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draco_draconis (draco_draconis) wrote in hogwarts_dawn,
@ 2021-04-12 13:11:00

Entry tags:

character: draco malfoy, character: lucius malfoy

RP: Draco and Lucius
Who: Draco and Lucius
When: Late Afternoon, April 12th
Where: Lucius' Room
What: Lucius and Draco finally talk

Draco could admit, at least to himself, that he'd been avoiding his father more than usual. He'd been thinking a lot about his conversation with Scorpius, and hadn't missed his sons pointed looks at lunch the other day. He needed to talk to his father. Really talk to him. Tell him what had happened between them, and why Draco was angry with him. Hash out what life moving forward would look like.

Forgive him.

That was going to be the hardest part. Letting go of all that resentment and anger and pain that he still harbored for the man who had thrown him to the wolves. Beyond that, Lucius had done some terrible things, probably a whole lot of things that Draco didn't even know about. He couldn't exonerate him for that. He could, however, maybe move past it. Maybe. If his father was willing to accept the new world. That was a big if...

He knocked on his father's door, already regretting this more than a little.

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draco_draconis
2021-04-14 07:55 pm UTC (link)

The problem, Draco realized, is that his father was being completely sincere. He didn't regret anything he did. If given another opportunity to rise up he would take it. But he also meant it when he said he was sorry. He still loved Draco, and as angry and hurt as he was Draco still loved him. Would always love him. It didn't matter that he was an adult now, he still craved his father's approval and protection. He felt himself tearing up slightly, and dug his nails into his thigh to stop himself. He was not going to cry in front of his father. Not now.

"Well... Okay." He took a shaky breath, then pulled back on his Malfoy poise. "I believe you. And, it's a start." He sat up straighter, relaxing his hands. "Its going to take us some time to figure out what our new dynamic is. But, I'm willing to try. Scorpius wants us to be a family and... And I do too. I just don't know what that looks like. Yet."

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hd_lucius
2021-04-15 02:00 am UTC (link)

Lucius had a feeling that they weren't done with this situation, that his son's newfound do-good attitude was going to continue to be a pain, but he thought he could live with that as long as Draco was talking to him again. He didn't like how tense his son still looked, or the barely disguised emotion he was trying to suppress, but they were talking at least.

"We are a family, whatever our disagreements. I may not be able to say what you want me to say, but I can promise you that I would do anything to keep you safe. This time, I won't fail in that." He knew Draco was a grown man, but a part of Lucius would always see the small boy who came running for hugs whenever Lucius came home. If protecting Draco meant accepting that the old ways were gone, he could do that. "And Scorpius...he's nothing like I would have expected from a grandson, but he's a Malfoy and he understands what's most important."

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draco_draconis
2021-04-15 02:39 am UTC (link)

Draco nodded, holding himself back from giving his father a hug. He wanted to, very badly, but, not yet. He wasn't ready to give his father that much influence. Though he did believe him. He believed that Lucius wanted to protect him, and would accept Scorpius. For now, at least. Draco just hoped that nothing would come along in this timeline to change that. And who knew, maybe they could actually figure this all out. Stranger things had happened.

"Okay. Okay." He stood up, hands clasped firmly behind his back.

"Scorpius does understand what's most important. So. We'll go from there." He turned and headed for the door, but stopped before he left the room.

"Father? You say you'll do anything to keep me safe. Just know that I would do the same, I would do more, for him. Don't be the thing I have to protect him from."

Before his father could reply he slipped out and closed the door behind him.

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