#cc;danny

@pridexlands​ sent an owl:  A ‘ please don’t go ’ hug - Hogwarts era 

“Danny,” she breathed his name quietly, as their foreheads touched together. He’d been sitting on her bed while she packed some of her things for the journey. He pulled her away from her wandering back and forth across her room, idly picking out weather appropriate clothing and magical items she could fit in her bag to hug the semi-frantic witch. She was so anxious she was calm, like her brain overrode the anxiety into a numb demeanor to keep her from losing it. This whole thing was nuts. Harry and Prue agreed that they would do what it takes to see this through but the reality of leaving her friends and family was hitting hard now while she packed. Not to mention Danny, sitting her, asking her not to go at all. Like she wanted to. Like she had a choice in it. 

The witch’s arms were wrapped securely around the lion’s torso, thighs against her mattress as she leaned into his embrace. “You know I’d stay if I could...you know why I can’t. This is something we have to do, Harry and I. It’s our fight. We have to finish this...for all of you. For us.” For Hogwarts. 

Given the choice, Prue would much rather finish out Hogwarts and see her last year through with her friends, like every other student before them. She wanted to graduate and choose a career and enjoy her final year like any other witch at Hogwarts. The fact that she would be missing out on so much bothered her alone but to not be able to do it all with Danny... to say goodbye, it hurt her deeply. Knowing that she would have to go so long without seeing him or talking to him..he was her best friend. Her soulmate, really. She didn’t want to leave him.. but it was in everyone best interest, him included, for her to do this. Otherwise, nothing they’d done so far would mean anything..They would all be dead or worse... 

@pridelands​ sent an owl:  💛

@pridexlands​ sent an owl:  “ i want you to stay . ”

“Are you sure about that?” 

Prue wanted those words to be true. She wanted him to want her to be there with him... truthfully it hurt more than anything when she believed he’d wanted nothing to do with her anymore. When he sent her away with cruel words and what could be perceived as hatred... it cut her deeply. 

@pridexlands​ sent an owl:  nightmare : my muse coming to your muses aid when they awake from a nightmare.

“Hey,” Prue mused softly as she leaned over him. She was careful not to startle him but tried to gently wake him from his clearly less than peaceful sleep. “Hey, it’s alright, Danny, it’s alright.” 

“I uh..” 

Prue didn’t even know where to begin. She felt like she was suffocating for the last 48 hours. On some sub molecular level deep within the sensible part of her brain, she knew she was just being paranoid. Oh, but what if she wasn’t? 

It happened all the time. It could happen to anyone. 

People fall out of love. 

A concept that Prue didn’t quite understand. Possibly because she was so fiercely, ridiculously, miraculously in love with Danny that she couldn’t possibly imagine ever not loving him. She’d been in love with him for years...even before they began dating. She could never un-feel this way for him .. but ... 

But people fall out of love. All the time. Even people who don’t expect to. Everyone always thinks they’ll be together forever. Until they’re not. 

What if Danny changed his mind? If anybody was the best candidate to be left behind, it was Prudence the absolute trainwreck Halliwell. Her life was messy, to put it lightly. It was complicated. And terrifying at times. What if he came to his senses one day and decides he doesn’t want that life for himself. Who could blame him, really? She couldn’t. She thought and overthought about that too for months...years even. What if he changed his mind? It could happen. He could fall out of love with her at any time..for any reason. For no reason at all. 

People...fall out of love. 

Not to say they don’t care for the other person deeply, just not...quite deeply enough anymore. To say it was understandable was untrue at the very slightest because Prue didn’t know how to fall out of love. Or how a person could look at the one they’ve been with for so long and used to see the moon and stars in their eyes and one day it’s all...just ... gone. Where does it go? Does it disintegrate slowly over time? Until there’s nothing left? Or is it spur of the moment something that triggers a reflex of the heart to change its desires. To look upon your lover’s face and feel..nothing. She didn’t know what that was like. And she feared that she might be on the opposite side of the rock if it did happen. 

“The rock..I don’t want to ever be on the opposite side of the rock.” 

She inhaled deeply, trying to check her emotions but they were laid all out on the table by this point. “Remember, um, that day that.. there was this giant boulder and on the other side was this couple just---screaming at each other...and um.. we always said that, we were glad to be on this side of the rock.” She looked up at him, nose red and voice quiet, yet still shaking. “I don’t want us to be on the other side of the rock...not ever.” 

@pridexlands​  sent an owl:  “ why must you go ? ” (Hogwarts)

“Danny,” she murmured softly with a light sigh. “You know why..” 

Love you more, weirdo.