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marauderstower2016-10-03 05:45 pm
effingsirius) wrote in marauderstower2016-10-03 05:45 pm
a crack in the ice | post-christmas break, first year | tw: child abuse
He's obviously subdued when he comes back from Christmas break. He smiles at his friends, but he manages to ward off any hugs by clinging tight to his trunk so that he doesn't leave any arms free. There's something off about the way that he holds himself, but he manages to laugh with the rest of them and listen to stories of the holiday break with cheer.
If anyone notices that he keeps his own stories to himself, or that his laugh dies almost the instant it seems right to, it's likely the merry band of friends who've begun to call themselves the Marauders.
It isn't until they make their way up the stairs to the Tower that it becomes clear the silence is hinting at an unspoken problem. It is until they're all changing for bed that he realizes there's no way to hide the bruises from the other boys sharing the room.
Shrugging his shirt off is a quick thing, done when he hopes no one notices. He's not fast enough. Eventually, someone's going to notice. Eventually, someone's going to say something.
But until then, Sirius is going to keep to himself just how terrible of a person he is. Maybe if he keeps it secret long enough, they'll still think he deserves to be their friend.
If anyone notices that he keeps his own stories to himself, or that his laugh dies almost the instant it seems right to, it's likely the merry band of friends who've begun to call themselves the Marauders.
It isn't until they make their way up the stairs to the Tower that it becomes clear the silence is hinting at an unspoken problem. It is until they're all changing for bed that he realizes there's no way to hide the bruises from the other boys sharing the room.
Shrugging his shirt off is a quick thing, done when he hopes no one notices. He's not fast enough. Eventually, someone's going to notice. Eventually, someone's going to say something.
But until then, Sirius is going to keep to himself just how terrible of a person he is. Maybe if he keeps it secret long enough, they'll still think he deserves to be their friend.
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It's clear that's news to him. It's got him shifting a little more closer to James for something approaching a flop.
"News t'me."
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It's something that's already felt so natural between them, after all. It's already so easy to let his faith rest easy against this other young man.
It's also pretty easy to let that flop turn into a light butting of foreheads.
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Believing him will be harder, but trusting him? That's absolutely natural.
That's got him grinning as he lightly bumps his forehead back against James.
"Thanks."
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It's not really a 'thank you' situation, after all. It's a perfectly normal part of friendship.
It's just one James is starting to realizes will need frequent circling back to.
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"Ridiculous."
But he really is wonderful.