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Post by CALVIN KLEIN on May 12, 2024 1:38:26 GMT -5
It has now been one week into their three week holiday in Australia and Calvin could never of been happier. Thus far, the two had finally managed to sort their sleeping arrangements and despite Calvin having the second master room, found himself sleeping in the guest room of his own master bedroom while Desiree had the more comfortable mattress on his personal bed. Surprisingly, this arrangement actually worked well for the two. It turned out Desiree wasn’t too comfortable with sharing a room let alone a bed. One only wonders if she would be open to revealing a bit of skin.
“ One stop left.” Calvin announced as his voice was cut off by the loud announcement of the train driver announcing the next stop on their Sydney Muggle Train Service. Luckily for him, the closest muggle train station was only a few minutes walk from his living conditions and it was only a short journey to their destination. “ Oh… “ Calvin whispered as he looked down at his mobile train schedule before popping his phone away.
“ Turns out we’re here. “ He smiled as his dimple popped through his cheek before looking at Desiree’s face. “ That there is the opera house. “ He pointed as the train came to an abrupt stop as the doors slammed open but only after the echoing sound of a bell to indicate the doors were open. “Careful though, it’s quite the drop from the train to the platform. “ He stated as he jumped off and held his hand out for Desiree.
Post by DESIREE FONTAINE on May 15, 2024 21:46:07 GMT -5
Despite a more stressful arrival than she had anticipated, Desiree was so far enjoying her three week vacation in Australia. Calvin had very graciously offered her his own bed during her stay, and while she had politely declined at first, she was quite happy with the arrangement. She was finding herself more and more comfortable with Calvin each day, their relationship only growing better with time. After a few days of relaxation to adjust to the new timezone, the pair had begun exploring more of the country, and that day was no exception.
Calvin had been introducing her to more muggle technology during her stay. It seemed the Australians were much more accepting of muggle technology, despite their social segregation. The concept seemed a bit odd to Desiree, but she dared not bring it up in case she offended her hosts. As such, riding on the muggle train, and the sight of Calvin using a muggle phone, were no longer too abnormal for the young witch. As he mentioned that they had arrived, apparently sooner than he had intended, she looked over at him with a smile, finding her stomach doing a little flip as his dimple popped out. Such a small thing, and yet so endearing, she found it irresistibly attractive.
She followed him to the doors, glancing out the window as he pointed out the Sydney Opera House now in view. Without thinking, she uttered a small, “Mon dieu,” under her breath, in awe of the sight. She was sure Calvin saw it so regularly it was just another building to him, but to her it was still new and captivating. She realized in the moment that must be how all the tourists in Paris felt when they saw the Eiffel Tower.
She smiled in thanks as he offered his hand to help her out of the train, doing so gracefully as a result. It was a good thing too as she was wearing a skirt, and did not wish for it to fly up too high if she were to hop off the train as he had. “Such a gentleman,” she commented in a soft teasing tone, flashing him a flirty wink. Now that they were safely off the train, she took another moment to look over at the sight of the Sydney Opera House, before turning back to her host. “Well then, what do you have planned for us today?”
Post by CALVIN KLEIN on May 18, 2024 4:23:50 GMT -5
A smile appeared on his face hearing what Desiree had to compliment him with. "If you keep those compliments going I'm gonna have to kiss you. " He joked hoping that Desiree would finally say yes to kissing him. Though he could only imagine that Desiree would want to save that moment with something special. He smiled as he began leading Desiree through the train station. " Ugh, we're gonna have to use this. " He said as he handed over a black card that had been equipped with a built in chip. "It deducts money as you progress through the gates there. Like this. "
Calvin tapped his black card against the scanners and the train gates opened wide as he made his way through. " I have a lot planned for us, but I can't tell you just yet. " He said hiding back his smile as he began walking toward the Sydney Opera House. " You gotta take a photo here. It's very touristy! " He said as he whipped out his muggle mobile device. " Want me to take it for you?"
