A/N: Betelgeuse is attracted to power. male!Bella/Voldemort.
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A Wild Pairing Appeared! [Daily Speed-writing Competition]: male!Bellatrix/Voldemort
Betelgeuse did not discriminate between sexes when it came to his affections. The only thing he desired was power. So when the Dark Lord began amassing his followers and exercising his wrath on the populace, Betelgeuse jumped at the chance to serve him and to get close to him.
His name got the Dark Lord's curiosity but his efficiency and ruthlessness caught his attention. Betelgeuse rose quickly through the ranks, his skill surpassing all the other recruits who thought they had what it took to serve his Lord.
All his hard work and dedication, almost grovelling at the man's feet, had led to his position at the man's right hand. He was second-in-command and all others listened to him in the Dark Lord's stead, else they be felled where they stood.
But Betelgeuse wanted the man himself. His power was intoxicating and it drew Betelgeuse close whenever he entered a room. He wanted to be controlled by his Lord, marred, disfigured and humiliated by the one man he desired more than anyone else. He would do anything for his Lord.
That's how he found himself standing outside the Dark Lord's chambers. He held his head high, unafraid of the backlash that may occur if he be rejected or scorned. Betelgeuse wanted power, he wanted the Dark Lord, and he always got what he wanted.