for beyondtherift - 007 (posted late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning))

[imwotchingyou]

Doyle's gone.

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[fortisleo]

Tonks, are you okay?

[imwotchingyou]

No. I am not okay.

[fortisleo]

Let me make you tea or something. Anything.

When I was here before you came, when it was just me, Hermione was taken. She disappeared one day. No trace of her to be found anywhere.

I can't know exactly what you're going through but

I want to help.

[imwotchingyou]

Thanks Harry. A cup of tea would be appreciated.

[fortisleo]

I'm on my way with it. Don't thank me. Least I could do. [and he will appear at her room with the tea looking both concerned and a little uncertain at the same time.]

[action!spam]

[imwotchingyou]

[ Tonks isn't very colorful when she open the door. She can still morph but she just doesn't want to. Her hair is a dull, dirty blond color. ]

Wotcher Harry.

YAY [action!spam]

[fortisleo]

[Harry looks at her. The confusion leaves, and the concern takes over.]

Hello. I've got your tea. [It's said quietly. He's never seen her look like this before.

...he's seen her dead body, but he has never seen her look so sad before. Harry rests a hand on her arm. There's a slight pause. When he's lost someone, he's been angry, been sad. Harry doesn't know what will help if anything.] Who was he?

[imwotchingyou]

[ After she's accepted her cup of tea, she looks down at his arm. Tonks takes a step backward and walks the short distance to her bed. She sits down on it.

What was Doyle? Boyfriend? Lover? Friend? Yes. ]

I liked him a lot, Harry. From the first time I met him, I think.

[ It hadn't been love at first sight but Tonks had definitely been charmed at first sight. ]

It was Valentines. I ran into him and he started to serenaded me.

[fortisleo]

[Harry shuts the door behind himself before he steps forward, sinking down on to the bed beside her.

He knows what it's like to lose someone, and he cares about Tonks very much, wants her safe, wants her not dying.]

He serenaded you on Valentine's day?

That's one way to meet someone, isn't it?

[It's all said quietly as he isn't entirely certain what she might need but he wants to give that to her, to give her that support.]

[imwotchingyou]

Yeah. I know it was one of those Chicago things but I couldn't help it. I liked it. After that we went and had drinks...

[ And it had just gone on from there. ]

He was my bright spot, Harry.

[fortisleo]

Even if it was one of those Chicago things, it doesn't... make it any less real, does it?

I'd imagine his reaction to it during and afterward and the drinks, it'd be all him, not a Chicago thing.

[He shakes his head.]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry he's gone.