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[shelbyburke]

dxnixvery‌:

The one good thing about going to someone you didn’t particularly like, was that you didn’t have to put effort into how you look, or stress about any of the other annoying factors. No need to think who’s got the drinks, who’s got the fun. Nothing. Which is why, as she got to Shelby’s room, even though still in her uniform, she had taken the easy route; her hair was tied on the top of her head in a knot, she didn’t wear her tie, which allowed her shirt to be unbuttoned at the top. She didn’t look bad, but she also didn’t look like she tried. Knocking on his door, with the books in hand, she grinned. “Guess who.” She smirked, knowing full well he wasn’t going to be amused. @shelbyburke​

Shelby wasn’t looking forward to this project with Danielle, but he had been so busy he had completely let it slip his mind, which wasn’t typical of him. He grumbled as he was surprised by the voice that was becoming too familiar too quickly. “Fuck” he muttered as he tossed the female in his bed her clothes ignoring any protests and silencing her with a steely gaze, throwing on a pair of shorts as he walked over to the door. He swung the door open once the other female was dressed, “You.” He grumbled at Danielle, letting the other girl slip between them though he ignored anything she said to him. “You’re early.”

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thomxsburke‌:

Thomas feigned his shock, putting his hand over his mouth for the added effect. “No flowers from Shelby Burke?! Teh same you brought upon our family! Might have to start sending the girls you’re fucking some flowers in your name.” He grinned, following the boy out. “’ My dear beloved girl, who’s name I won’t acknowledge. I had such a fantastic fuck, I thought these daffodils will do. I picked them myself. Kisses and Love, Shelby.’” He grinned, letting a laugh escape his lips. He knew if he’d ever done it, Shelby would probably fuck him up for a good few weeks, but then, on the other hand, it would have definitely been worth it. “If you really wanna know, mate, then you just ask.” He winked. “So now, who are you currently sticking your dick in? You know, for the flowers?”  

Shelby looked over at his cousin, he wouldn’t dare -- or would he? “Don’t be sending anyone flowers for me, you tit.” He rolled his eyes, “Maybe you should focus on who you plan on sticking your dick in, instead of sending anyone flowers, besides if you actually sent flowers then every girl in this bloody school would have gotten some by now -- well except that redhead.” Shelby teased his cousin, “Does it really matter?” He questioned, raising an eyebrow at the other male that wouldn’t drop the subject. He was currently spending time with a few people, though he wasn’t about to spread it, that's how rumors started.

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thomxsburke‌:

His brows arched, not offering any consolation for his cousin. “I choose you, don’t you feel special? Don’t be a prick, just because I don’t bring you flowers every bloody time.” He smirked, yet shrugged. Shelby wasn’t wrong, When he wasn’t dating, he was sleeping around. Which he enjoyed, though he guessed not the same way as his cousin did. “The girls are my friends too, mate. At least for the night.” He winked, before getting himself off the bed and following Shelby towards the door. “Aight aight, no need to be bossy. I’m comin’.”

While his cousin dated, Shelby had never dated, it wasn’t in his nature and truthfully he had never met anyone he could imagine spending time with daily or even more than once a week. “Is that how you get girls to sleep with you? By bringing them flowers?” He teased, the two were stark contrasts. Shelby didn’t do nice things, not unless it was for Thomas or Mary -- he certainly hadn’t even brought a girl flowers before.  “Do you warn them when you are comin’” Shelby teased as he followed his cousin out the door, walking down the stairs and out of the Hufflepuff common room.

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dxnixvery‌:

It was a decisive gaze that she directed at him, analyzing the situation, the possibilities of the project. She didn’t know him enough to know what he would do if he refused, what would happen if she stuck to the no. But she knew enough or heard enough gossip to know that he didn’t really back down. Hell, if there wasn’t the dislike between them, she might have been attracted to him. With that thought in her mind, Danielle let out a small snicker,  Well that’s a good joke. she wanted to roll her eyes at herself, at the atrocity of her thoughts, but instead, she just pressed her lips, arching her brows at his words. “Redo? Come on Shelby, you can’t possibly think you-…” She but herself off, why was she still trying to argue with him.  “You fucking bug me,” Danielle muttered under her breath, she wasn’t going to let him do the thing either. “Fine. But we are setting rules before, and we are getting this done as quick as possible.” She’d rather spend two longer evenings with him, rather than having to meet him every week for months on end. 

