Who: Alexei and Sera What: Making peace and reconnecting. When: Sunday evening, 17 January Where: Slytherin Rating: Likely references to violence Status: Closed/Incomplete
It took a week, but the bruises left by his Uncle had finally faded enough that he didn't worry about revealing them. It took that long for him to get up the nerve to defy his Uncle and speak to Sera in person. Alexei needed to though. She was his cousin. They'd grown up together. He loved her. Her betrayal didn't eliminate those feelings. It would be far easier if it did... It would be easier to follow his Uncle's instructions about her if he didn't still care about her.
He'd managed to wait a week before he finally found his way to the Slytherin Common - her home while she was at school. He should've made an appointment... Should have... but he didn't want her to hurt him more by telling him she didn't have time. She didn't normally turn him away but things were different now. He knocked three times hoping someone would recognize him and grant him entry.