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So! Um.
Entertain a hypothetical situation with me here if you would chaps!
Say someone you knew and were friends with had been dancing around a topic for a good two months and some change due to a bit of a personal fear of how others might react to the knowledge.
Say erm... That this person was dancing around a topic that possibly had a bit to do with romance!
A lot to do with romance really. *tugs collar*
Lets just... hypothetically assume that perhaps this person is a bit afraid to... um. Tell folks...
About a romantic endeavor of theirs.
Because um.
Well you see...

Ah, yes. I feel like this would have happened so I will take it from here. Jake is pursuing a romantic relationship with I, Rose Lalonde. I worry that if I don't interject now, he may pass out and never get this done.
A good day to you too. ;)

Oh.
Right.
Well yes there you have it!!

[Dual-post! Replies will come from both Jake and Rose. It's about time they came out in the open with this, they've been dating since January 27th. Whoops.

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[And follow he does. He knew this was coming the moment his balls actually dropped enough to let him ask Rose out. So he keeps his shoulders squared and his chin up, hands balled into loose fists as he strides along behind him. Rose is Bro's baby girl. Of course she's important to him. Jake just wants him to know that she's just as important to him, and he'd sooner take on every death eater and their pets than let any harm befall her.]

[Bro keeps walking for a good, long while until the sunlight has a hard time creeping through the trees and it's dark light twilight, and they've reached a fairly open area. He walks into the middle of it, and keeps his back to Jake.

Slowly, he reaches down and takes his wand out of his pocket.]

Wand out, Jakey boy.

[He pauses and frowns, taking a few steps back when Bro reaches for his wand. He brought his along, but...]

What if I didn't bring it?

[Bro shakes his head lightly at that.]

Then I'd say you haven't been paying enough attention in Defense Against the Dark Arts, have you? You shouldn't ever leave without your wand, kid.

[He hunches his shoulders a bit, but extracts his wand from a pocket.]

...I always have it, but. [He's holding it in as much of a submissive gesture as one can with a magic stick. That is, limp-wristed and pointed at his own feet.]

[It's when Bro hears the sounds of Jake taking out his wand that he finally turns around and then stares at him hard. He can probably feel Bro's stare at him even though the man is wearing his shades, that's how intense it is.]

So.

[A small pause, for dramatic effect.]

Do you care enough about Rose to take me on in a duel?

[Jake swallows, but stands a little straighter.]

If that's what you need for me to prove it to you, then yes. [Oh God oh God oh God.]

[It's hard to keep a straight face, but damn he's surprised at the balls this guy has. Consider that little test passed. But that doesn't mean he's going to just drop it right off. He wants to see just how far Jake can go with this.]

Alright, kid. The first thing you do in a duel is bow at each other. So come on, show some respect.

[He's just going to tilt slightly in a bow, eyes on Jake the entire time.]

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[Holy shit he might actually die. He swallows again, but nods and mirrors Bro's movement, keeping his eyes on the Strider but bowing forward at the waist.]

[Bro is the first one to make a move. Of course he is. He flicks his wand at Jake with all the speed of a Strider.]

Flipendo!

[It's a simple knockback spell for now, because. He can't hurt a student. That would be bad.]

[He's too scared to be offensive, so he just reacts defensively, instead.]

Finite!

[It's just an f-charm sort of duel.]

[He's gonna f-charm you up, boy.]

Really? That all you got?

[He says, as if he's actually playing this little game for real. He hasn't even brought out the nonverbal magic yet though. Just wait.]

Stupefy!

[A jet of red light flies from his wand towards Jake.]

I'm not terribly keen on the concept of trying to harm my house head, who also happens to be the father of my girlfriend.

[He's not terribly agile, but he manages to scoot out of the way of that one and fire a wind-spell back.]

Ventus!

[Bro doesn't do much to dodge the spell, because all it is is wind. It rustles up leaves on the forest floor and blows Bro back a bit, but it doesn't hurt at all, and he lets out a laugh.]

One of us is gonna have to up the ante a little eventually.

[And Bro is lifting his wand and giving it a twirl around his body as he nonverbally casts a disillusionment charm on himself. It doesn't take long and he's like a chameleon, blending into the surroundings. It's made even better since it's dark. He's practically invisible now.

He's just going to slowly move around Jake now, ninja like movements so the teen can't hear him.]

I'm not particularly interested in fights with magic, I should figure you'd learned this about me already given I've been Dirk's best friend since first year.

[But when Bro vanishes, he has that much more of an advantage because of Jake's already poor eyesight. Even with his glasses, nighttime has always given him trouble because any kind of light used to see reflects off his glasses and it's just a nightmare. He tightens his grip on his wand and moves himself, surprisingly intelligently, to be backed up against the trunk of a large tree. This way he has a better vantage point and his complete blind spot is taken care of by way of foliage.]

[He's not gonna waste spells on something he can't see, though, so he just watches.]

Yeah. But do you really wanna take me on in a fist fight, kid?

[He sounds vaguely taunting, and he smirks as Jake backs up against a tree. Resourceful little shit, isn't he? He's impressed. But it gives Bro a good chance to screw with him. Being a ventriloquist, he's good at throwing his voice, making it sound like it isn't where it's supposed to be. Sometimes? He enhances this with magic.

Which is exactly what he's going to do. So when he speaks, it's a whisper and it sounds like it's directly behind Jake, even if he couldn't possibly be.]

Behind you...

What--

[And Jake falls right for it, spinning away from the tree right about the moment he realizes Bro couldn't possibly actually be there.]

[When Jake spins away from the tree, that's when Bro decides it's time to finish this. He points his wand at Jake quickly when he's distracted.]

Expelliarmus! Levicorpus!

[A spell to disarm Jake, and then hoist him upside down by the ankle to finish things off.]

[He shouts, and flails and squirms and has an outright fit once he's hoisted up by the ankles, and in the end he just glares at Bro, but stays seethingly silent.]

[The little fit that Jake is throwing doesn't do much to earn him brownie points, but this whole thing has accomplished everything he intended. So undoing the disillusionment charm, Bro steps over to Jake, who's still hanging upside down.

Once there, gives him a good, long stare.]

You had it in you to sass me, follow me out here in fuckoff nowhere, stand up to me and fight me. All in the name of dating my daughter.

[A long silence.

And then he holds up a fist.]

Welcome to the family.

[He's being suspended upside-down by someone that is fiercely overprotective of the object of his affections due to familial relations. What do you expect him to do, hang out and smile about it?]

[But...]

[Well, suffice to say the offered fistbump isn't what he was expecting. He goes slack, and slowly brings a hand up to tap his fist to Bro's.]

Uh. Wow-- I. Thank you.

Yeah, yeah.

[It doesn't mean he's exactly happy about it, but this is about as good as it's gonna get, Jake. He flicks his wand and undoes the spell, letting Jake fall to the ground.]

But just so we're clear, if you ever break her heart, I'm breaking yours. Understood?

[He lands in a heap with an oof, but gets up and dusts himself off without complaint. He's trying not to smile.]

Of course.

Glad we understand each other.

[He steps over and picks a twig out of Jake's hair with a light roll of his eyes.]

Now go get your shit together, because you're coming back to our place. Who the fuck spends Easter holidays alone? Not you anymore, that's for fuckin' sure.

Very well and clearly.

[He flinches just barely when Bro reaches over, and then kind of balks at his assertive request. Was it a request or a demand? He squirmed a little.] Ah, I mean... It's all right, I really don't mind staying here. [He's going to get scolded.]

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