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Fanfiction Marathon - LuciusNarcissa

Easter Egg Hunt - LuciusNarcissa

MultiShip - LuciusNarcissa and Anger

Prompt Relay - Marauder Era

Famous Cards - Romance Theme.


Word Count - 525


Not In Spite Of, But Because Of

It's the way she smiles when she wakes. It's the way she kisses him when he returns from a trip. It's the way she straightens his robes with a gentle hand.

Lucius knows he is lucky to have Narcissa. He knows he has been blessed to have her in his life. He knows he is blessed to love her and have her love him in return. She is beautiful, stunningly so, and he knows he will never tire of looking at her, no matter how old they grow. She is his equal, she is his partner, and he knows she will always stand by him.

There have been times throughout their marriage when she has been angry with him. So very angry, and that anger made her even more beautiful. Her eyes shone with a fire that he didn't see often. Her voice hardened, though she never shouted. He'd done things that made her angry and he knew that he deserved that anger. He knew he'd put her in situations she didn't deserve, knew his choices had destroyed parts of her life, a life he's swore long ago to make a happy one.

Of course, Narcissa had her own faults. She could be harsh, she could be unflattering, she could be unwilling to listen to any opinion but her own. She could be vain, she could be cruel. Yet, he loved her. He loved her not in spite of her faults, but because of her faults, and because of everything else about her that made her Narcissa.

She was the love of his life.

.O.O.O.O.

It's the way he looks at her as though she's the only woman in the world. It's the way he kisses her when he returns from a trip. It's the way he cares for her.

Narcissa knows she is lucky to have Lucius. She knows she had been blessed to have him in her life. She knows she is blessed to love him and have him love her in return. He is handsome, rugged, and chiselled in his features. He gets better looking with every day they age together, and she knows she will never tire looking at him. He is her equal, he is her partner, and she knows they will stand by one another always.

There have been times throughout their marriage when she has been angry with him. So very angry, because he put his own beliefs before his families welfare. He put his beliefs before his son's safety, and Narcissa was very protective of their little dragon. He put them in situations where one wrong move would have ended in death, and at times, she wondered if you could both love and hate someone at the same time.

One thing she knew, was that no matter the circumstance, she never stopped loving him.

She loved him fully and completely. She loved him, not in spite of his faults, but because of them, and because of everything else about him that made him Lucius.

He was the love of her life.