He was about to continue on when he felt a little rumble in his stomach. " On second thought.... " He said as he placed his hand on his stomach. "Maybe we should have something to eat first? " His eyes scanned around as he picked out one of the fancy restaurants near the sea side. " There. " He pointed as he began walking over and waited to be seated.
" I've never asked this before, but do you eat sea food?" [/bockquote]
Post by DESIREE FONTAINE on May 27, 2024 20:58:29 GMT -5
Desiree smiled coyly at his ‘threat’ to kiss her, very much hoping he would make good on it at some point that day. She had wanted to kiss him on the day after their meeting in the pond, when he was in the hospital wing at Firenze, but the moment had not been opportune due to him feeling ill. Since then another opportunity had not presented itself organically, at least not from her point of view, and now weeks had passed. Desiree sometimes wondered if he would ever kiss her, or if all his words were just that. The doubt never lingered too long, however, as she knew the butterflies she felt whenever he was near had to be real, right?
Following him out of the muggle train station, tapping the little black card as he demonstrated, she finally made it out into the city of Sydney, face to face with the opera house. She couldn’t stop from smiling, feeling like the grin on her face would never fade. It was a beautiful day, she was in a lovely city, with a perfect gentleman. Perhaps she was simply in such a good mood from all the endorphins of a new romance, but she would bask in it. “Oh! Should we take one of those.. um… what was it called… shelfies? Like the ones you showed me?” She asked, pointing at his mobile phone in the hopes he would understand. She was still getting used to all the muggle terminology. Pair that with English being her second language, and it was sometimes a bit of a struggle.
Of course they didn’t get far before Calvin needed something to eat. She had realized rather quickly during her stay that he was constantly hungry, more so than anyone else in her life. His stomach seemed to constantly be empty. With a laugh, she agreed to his suggestion to first grab a bite, following his lead towards a nearby restaurant. “Oui, bien sur!” She responded to his question, excited at the prospect of an upscale seafood meal. “I adore homard à l’armoricaine.”
The pair didn’t have to wait long before being ushered to an outdoor table, giving them a lovely view of the harbour. She wondered if this was simply a random restaurant pick, or Calvin’s plan all along for the day. He was being rather secretive about his plans. Was that because he wanted to surprise her, or was he simply improvising their day? Desiree wasn’t sure, but she had to admit he was off to a good start.
Post by CALVIN KLEIN on May 27, 2024 21:44:39 GMT -5
The time he had spent with Desiree till this moment had just been bliss. He loved waking up knowing that Desiree was in the other room while he slept in his own guest bedroom contained within his own suite which by any means, was an odd concept but it was how Calvin had mapped his room. Thanks to of course to his neighbour who happened to be an architect.
As much as he longed to sleep next to her at night, Calvin also respected her wishes. What other type of women would leave their family behind to take on a massive 20+ hour journey by train, plane and bus to simply have a date. Desiree was unique and Calvin highly appreciated the efforts she had placed into their relationship or was it a friendship? The two had never officially placed a title on them just yet.
His eyes would have this particular sparkle accompanied by a charming smile whenever Desiree had spoken. There was something about her French accent that just drove him insane. In some cases, causing his blood to rush around his body. Hearing simple words with a linger of a French accent just sent him crazy.
" Yes, I'd love to take one. " He replied not even bothering to correct her pronunciation of the word due to finding her accent just so admirable. " Let's do it inside the restaurant " He suggested as the two managed to get a table where he sat down next to a window allowing a beautiful view of the Opera House from where they were seated.
It was when they were seated that Calvin took his phone out and proceeded to adjust himself next to Desiree. " Okay ready?" He asked activating his phone camera system. " 3 - 2- 1 ...." Within the last second, Calvin smiled smile keeping completely still allowing his shutter to snap a few shots before moving back to his seat as he viewed the photos. " Oh, I too enjoy homard à l’armoricaine " He replied giving it the most bastardised version of a French accent before showing the photo over to Desiree.
