Re: Al, Severus, Lily / Jamie
Al forced his shoulders to relax and shook his head to clear his mind. He spent ten seconds cleaning his glasses on his sleeve and then planted them back on his nose and straightened himself out: his stance matched his expression, both stern and proper and neutral.
"I'll be back soon," he promised Severus. "At quarter past two, at the latest." They had a prior appointment to attend and schedules were important. Schedules were calming.
He adjusted his collar and pressed his forehead against Severus' chin. Breathed in. Breathed out. Slow and even. He gripped his wand and set the quill at his shoulder to record everything in bigger, bolder font.
"Could you take me off the grounds so I can Apparate out?"