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More and more Celeste found that the training sessions were draining. Except it wasn’t physically that she was feeling exhausted and worn but emotionally. The ache that she was feeling in her limbs was nothing compared to the hollowness that was threatening to overwhelm her once again. Every time she thought she had a handle on it such a little thing would set the brunette back again. She had hoped that with time her disconnect would lessen, that she would be able to feel at home in her team once again, but she kept getting in the way of herself by over-analysing every action and word directed her way. 

With the season approaching faster than she wanted, the chaser had found herself reaching for some kind of reset button - something that could ground her again and push the thoughts that were plaguing her firmly away. One person had come instantly to mind and after sending Athena with a note, she had begun preparing for her friend’s arrival. She was just finished tidying up when her living room lit up green and she called out. “Hi, just come on through.” A smile is offered Holly’s way as she comes into the room. “Now I do have a bottle of red set out but I can always put the kettle on if you’d rather.”

@holly-nott

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A U R O R A :

It was Celeste. Aurora thanked her lucky stars that it wasn’t someone she was less willing to spend time with. Not that there was anyone in particular that she was trying to avoid… oh. If it had been someone who was decidedly not a Puddlemere fan— no. She really did not want to entertain that thought. And if a journalist had caught a random wizard shouting obscenities at Aurora? She inwardly shuddered at the lecture she would receive from Selena Newf. She respected the owner, that may be true, but she still remembered what it was like to not be on her good side. It was— terrifying and frustrating, to say the least.

Aurora was pulled out of her thoughts by the nod towards the cake. “Oh yes, it’s brilliant.” She smiled widely, offering the rest of the cauldron cake to the older woman. “Would you like the rest?” She took note of the bag on Celeste’s shoulder and the piece of paper held loosely in the other hand. “It only seems fair, seeing as I’ve stumbled straight into your path while you were running errands.”

Celeste had never considered herself a jealous person or at least she always tried to catch herself before the little stabs of envy could grow into something more overwhelming, but sometimes she couldn’t help but wonder how some people seemed to have it so easy. Of course she knew that it was most likely an unfair assumption when she didn’t truly know her teammate and it was vain to assume that she was the only one with problems. But it didn’t stop the nagging voice in her head when she saw Aurora’s easy smile and the enjoyment she was able to take from something so simple. It was that ease that the chaser found herself wanting, not anything else.

Instead she was left awkwardly fumbling to try to fin words which sounded light and genuine, surprising herself with how she managed it. “Oh no, you enjoy it.” She hated the way that the more buoyant voice she put on was one she barely recognised any more and hated how she had to try to find words that once upon a time would have came so easily to her. “It’s fine, I promise. No harm, no foul and all that.” There was another pause as she summons another smile when Aurora doesn’t deserve the disconnect that she feels inside. “Besides, I’m much more partial to Chocolate Cauldrons.”

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A U R O R A :

Aurora had been wandering around Diagon Alley, making the most of the free day that she had. There was nothing planned for her specifically, and she didn’t have to be anywhere. It was something rare, and free time was something she treasured, although she was quite terrible at figuring out what to do with the aforementioned time. Perhaps she could go to Rosa Lee’s? Oh, but she wasn’t in the mood to have tea. Weasley’s was always a fun option, but— Sugarplum’s had caught her eye. She quickly ducked into the sweetshop, idly perusing the display cases and chatting with the cashier before settling on a classic— a cauldron cake. 

She grinned as she stepped out of the shop, turning around to wave goodbye at the woman at the register. One of Aurora’s cheeks was already full with a bite of the cake, and she licked her thumb to get the residue off. The sauce on these cakes were so sticky, but so good at the same time.  “Oh, sorry!” she shouted, her clean hand reaching forward to steady the person she had bumped into. “That was all on me! I really should have seen you there.”

With eyes cast down toward the concise list in her hand rather than on the street around her it wasn’t all that surprising when she felt someone bump into her, expected really. But what did surprise her was who it was and how the words which Celeste logically knew were meant as throw away dug in deeper than should have been allowed. ‘I really should have seen you there’. The feeling of being overlooked or replaceable after her move to the Harpies and back had never really left her and perhaps it was unfair that she would turn such innocent words over and over in her mind but the chaser had yet to break the habit or find herself feeling comfortable with the team again to stop such thoughts entirely.

