Pairing - Lucius/Narcissa
Prompt - Shadows
Word count - 216
A Good Wife
The mansion wasn't always full of darkness. In between the Dark Lords risings, there would be light and laughter, music and chatter, and Lucius would look at her like she was the most beautiful woman in the world. They were happy, and she stupidly believed the darkness was gone. She believed her husband was done with hiding in the shadows.
When the Dark Lord returned, she wanted to ask him to run away. She wanted to ask him to abandon the Evil Megalomaniac and hide away with her Draco. She wanted to ask him to choose her. But she couldn't. She didn't think she could suffer the rejection that she would surely get as such a request.
Finally, when she believed there was no other option, she asked him to choose. She was surprised when he chose her. When she kissed him, a niggling thought in the back of her mind told her he chose her because he knew the Dark Lord was about to lose. She pushed it away. Deep down, she knew her husband loved her, and while she knew it would be a long time until they were back to the light, she was willing to stand by his side.
Narcissa was a good wife and she loved her husband. Shadows and all.