Walden Macnair (invisibleboy_) wrote in cr_eighties, @ 2015-04-19 22:12:00 |
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Entry tags: | 1984, katharina, walden |
Who: Walden and Katharina mostly
What: Katharina invited Andromeda Black and Narcissa Malfoy to the same party. And there are consequences.
When: 18 April 1984
Where: The Macnair's home.
Why: Because he has to become abusive at some point.
Rating: Ugly.
Though things had been tense between he and Katharina recently, the week preceding Ben's birthday had been a relatively good one, and the morning of the party he and Katharina had managed to get a shag in before either of the kids woke up. It was difficult, even for Walden, to be in a bad mood when his day started like that.
For a while Walden helped set up for the party, in that purposefully inept way that men often adopt to keep from having to help do things they don't want to do in the first place. Then he guiltlessly declared himself keeper of the children so Katharina could continue (alone) without being bothered.
When guests started to arrive, Walden got lost in the greetings, and the schmoozing where appropriate, and entertaining where desired. There were adult drinks because it was just kind to offer that sort of thing to anyone who had to attend a children's party, and Walden, always with Louisa in his arms, spent a fair share of his time making sure everyone was happily lubricated.
Everything was perfect, but it was short lived. Walden walked into his parlor and an unhappy Narcissa Malfoy, carrying a protesting Draco, brushed past him and exited out the front door. It was then that Walden noticed the woman standing in the middle of the room, still staring at the door, holding the hand of a child with bright pink hair. The truth of the situation hit him like a tonne of stones and he was instantly furious with his wife. Stepping over children, and the crap they seemed to drag along, Walden made his way to Katharina, and getting very close to her, spoke in a low, menacing tone, "May I speak to you privately?"