All is full of love!

[moveslikejaeger]

WHO: ALL THE HUFFLEPUFFS AND GRYFFINDORS
TONE: Fluff and silliness!
RATING: Probably not more than PG-13??
WHEN: Sunday Night, After dinner!
WHERE: Hufflepuff Common room!
WHAT: Maxim attempts to draw everyone into a Jaegerpile. Cuddles follow. (Don't be shy! Tag anyone you want! Everyone in the pile is free game! This log is all about free platonic love, brother.)
STATUS: ONGOING

[See Maxim.]

[See Maxim ransack the boys' dormitories for pillows and blankets.]

[See Maxim turn them into a pile in the middle of the Hufflepuff common room.]

[See Maxim throw a few cushions in for good measure.]

[See Maxim flop down in the nest he made.]

IZ CUDDLE TIME NOW, YAH?

Comments

[moveslikejaeger]

[The question startles him enough to make his breath hitch noticeably, but he doesn't jump. Just pause his movements, swallowing and licking his lips]

Do hyu vant me too?

[hairflyingheartpounding]

Yes.

[She opens her eyes fully and just... Watches him. Waiting to see.]

[moveslikejaeger]

[As her eyes open, his eyelids lower, and for a moment, he just gazes at her from beneath his eyelashes.]

[She gave him permission. It's okay if he does it. That's how it goes, right?]

[Breathing out, he slides his hand up her hip, over her ribcage, the back of his palm just barely brushing the side of her breast. Over her shoulder it goes, then his fingers wrap around the base of her neck, curling in her hair as he leans forward, closing the distance between their lips.]

[hairflyingheartpounding]

[If she had any tension in her at all, it's gone as their lips meet. She just relaxes completely, despite feeling a bit awkward -- She's never had a proper kiss before, and she's worried she's doing something wrong just in how she presses her lips to his.]

[di_intraining]

[Greg's just finished unpacking all his stuff when he came back to the common room to stumble upon a very, very awkward situation. It's not like he hasn't seen people snogging before, but it does look very passionate and maybe he should go somewhere else and not dist-

Wait.

Was that Maxim and Rapunzel!?

He froze for a few seconds before a big scowl forced its way on his face as he stalked down and snapped at the two of them.]

What the hell are you doing!?

[moveslikejaeger]

[Sorry, what, did someone say something? Normally, he's a bit more aware of his surroundings, even if he doesn't act like it, but right now, his entire attention is on Rapunzel, and the soft, unsure press of her lips]

[hairflyingheartpounding]

[Rapunzel, for her part, is a bit more trained to notice being scolded. That does not, of course, mean she is happy about it. She slowly and gently breaks away from Maxim, then leans in to quickly peck his lips again, before turning her attention to Greg.]

What?

[In all truth, she doesn't even remember she's kissing someone else's boyfriend.]

[di_intraining]

Are you two out of your damn minds? Or have you forgotten the part where Maxim has a boyfriend!? Van's a Hufflepuff too, what if he saw you two both getting comfy and eating each other's faces!!

[moveslikejaeger]

[Maxim whines at Rapunzel pulls away, but without her distracting him, it starts to kick in that someone is yelling at him.]

[Normally he'd be much more aggressive about confrontation, but the mention of Van is like a kick in the teeth for him. He hadn't even thought about him.]

[Worst. Boyfriend. Ever.]

Iz not like ve hidink it from him. If he saw, he vould step in und say zumting hisself. [he shrugs, trying to act natural] Iz alzo not hyu bisness, Greg.

[hairflyingheartpounding]

[Van... Oh God. Rapunzel grabs her head in her hands.]

No, no, no...

[di_intraining]

[Seeing Rapunzel so upset served only to fuel the anger that had been invoked with Maxim's careless disregard for his fellow Hufflepuff's feelings. Coupled with the slight jealousy that Rapunzel always managed to bring out of him, and his protectiveness over his fellow housemates, Greg chose to round up on Maxim further, his eyes ablaze.]

It damn well is, when Van's my friend! "Not like you're hiding it from him." I like that! So you don't care that he could've found his boyfriend snogging his fellow housemate and Prefect!? I know you can't keep it in your pants, but have some thought for how he's going to feel when he sees you and her together like this!

[syned_a_brik]

Iz true, dot. Hyu gots to be careful ven timink dese tinks.

[Somebody's brother is sitting to the side, watching with interest.]

[moveslikejaeger]

[Okay, not feeling so keen on acting natural now. Now he is agitated, his guilt had already been nagging at his (admittedly small) conscious, and now Rapunzel was upset.]

[Growling, he pushes himself to his feet, barreling right into Greg's personal space so that they're chest to chest]

First ov all, SCHUT OP, OGGIE. Secondly, Greg, Van has known me for far long den enyvun in dis schkool exceptink my brodder Ognian. He'z probably expectink it from me. Zo no, Hy don' really care much 'bout dot, cuz it ain't soch a ting hyu tink it iz. He'z not de vun to vorry 'bout, dot vun iz hyu, who iz insertink himself vhere he don' belong! Vas only tryink to make her heppy, un HYU schow op to make her cry! Next time, mebbe hyu mind hyu own bisness, yah?

[hairflyingheartpounding]

Would you both stop it? You, too, Oggie! [She stands as well, right by the boys.] Listen, Greg, this is my fault, not Maxim's! And Maxim, just... Quit it!

[di_intraining]

[Maxim better take a step back, because the street kid that Greg used to be isn't going to back down, especially when Maxim is pushing things into his personal space. He's so caught up in his emotions that he missed Rapunzel's statement to him.]

