daphne ([info]effingwitch) wrote,
2006-07-29 23:57:00
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rp: marcus and daphne, daphne's flat, notting hill, london [complete]

*sits in the armchair near one of the huge windows in her flat, wrapped in an old green-velvet throw* *watches the people walking round five floors below, envying them their ignorance of how close they all are to dying, and how much closer they seem to get every day* *shivers a bit, and leans back in the chair, lighting a cigarette with trembling fingers*

*checks her watch, and sees she's got another hour or so till her next round of Blood-Replenishing potion* *sighs harshly and looks out again, then brings her knees to her chest and hugs them close, willing herself to stay awake* *hasn't slept since the second nightmare, and doesn't want to for fear of another* *drinks some more tea, closing her eyes and savouring the warmth of it, then forces her eyes back open and stares down at the Muggles again*
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[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 04:06:58 UTC 5 years ago

*he apparates into Daphne's front room, a bit frantic; when the hospital staff said she was gone and they weren't sure where she was, he'd been in a bit of a state* *calls out, the panic and worry clear in his voice* Daph?! Daphne!

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 04:09:40 UTC 5 years ago

*turns, and is swamped with guilt; all she could think of was leaving, and never thought, at the time, of how worried Marcus would be* Right here. *looks stricken, and stands up too fast and hurries over to him dizzily* I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, I couldn't take it there, I should have waited to tell you.

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 04:12:31 UTC 5 years ago

*catches her and pulls her into his arms, holding her close* *buries his face in her hair, just glad he's found her and she's alrigh* Shhhh, it's okay, darling. *pulls back a bit to look at her, examining her thoroughly, then smiles* You fucking gave me a heartattack, but I'll forgive you this time. Can't really force you to stay there if I can't even stand being there myself, yeah?

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 04:14:14 UTC 5 years ago

*grins at him, the weariness lifting for a moment* Exactly. And honestly, the first team is clearly off duty now. If one more trainee poked me in the shoulder, they were going to pay. *sighs* Can't sleep there. Making me crazy. Sorry.

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 04:25:58 UTC 5 years ago

*eyes her sideways* Why don't you stay with me at the castle? Dimpy'd would love to have guests over. You wouldn't be alone...

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 04:32:19 UTC 5 years ago

*gives him an affectionate grin and pats his arm* Already heard from the office. I'll probably go in tomorrow and ride the desk for a bit. I'm fine, really. Just tired. *and achy, and afraid to sleep, and I don't want anyone to know* Shoulder's a little off. *manages a sort of grin*

Want anything? *needs to sit down again, but isn't going to admit it* You probably haven't eaten all day. I've got... *tries to remember and shrugs* Stuff.

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 04:34:42 UTC 5 years ago

*waves a hand vaguely, and steers her towards a chair, before taking the one opposite her* Should you be going back in so soon?

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 04:38:03 UTC 5 years ago

*shakes her head* No. But Holt... *sighs* Well, let's just say it's doubtful he'll be coming in to the office for quite a while. And there are things to do. We've got a few trainees coming in, but this stuff is too high-level. And other people in the Department need the information. So it's got to be done. *shrugs again, then winces, and picks up her cigarette again*

How are you, Mr Clearly Didn't Have His Lucky Charm With Him. *Lucky Charms remind her of Seamus, and she frowns* And have you heard from Seamus? I was going to owl him *and nearly fell asleep* but I haven't got round to it yet.

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 04:42:54 UTC 5 years ago

*immediate and concerned frown* No, I've not heard from him. *stands and starts pacing, running and hand nervously through his hair and rubbing his nape* He's nowhere to be found. No one's seen him or has been able to reach him. I'm going out of my fucking mind. I just have to keep telling myself he's okay, he can take care of himself, but-- *shakes his head, clearly distraught*

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 04:48:29 UTC 5 years ago

*feels that like a punch to the gut, having expected he'd tell her Seamus had turned up all right, with a bump to the head* Then I'll owl. At least *if it comes back, we'll know more either way* it's something.

