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[dollimusprime]

Spring redressing time! We'll see how much longer everyone can fit on one shelf! Everyone's been redressed and the artificial hair gang had their hair brushed. I swear I brushed it.

And yeah I know the bottom especially is overexposed, but it's hard to get both very dark-skinned dolls and dolls with straight-up white on them properly exposed in the same shot, IME.

I swear Orchid is in the picture, she's lounging on a fireplace I thrifted! But it's behind everyone, oops.

[ID: Jaxx's doll crew, dressed for spring, sitting on the top shelf of a blue cabinet. Left to right, there's:

Back row:

Fiadh wearing a dropped-waist dress with short sleeves, a pleated skirt, and a tie around the waist, all brown floral fabric, along with white-orange-green handknit socks and tan shoes.

Monday wearing a white t-shirt, an oversize bomber jacket with skeleton and rose decals, denim shorts, thigh-high socks with leg bones, and checkered black sneakers.

Thalassus wearing a grey sweater, black pleather leggings, and black buckle shoes.

Megu wearing a cable-front purple knit shirt and a short blue skirt with white stripes and pink roses that has sage green bloomers under it, the bloomers have white, blue, purple, pink, then white again ribbons around the legs, and white cross-strap mary janes.

Ara wearing a forest green knit shirt with cables on the sides and sleeves, white overalls with blue stars and a tie across the front, and brown shoes.

Front row:

Suha wearing a long-sleeved shirt with thin blue and white stripes and pastel blue PJ pants with white hearts.

Tian Ni wearing pink sunglasses, a pastel pink blouse, a black bowtie with pink polka dots, a blue and white striped pleated skirt, lace socks, and pink mary janes.

Clover wearing a white blouse with a round collar and a jumper skirt made of thin crinkly white fabric with purple and yellow flowers, it has purple ribbon straps.

Nikki without her eyepatch, wearing a holo cat collar with a bell, an oversized white t-shirt, a satiny pink pleated skirt with a bow and lace on the front, and over-the-knee socks with a corset print up the length and roses ringing the top.

Nova wearing a rosy pink shirt with loose elbow-length sleeves, a long honeycomb-pattern skirt with white buttons up the front, and blue tie sandals that are way too big for her.

End ID.]

[danicadenniss]

Na’ Luzia Rio Garcia-Naruto

Home: Titans City, United Republic of Nations

Nickname: Luz, Lu, Clover, Clovis, Cleo, Kitten by her parents, Diaspora Girl

Abilities: Earth-bending, Metal-bending, Lava-bending

Elements: Earth, Metal, Lava

Species: Human

Gender: Female

Ethnicity: Multiple (Afro-Dominican, Indo-Trinidadian)

Height: 4’10

Hair Color: Dark Brown/Medium Dirty Blonde (presumably dyed ombré)

Eyes Color: Hazel

Skin Color: Medium Tan

Types of Skin: Dark Brown Freckles

Dates of Birth: Late 2006-Early 2007

Pronouns: She/Her

Family Members: Mother-Stella Mia Garcia-Naruto, Father-Na’Coda Naruto, Partial Aunt-Niagara Naruto, Partial Uncle-Blaze of Domino, Partial Cousin-Na’Kai Naruto/Hiccup Haddock/The New Limbonar, Partial Grandfather-Chief Navajo Naruto, Partial Grandmother-Nova Naruto, Unnamed Partial Great Grandmother ✝️, Unnamed Great Material Grandfather ✝️, Unnamed Great Grandmother ✝️, Unnamed Partial Great Great Grandmother ✝️, Martial Grandmothers-Sabrina and Gloria Garcia, Martial Aunt-Karen Sara Garcia-Clark, Martial Uncle Cal Clark, Martial Cousins-Leonard, Megan, Marco and Antonio Clark, Naruto Ancestors, Garcia Ancestors

Love Interest: Jennifer May Anderson (girlfriend)

Appearance:

Na’Luzia Rio Garcia-Naruto is a Afro-Dominican and Indo-Trinidadian pre-teenage girl with wavy/curly dark brown and medium golden dirty blonde dyed hair styled in an undercut bob ponytail with short right side bangs, narrow thick brown eyebrows, hazel eyes, medium tan skin, dark brown freckles on her cheeks, a small notch on her right eyebrow, thin brown lips and an athletic figure. She wears a cropped burgundy graphic tank top with a white cat print, a red leather jacket with 3/4 dark red sleeves, collar and a lesbian pride print on it right shoulder sleeve, a pair of black and reddish-orange tie dye high rise ripped capris jeans, a dark gray belt with a sliver belt buckle around her waist, red ankle length socks with orange stripes, black combat boots with dark gray soles, laces and white stars print on it each sides, a sliver Four Night At Eddy’s chain necklace around her neck (Parody of Five Nights At Freddy’s), pairs of navy blue metallic studs earrings and a small red sport bandage on her nose. She also wears a dark red tie, few black stars studs ear piercings on left ear, a small blue diamond piecing of her right side of her nose and a matte burgundy lipstick and black nail polish. At Titans City School, she wears a red-orange plaid buttons up shirt with rolled up sleeves, collar and black undershirt, a cropped dark gray v-neck vest with burgundy Hallow Eve logo and Nigel Tyler print on the front (parody of Halloween and Michael Meyer), a black graffiti Hell Fest Clubs cargo pants, navy blue leather belts with a silver metallic Mason Moorhead buckle around her waist (parody of Hellfire Clubs and Jason Voorhees), dark gray A Frightmare on Palms Road socks crew socks (parody of A Nightmare on Elm Street) and red and black checkered slip on the sneakers with black soles. In Pajamas sets, she wears a cropped burgundy tank top with black stripes, dark gray graphic capris pajamas leggings with red Teddy Vs Mason prints on them (Parody of Freddy Vs. Jason), black and orange cat prints socks and dark red headbands with black stars prints around her head. At P. E. and Fitness, she wears a red and white tie dye tank top with orange Tokyon print on it front (parody of Pokémon), black above the knee shorts with orange trim and Kansas Buzzsaw Terrorizer print on it right front pocket, burgundy capris leggings, reddish-orange low cut socks, and red and black checkered sneakers with white soles.

Personality:

Na’Luzia is a strange, awkward, tomboyish, and stubborn girl like her partial cousin.

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[brehaaorgana]

To be clear yeah, those places all use sweatshop labor.

Those places all do suck, too! (See: Nike being investigated for whether or not they're using Uyghur concentration camp labor).

They're also (as brands or companies) more expensive than most things on shein or temu (or wish or zaful or fashion nova, or boohoo or halara or...). So less people can afford to buy these things, and no one makes the excuse that "Nike" is all anyone can afford, so it's totally okay for some people to buy from them directly still, the criticism doesn't apply if you "have" to buy Victoria's secret.

(full disclosure: I own a pair of Nikes that I found while thrifting. There's no way I would have bought them full price, and I do know about Nike's use of sweatshops so it's not like I purchased for the brand or rarity people claim online. Wearing them is weird bc...I needed sneakers, and these were my size and at a thrift store in great, almost brand new condition, and so I bought them. They're cute shoes. But I still don't know if the people who made them had a living wage, secondhand or not. They probably weren't and that's horrifying.)

In this case, Walmart is an overall marketplace retailer that is known for being cheap so that's a more direct comparison. Forever21 also is somewhat similar to Shein, but in the sense that Shein is a tsunami compared to Forever21's stormy waters. Both bad! One's volume is just unfathomably much bigger.

As of October 2023, Temu is the top free app in Apple’s App Store and Shein is the second-most downloaded shopping app in the U.S.

A report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party estimated that Temu and Shein accounted for more than 30% of all packages (valued under $800) that came into the U.S. in 2022

30%!

And:

Shein and Temu keep their prices low through a U.S. shipping provision called the “de minimis exception,” which waives duty fees for any packages with a retail value of less than $800. Shein and Temu packages rarely reach the de minimis maximum – the average Shein shopper spends $100 per month and the average Temu order size is $25.

According to the June congressional report, Shein and Temu paid no duty fees on imports to the U.S. in 2022. In comparison, H&M paid $205 million.

Another way companies like Shein and Temu keep their prices low is by using garment workers, typically in Southeast Asia, who work long hours for low pay and typically without an employment contract.

The compressed trend cycles of fast fashion lends itself to exploiting workers, Katebi said.