The server finally arrived and started with serving Calvin. " I'd like the homard à l’armoricaine and some cheesy garlic bread. " He replied with a smile but it was the response of the waiter that had him rather shocked. " Sorry, you just have a really nice smile. " Her words caught Calvin off guard as he frowned slightly. " My girlfriend would like the same as me and two glasses of water to begin with. " He replied emphasising the word girlfriend.
"Oh, is this your girlfriend? Awee, that's a shame. " Calvin looked in horror as he faced Desiree. " Excuse me, I don't appreciate the way you speak about my girlfriend here. " He replied to the server as he frowned toward her slightly raising his voice causing some of the other patrons to look their way. Whilst he loved creating a scene for many reasons, standing up for his now - girlfriend, was one reason he wouldn't be ashamed with for causing a scene.
" Sorry about that babe. " Calvin replied before placing his menu down and placed his hands into his pocket. " Are you okay? " He finally asked now only noticing that he had called her babe instead of Desiree. " Oh, I mean Desiree. Not babe, but I can call you baby if you want or babe or Desiree? " He began to speak in incoherent words as a different waiter dropped off the glasses of water which Calvin quickly drunk before requesting a refill.
Post by DESIREE FONTAINE on May 28, 2024 21:19:28 GMT -5
Desiree moved her chair closer to Calvin’s as he positioned his camera to take their photo. Leaning towards him, she placed her hand gently on his arm and smiled in the direction of the mobile phone in his hand as he counted down. After she heard the snap of the camera shutter, she decided to take advantage of their proximity to sneak a quick kiss on his cheek, a moment promptly captured by a subsequent photo.
Moving back to her original position, she could feel her heart beating a mile a minute. Merlin, if simply being close to him caused such a reaction, she could only imagine what it would feel like to experience more intimate physical contact. Luckily the waiter arrived shortly afterwards, giving her a much needed distraction to metaphorically cool off. Desiree stifled a laugh at his pronunciation of her favourite dish, still finding his butchered French utterly adorable. She appreciated that he tried, even though his Australian accent did not lend itself well to the French language.
Her smile was promptly wiped off as the waitress began flirting with him. She rolled her eyes at the brazen compliment, not trying to hide her disdain for the lady. She knew Calvin could be a bit of a ladies’ man, but surely this was a bit blunt even for his standards. The girl, however, could not take a hint, doubling down on her efforts. Desiree could feel herself bristling at the contempt dripping off this girl’s every word, forcing a strained smile as the girl finally glanced in her direction. Desiree subtly slipped her wand out under the table, fully prepared to hex her, but before she could even say or do anything, Calvin jumped to her defense.
As he sent the girl off with her tail between her legs, she couldn’t hide the shit eating grin on her face, waving her goodbye ever so sassily. It took a moment longer for Desiree to register exactly what he had said. Girlfriend. The word felt like an odd weight in her stomach. They hadn’t actually defined their relationship yet. It was still relatively new after all. And now he was calling her babe, and his girlfriend, and… She barely had time to process it all when he seemed to doubt his own words, correcting himself and rambling on nervously.
Once he had finished downing his glass of water nervously, she reached over with a kind smile and covered his hand with her own, hoping to re-center him back on her. “Calvin, I am okay. We are okay.” She made sure to meet his eyes as she spoke, trying her best to remain calm despite the butterflies bouncing around in her stomach. After all, one of them had to keep their cool. “I like when you call me babe, and… when you refer to me as your girlfriend.” She could feel her cheeks warming up as she spoke and was having a harder time now maintaining eye contact, glancing away every so often to gather her composure. “So, is that what we are now? No more just friends?”
It was of course right at that moment that the waiter returned with Calvin’s order of garlic bread. Desiree let go of Calvin’s hand and leaned back to her side of the table, allowing the waiter to place the basket of bread in the middle of the table. Now was her turn to nervously take a sip of water, anxiously waiting to hear what Calvin would say in response.
