bottle. "Alright, I'll start!" She spun hard and watched as the bottle rotated its way around the group, before finally slowing to a stop in front of a younger girl she didn't know. Lucy grinned, cheeks heating up as she approached the Slytherin. "Hi! I'm Lucy!" She said cheerfully. "Lips or cheek?"
@Sunny Day

Out of Character:

Latecomers are still welcome to join, just add your name to the list!

1. Lucy Holland
2. Cassandra Cohen
3. Morrie Ayre
4. Rosalind Montgomery
5. Aroha Blenheim
6. Ignatius Wolffort
7. Caius Vaughn
8. Zaros Lodowick
9. Sunday Weeks
10. Ivy Cullen
11. Elise Ito
12. Naveen Khatri
13. Violet Stark-West
14. Cyrus Thorne
15. Sunny Day
16. Fiona Burke
17. Alana Cosgrove

 

[Sunny Day]

As the bottle slowed, Sunny worried it was going to land on Cyrus for a moment. She felt a sense of relief when it landed on her instead. She winced as her match introduced herself. Sunny played Quidditch so of course she knew who Lucy was, but clearly Lucy did not know her. Annoyingly it was probably because she was an alt beater that the Ravenclaw hadn't taken notice of her. "Sunny" she replied coolly, quietly annoyed that she had to say her own name.

"I'm comfortable with either. Lips is fine," she added with a casual shrug, though her eyes flicked sideways toward Cyrus to check he was watching. She was hoping that he'd look jealous. Or devastated would be nice too. She’d take anything that wasn’t indifference. Then she turned back to Lucy and shifted smoothly onto her knees for a better angle.

@Lucy Holland

 

[Lucy Holland]

As excited as she had been today, Lucy felt a thrilling flutter of nerves as she moved closer to Sunny, too distracted by her own feelings to notice the younger girl's tone. Lucy was definitely sure she liked girls - they were all pretty and soft and easy to talk to - but this would be her first time kissing one. Her heart raced slightly as she leaned in, kissing Sunny slow and sweet on the lips. It was gentle, warm, everything she had hoped kissing a girl would be. Lucy giggled slightly as she pulled back, heart still thumping. "Your turn!" She said brightly, handing Sunny the bottle.
@Sunny Day

 

[Sunny Day]

The kiss was soft and gentle. It had been fine Sunny thought. Nice even, but it hadn't lit any spark in her and she didn't want it to last any longer than it did. She gave Lucy a small smile when she pulled away then took the bottle, and said "thanks" as she did. She took a deep breath before she spun it. The bottle circled the group and she got excited when it looked like it was going to land on Cyrus. However, it went a little further than she planned and landed on Naveen instead. Well at least it could be worse. She looked over at him, "How would you like to do this?"

@Naveen Khatri

 

[Naveen Khatri]

Naveen had been so wrapped up in the internal argument he had been having in his head he hardly noticed that the game had finally started. It wasn't until he noticed the bottle come to a slow crawling stop in front of him that he snapped back into the the current moment. He blinked as Sunny spoke and tried to find his answer. Going for the cheek felt like the cowards away out, which wasn't something he was above by any means but in this case it would make the whole thing a bit pointless. But kissing on the lips made him feel more self conscious, which he didn't think was possible, with everyone watching his every move. Especially Ivy, if she was watching, was she? He didn't dare look as he took a steadying breath. "Lips is fine, or whatever you want." he managed to stammer as he leaned forward. @Sunny Day

 

[Sunny Day]

Naveen looked nervous, and Sunny didn't blame him for feeling like that. This whole game was kind of intense. "Okay" she nodded, sitting down in front of him and leaning in to plant a soft kiss on the lips. She pulled back quickly and offered a reassuring smile before handing over the bottle, just like Lucy had done with her. "That was fun. It's your turn now," she told him before moving back to her original spot. She felt cheery that in the last five minutes, Sunny had gone from never having kissed anyone, to kissing two people, and one had even been a girl!

@Naveen Khatri

 

[Naveen Khatri]

Naveen didn't have much time to second guess himself before Sunny leaned and kissed him softly. He wasn't sure what he expected it to feel like but it was a little underwhelming. It was nice enough and he tried to control his face enough to smile politely when it was over. That was that, his first kiss. "Thanks." he mumbled awkwardly as she handed the bottle to him, not that he knew exactly what he was thanking her for. He took a deep breath before spinning the bottle himself and couldn't help but hold his breath as it went round and round. Finally it stopped in front of a girl in his year and panicked for a moment when he realized it was Ivy's roommate. He couldn't exactly run now so he moved so he was kneeling in front of her. "Um, uhh which would you like?" he asked and silently wished the floor would swallow him whole. @Rosalind Montgomery

 

[Rosalind Montgomery]

Rosalind had been watching with eager attention, seeing the kisses happening and hiding her internal excitement. She had almost forgotten she was party to this kiss exchange as the bottle spun and landed on her. She looked up with wide eyes at the boy - Naveen, that was his name - and stumbled on her words at first. "I - well - uh -" She couldn't exactly chicken out now that everyone else had been kissing on the lips. She swallowed nervously. "Lips is fine!" she said a little too loudly. "If, you know, that's what you're okay with," she double-checked.
@Naveen Khatri