Shelby raised an eyebrow as he heard her snicker, either it was at him, or she was losing her mind. He hoped it was the latter, then he could just do the project by himself. He couldn’t resist rolling his eyes at her statement, though it didn’t bother him that he bothered her, it's not like after this project they would ever spend any time together. “I have time tonight, or Wednesday after my classes, do either of those work for you?” This was his attempt at being polite, this project was going to be much more dreadful if they kept annoying each other.

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thomxsburke‌:

“I say it’s a tad of both? Also, mix in a little pride, ‘cause, mate, I don’t know what you do, but you’re doing something right… Well… Partially… They still don’t want to claim they did it.” Ignoring his cousin’s push, Thomas placed his feet right back on the bed. “We’re related by blood, I’m a bloody wanker, just like you.” He put his arms behind his head, closing his yews as Shelby got ready int eh background. “I was bored. Didn’t have anyone to annoy and you were my last bed. So how you doing? Do we talk about your conquests or…? What is it that you do these days?”

Shelby smirked as he listened to his cousin, how Thomas and Shelby got along was sometimes unbelievable to anyone that heard them bickering and squabbling, but it was all in good fun. “There was no one in the entire castle to annoy, except me? Maybe you need to branch out and make some friends Thomas instead of just sleeping with every female you meet.” Shelby smirked to himself, it was ironic that that was the advice he was giving his cousin since he hardly considered anyone his friend. “Alright, let's go, come on.” He remarked, pulling open the door and urging Thomas out of it.

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raeofdarkshine‌:

Aurelia was used to this practice. In the years that she isolated herself, she found herself writing letters that would never be sent. She kept them for a while until she realized that it would be no use to hold onto conversations that would never happen. Burning was the safest way for the moment, but if anyone were to pry into her mind, her note burning would be useless. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you around before,” she admitted, unable to look away. 

Shelby couldn’t help the chuckle that escaped his lips, but it wasn’t light, no it sounded malicious in its tone. He had perfected the talent of being invisible because of his father who found every reason to torment him as a young boy but to be so invisible that his own housemate didn’t recognize him, that was a feat he wasn’t even sure how he accomplished. “Been going here since my first year --” He mused, his eyes moving from the roaring fire behind her to the girl, “Probably should do a little better to pay attention to your surroundings.”

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noellexxchang‌:

“Well, I don’t leave debts unpaid so if that’s the case in the future, you’ll be sure to get whatever you need. Although that begs the question, what talents could be that valuable?” she asked, crossing her arms.

“Good, I am glad we are clear on that.” He looked at her, unable to resist the chuckle from escaping his lips, “Do people actually answer that question? What are your most valuable talents HeadGirl?”

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liljuliet‌:

|| @shelbyburke​

An irritated huff had left her lips as the girl stood in the corner of the boathouse, drink brought up to her lips as she scanned her surroundings. Sirius had almost instantly ditched her for Mary and James… well, she wasn’t entirely sure where James was. Which left her alone to her thoughts. 

As her eyes scanned the many faces at the party, Juliet found herself searching for one in particular. Shelby Burke. After their earlier conversation, the boy had not left her mind. She couldn’t understand why she was so drawn to him, and she knew that she should probably stay far away until she knew why. Yet, it meant nothing, they both knew that. So why was she stopping herself?

With a shake of her head, she drained the rest of her drink. It had only been her first, and she wasn’t particularly in the mood to drink more. Moving within the crowd, Juliet searched for him. When she finally saw him, she turned towards him - waiting until her gaze caught his. A slight smirk gracing her lips, Juliet arched both eyebrows - daring him to follow her as she disappeared around the corner, walking to a much quieter area of the boathouse. The question of what if he doesn’t follow appeared in her mind but she shook it out of her head, turning her gaze across the water. Hearing footsteps approach, Juliet didn’t turn around. 

“I was beginning to doubt you were going to come and find me,” She murmured. 

