Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Aug 14, 2013 22:08:26 GMT
Tiffany was furious. To be honest, it was almost a relief. At least anger was an emotion, it was better than her zombie-like state that she'd been in for the first half of the week.
"And you just let her in?" She looked at her younger brother angrily, stopping her pacing for a moment in front of the fireplace, blocking some of the light in the dim Slytherin common room.
She was just now receiving the news about Ashley showing up at their house to 'check in' on Soleus. She knew it was to do with Soleus, not her, but she felt violated. That was their house. She couldn't just.. show up, good intentions or not.
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Soleus Lestrange
Life wouldn't be so precious dear if there never was an end
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Post by Soleus Lestrange on Aug 14, 2013 22:13:50 GMT
Soleus raised an eyebrow, his arms folded, stood behind the large leather sofa, using it as a sort of barrier between them. "Was I supposed to leave her out there?" He asked, his jaw twitching a little. "Leave her wandering aimlessly? I took her straight up to my room. No one knew she was there."
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Aug 14, 2013 22:21:34 GMT
She bristled at that comment.
"Really. Straight up to your room." she shook her head in disbelief at him. That she was on the fence about. On the one hand, it was good, keeping her out of sight, and on the other.. his room? Really?
"Don't make a habit out of it. She shouldn't be around there, anyway." she added seriously, "Your bedroom or elsewhere."
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Soleus Lestrange
Life wouldn't be so precious dear if there never was an end
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Post by Soleus Lestrange on Aug 14, 2013 22:26:37 GMT
Soleus gave her a serious look, his head tipping to one side. "Do you think I was best pleased about her showing up with the bloody travelling circus we've got going on?" He unfolded his arms, and put his hands in his pockets.
"Yes. My room. It's safe, isn't it?" He glanced at the ground, and back to her, an eyebrow cocked in irritation. "Calm down, it's not like I fucked her in it."
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Aug 14, 2013 22:32:09 GMT
She shrugged, clearly believing him but not wanting to say it, crossing her arms huffily.
Crinkling her nose at his crudeness, she held a hand up. "I don't care. So long as you don't turn this arrangement into an emergency wedding to race down the aisle before nine months are up, I don't want to know what the two of you are doing in your spare time." Running her hands through her hair softly, she sighed & closed her eyes for a long moment. Merlin, she was so tired. She knew she'd be able to sleep naturally, too, if she let herself, but the impending nightmares weren't worth it.
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Soleus Lestrange
Life wouldn't be so precious dear if there never was an end
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Post by Soleus Lestrange on Aug 14, 2013 23:20:17 GMT
Soleus chuckled at her response, finding her temporary girlishness amusing. He cocked an eyebrow, looking amused. "It's Ashley Godfrey, Tiffany." He said simply, as if that answered any worries she might have.
His expression turned more serious, and he eyed her oddly. "You look awful." He said, probably unwisely.
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Aug 14, 2013 23:55:06 GMT
She ignored his comment about who the girl was - she knew what Ashley was like, she also knew she was a pushover, and she knew what her brother was like when he wanted something - namely a female.
"Wow, you're like the fourth person to tell me that today." she snapped, turning to him angrily, "Did you know that Avery actually had the nerve to tell me that I'd be blowing our cover by looking like shit and not being social?" she lowered her voice a little - they were alone, everyone else appeared to be in class or studying in the great hall, but she still didn't want to draw anyone in.
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Soleus Lestrange
Life wouldn't be so precious dear if there never was an end
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Post by Soleus Lestrange on Aug 15, 2013 0:08:26 GMT
Soleus moved himself around to the front of the sofa, settling in it heavily. He gave her a look but didn't say anything, pressing his lips together in silent agreement. He didn't fancy being whacked over the head so he sunk low into the sofa, and busied himself plumping a cushion, looking quite ridiculous.
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Aug 15, 2013 0:19:58 GMT
Her jaw slacked & she turned to do just that - whack him over the head - but he was sunken down enough for it to not be convenient. Instead she marched back around to face him & snatched the cushion away from him.
"Are you kidding me?" she snapped angrily, "When you see some girl with no friends acting depressed, your first thought would be serial killer?" she hissed the word out, so furious now that the hairs on her arms & the back of her neck were standing on edge, making a full-bodied shudder pass over her.
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Soleus Lestrange
Life wouldn't be so precious dear if there never was an end
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Post by Soleus Lestrange on Aug 15, 2013 0:24:07 GMT
Soleus' hands kind of floated down to his lap awkwardly as he lost his grip on the cushion. He moistened his mouth nervously, and parted his lips, considering. "Erm, no. Not normally." He eventually said quietly, treading carefully at first, she was obviously still easily wound up, even with most of the life sucked out of her. "But you are a Lestrange. So it's kind of different."
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Aug 15, 2013 0:25:56 GMT
"What would you have me do?" she asked, her voice defeated as she stood up straighter.
"You can't.. fake caring about people. You can't fake motivation. I can't fake eating when I'm not hungry." she turned and looked at him, rubbing at the dark circles forming under one of her eyes.
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Soleus Lestrange
Life wouldn't be so precious dear if there never was an end
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Post by Soleus Lestrange on Aug 15, 2013 0:38:45 GMT
Soleus frowned, and looked thoughtful. He wondered what it was that had really changed Tiffany so much. He knew she was trying to become hard, tough, a real killing machine. He wondered what made him so different. He already knew why. He distanced himself from his 'job' when he wasn't there, whereas Tiffany was becoming nothing else but a Death Eater. She was turning more Bellatrix by the day.
"You're pretending like you don't care well enough." He propped his elbow on the arm of the sofa, sitting more upright than he had been, feeling less under attack. "And you don't eat just if you're hungry, Tiff. You eat to stay alive. Simple." His gaze settled on something behind her, looking distant. He lowered his voice an octave into a barely audible rumble. "I don't know."
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Aug 15, 2013 0:43:51 GMT
"All I care about is staying alive." she said sternly - but it wasn't her saying it, it was Yaxely.
"Don't for one second act like I have to put on a facade to not feel anything. I don't feel anything." There was a hint of sick pride in her voice - but could you blame her? She'd been taught by those around her that her biggest fault was feeling. Being a machine was something she felt was an achievement, now.
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Soleus Lestrange
Life wouldn't be so precious dear if there never was an end
Posts: 373
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Post by Soleus Lestrange on Aug 15, 2013 0:49:23 GMT
Soleus narrowed his eyes a fraction, as if considering her words. "Nothing at all?" He questioned, not considering her statement as as much of an achievement as she obviously did.
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Tiffany Lestrange
i'm not a fool, i just love that you're dead inside, i'm not a fool, i'm just lifeless too.
Posts: 869
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Post by Tiffany Lestrange on Aug 15, 2013 0:51:50 GMT
She considered for a moment.
"Nothing." she stared straight into his eyes, as if daring him to contradict her. "And I'm a soldier, not an actress." she stood upright again, shaking her hair back from her face haughtily. "If Emmett knew what was good for him, he wouldn't be telling other people what's going to blow their mission." It was a cruel remark - she liked Emmett. Past Tense. She didn't really 'like' anyone anymore.
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