“The sheer volume of clothes that fast fashion requires to meet their 52-season-a-year calendar and the quotas that are placed on garment workers to create these clothes are actually humanly impossible,” said Katebi, who has spoken with garment workers in Indonesia, India, and Cambodia. Garment workers often end up working 14- to 16-hour days, seven days a week.

The cost of shein and temu

And then there's the fact that shein and temu are trying to ignore or evade newly(ish) passed laws banning importing of goods produced in xinjiang. (Bloomberg paywall, Reuters, BBC News and oh hey, add adidas to the list!)

From that BBC article:

American consumers should know that there is an extremely high risk that Temu's supply chains are contaminated with forced labor," the House Select Committee on the Chinese Community Party said in its report.

It said the company requires suppliers to agree to a "code of conduct" but relies on third parties to flag problems, describing the process as a "dubious" system.

"Temu does not have any system to ensure compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). This all but guarantees that shipments from Temu containing products made with forced labor are entering the United States on a regular basis," it said.

Also wow the estimated number is equal to about 600,000 packages from shein or temu DAILY. CNN article mentions how temu just doesn't try to adhere to the UFLPA.

Oh and this freedom United page:

The company even admitted it 'does not expressly prohibit third-party sellers from selling products based on their origin in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region' and completely disregards the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act."

Nike, Uniqlo, and Zara, like almost all companies, claim to prohibit forced labor in their supply chains, yet offer no credible explanation as to how they can do this considering their links to a region where all goods are likely to be tainted by forced labor. By continuing to operate in and maintain links to the region, fashion brands like these are complicit in what many have widely recognized as crimes against humanity.

It's not just fashion either (whether it's forced labor in cotton fields or garment construction) when it comes to the concentration camp style labor, apparently this is extending to like, nearly the whole global solar panel industry.

Shein and Temu aren't unique in their badness, but their volume of very new(!) contribution to being horrendously shitty is alarming.

I'm never going to stop thinking about how people order shit from shein and temu not even knowing whether or not it's made by slave labor and imprisoned uyghurs. It does get talked about but...so often people still couch criticisms with excuses for people who "can't afford" anything else.

This is such a a weak weak caveat. The majority of people who shop temu or shein can afford somewhere else to dress themselves. Their target demographic is not "people who can only afford a $3 shirt." They have no interest in marketing to poor people, especially because they're already actively losing money.

Secondly, thrift and second hand stores exist, as well as buy nothing groups and swaps. Clothing closets also exist. There is an overabundance of clothing globally — there's no actual shortage of wearable clothes, and secondhand shops have more clothing than they can ever sell and that stuff gets thrown away. Fashion & clothing waste is massive. Shein and Temu do not fulfill roles in society for people in poverty that simply don't exist anywhere else.

They don't aim to do that, they don't intend to do that, and they're certainly not the only places who can provide that.

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[dollimusprime]

So a while ago, I got everyone dressed for summer! A few of them changed outfits very shortly afterwards, but ah well. Still fun.

[ID: From left to right, a picture of these dolls lined up against a wall:

Nikki wearing her collar with bell, an oversized white tee, red satin shorts, and mismatched knee-high socks, one of which is black and white striped, the other is black lace with an elastic band holding it up, which also has a bell on it.

Megu wearing a full-length empire-waist dress. The bodice is crocheted from thin ivory yarn and there's a band of pale lace along its bottom. The skirt is made of strips of tulle, some pink and some white, with glitter and small stars.

Monday wearing a short-sleeved black blouse with lace sleeves and black and white checked shorts. She has a cross necklace, knee-length white socks, and tall boots with chains, studs, and crosses hanging from the end of the chains.

Tian Ni in her hanfu, which is pale pink with a pastel floral design. It has pastel blue ties and there's a white lace underdress beneath it. She's also wearing pink sunglasses, lacy striped leggings, and platform sandals with floral blue fabric ties.

Ara wearing a multicolor striped t-shirt, a wide white pleather belt around his middle, and puffy white shorts, along with tan oxfords.

Nova wearing a lilac off-the-shoulder long-sleeved shirt under a pair of short floral overalls. She has lacy tan socks with a ruffle at the cuff and pink mary janes.

Suha wearing a dark blue floral crop top with pink ribbon wrapped around the front in a bow, dark blue denim shorts, and holo shoes.

Fiadh wearing a cropped white shirt with separate gathered sleeves, a poofy ivory lace skirt, and black and white plaid sneakers.

