“You know,” He smirked as he walked up to the girl, holding out a drink for her. “If you keep popping up like this, I may just think you’re following me.”

Usually when he saw red hair, it meant they were a Weasley. In those cases, he usually just turned and went the other way. This was not the case though. Instead he found himself smiling at the sight of the girl. “Well, isn’t it my favorite little healer. Long time now see.”

“Em, why is it that you always seem like you’re up to something.” He chuckled. 

Malcolm had arranged this meeting with Alastor. It was the best way to actually talk to him, considering they both have very busy schedules. “So, I need your advice on something.” He told the man once he’d finally opened his door. 

Malcolm walked up to the Avery Manor, quite used to its bleak appearance. One would have thought that with all their money, the family might liven the place up a bit. Though he supposed that simply represented the family rather well. Knocking on the door, he was fairly positive that neither Arlo’s mother nor father were currently home. That was part of the reason why he had planned his visit when he did. While it wasn’t as if his parents didn’t like the older boy, he simply didn’t want to get into a conversation with them at the moment. Surely a conversation with them would only dampen the mood he was in currently, as it would be similar to having a conversation with his own father. “Took ya long enough!” He smiled once the door finally opened after what seemed like forever. Malcolm almost begun to worry that the boy had gone out. 

“You know, you remind me a lot of the Grinch. The only difference is in the end, his heart grows three sizes, but you stay an asshole.” Malcolm pointed. “You could at least pretend to have some holiday spirit.”

It felt like it’d been a while since just him and Roman had hung out. It hadn’t been since the boy had come over to his flat that one night.  The night had started out great, and gotten even better. But, it’d also crashed and burned down much faster than he expected it too. He was unsure about what was going to happen next time they were alone, since he wasn’t sure how much longer he could really stop himself from doing something even more bold. Which was odd for him, as he’d never quite been this nervous before. More than anything though, he was worried that if he did end up kissing the boy again, he’d end up possibly saying something even worse to him. 

Everything was different from what he was accustomed too though, with Roman it was almost as if they were both some Hogwarts aged kids that’d never been in a relationship before. While all their teammates had no issue teasing the two and their ‘close friendship’, he felt as if it made it even harder for the two. “Roman?” He smiled when he opened the door, revealing the boy. “I’m happy you came. I didn’t think you would,” Malcolm smiled awkwardly. He figured it was finally time for them to talk to each other, figure out what’d exactly happened. Which was why he texted Roman that morning, claiming the boy had left something behind. 

Malcolm had never really talked to Ana before, but with everything going on currently he figured that now was a better time than never. “Hey,” He smiled at her and sliding over a tea.”Got a moment to talk?”