Post by CALVIN KLEIN on Jun 1, 2024 5:46:53 GMT -5
Two glasses of water in and he was already feeling the onset of water bloating. He thought that by drinking water, it would help him hide the fact he had placed a label on Desiree even before asking for her permission let alone asking her to be his girlfriend. The waiter also didn't help with the situation having provoked him slightly and feeling rather embarrassed to have caused a scene like before.
However, the glorifying moment was when he found out that Desiree actually enjoyed having a little nickname. He knew some people didn't like it and some enjoyed it. It seemed Desire was more on the later. " Really? " He asked wanting confirmation. However, the confirmation would have to come later as their lunch finally arrived and this time, served by another waiter to which he thanked him before smiling at Desiree.
" Oh, so that French word was crab claw?" He asked feeling slightly intimidated by how large the dish was despite being a wizard and encountering magical creatures with more than four and sometimes eight legs. Calvin began picking at his dish for a few minutes before digging his hand into his pocket.
" So Desiree... " He said as he held onto something underneath the table. " You know, I've really enjoyed the time I've been spending with you. Not only in Firenze but also in Australia. Like, what other girl travels for over 24 hours on muggle technology to be around someone. " He shared feeling his cheeks go slightly red before taking another sip of water.
" I've got three cards with me here. " He placed them on the table and each card had a letter and a word. "The first card says A - Yes, the second card says B - A and the third card says C - All of the above. " He smiled before handing over the cards. " I'ma ask you a question and you get to pick which answer you want. A, B or C. " Before doing so, Calvin handed over a little box.
Inside, contained a bracelet with their names engraved on it along side some very expensive diamonds. " Now, look at the paper folded in there and open it up and read it out loud. " The paper was folded to look like a heart shape and Calvin continued to smile. "I hope she picks C. I mean, I did just ask her to be my girlfriend." He thought internally waiting for Desiree to read the paper.
[ooc: paper is asking her to be Calvin's girlfriend.]
Post by DESIREE FONTAINE on Jun 8, 2024 0:13:12 GMT -5
The food arrived at a rather inopportune moment, interrupting a long awaited discussion between the two lovebirds. Desiree, at least, had been anticipating this conversation for the past week, anxious to figure out what this whole thing was between them. She was a bit annoyed at the interruption, but the food smelled so delicious she couldn’t stay mad for long. A traditional Parisian dish, Desiree felt a wave of comfort wash over at the familiarity, even when traveling so far away from home. “Homard means lobster,” she clarified for Calvin before placing her napkin on her lap and taking her first bite of the delicious meal. Perfection.
It was only after a few more bites that Calvin spoke again, causing her to pause at the more serious tone in his voice. It seemed Calvin would not let the food distract them from their previous conversation. The butterflies in her stomach returned full force, almost causing her to regret having a bite of her food. She grabbed the cards as he handed them to her, laughing a bit at the obvious implication of her ‘options’. It was all so elaborate, and Desiree was giddy at the thought and preparations that must have gone into the endeavour.
Then came the little box. Narrow and long, covered in blue velour, she recognized it as a telltale sign of jewelry. After all, jewelry companies were not exactly subtle in their packaging. Her heart immediately began pounding as she opened up the box, finding a little piece of paper folded into a heart, atop a gorgeous gold bracelet inlaid with diamonds and inscribed with both of their names, separated by a small engraved heart. It was beautiful, and most importantly it was expensive. Desiree knew jewelry as well as any other upper class lady, and it was an exquisite piece Calvin had gotten her. She wasted no more time and opened the little note, finding the words “Will you be my girlfriend?” written in Calvin’s handwriting.
Glancing at the answer cards Calvin had first given her, she made a show of considering her options. “Well, you haven’t given me much of a choice here in reality,” she commented teasingly, flashing him a bright smile. “But I suppose I will pick…” she paused, drawing out her decision, smirking as she watched Calvin’s reaction before deciding to put him out of his misery, handing him the C card as her answer. “Yes, I would love to be your girlfriend.”