Orchid, as expected, wearing nothing at all.

End ID.]

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[danicadenniss]

Alexandria Sora Hamato-Casoy

Aliases: Alex, Alexis, Alexia

Elements: Water, Air

Occupation: Student at Titan City School

Species: Human

Gender: Female

Ethnicity: Asian (7/8 quarters Japanese, 1/8 quarters Chinese and 1/2 half Rykuyuan)

Height: 4’9

Hair Colors: Light Natural Brown Hair with Blue Highlights)

Eyes Colors: Amber

Skin Colors: Light Ivory

Family Members: Mother-Hamato Aya Casoy, Father-Cameron Akio Casoy, Youngest Sister-Sakura Jin Hamato-Casoy, Partial Aunt-Hamato Miwa/Karai, Partial Grandfather-Hamato Yoshi✝️, Partial Grandmother-Tang Shen✝️, Partial Great Grandfather-Hamato Yuuta✝️, Material Grandmother-Mikado Liko, Material Grandfather-Ayamu Liko✝️, Unnamed Material Great-Great Grandfather ✝️, Unnamed Adopted Grandparents, Adopted Granduncle Oroku Saki/The Shredder ✝️, Hamato Ancestors, Casoy Ancestors

Love Interest: Dean DePout (Boyfriend)

Appearance:

Alexandria Sora Hamato-Casoy is a Chinese, Rykuyuan and Japanese pre-teenage girl (later in her teenage years) with a slender built and a thin figure, straight light natural brown hair with blue highlights, narrow brown eyebrows, thin eyelashes, amber eyes, light ivory skin, and ivory lips. She wears a blush-green hair barrette on left side of her head, a light yellow and blue pendant around her neck, an oversized golden yellow blazer with 3/4 sleeves, white trims and yellow collar, over a white dress shirt, dark blue shorts, long golden yellow shin-length socks, light blue Mary Jane’s flats with white soles and floral patterns.

Samantha Harriet Simpson

Aliases: Sammie, Sam

Occupation: Student at Titan City School

Choice of Weapons: Baseball

Species: Human

Gender: Female

Ethnicity: African American

Hair Color: Burgundy-Brown

Eyes Colors: Brown

Skin Color: Dark Brown

Family Members: Mother-Gabriella Carol Simpson, Father-Samuel Harold Simpson Jr., Youngest Twins Brother and Sister-Michael II and Miley Simpson, Material Uncle Ethan Storm, Material Aunt-Macy Rose, Material Cousin-James Storm, Material Grandfather-Michael James Storm✝️, Material Mother-Mrs. Storm, Partial Grandmother-Luella Simpson, Partial Grandfather-Samuel Simpson Sr. Unnamed Partial and Material Great Grandparents ✝️

Love Interest: David Rodriguez (Boyfriend)

Appearance:

Samantha Harriet Simpson is an African American pre-teenage girl (later in her teenage years) with a slim built, dark brown, two tone black and red lips, brown eyes and curly burgundy-brown hair with bangs, kept up in pigtail buns with yellow hair ties. She wears a pair of red cat-eyed framed glasses with yellow lenses, a simple black choker around her neck, a cropped green varsity jacket with 3/4 sleeves and a button closure (typically found on its right side), it also features light green trims and a 5 print over its heart and back. Under her jacket, she wore a long yellow t-shirt, complete with navy-black capris leggings and yellow high top sneakers.

Na’ Luzia Rio Garcia-Naruto

Aliases: Clover, Clovis, Clovie, Clove, Luz, Lu

Occupation: Student at Titan City School

Elements: Earth, Metal, Lava

Species: Human

Gender: Female

Height: 4’10

Ethnicity: Multiple (Afro-Puerto Rican, Indo-Trinidadian)

