Speed Drabble: rampant, athlete, "Could you be happy here with me?"
January Event: Bellatrix Lestrange/Lord Voldemort - [Medium Pairing]
Chocolate Frog Card: (Bronze): Avery II: Prompts: Humour, Evil, Associate, Bother
Gringotts: Bellatrix/Voldemort [Bellatrix - Pairings]
"Could you be happy here with me?" Bellatrix asked quietly, staring at herself in the mirror. She looked at herself, taking in the dark shadows beneath her eyes and barked out a laugh that lacked humour. "Who am I kidding? I'll never ask him, why pretend?"
She turned away and piled some of her curls out of her face, annoyed that they were such a bother. It was impractical during a duel and Bellatrix hated having hindrances.
"Bella?" Narcissa called quietly, poking her head around the doorframe. "You look beautiful."
"Thank you, Cissy," she replied dully. "I'd hate to look anything else in case I brought disgrace upon our family and my soon to be one."
"Why are you getting married to him when you don't love him?" Narcissa complained, a momentary lapse of the good little pureblood that she was. "Andy married someone she loved and I'm engaged to my love, why can't you?"
Bellatrix didn't answer, her mind flashing to the man that she'd recently met and she'd been drawn to immediately. He was more of an associate than a friend - for she didn't even know his name! - but she already strived for perfection when it came to him. Rumours of his particular work ran rampant across the wizarding world, faster than an athlete. He was powerful and famous. But, he was also an evil, evil man and he didn't have any room for her and her love in his heart. Despite that he'd already made it into hers.