We Are Young! (Eden)

The weekend had finally arrived and Stephan had consiously decided that his course work would be waiting until Sunday, because that Friday night he planned on having a good time. A few of his university friends were going on a pub crawl, and he was already almost at their starting location. After apparating to the point a little down the street, Stephan walked the rest of the way at the casual pace. It was going to be a good night, and he had no problem soaking in every moment of it.

When he entered the pub, he smiled at the bar attendant and ordered a beer, deciding to start out light and work his way onto the harder stuff. He took a seat at a large table in the back, dropping a handful of dinner menus on the table for when the others arrived. He was wearing his usual style - a casual-type suit, which he found suited most occasions well. One could fit in almost anywhere when wearing one.

Eden, on her last year of Psychology and History of Science, was living and breathing Coursework and when she was given an invitation to a pub crawl with just a few other students. She smiled to herself as she curled her hair and fixed her eyeliner, making sure it was winged sharp enough it could cut someone. Slipping onto her dress, she ran out of the university with shoes in hand to place on whilst heading to the pub. She was dressed more for a nightclub with the hopes that she could let loose and dance the night away.

Locking onto Stephan's figure the instant she entered the pub, Eden greeted the bartender and ordered a cider for a more relaxed start, as she already had a glass of wine when she was getting ready. Sauntering over to the large table, she leaned over and kissed Stephan on the cheek, in her usual greeting of her friends. "Hey Stephan! Are you ready to get fucked up?" She said, her eyes crinkling in laughter and sipped her cider, quite excited for the evening.

Stephan had been looking over the menu when Eden entered the pub. He was constantly hungry, and although some would say eating was cheating when it came to a night out drinking, he thought that it was always the best way to start. Because when he was still happily drinking after the 'cool kids' had given up, and when he was less hung over in the morning, he wouldn't be feeling like he'd cheated at all. When he looked up to see who had joined, he noticed that Eden Lupin had arrive. A bright grin spread across his mouth as she approached, and he noted that she'd had the same thought as he had with her cider. "Absolutely!" he said, returning a kiss onto her cheek, "do you know how far everyone else is away? I'm keen to eat, and then get on with it." He took her hand and tugged her down into the space next to him, so that she would be sitting beside him during dinner.

Eden was thankful that he was looking at the menu, her stomach growling as she had missed lunch because of her lectures and she didn't want to feel embarrassed, eating whilst everyone wasn't. She couldn't help but blush at the excitement on his face at seeing her and she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, looking down at him as he spoke. "I don't think far but I know a couple aren't coming. I was cupid today and got them together so now all they want to do is spend time together." She said, rolling her eyes and slipped her hand into his, allowing him to pull her down into the seat next to him. She leaned into him, looking into his open menu but she soon got distracted by his smell. "I'm starved," She breathed out, eyes wide and she almost felt self conscious in case she was heavily breathing.

“Why am I not surprised?” he said with a roll of his eyes, “they best be hurrying, or they’ll be left behind.” Stephan smiled as she sat beside him, his eyes scanning the menu once again, but his entire being aware of her presence. He and Eden had known each other vaguely in Hogwarts, but it wasn’t until they were at university that they became friends through a group that had taken to spending free time together. He was a year older than her, but he had spend an extra year out of study, working two and a half jobs so that he could put some money behind him before he started living in the dorms. The two of them were now fairly close, but he would always feel like she was to good to be his friend. “Starved..” he repeated absently, before blinking his focus back to the present, “I mean.. should we just order now?”