#crperseus

sometimes alec absolutely hated his friends. dont get him wrong, he adores eunice and dane to pieces but sometimes he could kill them with his bare hands, not that he’d ever actually do it. but the thought was there. if he was being perfectly honest he was just mad that he’d lost rock paper scissors to the both of them when they were trying to decide who would be the one to spike the drinks at the ball. 

he loved to get up to mischief but this was pushing things a little too far, that and he’d risk facing serious repercussions if he was to be caught -- which with his track record was high. 

In the beginning, Damien had stayed away because he was grieving. The loss of his parents in such a tragic way had made him build walls around himself. A part of him was thankful that someone had been willing to take care of him, but he couldn’t tell them that. He felt like that would be the equivalent of betraying his parents if he slowly forgot about them and learned to love new parental figures. But someone had been there every day, trying to coax him out of his shell. While his new parents preferred to give him time, his new younger brother was all about trying to get Damien to play with him.

@crperseus​ | Dance

Amelia chuckled, amused. She wasn’t making fun of the student in front of her, actually, she was impressed and delighted. It was always fun to learn something new from her students, and she felt extremely lucky for having them sharing experiences with her.

 “I didn’t know you were a dancer!” She complimented him, smiling as brightly as her cheeks allowed her. She didn’t know why his expression appeared to be so cute to her, but it was.

Standing up, the professor walks closer to the boy, then extends her hand for him to take. “Teach me, will you?” She asks, hopeful. “I won’t bite, I promise. Please?”

he circulates down to the main floor where the great hall lays. briefly perseus wonders if he should make a detour towards the hall where there must most certainly be people hovering around. but they would not be his best friend, his curious best friend who understands him so well. mother would love to see liam, mother would be able to help liam. mother would be the best thing to happen to liam.

down another flight of stairs he walks a bit more closer to the hearth that is the kitchen. it’s cozy down here, unlike the area near the slytherin common room. he would take the time to appreciate it, but his attention no longer focuses on anything in his surroundings. just a one track mind all in the name of mother.

“liam,” he calls into his phone after the other boy picks up. “liam can you come outside? i’m waiting right outside the door. i found a good hiding spot for the two of us. we’ll be safe from the announcement.”

his voice does not contain the excitement which otherwise thrums in his veins, straightforward and serious perseus hopes that mother is proud of his acting skills. all for mother, a smile drawing on his face when his best friend comes out. immediately the ravenclaw holds onto the hufflepuff’s hands and gives him a gentle tug. “this way.”

perseus leads the other boy to a quiet corner away from both the slytherin and hufflepuff common room. “it’s just over here.”

but he knows it’s a dead end because he once had a feline lead him down here and perseus has seen the lonely wall which greets him. liam wouldn’t see that wall though, perseus makes sure of that as he slows his step until he is behind the other boy, excusing it to fatigue while coaxing them along. 

one hand behind his back, allowing the dagger to slowly apparate he curiously turns towards the hufflepuff. “liam i have a question for you. what does love mean to you?”

the ravenclaw doesn’t wait for an answer when he whips out the weapon, only a second passing between now and the stabbing as the blade sinks into the hufflepuff’s back tearing apart sinews as if they were only in the way of his goal. what was his goal in the delicate expanse of the body? perseus doesn’t know but mother is happy with him and he feels the pride well up in his chest too.

“you will understand now too how much mother loves you. she will protect you.”

All was quiet. Strangely quiet, but Liam didn’t mind. He enjoyed the fact that there was no one around. The boy had heard a lot about what was going on around the school and he thought maybe not leaving his bed for few days was a safe choice. 

The silence broke when his phone buzzed, and the boy carefully scanned who was calling him. It was Percy, and his best friend was the only person Liam would trust right now.

The Hufflepuff picked the phone and listened to his best friend’s words, a bit of hope growing inside of him. Finally, he would feel safe again, it was great news. So the boy picked his blanket and a package of sweets, and carefully walked his way towards the corridor where his best friend was waiting for him. 

Liam allowed himself to be pulled, eagerly following the Slytherin through the corridors, careful not to drop his sweets nor his blanket. He trusted Perseus so much, he just kept on running as fast as he could, without question to where he was going.

The only moment when the race was interrupted was when his best friend made a question. One that had the boy slowing down, slightly confused from where that came from. Unfortunately, Liam didn’t have time to answer. 

He felt a sharp pain in his back, so strong that made him lose control over his own body, stepping on the blanket he was carrying and falling on the floor. Tears fell down his face, the feeling of betrayal and confusion washing over him.

“It’s ok, Liam... I am with you now... Don’t be scared, my child....”

The voice in his head was loud and clear. Louder than Perseus’ words. As a warm feeling spread over his body, Liam slowly laid on the ground, tired.

Blood still dripping from his back, tears still falling from his eyes, but he smiled. 

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wandering around the hallways mindlessly, the vibration of his owlphone against his robes a surprise to him. his mind cannot work around the reason why it was going off when mother is already with him.the person who loves him so much. the person who offers him unending attention even though he cannot offer the same in return.

interesting it’s his cousin. mother loves her too. but he realizes that moment as she speaks, that she does not know how much mother loves her. he could fix that.

“of course i’m okay lottie. mother’s with me. if you’re so scared you should come to meet her. she’ll make everything better.”

    his words confuse her, sending her mind into a turmoil of thoughts as she sits silently on the other side of the call, phone clutched tightly in her grasp as she pulls her legs up closer to her body, protecting herself from whatever it was that she was on the phone with. he wasn’t her cousin. 

    “perseus...” she responds, her voice cautious as she addresses the other, even though he wasn’t there with her, he still filled her heart with fear. he wasn’t her cousin, “who are you talking about? who is mother?” 

“here,” from the long sleeve of his robe, the raven pulls out a giant caterpillar with great ease for something so lengthy and bulky. it is with the same ease that he catches the last of the end which slips out befoe it falls onto the ground and swings it around the hufflepuff’s neck. it’s too long to be a neck pillow or a scarf but he knows that the younger wouldn’t mind.

“happy birthday,” a lazy but excited grin dances onto his face. a hand clasps onto liam’s and he gives his best friend a gentle tug. “it’s cake time!”

Liam turns around when he hears his name, a smile already plastered on his face since he could recognize his best friend’s voice without even looking at him. “Percy!” The Hufflepuff was ready to wrap his arms around the other boy’s body when the Ravenclaw pulled out something gigantic from his sleeve. 

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Some questions were important, like the ones journalists threw at politicians, or the ones where the answer would provide useful information, but other questions were not as important, and some could even be considered stupid, but those still required answers. Cole was on his way back from class, walking down one of the school’s corridors, when a question sprung in his mind and he couldn’t keep it to himself, he had to ask someone.

He glanced around the corridor and spots a Ravenclaw student coming from the other way. Ravenclaws were known for being book smart and just smart in general (not that other houses didn’t have smart students), so Cole immediately walked up to him and even though he didn’t know the guy at all, that didn’t stop him from asking his very important question.

Liam wasn’t reading, but the book was opened and resting on his lap, he was sitting on the floor across his best friend and they were sharing some snacks. The Hufflepuff had his cheeks stuffed with chocolate when Perseus brought up quite a philosophical (or at least Liam thought so) topic. 

He stared at his best friend with wide eyes and stuffed cheeks, the kind of realization hitting him at that moment. Everything made sense in his head and it felt like an explosion was happening. He barely had time to munch his chocolate before speaking. “That’s why Hogwart’s water tastes better than parents’ place’s water!”