You're home.

[sh_malfoy]

Hey.

Teddy's asleep. I tired him out with hard labour and work outs, obviously.

Well, I mean, he did help with lunch a little.

He's only been out about a quarter of an hour.

Yeah. So, I'll be going.

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[james_sirius]

Thanks.

You made lunch?

[james_sirius]

Oh. Fuck that. It's not his business.

[sh_malfoy]

Yeah. You're telling me.

[james_sirius]

I'm sorry-- that's, well, that isn't easy.

[sh_malfoy]

No, listen, it's fine.

Just--I just--

Al.

I--

[james_sirius]

What?

[sh_malfoy]

Sometimes I remember exactly what kind of mess I could be dragging Al into, and I want one of you to kill me instead.

[james_sirius]

What!? Don't be stupid, Scorpius. Albus is a big boy, he knows what he's getting himself into. Besides, we like you.

[sh_malfoy]

Would you, if you even knew the kind of fucking bullshit my Father got drunk and said about your family?

[james_sirius]

Would I what? Not want Al to marry you? I don't think my opinion on things would matter at all to Albus, really.

[sh_malfoy]

Like me.

I feel like such a fraud sometimes.

[james_sirius]

Scorpius, despite my best efforts, yes, I like you. And I don't really give a tiny rat's arse who your father is or what he's done. I think we're old enough now to realize that it doesn't matter.

[sh_malfoy]

It does matter.

You know what he said to me over dinner two nights ago?

He said, 'For Merlin's sake, if you're going to regularly get down on your knees in front of a man, you couldn't at least find a pureblood?'

And that wasn't even the worst of it.

[james_sirius]

Oh for fuck's sake--

[sh_malfoy]

He had a go at every one of your grandparents, dead and alive.

[james_sirius]

Excellent.