Hair Color: Dark Brown/Dirty Blonde

Eyes Colors: Hazel Brown

Skin Color: Brown-Tan

Types of Skin: Dark Brown Freckles

Unusual Feature: Small Light Brown Scars on Her Right Eyebrow

Family Members: Mother-Stella Mia Garcia-Naruto, Father-Na’ Coda Naruto, Partial Aunt-Niagara Naruto, Partial Uncle-Blaze of Domino, Partial Oldest Cousin-Na’ Kai Naruto/Hiccup Haddock/The New Limbonar, Partial Grandfather-Chief Navajo Naruto, Partial Grandmother-Nova Naruto, Unnamed Great Grandmother ✝️, Unnamed Great Great Grandmother ✝️, Unnamed Material Great Grandparents ✝️, Material Grandmothers-Savannah and Gloria Garcia, Material Aunt-Karen Sara Garcia-Clark, Material Uncle-Calvin Lucas Clark, Material Youngest Cousins-Leonard Diego, Marco Jose, Megan Ana and Antonio Miguel Clark, Naruto Ancestors, Ancestor-Kumora, Garcia Ancestors

Love Interest: Jennifer May Anderson (girlfriend)

Appearance:

Na’ Luzia Rio Garcia-Naruto is an Afro-Puerto Rican and Indo-Trinidadian pre-teenage girl with an athletic built and she is Michelangelo’s height, with thick, wavy dark brown hair with dyed dirty blonde at the edges and right side bangs and her hair shaved in sides undercut tied back in a ponytail with dark red hair ties, thick narrow dark brown eyebrows, thin eyelashes, hazel brown eyes, brown-tan skin with dark brown freckles on her cheeks, her small light brown scar like a notch above her left eyebrow, a red sport bandage on her nose, two tone brown lips and a reddish-orange symbol of lava tattoo/birthmark on her right wrist. She wears navy-black metallic studs earrings, three black stars studs ear piercings on her left ear, a golden chain necklace with black earth symbols onyx charm around her neck, a cropped red tank top with dark red stripes, a mid cropped burgundy leather jacket with 3/4 sleeves, collars and a lesbian flag patch on its right shoulder, a pair of black and red-orange ombré high-rise capris jeans, dark gray leather belts with a silver buckle around her waist, red crew socks and black combat boots with dark gray laces, soles and white stars prints on its each sides.

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[official-weasley]

First Date (Bill Weasley x OC one-shot)

Warnings: fluff + fluff = this story

Word count: 3,317

Characters: Bill Weasley and my OC Theodora from the story Love, William which you can find here

A/N: First of all I am back! Second of all, I have more ideas for Bill and Theo 🙈 Third of all, I bring fluff! Fourth of all, I am done creating new OCs for a while and want to spend some time creating and bonding with my 3 girls (mostly Nova and Theo because I only have 5 ideas for Rhylee but 47 for Nova (no, she's not my favorite, what are you talking about?)) so you can expect more one-shots from my previous OCs rather than new stories 🥰

“Theo, come down here a sec!”

Theodora peered over the top of her book toward the door and sighed. One of these days, she might get to finish a chapter without her having to leave the room and check out what the twins need.

With them, it was always a guess – either it was something serious and had to do with the shop or they called her just to see her annoyed face when they would tell her that they already took care of it.

“Yes?” She said, halfway down the stairs.

“There's a package for you.” George grinned at her and gave her a rather big box.

“Who is it from?” Theodora's interest was piqued.

“There's no card. There's probably a message inside.” Fred pursed his lips, thinking.

“Is it from Bill?” George sent a wink to Theodora.

It has been 3 days since Bill came to the shop and very spontaneously kissed Theodora full on the mouth. 3 days and Theodora still can't stop thinking about it.

After the twins went away, letting the pair have a private moment, Bill officially asked her out on a date. He was very secretive about it – giving away only the date and the time and saying that she should wear something more formal.

Theodora was so enchanted by the kiss that she simply nodded to everything Bill said and it wasn't until the next day when she started to think about what she is going to wear – wanting to impress Bill – that she realized she has absolutely nothing that would fit the category 'more formal'.

She liked her clothes simple. Tank tops and linen shorts for the summer. Jeans and long-sleeved shirts – preferably in dark green or burgundy red – for the winter. There was nothing in between. She never had the need to buy other clothes and she liked to be comfy – especially since they opened the shop and it was so busy all the time.

The morning after Bill's visit, she threw every pair of pants and every shirt out of her closet. The most formal thing in there was her old Hogwarts uniform and she can't show up in that – Bill would think she has lost her mind.

She sat on her bed, trying to find a gap in her work schedule where she could slip out and get a dress or something. Her face screwed in an uncomfortable expression – she was not a type of a woman to wear dresses. But on the second hand, Bill might like that and if she was completely honest with herself, she never gave dresses a proper chance.