But it was nothing that she showed, doing her best not to flinch away from the other woman’s hand and instead taking a half step back and adjusting the bag on her shoulder. “I think it’s only fair I take some of the responsibility too.” She almost stops there, that defensiveness in her itching to take her leave but a swift reminder that this is her teammate leads her to nodding her head in the direction of the cake that Aurora has in her hands. “That looks good.”

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BASICS

Full Name: Celeste Mary Pinchkin Nickname(s): Cel but she’s also used to responding to Pinchkin Age: 27 Date of Birth: April 25th 1991 Zodiac Sign: Taurus Place of Birth: Edinburgh Ethnicity: Chinese & White Nationality: British Gender: Female Sexual Orientation: Demisexual Romantic Orientation: Panromantic Religion: none Occupation: Chaser for Puddlemere United Language(s) Spoken: English and a small amount of Mandarin Accent: Scottish

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Hair Color: Dark Brown Eye Color: Brown Height: 5′6 Weight: 123lbs Build: slim

PERSONALITY

Positive Traits: honest, reliable, stable, practical, devoted Negative Traits:  stubborn, judgemental, materialistic, uncompromising Goals/Desires: short term she just wants to make her Quidditch career work but long term she wants to find somewhere that finally feels like home and perhaps one day find someone that it feels like family with. Fears: needles and enclosed spaces. Hobbies: most of her free time is spent reading and her favourite room in her home is the library that she is slowly building up. Quirks: likes making to-do lists and will do one almost every morning, whisky, will always have a book in her bag and change on her person, doesn’t like ice in her drinks, is strongly susceptible to “brain freeze”, is early to everything. Likes: warm jumpers, fires on a cold night, waves crashing, smell of new books, film scores, star gazing, lilies, board games, first snow, going for long walks with no real destination in mind, red wine, punctuality, cooking, scent of almonds, fresh sheets, crisp apples, tea in a quiet cafe or whisky in a quiet bar. Dislikes: insincerity, lateness, places where it’s too loud to hear someone else speak, crowded places, forced conversations, awkward silences, people who ask too many questions, fog, too much attention, queue jumpers, gold jewelry.

TESTS

Myers-Briggs: ISFJ-A Enneagram: Type1 - the reformer Temperament: Choleric Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

THIS OR THAT

coffee or tea? Tea showering in the day or night? Mornings taking baths or taking showers? Baths writing or reading? Reading platonic or romantic love? platonic iced tea or lemonade? Lemonade ice cream or smoothies? Smoothies cupcakes or cake? Cupcakes beach or mountains? beach book smarts or street smarts? book smarts introverted or extroverted?introverted sensible or imaginative? sensible brave or foolhardy? brave family or friends? friends sunrise or sunset? Sunset but really both indoors or outdoors? Outdoors night owl or early bird? early bird left handed or right handed? Left handed chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate sunlight or moonlight? Moonlight group work or individual? Group work fruit or vegetables? Fruit winter break or summer vacation? Winter song or dance? Song orchestra or band? Orchestra instrumental or lyrical? Instrumental guitar or drums? Guitar closed space or open space? Open space alone or with company? with quiet company water or land? Air but she loves the sea past or future? Future fight or flight? Flight noise or silence? Silence truth or lies? Truth now or forever? Forever power or peace? Peace creativity or talent? Talent rest or play? Rest strength or intelligence? Intelligence wealth or ambition? Ambition freedom or safety? Safety faith or fearlessness? Faith hurt or be hurt? Hurt

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charliemuses‌:

accio — what’s an item your muse can’t live without? aparecium — what is a secret your muse is keeping?  crucio  — what is the worst pain your muse has experienced?  duro  —  does your muse perform well under pressure? evanesco   — has there ever been a time when your muse wanted to disappear? herbifors  —   is your muse the outdoorsy type? immobulus  —   has there ever been a time in which your muse felt powerless? imperio  —  is your muse a leader or a follower? impervius  —   what is something your muse finds repulsive? langlock  —  does your muse prefer to speak up or hold their tongue? legilimens  —   if someone could read your muse’s mind, what would they discover? obliviate — what’s one memory your muses wishes they could forget? protego totalum  — where does your muse feel safest? quietus  —  would people describe your muse as loud? riddikulus  —  how would you describe your muse’s sense of humor scourgify  —  is your muse a tidy person?

