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To Those Who Have Gone, and That Which Remains - Closed to Cedric [Backdated to Wednesday]

Aug 14, 2014 23:36

Draco arrived to the Black Sheep early and had a pint by himself. He appreciated the time to think and calm his mind. There had been a lot going on for him lately, personal stuff mostly. A lot of thinking. The results of some of that thinking was part of the reason he had messaged Cedric to join him ( Read more... )

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evenprettydead August 15 2014, 12:55:28 UTC

Cedric arrived very slightly early, punctuality being another item on the rather predictable Hufflepuff list of virtues.

Seeing Draco, the wizard made his way over and sat down. "Good evening." Draco's message had worried Cedric a bit, knowing that the blonde wizard's talkative moods were rarely casual. "I've not kept you waiting, I hope?"

black_nimbus01 August 15 2014, 18:17:54 UTC

Draco shook his head. "Not at all. I came early on purpose. How are you?"

His mood, besides being pensive, was actually casual. There were a few ideas floating around his head, but nothing concrete yet.

evenprettydead August 16 2014, 00:43:18 UTC

"I'm well enough, thank you." Cedric said, ordering a pint of his own. "The Sunscreen Potion is coming along - I just need to work on extending the duration."

black_nimbus01 August 16 2014, 01:09:52 UTC

Draco smiled. "Excellent. Let me know when you need a test subject. Healing sunburns is about the only medical magic I know."

evenprettydead August 16 2014, 01:14:57 UTC

Cedric chuckled. "I can see how that would be necessary. I want to work on the strength a little as well, but it should be soon - the next week or so, I'd say."

"Have you sorted out the latest shop, yet?"

black_nimbus01 August 16 2014, 01:20:33 UTC

"Fun," he said and sipped the last of his whiskey before ordering another pint instead.

"Funny you should mention that. That's one of the dozen things I've been thinking about lately."

evenprettydead August 16 2014, 01:24:04 UTC

"As many as that?" Cedric teased. "I try to limit myself to two or three, at most."

He took a drink from his own cup. "Nothing too serious, I hope."

black_nimbus01 August 16 2014, 01:40:34 UTC

"Well. You know me." He swiped his thumb through the condensation on the pint glass. "I had a conversation with Charles the other day, so I can lame him for all the thinking. It brought some things to light. You know, it's rather shocking to realize that you haven't truly been happy in years. Hence the thinking."

evenprettydead August 16 2014, 01:43:45 UTC

Cedric nodded. "It's too easy to turn away from that mirror, to be distracted by other things."

"Since Jacob, you mean?" The blonde had certainly seemed happy back then.

black_nimbus01 August 16 2014, 02:46:26 UTC

"I became the King of Distraction and Denial," Draco said with a little laugh, and nodded. "Yes. Even with the cancer towards the end, my time with him and Scorpius was the happiest I remember having here. And then it all just went to shit, and I didn't want to deal with it."

evenprettydead August 16 2014, 02:51:36 UTC

"I suppose I've been happy enough, for the most part." Cedric said quietly. "I've lost friends, yes, but not so much as you have."

"Did you know Damon Salvatore, the vampire who used to own Fangtasia?"

black_nimbus01 August 16 2014, 03:54:17 UTC

Draco shook his head. "No, only through stories from you. He's the one that left?" he asked. "You were quite fond of him if I remember correctly."

evenprettydead August 16 2014, 04:03:59 UTC

"Quite fond, yes." Cedric agreed, smiling a bit. "And yes, he's gone." He stared down into his drink for a moment.

"At first, it was just sex, just a seduction. Damon could influence a person's feelings - not that I needed much influencing, I suspect. It was during one of our encounters that I struck on the idea of providing the vampires with Blood-Replenishing Potion for their ... companions."

Cedric sighed. "I'm afraid I had quite the shocking crush on him for a while, there. He had other people in his life, though, and eventually we just became friends."

black_nimbus01 August 16 2014, 04:10:40 UTC

"I'm sorry he's gone then," Draco said and touched Cedric's arm with an empathetic hand. "Kit's gone home as well. We're quite the pair of sad-sacks aren't we?"

evenprettydead August 16 2014, 04:15:44 UTC

"I'm sorry - I hadn't realized." Cedric said, surprised. "I liked Kit, but we didn't often see one another."

"It's always hard to be left behind. Some part of Damon was never happy here, though. He was too used to his freedom, and enough of a predator to hate any cage."

"Did Kit have family to rejoin?"

black_nimbus01 August 16 2014, 04:36:20 UTC

"He was very reclusive, even though he didn't try to be," Draco said with a shrug. "No, I don't think he had anything to return to; his husband was dead before he came here. The part of me that wasn't busy being afraid of becoming too close to him was terrified that Murchaud would show up, sweep Kit into his arms, and I'd find myself alone again."

Draco took a long pull off his pint. "That's another thing I need to work on: not being so damn gloomy in my thoughts. You're free to come talk to me any time you like, you know. You seem like Damon's leaving has hit you harder than you expected."

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