Draco Malfoy (lordlyheir) wrote in mudbloods,
@ 2013-06-23 02:30:00

Draco wasn't looking forward to this. He hadn't called ahead or answered any calls or texts from Merlin or given him any indication that he still knew the other boy was alive. Pansy had covered for him with his mother and he'd been sleeping on the cot in Romy's room, as planned. Except for the drunken detour to Museum Charlie's flat. But it was the day before the start of school and he needed to do this before they were thrust into college together.

He took a deep breath, knocking on Merlin's door. He'd rehearsed a big speech in his head over and over on the way here. He was going to be good about this. Calm and righteous and he wouldn't cry or yell and he'd leave Merlin feeling sorry that he'd fucked everything up. Draco had it all planned out, and then his father opened the door. They blinked at each other in surprise for a moment. Draco could feel his resolve crumbling and his speech leaving his head. "I -- I want to see Merlin."

Lucius felt awkward, looking down at his son. He had to know about him and Evan splitting by now. "Of course," he said. "I've been --" He cleared his throat. "I was just stepping out for a moment. Merlin!" Lucius looked over his shoulder as he slipped his feet into a pair of shoes. "Draco's here to see you!"

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merlinsbeard
2013-06-23 07:10 am UTC (link)

Merlin had just stepped out of the shower and had managed to put his trousers on when he heard Lucius say that Draco was there to see him. He didn't want to do this right now. Not at all. They were going to break up and it was going to be... difficult. Even if he had been seeing Lucius, it was going to be hard on him. He didn't even know if Lucius was serious about being with him.

He pulled on his shirt and stepped out of the bathroom into the living room, looking at Draco. "Hey." He looked him over. "I tried to call you. I wanted to talk to you."

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lordlyheir
2013-06-23 06:46 pm UTC (link)

Merlin wanted to talk to him? Draco had spent the past two days feeling heart-broken and betrayed and sorry for himself. Anger hadn't really hit him yet, but he could where this was going, was almost certain he knew why Merlin wanted to talk to him, and it made him furious. "No," he snapped. "You don't get to fuck my father behind my back and then be the one who breaks up with me, Merlin."

He clenched his hands into fists. Merlin wanted to leave him. Draco had spent hours and hours agonizing over this. Trying to come up with excuses to keep the two of them together. Ways to keep his relationship with Merlin -- a relationship he'd waited years for, the relationship he'd thought would be his last and longest -- from ending. And Merlin wanted to leave him for his father. Merlin didn't love him. "I saw you two at the restaurant. I saw you kissing. I've spent the past two and a half days avoiding going home, crying on Romy and Pansy, and you don't fucking get to break my heart by cheating on me with my father and then break up with me like I'm nothing! Like I have no right to dignity! I fucking love you, Merlin! You owe me this!"

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	merlinsbeard 2013-06-23 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	Merlin felt his heart clench as he looked back at Draco. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself so that he didn't cry. He didn't have a right to cry. He was the one who was cheating on Draco. "I wasn't going to break up with you." Merlin admitted quietly. "I just.. I wanted to talk to you about what had happened. I wanted to tell you about it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lordlyheir
2013-06-23 07:06 pm UTC (link)

"Talk to me about it?" Draco repeated scornfully. "My father answered the door. You've obviously been enjoying his company for a while."

He shook his head. "You don't need to tell me. I saw you kissing each other. I've got a picture of you kissing on my phone. Pansy and Romy saw you kissing." Draco wanted to break things and generally make a scene, but he'd just yelled at Merlin about dignity so he was trying to restrain himself. "I'm not going to be the idiot who stays with someone who cheats on him when we've barely started dating. Not after you spent so long making me feel like I had to work harder. Like everything I did was wrong."

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merlinsbeard
2013-06-23 07:12 pm UTC (link)

"You were infuriating me. Making me unhappy all the time." Merlin frowned at Draco. "What I did was wrong, but don't pretend like me being grumpy wasn't, in part, your fault."

That made him angry. "How would you like it if the boy you were in love with had you come out to your bigot father, got you kicked out of your house and then proceeded to make you feel like complete shit about having to get a dive job? All you did was whine about how I wasn't home. About how I smelled bad when I came home from busting my arse after a twelve hour work day."

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lordlyheir
2013-06-23 07:21 pm UTC (link)

"Your father kicking you out wasn't my fault," Draco snapped. Charlie and Pansy had convinced him of that, even if he still wanted to blame himself. "You being gay has nothing to do with me. Obviously, since you're shagging my father."

He shook his head. "We fought about your job once. I did that once and I apologised for it. When you first moved in here, you didn't talk to me or answer my texts for a week because I wanted to buy you food instead of make it for you. So I learned how to fucking make something for you, to try and make you happy, and you still treated me like I was useless and selfish and like all I ever did was annoy you. I deserve to be with someone who likes me."

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merlinsbeard
2013-06-23 07:24 pm UTC (link)

"I do like you! I fucking love you." Merlin shook his head. "I don't love your father. What your father and I did was a mistake. He knows that. I know that. I just...."

Merlin felt his hands start to shake and he turned around quickly so Draco couldn't see him cry. He composed himself, taking a deep breath, then turned to look at Draco. "What can I do?" He asked. "I don't want to lose you. I'll do anything."

	charlieboy 2013-06-23 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	Charlie laughed softly at that and shook his head. "Don't worry. I won't steal any of your potential boy toys for the night. I promise. I'll let you have all the fun. I'll even buy you a drink." He finished doing up his buttons and glanced himself over int he mirror. "Do I look okay?" He asked as he sat down beside Draco and began to pull on his boots. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lordlyheir 2013-06-23 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah," Draco said, still feeling a bit put out about the fact. "You look really good. I don't even know where you get leather trousers. Not that I could pull them off." He looked at himself in Charlie's mirror, running his fingers through his hair to try and fix it up a bit. "Do I look okay?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charlieboy 2013-06-24 01:26 am UTC (link)
	"You could do it. I could see you wearing some." Charlie smiled at Draco, then looked him over critically. "Yes. You look good. I promise." He pulled out his phone and texted his brother to meet him at the club. "My brother Bill was supposed to come over. I'm having him meet us at the club. Do you want to invite anyone?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charlieboy 2013-06-24 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"I don't have a boyfriend. This is Draco Malfoy." Charlie explained to his brother. "We're just friends. He came over because he broke up with a cheating bastard boyfriend and I'm taking him and his friend... Pansy?" "Yes. Pansy." Pansy looked between the three men, her eyes moving over Bill critically. "I'm Pansy Parkinson." She held out her hand to Bill. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charlieboy 2013-06-26 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	Charlie thought about Zach for a moment, then shrugged. "Yeah. He was alright. He was too buff, but other than that, he was okay." He looked down at Draco and bit his bottom lip hard. "Don't make noises like that." Charlie told him, grinning. "They sound really hot and I'm trying to be a good friend. And not some horny old pervert." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lordlyheir 2013-06-26 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Draco looked up at Charlie, smirking a little. "You're the one who's making me make those noises," he told him. "Don't blame it on me just because you're a pervert." He pressed a bit closer to Charlie, tangling their legs together. "I don't mind. It's fine. I'm very attractive." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charlieboy 2013-06-26 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Charlie pouted at Draco. "I'm sorry I'm not as attractive as you." He told him, then pet at Draco for a moment more before he pulled back and covered Draco up with the blanket. "Go to sleep and I'll make you some breakfast in the morning. Crisp bacon, just like you like it." He promised, then kissed Draco's forehead. (Reply to this)(Parent)