Pairing: AndromedaRabastan
Mysteries
Rabastan Lestrange is seventeen going on eighteen, in his seventh year, when he discovers that love is uncontrollable; that you can't help, really, who you fall for, even if she's a Muggle sympathiser and far too nice for a Black.
He observes her from a distance, sometimes; other times they speak, of the future, of their plans, of their dreams. She doesn't seem to judge him for wanting to serve the Dark Lord; but he's seen her eyes narrow and her mouth set in disgust whenever he brings up the subject.
So, he doesn't. He'll do anything for Andromeda Black.
She's far brighter than Viviana, the girl he's set to marry; she's far pleasanter than most of the girls he knows, who only love him for his reputation and his dark good looks. She can be twins with Bellatrix, if one doesn't look too closely; if one looks past her curls, caramel and chocolate and thousands of other shades of brown, and her long-lashed brown eyes, that is.
Yet, she's so different from her sister, it's exalting. He stares at her to put together the puzzle pieces; how a girl from such a family can turn out so different. Most pureblood girls are either skittish, like Viviana, or downright bitches, like Narcissa.
Andromeda doesn't fit in any of those categories.
She's a mystery, and he likes it. He thinks of this as he kisses her when he's drunk at one of Bella's parties, and Bellatrix's crowing with delight; perhaps her indifferent-to-the-pureblood-manner-sister will be fall for Rabastan?
It tastes good. Her lips move against his for a second before she pushes him away and runs, quick as lightning, out of the Slytherin common room. The entire group of partying students watch her go.
And then they go back to partying; because they're Slytherins, and comforting is not exactly their specialty. So Rabastan sways in a dazed, drunken motion, watching the world spin faster and faster, and sinks to the ground.
I'm actually pretty proud of this :) Rabastan is very fun to write... I think I like him better than old Roddy.
Next up is RodolphusBellatrix, after that is IgorEmmeline.
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