Tuesday evening

[alec_leads]

Alec closes the door to his room and leans back against it. He's always heard about how your life can turn upside-down in a blink of an eye. He never thought it could actually happen to him. Even when Romilda died, the basics were the same.

But now...

He sits down on his bed. Maybe Mom and Dad just had a bad fight. Mom could have misunderstood. Nothing makes sense.

(Except it all totally makes sense and he just doesn't want it to.)

He picks up his phone and calls Ginny.

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[ginginevra]

"Yeah," she says, because what else do you say? "I hope she can soon."

[alec_leads]

He frowns.

"It's just- aren't the parents supposed to take care of the kids? And not the other way around? It's not fair."

He hates being angry at his mom because he feels so badly for her. He doesn't want to be angry with his dad, either. Anger doesn't help make things better, or so he has observed. He'd rather do something than fume, but he doesn't know what to do.

[ginginevra]

"No, it's not fair, it sucks," she says, rubbing his back gently.

[alec_leads]

He sighs.

"Sorry. I'm not much fun right now."

But he's so, so, so glad she's here with him.

[ginginevra]

"You don't ever have to apologize for that, Alec."

[alec_leads]

"Thanks. I'm used to filling in the quiet. It's hard to be sad and still."

[ginginevra]

"I know. You don't have to do that, either. I mean, we can do whatever you want. Watch a movie, or talk about something else, or be quiet, or - I don't know, anything. Okay?"

[alec_leads]

"A movie would be awesome. Something funny with a happy ending. We'd have to go down to the living room. Is that okay?"

[ginginevra]

"Can I kiss you first?"

[alec_leads]

He responds by smiling and leaning in to kiss her.

Yeah, that makes everything a lot better.

[ginginevra]

She kisses him gently, lingering but not too sexy. It could be if he wanted it to, but she's not pushing.

[alec_leads]

Alec wasn't feeling sexy at all.

Well, he wasn't before he started kissing Ginny, anyway.

"Maybe-" He kisses her again. "Movie later?"

[ginginevra]

"I did say whatever you want," she reminds him with a grin, and kisses him a little harder.

[alec_leads]

"I want you," he grins.

He scoops one arm under her knees and the other around her waist. He picks her up just enough to scoot them both back onto the bed.

[ginginevra]

She laughs and kisses his nose.

"Well, lucky you, I'm right here!"

[alec_leads]

"I am lucky!"

He stretches out on his side and pulls her to him. "We can just kiss and touch if you're still sore. Or, you know, we can do whatever?"

He doesn't want to assume... but he has a box of condoms and, well, it would be great.

[ginginevra]

"I am totally up for some whatever," she says, fitting her body against his. "I mean, if you're sure."

[alec_leads]

"Let's kiss a little while," he murmurs, stroking her hair, "and if we want to, we do more."

[ginginevra]

"Okay," she says, and starts tiling her lips up to meet his before she pulls back a little again. "Your mom won't, like, knock or come in or anything, will she?"

[alec_leads]

"Probably not?"

He eyes the door. "Maybe we should do a spell?"

His eyes twinkle as he smiles. "Privacy with a little extra warning if anyone is near the other side of the door."

[ginginevra]

"Ooooh, a spell," she says, grinning at him. "You know how I feel about spells."

[alec_leads]

He kisses her.

"That I do."

[ginginevra]

She slides her arms around his neck with a happy sigh. The spell can totally wait a few minutes.

[alec_leads]

Yeah, it really can.

Alec focuses on kissing and running his hands over her back and her arms, feeling her body soft against his.

[ginginevra]

She hums and presses against him, curling her fingers into his hair.