100 Seconds: Sins of the Father
Arrogant boy. Love yourself, so no one has to.
He stands alone outside, his pale hair dampened by the humid night. He doesn't look like the wreck he is, but his father's words eat at him nonetheless. Nothing can save you now.
"I'm sorry?"
Crap. He hadn't meant to speak. Her arrival disturbs him, and he whirls to face her accusations. Monster.
Aquamarine cloth brushes the ground and her wide silver eyes peer through more than at him. No accusations fall from her lips, all done up in smeared scarlet - she has tried to wipe it away.
"I dislike make-up," she offers as explanation, her surreal voice warped by exhaustion. She smiles, and he suspects a plot. "And I can see you do, too."
He grunts an agreement and her smile twitches. "Come inside with me?"
"Why should I?"he snaps, startled out of his near-silence by her forwardness.
She smiles anew, taking his covered arm, her fingertips making the stain on the skin beneath itch. "To create gossip that isn't necessarily cruel. Or perhaps to ruin myself so they will leave me alone."
He snorts: "You're mad."
"Maybe a little. But you have to admit, it's more fun than sulking."
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood.
Prompt: Luna Lovegood.
Word count: 201