~25th Dance~

[donttelldaddy]

...I've run out of concealer. Would anybody else happen to have some?

I usually don't bruise this long. I must be out of practice. Shame.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

Well, we're not very photogenic.

[ Agh, his automatic reaction is to duck his head and look away, but he's joking again at least. He had been annoyed at Lili's post, but really, he'd much rather laugh it off. For now, anyway. ]

The laughter will come easier after a few rounds of smash-the-bludger, I'm sure.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Nonsense. They just caught you at a bad time.

[Of course that wasn't all that was bothering him. But if he was so dead-set on letting it fester, what was she going to do about it? Lili smiled at him, which probably looked absurd, in her condition.]

There you go. Smash something to bits, it'll make things better.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

... I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

[ He raises an eyebrow at her appearance, leaning down to brush a kiss over her bruise. ]

But I think I will, thank you.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Of course I'm being serious! It works every time.

[Lili hops to the tips of her toes and gives him a kiss back.]

Need a partner?

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

Ah, I'm sorry. Alfred and I are about to play bludger ball, actually.

[ He smiles when she kisses him, visibly relaxing. ]

May I take a rain check?

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

You two have fun, then~

[ Seeing him smile for real this time makes her smile too. Have another, lingering a bit longer this time.]

Of course. How soon is he expecting you~?

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ With a quick glance around their surroundings, Matthew draws her closer. He still can't - can't quite look at her bruise without wincing, but he tries. ]

Al's always late.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Do you have to look at me like that? I can't get into it if you're staring at my eye.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ Well bollocks. Matthew withdraws, mood plummeting once more. Mumbling, he apologizes. ]

I'm sorry.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

You shouldn't be, I'm sure it's distracting...

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

I-it's not. I mean, it shouldn't be.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

I understand. I just wish you wouldn't be so upset about it.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry.

...Perhaps I should go. Smash things. Now.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

...fine. You two enjoy yourselves~

[And another kiss.]

I love you~

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ His lips quirk upward, but it doesn't quite erase the worry obvious in his eyes; so he hugs her, pulls her in once more. He feels horrible, really, but he...

...pushes the emotion away. Doesn't want to think about it. ]

I love you too.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't want to let go, so what she will do is just stay there until he pulls away.]

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ He doesn't feel like letting go, either. He wants to say something, anything, but it's -- hard. So he tries French, speaking so softly he's barely comprehensible. ]

I love you even with your bruises.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

You can love me and still be unhappy. I don't want it to be like that.

[Lili buries her head in his chest, exhaling slowly.]

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ He stiffens, then tightens his grip around her. ]

Lili. I'm not unhappy...

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

You're not exactly thrilled, either.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ Oh damn. Have some more mumbling. ]

...Can't be thrilled all the time.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

If there was something I could do about it, you would tell me, wouldn't you?