*summons parchment and her quill and ink, and scribbles out a short note, then takes a deep breath and heads into the study for her owl* *sends the owl, then hurries back into the room as quickly as she can, so as not to leave Marcus alone and worrying*

*curls back up into her chair, automatically stubbing one cigarette out before lighting another, as she's been doing since she got home* I'm sure he's fine. *isn't, but would like to be* He's been in training with Moody for how many years and survived. And he's smart. And has one hell of a Stunner. *smiles to try and cover the worry*

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 04:59:04 UTC 5 years ago

*chews thoughtfully on a thumbnail* *nods* Yeah, you're right. *isn't so sure* *sighs, then flops back down on the chair, scrubs his palms over his eyes* Fuck. This war's going to drive me mad, and that's fucking worse than dying.

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 05:01:58 UTC 5 years ago

*understands, but doesn't think he wants to hear that right now, so gives him a sneer* Right. Rather have your mind than your life? How... *pauses for effect, and to make it more annoying still*...Gryffindor.

*but gets up and walks over to sit on the arm of his chair, and puts her good arm over his shoulders, hugging* He'll be all right, Marcus. He's better than he thinks he is. I was fighting next to him, wasn't I? I saw him. He can handle himself. *tousles his hair lightly*

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 05:06:07 UTC 5 years ago

*pulls her gently onto his lap, wrapping his arms around her and resting his chin on her shoulder* Yeah, I know. I just-- *a beat* I'm just worried, is all. *a longer pause* Sometimes, I think maybe he should have just left me alone, then I wouldn't have to feel like this.

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 05:22:50 UTC 5 years ago

*hugs him with her good arm, and shakes her head* No, he shouldn't have. Don't be stupid, Marcus, you know damned well that what you have, whatever you have, is good. But it carries a price. Everything does. Doesn't mean it's not worth it.

*sighs harshly, remembering last night* But it hurts.

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 05:26:06 UTC 5 years ago

*thinks that maybe it hurts too much, that he's hurt enough already, and maybe life can just give him a fucking break once in a while, but doesn't say anything* *instead, he just grunts unhappily*

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 05:30:34 UTC 5 years ago

*kisses his cheek silently* Yeah. I know. *leans in close, thinking to comfort him, stays there for a few minutes, until she feels her eyes drifting closed*

*sits up a little straighter* So who's been asked? Where's left to look?

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 05:33:01 UTC 5 years ago

Daph, why don't you get some sleep? You look exhausted. We can talk about this later, yeah?

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 05:34:45 UTC 5 years ago

*shakes her head, and gives him the best grin she can manage* Can't sleep yet. Got more potion to take.

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 05:37:44 UTC 5 years ago

*isn't convinced, but kisses her temple and lets it go anyway* Alright. As for everything else, I'm not sure. I've been stuck at St. Mungo's. Still haven't healed my shoulder yet, so I figured I could sneak out for a bit to find you. From what I understand from Susie, though, it's pretty fucking bad.

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 05:41:29 UTC 5 years ago

*pulls back and stares at him* You left before they took care of your shoulder? *sighs, frustrated* Marcus, you could have just owled me? *hugs him again* You ought to get back.

*gestures at the coffee table* Saw the Prophet. It's really bad, Marcus.

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 05:44:07 UTC 5 years ago

I'll go back after, I promise. Pansy's still there, so I'll spend the night with her.

*frowns* Reckon everything'll be shite tomorrow. I don't even want to think of how bad the Ministry's going to end up fucking this up more than it is.

[info]effingwitch

July 30 2006, 05:46:30 UTC 5 years ago

*sighs in agreement; can barely bear to think of it*

*joking, with a soft laugh* Maybe we ought to hand the reins over to Potter.

[info]maelorgymraeg

July 30 2006, 05:47:35 UTC 5 years ago

*mood darkens considerably* I'd rather die than see that happen. *not true, but it's the principle of the matter*
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