Shelby had agreed to go to the Gryffindor quidditch victory party only for Thomas, he had an Arithmancy paper that was due the following week and enough Alchemy reading that he was sure he would be reading his textbooks until his death, but still, he found himself milling through the bodies of his peers, a beer in his hand. 

He had lost Thomas somewhere along the way and without any particular interest in talking to anyone else, he was about to turn to leave and go back to his dorm when he caught the eye of Juliet Fortescue. He was instantly entrapped as she raised her eyebrows at him, a playful smirk on her lips. After their earlier conversation, he wasn’t sure he would be seeing her so soon, and particularly not with that look on her face. 

He waited for a few moments before following after her to where he had seen her disappear too. The boathouse had several quieter areas, that Shelby knew well enough, and she was easy to find as the rest was abandoned, the other students looking to snog must have gone elsewhere, which was smart, for Shelby would have gotten rid of them one way or another. He couldn’t help but be drawn to her, even if it was just for the sex, he had enjoyed the game they played, more then with others -- not that he would ever admit that to her. Her words had always made him scuff, but he had held it back as he leaned against one of the walls, draining the remainder of his beer. 

“In your own words, it wasn’t that great, didn’t expect you to seek me out.”

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liljuliet‌:

I thought it was pretty great. The words caused Juliet’s smirk to falter slightly. If he could admit it, why couldn’t she? There was no shame in admitting it. As his gaze returned to his paper, a sigh escaped her lips and she grimaced. “Fine. It is… great. I just didn’t want to inflate your ego.” She mumbled, rubbing at her temples. Focusing on her essay certainly wasn’t going to happen now. “I just…” She tried to look for a reason as to why she’d been staying away, but honestly, she couldn’t seem to find one. Not a valid one, anyway. “Nevermind.” Hastily, she scribbled a few words on her paper. She wasn’t even sure if they made sense, but it was distracting her from him.

it is. Shelby let the smirk pull onto his lips once again, unable to withhold it, not when she admitted that whatever was going on between them was going to reoccur again. The truth was that her reactions while they were having sex were enough to inflate his ego and he didn’t need words to accomplish that. He looked up to her, closing his books and notes so that he could focus on her, “Nevermind, what?” She had piqued his interest, and unlike most people, he wanted her to tell him instead of him just gaining the information by his own means.

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thomxsburke‌:

Thomas grinned as he walked into his cousins’ room, a wide grin that only reasoned victory. “Don’t be such a fucking twat, Shelby.” He threw a ruffled paper at the other’s head as he moved to sit on the free bed, putting up feet with his shoes on Tilden’s bed. “You know, mate, if you weren’t such a bellend, maybe some girls might actually like you, instead of just falling on your dick and then denying it.” A wide, mischievous smirk played on his lips as he leaned back, his arms behind his head. 

Shelby rolled his eyes at his cousin, removing himself from the bed and walking over towards Thomas. “Is that bitterness I hear Thomas, or is it jealousy?” He raised an eyebrow, a mischevious smirk that mirrored Thomas’s on his lips as he pushed Thomas’s feet off the bed so his shoes were no longer on Tilden’s. “Don’t be a wanker.” He stated, getting dressed. “So is there a reason you woke me up or did you just miss me?”

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“You wanker --” Shelby huffed as he sat up in his bed, his eyes narrowing as he saw his cousin Thomas. “If you just woke me up so we could go watch that redhead you fancy hit a ball while on a broomstick for three houses, I’m going to hex you.” He wouldn’t, well -- maybe a gentle hex.

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❝ please don’t miss me once i’m gone. ❞ Shelby

||  ft. @shelbyburke from this meme {still accepting}

A frown graced her lips as she looked at the boy she considered family, even if he technically wasn’t anymore. Family didn’t always mean blood, not to her. “What do you mean gone?” Her voice was unusually quiet as her teeth tugged on her bottom lip. “Shell, you know I’m not gonna let you leave, right? I’ve lost enough family, and I don’t wanna lose you too.” She rung her hands together, shaking her head. It was rare the girl was this vulnerable, but she’d already lost enough of Shelby when he’d left years ago. She didn’t want to lose him completely. “You know I can’t promise that, so just don’t leave.”