She let out a panicked sigh when she acknowledged that she won't have enough free time in the next 2 days to get the dress. There was also no time to inform Bill that she can't go or ask him if they can postpone so she can buy something for herself. Just the thought of admitting to Bill that she has nothing to wear – finally understanding her roommates which had closets full of clothes but always complained that they can't find the right outfit – made her stomach turn.

Another sigh. If she asks Freddie and Georgie if she can go out for two hours, they are going to tease her or ask her where she is going and if she says she needs something to wear to go on a date with their brother, she will listen to howling, whistling and seeing their eyebrows move up and down mockingly until she leaves for her date with Bill.

It was enough that their first kiss was in front of them. They didn't shut up about it for hours after Bill left for work that day. They teased her in front of customers, when they had their break, when they closed the shop and they waited for her when she came from the shower. She knew that they were happy for them and they were just excited that it finally happened but she also decided then and there that she is never sharing anything about her relationship with Bill with them ever again.

After a day of beating her head around it, she gave up and now that the day of their date has arrived, she tried to bury herself in her book so she wouldn't think about how she is going to wear the same shorts and a top to their first date in which Bill saw her last year at the Burrow.

“I don't know,” Theodora mumbled looking at the big box, shaking it a little.

It was quite light for a box that she could barely hold and the curiosity inside her chest was getting bigger. She wasn't expecting a package. Eric will come and visit in 2 weeks so he wouldn't send her anything. If the box was heavier, she would have a mini heart attack, thinking that perhaps Charlie has sent her a baby dragon.

She put the package down on her bed and carefully opened the lid. It dawned on her that it could easily be the twins trying to prank her. They knew that today was her date with Bill – it was the first thing they mentioned this morning at breakfast. But they wouldn't try to sabotage that, would they? No. No, they would not.

Nothing jumped out of the box when she took the lid completely off. There was something wrapped in thin grey paper and there was a note on the top. Theodora took it and turned it around.

Dear Theodora,

I was so overwhelmed by our kiss the other day that I didn't even consider the fact that I didn't tell you what you should wear to our date.

I apologize for that. I have known where to take you for our first date ever since we admitted our feelings to each other through letters.

To make it up to you, I have bought you a little something to wear. I hope you'll like it. I can't wait to see you tonight.

Love, William

If Theodora didn't find Bill perfect before, she definitely did now. She inhaled and exhaled sharply. She couldn't believe it! He solved her dilemma with one box.

Her heart was racing, looking at the wrapping paper as she placed the card on the bed next to the box. Bill bought her something to wear? He bought her something?

Suddenly she felt really uncomfortable. He shouldn't have. She doesn't deserve this. What if he spent a lot of money on this? Spending any kind of money on her was not okay in her book. She didn't require any gifts, she just wanted him.

Her hands were shaking nonetheless and she finally gave in to opening the box. A loud gasp escaped her mouth when she pulled out a long princess-like black dress. Was Bill insane?! This had to be the most expensive fabric she has ever laid her hands on. And were those feathers, flawlessly falling at the back? A lace corset with a princess cut with a lower part that was shorter in the front than in the back.

Theodora was holding the dress high, staring at it with an opened mouth for solid 5 minutes. Where was Bill taking her that she would have to wear anything like this and why would he put so much effort into their first date?

She put the dress down and looked at herself in the mirror. She frowned at her hair. What is she supposed to do with it? It's as straight as if she was ironing it. Perhaps a high ponytail? A braid to the side would be nice but she never learned how to do that and she never paid attention when her roommates were braiding each other's hair. A ponytail will have to do. She nodded at herself and turned on her heel.

Another wave of panic stroke her as she looked at the dress again, remembering that she has no shoes to match such a beautiful garment. She has boots and flip-flops and a pair of sneakers. Her eyes escaped back to the box – wistfully gazing at it, wishing some shoes would appear there.

She pressed her lips together and peaked inside once more and started rummaging through the wrapping paper.

Theodora wasn't even that surprised when her hand got a hold on something that felt like a shoe. Of course, Bill thought of everything. She couldn't stop a smile from spreading all over her face even though she wanted to. Bill put all this effort into this and what will she do? Just appear there and let Bill do all the work. Pathetic!

