Plot:Unrequited Obsession

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Niobe and Dom go way back. Back when he was fresh in the news as a convict turned Pro Quidditch beater. He was young, tasty and exciting. And then they found out they were horrible for each other and split. That is until they both made the mistake of talking to each other again. Now Niobe's trying to shake him off, despite temptation. And Dom? Well he's not someone who shakes easy.

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The Distant Past

She'd hungrily pursued his attentions when he was just starting to make a name for himself as a ruffian in 2000. He was a minor celebrity then, having been a teenage aggressor in the Battle of Hogwarts and then turned the first legal ward of the Falmouth Falcons instead of prison time. There was no doubt in anyone's mind his highly influential family had a bit to do with that. But he was young, smoking fit, and every mother's nightmare.

Turns out they were not meant for sweet matrimony, to put it mildly. They'd posed for cameras, attended parties together, but it all ended explosively and Niobe swore off men for quite some time.

—Niobe Thursby [1]

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There's nothing else like a St. James party, and so everyone was there in their finest. Harsh rivalries and political differences were put aside for the sake of seeing and being seen. Margaret Groust, Jacoba Schlagenweit, Colette Wheaton and Niobe Thursby went with the intention to stick together. But hooking up with old boyfriend Dominik Wiedman proved to great a temptation for Niobe to handle.
Dom threw his arm over Niobe's shoulder in another grand gesture, his frayed cloak twirling around his torso. It was brave, but she'd said yes, hadn't she. Every last bit of her said yes. His dark eyes glinting with mischievous pride, he pulled his crow's mask down again to cover his face. "Let's get rid of these glasses," he said, maneuvering her already toward the bar under a strong arm. "You can parade me around unhindered, then." Dominik laughed. And they approached the crowded bar together.
—Dominik Wiedman
A Graveyard Smash: The Adult Halloween Party

She'd been single for ages and bored out of her mind. She could imagine the head-lines, spinning into the foreground like some sort of old movie, featuring her face and Dom's. And damnit if he wasn't exactly her type. Dark. Rough. Famous. Would it count as a relapse if she didn't have breakfast in the morning?Niobe Thursby

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Niobe unceremoniously dumps Dominik out of the bed when morning comes. The tension mounts and a line is drawn. But Niobe's rejection of Dominik's companionship seems to come at a cost. Peace of mind.
They were not playing house, absolutely fecking not.
—Niobe Thursby
You Knew What This Was

"Have it your way, pet," he said grittily. "I'll just see you when you have another itch, then." He slammed the door behind him, careful not to let it hit him on the arse on his way out.Dominik Wiedman

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Dominik has taken up the dirty habit of standing across the street from Niobe's flat for hours at a time. He's pretty convinced this doesn't qualify as stalking.
Snapshot: Waiting for Nothing but the Wink of a Window

Dominik paced back and forth anxiously a few steps, throwing his cigarette on the ground to add to the pile. When he went for another shot of heal-me whiskey, however, pressing the bottomless flask against his lips, he only felt a few dribbles drop down his tongue. Apparently a bottomless thing only held as much as you put into it, and that meant that Dominik had just had himself a whole bottle. He cursed vehemently, tossing it across the street in an overthrow befitting his fit of frustration. It crashed against the asphalt, presumably dented, and bounced over to rest in Niobe's little lawn.Dominik Wiedman

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Laney shows up at his apartment late in the afternoon to find her friend still asleep and hung over with half-crumbled pieces of parchment covered in drawings of Niobe's face strewn across the floor. Dominik confides in his close friend for some womanly advice, and she follows through with expert finesse like a true Seeker. But she knows the best medicine: to work out his frustrations with some snow-caked Quidditch practice.
You're a Right Piece of Work

“But, if you like her-- if you love her--” She thought over her words more carefully now, deciding a spit-fire, cheeky tongue was not what her moody friend needed. Whiskey could only get one so far. She took a sip of her own whiskey-laced coffee. “You have to take that chance, right? You only live once.” Why not live fast and live hard?

“Women don’t have knobs to think with, Dom, that’s what she means. We’re craftier than you.” She tilted her head, studying him closer yet, smirking as she tugged him into the universal boat of ‘you,’ the collective man. “But you’re smart. You know you are. I know you are. She obviously does, too, or she wouldn’t have bothered to insult you.”

Finally, the young woman let go of his shoulder. “Come on, grab your coat. Some practice will clear your head before we eat.” She pushed herself from the couch, and took another deep sip, draining the mug in one swift go.Laney Irving

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Dominik shows up at the Daily Prophet with the implicit threat of making a scene for Niobe who's trying very hard to keep what she believes an embarrassing affair under wraps. But the information he dangles before her is too good to be real and she listens hungrily.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?

"There was a meeting at the Black Chimaera 'bout a month ago," he said. "And I have the inside scoop. Strictly a confidential informant, just as it always was... are those new leggings?"Dominik Wiedman

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Smoking cigarettes across the street from the Daily Prophet offices, Dominik is hoping to catch Niobe on her way out of work. Instead he sees her close friend, Maggie Groust, and decides it would be a brilliant idea to "invite himself over" to chat her up and win boyfriend points. Maggie dresses him down thoroughly and tries to talk sense into him, but Dominik loses his temper violently and Maggie throws him out.
Were You -- Were You Just Smelling Her Sweater?

Keys prepped in her hand, Maggie walked faster, adrenaline pumping. Then the footsteps sounded - sharp crunches in the snow, speeding up behind her. Maggie whirled around, key held out in front of her like a wand. She wanted to see who or what was coming at her. It'd be different this time. She'd be smarter, faster, braver. No one was going to catch her or hold her at knife-point. But her mouth gaped open stupidly as she stared at Dominik. Dominik Wiedman, grinning at her in his creepy cloak as if he were Merlin's gift to the world. Announcing his presence, being cheery about it too. Asshole!Margaret Groust

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Niobe lands a nugget of an interview with Dolly St. James who is getting ready to release her latest Slither Girls Series book. They banter lightly and there's definitely an excited undertone, but the witches are both on the hunt to disarm the other. Proud Niobe is ultimately flustered by the savagely perceptive socialite, and questions just how secret her affair with Dominik is.
Oh, Do Tell!

“But, I suppose I have more respect for a woman like that...than some quidditch groupie who uses sex off script to get closer the fame she can’t achieve in her own right. Women like me don’t lie and let men make absolute fools of themselves for relationships that don’t exist just to get information out of them and maybe make a juicier headline”Dolly St. James

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Margaret Groust is especially grouchy after Valentine's day, and has no patience for hearing about the Niobe-Dominik trysts. In the Daily Prophet breakroom, she finally tells Niobe that Dominik followed her home in December.
I hate Mondays

“What the hell do you know about it anyway?" she finally blurt out, lacking any substantive comeback. "It's none of your bloody business at the end of the day, is it! I don't recall that you've even met him more than twice, Maggie. So everything you're saying's just jealous rot for all I know. You can lecture me when you know something, how's that?”.Niobe Thursby


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