Cepheus Malfoy (pheus) wrote in paddedrooms,
@ 2013-02-14 02:13:00

Cepheus was kind of nervous. He and James had thrown together a somewhat engagement party in a matter of two days, which meant it was catered and thrown together. But, he thought they looked nice and the house was nice too. They'd even gotten a bigger table to fit everyone that was important to invite. He looked at James, standing there in his suit and bit his lip. "You look too good. You're going to distract me."

Albus could not believe that James was getting married. Let alone Cepheus. He'd not believed it at first. He'd thought that James was joking when he'd gotten the text. He glanced at Kit as they walked up to the building. "Can you believe my brother is getting married? I'm so confused."

Pansy slid her hand into Scorpius's hand as they walked together to the party. "How are you feeling?" She asked. It wasn't very great that Cepheus was getting married at the same time that Scorpius was going through a heart break.

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siriuslyjames
2013-02-15 09:34 pm UTC (link)

Scorpius fiddled with his wine glass. He wasn't going to be passive aggressive. He was a mature adult who could handle talking to the ex-boyfriend he still wasn't over. "James and Cepheus are really happy together," he said. "It's really sweet."

James raised an eyebrow at that. "Wait, manor?" he repeated. "I thought we were talking about a house." He'd known it would be big, but a manor? That made people feel too much like royalty? "How big is this place?"

"I've still got, like, ten months to go," Lavinia pointed out. "I think I will move out when I get in to Cambridge, though. Cepheus and Scorpius both did it. It would be fun to live away from home for the first time. I might have to get a roommate though. I'd get lonely."

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alboos
2013-02-16 04:22 am UTC (link)

"Yeah. They really are." Albus nodded as he glanced at where his brother and Cepheus were. "I always knew James fancied Cepheus. Most of the boys he brought home kind of looked like him. You know?"

"Eight bedrooms, four guest rooms, four and a half baths." Pansy stated with a shrug. "The kitchen, sixteen closets, plus the master bedroom, which I didn't include in the other bedrooms. The gardens are quite big."

"She's not telling you everything." Cepheus told him with a laugh. "There's also a guest house, where the caretakers used to live in the eighteen-hundreds."

"Then Antonia would be all by herself to be spoiled." Rex pointed out with a grin, shaking his head. "Might not be so bad. You may enjoy living on your own. I do."

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siriuslyjames
2013-02-16 04:38 am UTC (link)

Scorpius looked at James with his arms around Cepheus. "Cepheus was probably always a little too adamant about how much he disliked him. He did get off with James before he started dating Xavier. They're good together." He sighed, looking at Albus full on because there was no way to hide from this any more. "We really weren't, were we?"

"Your house has a house?" James raised an eyebrow at that, looking down at Cepheus. "I knew you were rich, but fuck. What am I marrying into? Isn't all your money in property and... lawyering?"

Draco snorted at that, walking up behind Pansy with Merlin. "My money is old money," he said. "Merlin is the one who actually earned his wealth. Merlin's father was an orphan. He charmed and blackmailed himself a small fortune. Merlin had the brains to earn himself considerably more than a small fortune." Draco gave Merlin a fond smile, then looked at Cepheus and James again. "Congratulations on your engagement."

"Toni would love that, though," Lavinia said, laughing. "Luka tries to keep her so humble and then stops her from going to public school where the humbleness he makes her have would be appreciated. You never get lonely on your own?"

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alboos
2013-02-16 05:13 am UTC (link)

"I wanted us to be." Albus told him quietly, the sighed. "I really wanted us to be. It just... Maybe I was too clingy and I didn't understand what you needed. I was only concerned with what I needed."

Cepheus smiled at his father and hugged him. "Thanks. You're more accepting than I thought you would be." He glanced at James. "It's... There's a lot of money. And either Scorpius or I stand to inherit it."

Rex thought about the question for a moment. "Yeah. Sometimes. I thought about getting a cat, but they just stare at me and judge me when I walk around the house naked. Same thing happened with my last roommate, actually. I need someone who can tolerate nudity."