She sat down on her bed, now a shoe in each of her hands. She stared at them, half in admiration half in terror. Heels. Bill bought her heels. She swallowed hard, cursing herself to ever make a decision to be comfortable and laughing at the thoughts of ever putting something that made you taller for more than 3 centimeters.

Another mini heart attack. How is she supposed to do this? She couldn't walk in heels! She barely even laid her eyes on a pair. She tilted her head to see the time on the clock she had by the door of her room. 2 more hours until she has to meet Bill.

2 hours to learn how to walk in heels and properly put on a dress with a corset. How hard can it be?

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“How's it going up here?” A gentle knock on the doorframe and Fred's voice, made Theodora look away from the mirror.

“I-I'm fine.” She bit the inner side of her cheek and smoothened her dress to calm her nerves. “Why?” She asked, turning back to the mirror.

“Well we have heard some heavy footsteps and some thumping here and there and I decided to check up on you. What were you doing?” Fred giggled.

“Oh, nothing. Embarrassing myself, mostly.” Theodora let out a nervous chuckle and showed herself to Fred.

“Theo, wow!” Fred gasped, forgetting how to close his mouth.

He has never seen his best friend in a dress before. She was more likely to wear something of his or his twin than ever put on a dress.

“Where did you get this?” Fred asked after he composed himself.

“I received it in the box this morning.” Theodora's cheeks turned scarlet.

“Bill bought you an outfit for your first date?” His face turned into a smug one immediately.

Theodora nodded and once again turned to the mirror. She put the dress on correctly and she was quite proud of herself for doing so. The heels were surprisingly comfortable but her ankles hurt from her stepping the wrong way, almost breaking them a few times.

“He isn't always like this, right?” Theodora turned to Fred.

“What do you mean?”

“It's just a one-time thing, right? He won't spend money and give me presents?” Theodora explained her question.

“He might.” Fred shrugged. “He fancies you, Theo, let him spoil you.”

“I don't want to be pampered like this.” Theodora frowned. “It's enough if he holds me tight in his arms, smiling softly, listening to me, and showing me with gestures how much I mean to him.”

“I know. You like things simple.” Fred bestowed her with a small smile. “But that won't stop him. Unless you tell him that it's making you uncomfortable.”

“It's not. It's just,” Theodora sighed, “I don't feel worthy of it. I have nothing to give in return. What am I supposed to buy him? A tuxedo?”

“No.” Fred laughed wholeheartedly. “Just show him how much he means to you. I know you never experienced this with any of your ex-boyfriends but Bill is very traditional and a romantic. You might need to get used to this.”

“Okay,” Theodora said slowly. “If it makes him happy and this is something he enjoys doing then I will do it for him.”

“That's the spirit!” Fred exclaimed and wrapped Theodora in a hug.

“Sorry, to interrupt your mo, but Theo, it's time for you to go.” George appeared in the door, pointing at the clock on the wall.

“Bloody hell, I'll be late!” Theodora stood up, trying to balance herself in those heels. She grabbed her black purse – grateful to have at least one item to match – and hurried past George, completely ignoring the dumbfounded expression on his face when he saw what she was wearing.

She hurried down the stairs and out through the back door, hoping she won't be too late. Bill told her to meet him at the only square in Diagon Alley and said that they are going to apparate to Muggle London together from there.

Theodora was surprised at how fast she could run in those heels. She was almost better at running than walking in them. She slowed down as she reached the square, spotting Bill immediately.

Her heart started racing when she saw how dashing he was wearing a black tuxedo and tie and a white buttoned shirt. She must be dreaming – this whole scene and them dressed as they were – it looked like something out of a fairytale.

Bill was turned in the opposite direction, his hands crossed behind his back, rocking on his feet – he seemed nervous. That calmed Theodora down and her heart stopped trying to escape her ribcage.

As she approached him, the sound her heels were making made Bill look in her direction. His eyes widened and all the air in his lungs escaped him as she took his breath away. Theodora bestowed him with a sheepish smile, stopping a few steps away from him.

“So what do you think?” She cleared her throat to make herself appear more confident and twirled on the spot to the best of her abilities.

It was true, the dress did grow on her and she didn't trip over her legs just yet and she wanted to show Bill just how grateful she is for the gift.

“How uncomfortable are you right now?” A giggle escaped his throat, taking a step toward her and offering her his hand.