harry potter ask meme;;

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Celeste Pinchkin || 27 || Chaser || Puddlemere United

+ Outgoing, Coordinated, Honest

- Judgemental, materialistic, Stubborn

Straight from Quidditch Daily

“Coming back to Puddlemere felt like coming home. It was hard for me when I left as I had grown close to my teammates and to the fans. I felt like I had lost a portion of myself. Coming back gave me the ability to see how much I was missed and how much I truly missed them.” – Celeste Pinchkin

“We needed her. They shouldn’t have made the trade for me and gotten rid of her to begin with. Noel was on her way out as it was, I mean even in a sport where you spend all your time in the air there is still some form of skill required that you lose with age. They should have benched her and got me, not benched her and brought Celeste back. But it doesn’t matter. We’re complete again. ” –Elena Borth (Chaser)

History

Growing up in a household full of children with just a single father to keep them all in check, someone was bound to be left by the wayside and while Celeste wasn’t the eldest of the Pinchkin brood she was certainly the one with their head firmly in the right place, often seeking the company of books to sate her curiosity rather than running riot with her siblings. Old before her time, she was always the most serious of her siblings, slipping into a caretaking role before anyone could stop it happening and before long she felt more like a carer than one of the family. While her relationship with her father was good she knew that he would always prioritise her other more troublesome siblings above her. Feeling like an outsider looking in on her own home was just the way it had always been and it wasn’t until later in life that she realised that her childhood shouldn’t have felt that way.

The arrival of her Hogwarts letter rocked the Pinchkin household with none of her elder siblings having receiver the same delivery. As it turned out she wasn’t to be the only one (a younger brother would also walk the halls in later years) but as the first the rest of them seemed unwilling to wrap their heads around it and instead showed her only jealousy or accused her of lying and faking the letter. A part of Celeste hoped that this could perhaps be the reason that she had always felt so out of place - that she wasn’t exactly like the rest of her family after all and it might just be okay.

Sorted into Ravenclaw,  the girl had at last felt more at ease around other who shared her logical outlook on life. Her practicality sometimes seemed at odds with her curiosity but the two of them worked well together in ensuring that she worked consistently hard. Her studies came easily, as did bonding with those around her when they were so like-minded. Used to keeping people at length it took her a while to open up but when she eventually did she found herself making close friends that helped her forget about the family life that she had lacked. It was them who encouraged her to try quidditch, if for no other reason than it was a bit of fun, but none of them had expected her after her first wobbly attempt to ever become the player that she did.  It took hard work and dedication along with countless sessions with one of her friends but eventually Celeste felt confident enough to try out for the team in her fourth year. Her knack for strategy and stealth meant that she quickly became a regular fixture and was honoured to end up captaining the team in her later years.

Hogwarts had been her safe haven for seven years, only returning home twice over that time for more than a few days and staying with friends for the remainder of it. There had been an undeniable sense of anxiousness upon leaving what had come to be a safety net for her behind. The worries were reasonably short lived however when Puddlemere picked her up and it seemed like once again she had somehow managed to land on her feet. The next few years were spent working hard and making sure that she had a good relationship with all her teammates. Puddlemere felt like home and she loved every second she spent there doing something that she loved. What she hadn’t been expecting was the announcement that she was to be traded to the Harpies. The shock to the system is something that she has never quite recovered from and while she did her best to play well at the Harpies, Celeste found herself wondering why and how the people that she considered her family had managed to pass her on so easily.

It was something that if she was truly honest she’s not completely moved passed, despite having returned two years ago. Ever since then Puddlemere hasn’t felt the same and a part of her will always remain slightly paranoid that she might be given up once again. Where she was once open and embraced relationships with her teammates, Celeste now finds herself going through the motions of friendship with them in order to keep the team going rather than anything else. She still feels like the odd one out and will it’s not something she wants to feel forever, she finds herself searching for a way to change that.

Celeste Pinchkin looks like Jessica Henwick and is Taken

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dailymarvelqueens‌:

Yes, I want to continue to broaden expectations of what an Asian can be, but also pursue ones that would have spoken to me as a young Asian.