And then what happens when you get back with Van, huh? You gonna dump Rapunzel like yesterday's leftovers? Because that's not how you treat someone you like! Face it Jaegar, you've never been able to keep your hands to one person and you're not gonna change now, are you? Rapunzel deserves better than to be someone's seconds, and you'd better treat her with the respect she deserves!

[moveslikejaeger]

[Yeah, sorry Rapunzel, Maxim's not listening either]

Hyu haff no idea how Hy feel 'bout eidder ov dem! [And he gives Greg a shove, lips curled into a snarl] Hyu haff no idea vhat it'z like to luff more dan vun perzon vit h'all hyu iz, und beink eble to sey vhich vun dezerfs hyu attention de most! Hyu righ', she dezerfs bedder 'n me, but hiff Hy iz vhat she vants, Hy iz not gonna tell her no! Iz not zum fling to me, Hy luff her! Und de zame goez for Van!

[hairflyingheartpounding]

Would one of you bloody idiots listen to me?! Maxim's right, Greg, he isn't just tugging me around! If anyone isn't being fair here, it's me! I can't be with Maxim, not really, but it's not his fault! It's just that I'm looking for a commitment, and Maxim -- like he said, he doesn't just love one person. He can't! I understand that!

[di_intraining]

Then he should know better and stop before he let things get out of control!

[Someone wants to be a big boy. Greg glowered and clenched his fist tight. He's been in a fight before in Hogwarts, and that didn't end well for both parties. Even angry, he's trying his best to restrain himself from pushing back. So far it's working. So far. But doesn't mean he's going to let the subject matter drop.]

If you love someone, then you make a decision and you stick with it. You don't just go with whoever's the flavour of the season! People get hurt when you abandon them, it's selfish and you should be ashamed of yourself. Not everyone thinks the way you do, and Rapunzel obviously doesn't, so why don't you back off before you end up hurting her even more?

[syned_a_brik]

Who said anytink about abandonink?

[moveslikejaeger]

Vhat part are hyu not gettink ov not being eble to beink sayink no to her? Iz not zo easy az to chooze vun offer de odder, und Hy understand not vhy Hy schould haf to be doink zo! Hy do not accuze odderz ov abandonink dere freunden vhen beink havink more den vun, diz iz no different, only havink more meanink to de feelinks! Hy iz not pushink her to enytink, Hy azk her for pormizzion firzt und she said yez!

[hairflyingheartpounding]

Greg, shut up and listen! Aren't you hearing me? Maxim's the one who's-- Look, I messed up. I'm the one who's hurting people here, so try yelling at me! And stop not accepting what you don't understand! Merlin's beard, he isn't abandoning anyone. Maxim loves more than one person, that's all!

[di_intraining]

Oggie, shut up and stay out of this.

And what, he doesn't know that you're looking for a boyfriend who's loyal and faithful to you? He should be stopping you, instead of encouraging you to go along with this farce because he will never be the boyfriend that you are looking for or that you deserve!

If you truly love someone, then you should really reconsider whether you're really what's right for them. That's part of loving someone; accepting that you may not be the right fit, and that maybe you should take a step back instead of kissing her! Did you ever think what would happen after this little fling the two of you are having? Are you going to dump Van and go with her, or are you just going to pretend this kiss was just a little fun before you go off on your honeymoon with your boyfriend?

[moveslikejaeger]

[Maxim doesn't even think. Greg's just been saying the same thing over and over again without listening to him, and he doesn't have the patience to keep repeating himself. Instead, he just pulls his fist back and swings it forward as hard as he can to slug the other boy across the jaw]

[thisperfectsaucer]

[Right, okay. The hitting has started. It's time someone with a more level head and more involvement in the matter at hand than Greg Lestrade takes over this discussion. Van, who's been watching for quite some time now, steels himself and walks smack into the middle of the argument before Greg can punch back.]

Stop it, all of you. This isn't the way to start the school year and furthermore, I don't like to see fighting in my common room. Greg, your worry over me is flattering but unneeded and I'd like you to please calm down and step back and realize you're not helping. The same goes for you, Oggie.

[He crosses his arms and does his best to keep his voice steady. The Prefect badge on his robes glints as he moves.]

Maxim is right. I expected this from him and I'm not surprised that it happened, though I'm a little wounded that it happened so soon. And if anyone is going to discuss it and figure out how to proceed, it's going to be he and Rapunzel and I, in private, with civil level-headed conversation.

[di_intraining]

[OK, he did not expect that punch. It hurts in more ways than one, and is a far cry from the friendly match they had in London just a few weeks ago. Greg has always known the Jaegars to be somewhat more lenient in their opinions about fights; it still does not lessen the sting that one of his few friends has actually decked him one. There's pain and humiliation and that is a combination that Greg Lestrade does not like one bit.

It's a good thing that Van stepped in when he did, because Greg would definitely have given returned the favour in spades. And lots of black and blue. As it stands all he does is wipe the edge of his mouth and spit out some blood. The glare he threw at Maxim was spiked with anger and hatred, but he took the cue from Van and took the crucial step back.]

I don't care what the bunch of you think. I'm just disappointed that you didn't think of Rapunzel's emotional well-being before you decided to make out with her. You may be fine with your boyfriend snogging other girls or boys, but Rapunzel deserves better than that, whether she knows it or not.

[And with that, he turned and left the Hufflepuff common room. To hell with the rules, he needed to go somewhere to cool his head and if he got caught so be it.]