[not-quite-an-OOM] Confessions to Lily

[honorbyname]

Albus almost, very nearly, decides never to use the door to Milliways again.

If only because chances of running into Scorpius there always seem to be greater than they are when he's at school with him. (Which probably shouldn't make any sense when he thinks about it because they're in the same house and share most of the same classes

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[lilium_evansiae]

And, as is the way of the end of the universe, a certain green-eyed girl has just walked into the bar.

She looks around, too, checking for the messy dark hair shared by the three Potter boys she knows.

And there one is.

Lily smiles, and makes her way over to him.

"Hello, Albus."

[honorbyname]

"Hi, Lily," Albus responds.

He looks relieved.

His smile is ... well, there isn't really one.

But he does look relieved.

He makes a bit of an awkward but obvious show of making space for her to sit; it is an invitation and a request all at once.

[lilium_evansiae]

Lily slides into the booth, across from him, frowning slightly.

Something seems ... well, if not exactly 'wrong' than also not exactly 'right'.

"How are you?"

[honorbyname]

Albus glances down at the edge of the table for a second.

He'd been hoping she would come into the bar today.

But now that she's here, he feels almost hesitant to say anything.

She looked happy, and this isn't - he doesn't want to -

"I'm -" okay - say you're okay "- not friends with Scorpius anymore."