Title: Silence

Characters: Godric, Helga, Rowena & Salazar.

Prompt: (word) Fair.

Word Count: 304


They were arguing. They were always arguing nowadays.

If that was not the case, if Salazar were just being dramatic, then at least it felt like that was all they did. They couldn't agree on the subjects they were supposed to be teaching, nor the kind of students they would accept or even what they would call the school. Most nights had ended with Godric yelling at someone, Rowena making smart remarks from behind one of the many books she always carried with her, Salazar making cruel remarks without hiding and Helga would attempt to restore calm.

Salazar both hated and loved arguing with them. He loved it because when they argued he could ignore the aching in his chest that only grew stronger when Rowena smiled, laughed or spoke in a calm tone. Because that meant that she wasn't aching for him the way he was for her. That was like pushing another dagger into his heart. He hated it because they never got anything done when they argued and because Rowena frowned and looked a little bit more tired than she did before.

He didn't want her to be in pain but he didn't want her to be happy either. He was struggling enough as it was dealing with her radiant beauty that he just couldn't get away from. Salazar didn't want her to remind the others to listen to his arguments even if he knew that Rowena did because it was fair. She didn't do it for him. She did it because she believed everybody had the right to voice their opinion.

Salazar didn't want her to be fair. He didn't want her to be kind. He wished that they wouldn't fight and that they weren't so different from one another. He didn't want any of this. He just wanted silence.

The end