Thead: Walter & Nicholas Who: Walter Avery and Nicholas Pucey. When: January 21. Evening. Where: School. Walter's Room. What: Nicholas goes to talk to Walter.
It felt odd not to speak with Walter frequently, given how much a part of his life the other boy had become since the summer. Oh they saw each other still, as they had a number of the same exams, and the school wasn't that big. There was an air of awkwardness between them. He didn't like it. And yet he didn't quite know how to make it better.
Finally, in the middle of studying, Nicholas decided that he just needed to bite the bullet and speak with his boyfriend. The more time stretched the more difficult it would become. And he was getting distracted from his studying, as his mind kept drifting back to Walter.
Closing the textbook he had open in front of him, Nicholas got up and let his room, tucking his keys into his pocket as he went down the hall to that familiar room down at the end. He hesitated outside the door but then got up the courage and knocked.