silence stretched between them for a while longer as he tries to pick what exactly he would tell her— how much he could tell her.
“my family— my parents are…loyal to him.” and by proxy, so was he and he had the mark to prove it. “his ideals they’re not something you’d ever
sure she won’t press but there’s a bit of hurt at his hesitance. were they not close? there’s a flash of it, a little more intense than usual due to whoever or whatever it was that was clinging to her soul.
“i trust you. but you’re going to have to give me more than that. —
he hesitates and its clear that what he wants to say just won’t come off his tongue. a part of him fears thats why she ended up here, because he’s too afraid to tell her the truth, even now, because he’s afraid to alter the way she looks at him.
“i just need you to trust me. can
he’s acting strange, and there’s a sense of urgency in his voice that she’s never really heard before. with a wary gaze she asks
“what’s wrong with him? he seems like a nice man.”
“toria listen to me—” he reaches for her arm, gentle as always yet holds a certain firmness that comes from a panic he tries to conceal in his expression. “he’s not— you shouldn’t be around him.”
“ah yes him. he’s so nice. do you know him?” a shame for the doe to escape the predators that were chasing her, only to encounter the devil.
“he’s been taking care of me. and we’ve been exchanging book recommendations. perhaps we could start a book club.”
“tom? toria— please for my sanity, tell me you don’t mean tom riddle.” after all his efforts to keep her far away from it all, from the darkness that followed him she couldn’t have been thrown to the wolves the moment he didn’t have an eye on her.
“he helped me. . . when i got lost in the woods.” she’s definitely filtering her words but only so that draco didn’t know the extent of her injuries.
“tom was there to help me escape and healed me. he’s very sweet.”
“nǫ̶̤̍̋̔̇̍̎.”
she shakes her head, shakily sealing the bag once more.
“i don’t know why this is happening. maybe it’s the reason why my iron levels are low.”
♱ ˎˊ˗ notable changes within draco include a deathly lack of color to his skin, an ice cold touch, reddened eyes that seem to reflect in the moonlight, a sensitivity to natural light, elongated canine teeth and a hunger that never seems to be satisfied.