Thread: Sticks and Stones WHO: Rafe Farrowe and Valentin Graff WHEN: Friday (Dec. 15), after classes WHERE: Rafe's Office, Pegasus Dorms
Rafe reviewed the back and forth between James and Valentin again. James wasn't completely innocent in his provocation yet it couldn't excuse the words that Valentin flung at James. James who came from a complicated and tragic past of manipulation and pain at the hands of others. His father, his sire, and now another student was rubbing his nose in all of that. The warning that James gave to Valentin was another worry but Rafe hoped that intervention with the other fangling would assist in preventing that. James was very alone in the world, and when he'd found him in England, he was asking for death.
He sat behind the desk and eventually there came a knock. He'd only returned to his office a few minutes before but those minutes were long and thoughtful. Rafe stood and went to the door, opening it to reveal the young man on the other side. "Please, come in, Valentin," he said, "And take a seat." Once the vampire was through the door, Rafe shut the door and returned to his own seat. The monitor of the computer screen wasn't visible to Valentin, so he wouldn't really know what they were talking about or why they were there. Not until Rafe spoke.
"Do you have plans for the holiday?" he asked, wanting to check in with Valentin so he knew best how to approach the topic, "Are you and Pavel planning anything?" Rafe was aware of the relationships of his students mostly through hearsay or behaviour he saw in the halls. Valentin's mood had improved quite a bit since he and Pavel started dating. Unfortunately, his relationship was new and he felt protective over it, so anyone questioning it would feel the young man's venom.