Desiree felt like her heart was going to pound right out of her chest. Finally, it was official. No more tip-toeing around the subject, or will-they-won’t-they. They were in a relationship, and Desiree was thrilled. “Would you help me put this on, please?” She asked Calvin, holding out the bracelet and her left wrist towards him. Once the bracelet was firmly on her wrist, and she began to admire its beauty against her skin, the doubts began to creep in. Her smile faded a bit as she looked back at Calvin. "Calvin, will this not be an issue with your family? Since I am not of pure blood?"
Post by CALVIN KLEIN on Jun 8, 2024 19:55:22 GMT -5
Their date had been going perfect so far if you take away the fact that some chikka was trying to talk up Calvin. Calvin not only tried to show his masculine side by speaking up but also his loyalty which seemed to have worked. " So we're eating lobster not crab? " He asked as he placed one of his cutleries into his food to try it. " They almost taste the same though, only slight differences. " He stated chewing his food in-between while covering his mouth while eating to avoid revealing the mystery of the food in his mouth he shoved into his cheeks to talk.
His heart was racing as Desiree opened up the package. The silence felt like it lasted forever despite only being a few seconds. Perhaps it was the adrenaline rushing through his body. He held onto the suspense of Desiree's reaction like it was some reward, some white light that would send even more adrenaline rushing through his veins.
Calvin was even more nervous that she wouldn't of been able to read his boy like hand writing. His scribble that either looked like doctor writing or something that had been written by a child. Unfortunately, it was more the later on this instance. He was more shocked that Desiree was actually able to read his writing. Still, a smile slowly started to creep up on his face seeing her reaction to the box.
Calvin air punched his fist as Desiree finally gave him the answer he wanted not that he gave her much choice really. " Desiree's my girlfriend now." He whispered as he slowly removed the bracelet out of the box and slowly attached it around her wrist. The bracelet sitting nicely against her skin tones. " It looks so pretty on you. " He added with a smile on his face.
Then came the hard questions. The ones he knew would eventually pop up. " Well..." Being of pureblood descent where blood purism reigns as a supremacy meant that normally the purebloods would stick with the purebloods. There were exceptions though. Thankfully, the wizarding government of Australia did allow for some wiggle room with these types of things. Not that it was heavily enforced but it was talked about for a few weeks and then accepted within the community and with Klein being of Klein descent, knew that the public would embrace the change,
" I'm a Klein. " He simply responded leaning back into his chair. " That and a lot of the other purebloods in Goldenrod have family ties with me. Like, blood family. " He knew in the past purebloods would interbreed to allow for the continuation of the blood line. Thankfully, that was against the rules here in Australia. " Well this is one step closer to being your husband am I right?" He joked winking an eye and flourishing his eyebrows.
Post by DESIREE FONTAINE on Jun 23, 2024 21:45:07 GMT -5
Desiree giggled at Calvin’s enthusiastic response to her yes, the joy in his reaction causing her to become giddy as well. She knew she was a catch, after all she was Desiree Fontaine, yet seeing his visible elation to the idea of being in a relationship with her still caused her to feel an immense sense of relief. He wanted her, and only her. While she never wanted to doubt Calvin, there was no doubt he was a flirt, and so the question of his true intentions had nagged Desiree from early on in their relationship. Now, however, there was no doubt what he wanted, and the thought filled her stomach with butterflies.
His response to their difference in blood status further helped quell her worries, and she let out a breath she hadn’t realized she had been holding, finally feeling like she could enjoy the moment without any second thoughts. She had just returned to her meal, taking a few more bites of the exquisite dish, when Calvin mentioned possibly being her future husband. The comment took her by surprise and she almost spit out her food in shock, instead causing it to go down the wrong pipe. Coughing, she reached for her glass of water, taking a few large gulps as she tried to compose herself.
She was almost grateful for the minimal choking, as it gave her a moment to gather her thoughts. Once she finally felt able to speak without retching, she plastered on a smile, laughing awkwardly at the situation. “I believe you are getting ahead of yourself,” she finally said, trying to play it all off as a joke. Knowing Calvin there was a good chance it was just that, but the thought did cause some anxiety within Desiree.