“It's not as bad as it was 2 hours ago.” Theodora bit her lip.

She felt relieved. Bill knew that this wasn't her cup of tea after all.

“I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable or for you to think that I reckon you don't have a proper attire for where I am taking you tonight,” Bill said with burning cheeks.

“You saved me, actually. I was panicking for far too long about what to wear tonight. I have nothing 'more formal' whatsoever in my closet.”

Theodora loved many things about Bill, but the fact that she could be brutally honest with him and tell him exactly what was on her mind was one of her favorite.

“I promise you can toss the dress the second I get you home safely tonight.” Bill smiled, put his left hand on Theodora's lower back, and pulled her closer to his body.

He first kissed her forehead, then her nose, and then put his other hand on her back and kissed her on the mouth. At first, the kiss was gentle but as they both missed each other so much, it quickly got stronger.

“I have no words for how beautiful you look tonight,” Bill whispered in Theodora's ear, making her knees weaken.

“Thank you.” She breathed.

“I saw the dress yesterday when I was walking home from work and I decided to buy it for you. I wanted to see you in it so badly.” He said, almost apologetically.

“Hopefully, there won't be a lot of dresses like that. I don't want you to spend money on me.” Theodora said truthfully.

“I might, here and there.” Bill winked at her and gestured for them to start walking. “I want to make you see that you deserve the world.”

“Then I'll get all spoiled and demand dresses.” Theodora giggled mockingly.

“See, that's why I want to buy things for you because I know you will never turn into someone like that.” Bill giggled with her.

“So,” Theodora made puppy eyes, “will you finally tell me where we are going tonight all dashing and fancy?” She scanned him from head to toe and winked at him, making Bill's face match the hair in his loose ponytail.

“I'm taking you to the opera.” Bill cleared his throat, trying to hide that he was nervous about how Theodora would react to his date idea.

“To the...” Theodora blinked at him. “...wow.” She didn't know what else to say.

She was never the one to obsess over Muggle things too much but she loved their music, especially classical one. She was pretty sure she never told Bill about that before but she couldn't imagine a better first date.

“I thought you might like it. Last summer you mentioned that you love to listen to music and I wanted to do something not as cliché as a fancy restaurant.” He scratched his cheek.

Bill has been nervous about their date ever since he asked Theodora out. Taking her to the opera seemed like a brilliant idea up until the point he arrived at the square and waited for her there. What if Theodora wouldn't like it? What if she would think he is weird for taking her to the opera?

Bill's face brightened up when he saw the sparks with which Theodora was looking at the opera house. He felt so relieved that she liked the idea and wasn't disappointed about where he was taking her.

“What are we listening to?” Theodora questioned, looking around and reminding herself of how she looked at the Enchanted Ceiling when she first arrived at Hogwarts.

“I think it's called Carmen by...”

“Georges Bizet!” Theodora squeaked but then quickly put her hands over her mouth, realizing how inappropriate her behavior was for such a beautiful building.

“You know it?” Bill let out a silent laugh.

“Know it? It's my favorite.”

Without thinking about it, Theodora jumped into Bill's arms, hugging him as tightly as she could.

Suddenly she didn't care about the people walking past them, she wanted to express how much this meant to her. She never thought she would be lucky enough to go to the opera, let alone to listen to her favorite one.

All of Bill's doubts if this was a good idea were diminished the second the music started playing and the singers appeared on the stage. Theodora was sitting on the edge of her seat the entire time, her mouth slightly opened, her eyes glistened with tears of admiration for their voices and the beauty of it all.

Bill has never been to the opera either and if he was perfectly honest with himself, he wasn't sure how much he would like it, but seeing Theodora enjoying it so much was completely worth it to him.

He was thankful that he could enjoy listening to it without paying attention to what was happening on the stage because he couldn't take his eyes of Theodora. Not only did she look breathtaking but the way she was paying attention to the stage – how happy it made her and how she admired the singers – made him fall in love with her even more and he couldn't wait for her to tell him about all the places she ever had a wish to see and visit because he wants her to have more moments like this.

They decided to walk back home. Bill insisted that he accompanies her to her apartment and despite being worried that Theodora's feet might hurt in those heels, he didn't want to apparate because Theodora couldn't stop talking about what they have just experienced in that opera house and Bill could listen to her for hours, his heart melting by the passion in her eyes.

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