Cepheus Malfoy (pheus) wrote in slutverse,
@ 2012-09-17 01:09:00

Cepheus grumbled when he woke up and his father was standing at the end of his bed. He stared at him for a moment, then sat up and rubbed at his eyes. Seeing Draco Malfoy first thing in the morning was not a good thing. He sighed softly and sat up in his bed, then grabbed the glass of water he kept on his night stand.

"What are you doing here, Dad?" Cepheus asked with a small grumble. "What's wrong?"

(Post a new comment)

lordlyheir
2012-09-17 02:07 am UTC (link)

Draco liked to do his best to forget that his son had been sorted into Gryffindor, but the sheer amount of red in his dorm room made that difficult. He looked down at Cepheus, trying not to look too pained. "I'm here to keep your mother from killing someone," he said. "She's waiting for you."

He looked down at the copy of Witch Weekly in his hands and then sighed, offering it to Cepheus. "This is wrong." Splashed across the cover were pictures of his son kissing James Potter passionately, with a lurid subtitle warning -- promising -- the reader that things got decidedly dirtier inside.

(Reply to this)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-09-17 02:21 am UTC (link)
	Cepheus grumbled a bit and looked at the paper. But, then he was awake at the sight of what was on the front of Witch Weekly. He frowned for a moment, then read over the caption, then looked up at his father. "I... Fuck." He turned the pages until he found himself with James. "Is it even legal to publish this?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lordlyheir
2012-09-17 02:33 am UTC (link)

"I'm looking into it," Draco said, frowning at the pictures. Cepheus with James on his knees. James kissing Cepheus. James holding Cepheus against the wall while he... Draco pursed his lips. "We're hoping that we can prevent other media outlets from printing the pictures, but they're going to talk about them."

He ran a hand through his hair. "Your mother is furious. Not with you. With Witch Weekly and with James Potter. She's not... at her most reasonable right now. I think it might be best if you came home for a while. Until this blows over a little."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-09-17 02:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Come home?" Cepheus asked as he stared at his father. He pushed the blankets off of himself and shook his head. "I can't just go home, Dad. I have to take my classes or they'll hold me back. I don't want to go home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lordlyheir 2012-09-17 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	"We're not saying you should stay at home forever," Draco said, giving Cepheus a slightly pained look. "We'd just like to keep you from having to be stared at for the next few days. At least today, when everything is new." He touched Cepheus's hand. "We've talked to the Headmistress. She understands our concern." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-09-17 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	The last thing Cepheus wanted to do was go home where he knew his mother would be. Where he knew she'd be furious and talk about how bad James was. And how stupid he was for letting it happen. "Do I have to?" Cepheus looked up at his father, feeling exhausted. "I don't want to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lordlyheir 2012-09-17 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes," Draco said firmly. He ran a hand through his hair. "If it was just up to me and you wanted to stay, I'd let you, but your mother is... worried." Pansy was probably taking this too personally. "I'm only here because she's beside herself and if Rider came he'd punch someone. She's worried. Just... come home for a day, appease her, and then you'll be free." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-09-17 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	Cepheus grumbled to himself. "Fine." He whined and then stood up, starting to gather clothes to wear. He pulled them on and then looked back at his father. "Does Scorpius have to go home too or is it just me?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lordlyheir 2012-09-17 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Scorpius isn't getting fucked in the newspaper," Draco said, raising an eyebrow at Cepheus. "Was he with you at the club? There aren't any pictures of him. When your brothers or sister have compromising photos of them published, then they'll have to go home. Come on." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-09-17 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	Cepheus wasn't going to tell on Scorpius. "He was out all night with Albus. Maybe there are pictures that haven't been published." He told him and then frowned at his father. "You just want Mum to kill me. Don't you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lordlyheir 2012-09-17 06:53 pm UTC (link)
	"No, I don't. She's not going to kill you, Cepheus." Draco sighed, wrapping an arm around his son and coaxing him out of the room. "We're Flooing to the manor from the common room. Rider will inevitably side with your mother, but Charlie and I will do our best for you. Charlie says James has a good heart, and he's in a better position to judge than the rest of us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

pheus
2012-09-17 07:10 pm UTC (link)

After hesitating for a moment, Cepheus looked up at his father and nodded. "James is a good person." When he wasn't being a twat. "And I love him. A lot. Mum isn't going to take that away from me. I won't let her."

He pulled away when they reached the floo and sighed softly. "She's going to murder me."

Pansy was sitting in her sitting area with a cup of tea grasped tightly by her fingers. Tears were streaming down her face and she was a nervous wreck.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lordlyheir
2012-09-17 07:20 pm UTC (link)

"She's not going to murder you. She's worried for you," Draco said, touching Cepheus's hair and then calling out the address for Malfoy Manor and pushing Cepheus through ahead of him. They came out in front of Pansy, who looked terrible.

Rider came into the room with a flash of whiskey in case of emergencies, walking up to Pansy and squeezing her shoulder when Cepheus and Draco appeared. "He's here," he said. "Everything's going to be okay, Pansy."

	pheus 2012-09-17 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	Cepheus took in the whole conversation, trying to make sense of it. His mother had been beaten and raped for months? Then there was the bit that Draco had mentioned, about he and Scorpius... He stared blankly at the other man. "What are you trying to say to me?" He asked, a lump rising in his throat. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-09-17 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	Cepheus felt betrayed. He stared at Draco for a moment, feeling sick to his stomach. And then he felt angry. He pulled his hand away from Draco's and pushed the table over. He kicked the couch. And then he punched Draco in the face. "Fuck you!" He shouted. How could Scorpius have known and not told him? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lordlyheir 2012-09-17 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	Draco didn't know what he'd been expecting, but it definitely hadn't been getting punched in the face. He reeled back when Cepheus hit him, blinking at him in surprise as he touched his jaw where he'd been hit. He frowned, getting to his feet. "Cepheus, calm down. I only told you because I thought you were old enough to handle the truth." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-09-17 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	"You should have told me the fucking truth when I was a kid." Cepheus was almost ready to punch Charlie again when he looked up and saw James standing there. He froze and stared at him. "You shouldn't be here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-09-17 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	Cepheus looked down at Draco on the floor. "My douchebag brother here decided to bring me home. And then my mother ran off to cry." He looked at Draco and shook his head. "I can't forgive you for lying to me. Ever. I'm leaving." He walked towards James. "I need to get out of here. Now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-09-17 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	As soon as Cepheus was out of the Manor and in James's room, he pulled away and fell onto the bed. And he began to cry. Harder than he'd ever cried in his life. He thought he may throw up, but he didn't want to. He wanted to hold it all inside. "I want to die." Cepheus told James and shook his head. "My entire life is so fucked up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	siriuslyjames 2012-09-17 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	James was really out of his depth now. He sat beside Cepheus on the bed and rubbed his back. "What happened?" he asked, frowning in concern. "This -- it seems like it's about more than just the photos." He buried a hand in Cepheus's hair, petting at it and kissing his shoulder. "Tell me what's wrong so I can try and fix it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-09-18 01:01 am UTC (link)
	Cepheus turned so that he was curled up against Sirius. He closed his eyes and then shook his head and kissed him deeply, his hands exploring the other boys skin. He needed him. He wanted him. "My father is Lucius Malfoy." He told him, feeling miserable. "He raped my mother. And Draco raised me. As his own." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)