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❝ now don’t assume that this suddenly means we’re friends. ❞ Shelby

|| ft. @shelbyburke from this meme

A scoff escaped her lips as she blew out a puff of smoke, stubbing her cigarette on the rock. “Don’t worry, Burke, I don’t expect us to ever be friends.” She muttered, eyes rolling slightly. Though her face fell slightly at the statement, though it was barely noticeable. She knew they weren’t friends, but she was beginning to enjoy his company even when they weren’t hooking up and she thought he might agree. “It’s just nice to have a conversation where I only roll my eyes twice, instead of ten times.”

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Finn Cole Interview with Gentleman’s Journal – Behind the scenes

BONUS: Finn being an adorable dork ♥

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samxcarstairs‌:

She should have expected it. Out of all the men in her life, Shelby probably had the closest likeness to her brother. Not in all ways, of course. Matt had been more caring, more lenient and all-around a more radiant persona that Shelby was… Burke took the part of stubbornness, of confidence that just one look at him already told you that if it was was you wanted, it would be the war you’d get. Samara had learned that fact about him from the very short time they had.  And of course, one couldn’t forget the fact that Matt had been in fact, her brother. 

As her emerald eyes studied him, she could feel the fire, the stubbornness radiating from him like smoke coming off the sizzling coals. “It would get out a reaction.” A small gasp escaped her lips as she felt his touch, the grip around her ankle. She could play that game, it came easy to her, just take a step back, say some teasing words and leave. Yet, she stayed still, allowing his hand to travel up her leg, holding in the gentle quiver she felt. “So if you won’t move and I do not wish to give up my spot… What then?” Samara already knew the answer, Shelby had not been the guy to say no, or refuse the simple pleasures in life. So why should she? Why should she not forget all that shit storm that had been happening? He helped her forget for a moment last time, why not use him again? She removed her leg from the side only to straddle him. She moved her hands behind his neck, and not so gently pulled him up, so his face would be just inches away from hers. “I don’t remember Shelby Burke needing permission.” 

Her actions would get a reaction out of him, but it was a reaction he was willing to give, especially since he could tell she wanted it. Samara had always been a storm, the last time they had been in a similar situation she had been a storm of emotions, fresh from her break up he had supplied her with what she had needed by fulfilling his own needs -- she had wanted not to think, and he could do that, do that to perfection. He was no James Potter, he wouldn’t whisper sweet nothings, he wouldn’t be soft, gentle, caring -- he didn’t know the meanings of those words and she hadn’t seemed to mind, it was the only way he knew.

He could feel the way she gasped at his touch, the way she tried to hold back the quiver as he traced her leg, a smirk pulling no her lips. The same smirk only widening as she straddled his waist, willingly sitting up so that he was inches away from her. He could feel the way her hands pressed against his neck, and he pressed his hands against his hips, his thumbs digging into her as he pulled her forward even closer. He ignored her words, his eyes trailing over her face. He rarely asked for permission from life, except in situations like this, and with the way she straddled him, it was all the permission he needed. He didn’t know what she was trying to run away from this time, and he didn’t care as his one hand trailed to her lower back, the other one trailing up to her face, his thumb brushing against her lips softly, his eyes dark with desire.

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raeofdarkshine‌:

She shook her head as she stared into the flames. The notebook was full of failed plans and ideas that needed to be discarded of. If it was in any hands other than her own, her punishments would become a lot worse. Any and all proof of her plans to make things right had to be removed, which is why she was desperate to learn occlumency. The problem was that she couldn’t find a route to it that couldn’t be traced. “It was useless,” Rae replied, looking up to him. She had spent so much time avoiding her house mates outside of Quidditch that she realized that she didn’t recognize him. 

Shelby couldn’t make out the words in her notebook, though he could see her -- at least he assumed it was her penmanship across the burning pages. It would have been easy to stop the fire, to look through the words of the remaining pages and to figure out why a notebook was making this girl so upset, he was curious by nature but she continued to stand there looking at him and he realized he couldn’t be bothered to do it. “Good riddance then.”