Desperate for a change of subject, and no longer feeling quite so hungry, she waved over a nearby waiter. “May we please have the bill? Merci.” She turned back to meet Calvin’s eyes, hoping her smile was convincing enough to hide the panic she was feeling within. “Enough food for now. I would love to explore more of the city. And I believe there was mention of a beach?” She reminded him with a flirtatious wink, hoping to get Calvin’s mind off of marriage and onto the present moment.
She was not ready to face reality quite yet, and the fact that their relationship may not last long enough to even make it down the aisle - at least if her parents had anything to say about it. She wanted to bask in the glow of this new relationship, in this new country, for just a little bit longer, before logistics got in the way.
Post by CALVIN KLEIN on Jun 26, 2024 20:07:45 GMT -5
It seemed that the gift was the perfect idea for their relationship to continue to grow. However, what took Calvin by shock was just how she had reacted to the gift or was it the fact that Calvin had mentioned wedding bell conversation or perhaps she seemed a little nervous about the mixture of blood status. None the less, Calvin was willing to push aside his personal or political views of blood status as love conquers all. He had already introduced her to the family and they had only been but nice and accepting of her despite being a half blood.
" Are you choking?" He asked holding onto the handle of his wand wondering if he would be allowed to use magic to save her. It would of gotten him into a lot of trouble let alone break multiple magical laws in Australia. Thankfully, Desiree continued to talk and the little flicker of fear running through his body slowly dissipated as he slid his wand back into his pocket, causing it to push up against his thigh as a slight vibration caused his leg to twitch. " Awee is it too early to be Desire Klein?" He joked laughing lightly as his own comments.
It seemed lunch was over and the next part of their adventure was about to happen. Calvin had paid for their food bill and so happened to be served by the same waiter that insulted them just prior by asking for his contact details. Silence was all that took place between them aside from a couple of electronic beeps as the electronic paying process occurred. Calvin didn't even bother to leave a tip for them not that it was customary to do so. Australia had quite the anti tipping behaviour if anything.
" Alright, now that lunch is over, I suggest we first have some ice cream and then we can take a little walk around the pier? " The day had just started and so far it was going well albeit an interesting lunch encounter. " We'll finish off by watching the sunset in the beach. " He smiled as he walked out of the store, his hand lingering behind him twitching to indicate he wanted Desiree to hold onto it. " Did you want me to hold your bag or anything? "
Post by DESIREE FONTAINE on Aug 12, 2024 20:20:35 GMT -5
Desiree was grateful to return to the fresh air, particularly after their little exchange regarding marriage. While she cared for Calvin, the thought of getting married already had her a bit nervous, not to mention the thought of her parents’ reaction to him. No, for now, she would keep this relationship to herself and enjoy it for what it was. Thoughts of the future could wait. After all, they were both still in school. They had time to plan out their future at a later date.
Noticing his free hand as the two began walking along the pier in search of ice cream, she reached out and interlaced her fingers with his, the new bracelet on her wrist swinging along with their movements. “That all sounds lovely,” she responded to his plans, enjoying his company, even more so now that they were official. Boyfriend. Just thinking of the word caused butterflies in her stomach, and she found herself practically skipping next to him - although not actually because that would not be very dignified of her.
She shook her head at his request to hold her bag. Desiree was only holding a small purse, although it had been magically extended to hold much more than it would have otherwise. The offer was sweet and gentlemanly, something that made Desiree swoon ever so slightly, yet the dainty purse would look quite funny on Calvin’s arm. “No need. Oh! I see some ice cream down there.” Noticing an ice cream stand further down the pier, she led them towards it, keeping up their leisurely pace.
“One ice cream à la vanille please,” Desiree asked the cart stand employee, slipping into French momentarily. Luckily the request was easily understandable and she got a single scoop of vanilla bean ice cream in a cone, beginning to lick the sweet concoction as she waited for Calvin to place his order and pay for their desserts.
