InsaneJournal

RP: family history
Who: Adrian & Alicia
What: A conversation that is overdue
Where: Adrian’s flat in Monument
When: Monday, 4/13/02, evening
Rating: Discussion of dark matters.

Adrian hadn’t been able to concentrate on even the smallest of potions matters today, so he’d set to work cleaning his workspace, instead. He’d organized his herbs and plants, cleaned all their jars and bottles, and swept his potions room, opting for using his hands instead of his wand (better to keep his mind occupied). He’d washed the walls and the ceiling, dingy from fog and smoke despite his best ventilation spells while working (thanks to Alicia), and mopped the floor when he’d finished those. His cauldrons were next - scrubbing them with potions he’d made himself, all while just waiting for Alicia to floo over. He'd known for weeks - since asking that they make time for this conversation - that he'd be nervous, but as more time had passed than he'd planned, the anxiety had only gotten worse.

Knowing he’d have no appetite but figuring it only polite, he’d ordered take away from Finnigan’s of fish and chips and a warming beef stew. He’d taken out a bottle of red wine to decant and hoped she didn’t use the bottle as a weapon against him (all this time and he knew he had no idea what her Gryffindor temper might be capable of).

When he heard the floo, he made himself set aside his cleaning and made his way to the living room, glad for the comforting smells from the kitchen, hoping they’d calm him enough to make it through this.