A/N: Lucius and Narcissa find out things about the other. Lucissa. I also like referring to Andromeda in my fics. I feel like Andromeda's absence would have affected Narcissa a lot.

Submission for:

A Demigod Wizard's Duel at the Hunger Games Competition: Round 1 - Demigod Battles - Write about someone loving a certain characteristic/feature of another person. Prompt: photograph

The Stratified Agate Competition: Level IV -write about your pairing discovering something new about each other


"You did ballet?" Narcissa asked as Lucius stepped into the room. She had been waiting for him in his family's study when she discovered an old photo album nestled among the many books.

He froze in the doorway as he watched her nimble fingers turned the pages of the worn book. He had thought it had been put into the storage with all his mother's things, but apparently not.

"Ballet is a graceful hobby which teaches dignity and poise," Lucius said as he sat beside the fair-haired woman.

Though Lucius wanted to act confident, Narcissa could see he was awaiting her reaction. He sat a bit straighter, a slight stiffness in his shoulders reminding her of a cat in defence, as he wondered if she would laugh at him. But she would never do that. She loved this man too much to let something like this bother her. If anything, it made her love him more as it showed his softer side, a side only she was privy to.

Narcissa smiled and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I used to do synchronized swimming," she said.

Lucius turned to her, "I never knew that."

"I never told you and there are no pictures," Narcissa said, looking at her hands. "I loved the water and was a natural, really."

"Why did you stop?" Lucius asked.

Narcissa looked away, unable to say more. Once she had left, swimming brought too many horrible memories to Narcissa's mind that she never stepped foot in a pool or lake again.

Then she felt Lucius take one of her hands. "If you don't want to say, you don't have to. But never feel like you can't tell me something. I love seeing you happy and I don't want you to feel trapped."

Narcissa leaned into Lucius' embrace. "Thank you."