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siriuslyjames
2013-02-16 05:32 am UTC (link)

"I wanted us to be too," Scorpius said, shrugging as he played with his wine glass. "I probably should have known better than to try and jump right into it. You were so lonely and sad. I was someone who was there, offering to love you, and then I left too. And I don't think I really understand what I need either which can't have helped."

"Well, I don't really care about your money," James told Cepheus, leaning in and kissing him. "I just want to hold on to you. Besides, even with the money I give my parents for Lily and Albus's schooling, I've still got plenty and as long as I don't get injured I'll be able to keep playing for at least fifteen or twenty years."

Draco had been a little worried about James's intentions, but it was hard to fault him when he was looking at Cepheus like he hung the moon. Draco sighed, ruffling Cepheus's hair. "I just want you to be happy, Cepheus, and I can tell being with James does that."

Lavinia laughed at that. "Was this before the pictures of you naked got hung up on the walls?" she asked. "I don't know. You've got a really nice body. Why judge it? Except I kind of owe you judging because you judge me for wearing big sweaters."

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alboos
2013-02-16 06:06 am UTC (link)

"I do love you, Scorpius. You've been my best friend my entire life." Albus told him quietly, then let out a soft breath. "I don't want to lose you. And I feel like I've fucked everything up. More so after my brother grilled me about it."

Merlin noticed the look too. It was the same look he'd given Draco when he fell in love with him. He smiled to himself, then kissed Draco's neck softly. "When does dinner get served?"

"Soon." Cepheus promised as he looked around. "James's parents aren't here yet. Don't want to start without his grandmother."

"Do you want to move in with me?" Rex asked her, arching a brow. "If you move in with me, I won't let you wear the sweaters anymore."

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siriuslyjames
2013-02-16 06:20 am UTC (link)

"You haven't fucked everything up," Scorpius said, even though he wasn't sure it was true yet. "I miss you a lot. Being your friend. Just... I still need time. Okay? I need to be over you before I can be your friend again or I'm just going to end up back where I was and that's not healthy for either of us."

James nodded. "Lily was having some kind of crisis with her girlfriend," he said. "I don't know if she's coming or not." There was a knock on the door and he grinned. "I should get that. That'll be them." He stole a kiss from Cepheus and pulled away to get the door.

Molly was very excited for this. She'd baked a pie and some biscuits for the occasion. "Cepheus is lovely," she said firmly. "James has been looking for a boy like him for years." She smiled when James opened the door, throwing her arms around him. "Jamie! We're so happy for you."

Ginny was less certain about the sudden engagement, although Harry had told her the breakup was James's fault in the first place. She smiled at her oldest son. "It's faster than we expected, but congratulations, honey."

"Move in with you?" Lavinia repeated. She hadn't meant for it to sound like that, but honestly with her crush and everything, she wouldn't mind. Maybe they'd get to do more touching stuff. "Why don't you ask me again when I finish college, if you want to? I might be mentally prepared to give up the sweaters by then."

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alboos
2013-02-16 06:40 am UTC (link)

Albus looked down at his own glass of champagne he'd gotten and sighed. "Yeah. I know. I want you to be happy." He told him quietly. "More than anything, you deserve that."

Harry looked at his son and pat him on the back. "I can't believe he took you back." He told him with a laugh. "Your mother made some sort of cake." Ginny wasn't the best cook in the family.

Rex laughed at that. "Well. It'll take me that long to be mentally prepared for taking down all my naked photos."

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siriuslyjames
2013-02-16 06:46 am UTC (link)

"I'm working on it," Scorpius promised. Kind of. Mostly he was eating his feelings, but that sort of counted. "Just... time. Some distance. But, I mean, our brothers are getting married now so I'm sure we'll see more of each other while I'm working on things."

"Thanks, Mum," James said, leaning in and kissing her cheek. "Come in. Dinner's ready. We just have to get everyone around the table. You should have some champagne." He looked over his shoulder. "Phe! Come meet my mum!"

Lavinia snorted at that. "No," she said. "You're so not allowed to take those down. I want to move in and invite my dads over and watch them squirm like, what, you didn't google him? You've totally seen it all before because they definitely have."

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