Bellatrix always leads and never follows. Except when it comes to the Dark Lord. She follows him out of loyalty. No one receives that from her, not even her own husband. Because she's devoted to the Dark Lord and the cause he stands for.
And, maybe, it's because he empowers her. Because, at his side, Bellatrix is even more terrifying and powerful than she is without him. And she knows it. It's thrilling and deeply satisfying.
So out of loyalty, and maybe a little drunken power, she raises her wand to torture the unfit and the unworthy in his name, in his honor. But the twisted grin that graces her face isn't because of her loyalty; it's because of the exhilaration and pleasure she gets from doing it, from honoring the Dark Lord.
She'll do anything for him, for her Dark Lord, because she's completely loyal to him.
A/n – written for the 10 drabbles, 10 topics and the family boot camp – Blacks. Topic number 2: het pairing – Bellatrix/Voldemort. Prompt used: satisfying.
Bunch of thanks to l0stinl0ve who beta'd this for me.
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