jay wasn’t sure he’d ever been in a home like the fainus, not even in his home state of california. there was something to be said about the dream catcher and crystal decorated house; the latter caught the light, giving the home a glowey effect on the morning of his arrival. it was quirky but organized, and as he slung his duffle bag off his shoulder, the towering gryffindor decided he liked it.
“sweet place,” jay said enthusiastically to duncan, just as his two mothers appeared.
“uh, my parents didn’t drop me off ‘cause they couldn’t.” he knew they would understand, considering jay’s parents were muggles too. “thanks for opening the floo network,” he added respectfully to all three fainus, casually dusting off the shoulder where a speck of floo powder rested. “and inviting me into your home, miss. ada, miss. theresa.” jay shook the owner of each hands as he said their names, then handing them a batch of homemade cookies. “this is from my mum.”
a mum who had no idea that duncan’s parents were both women. sometimes jay forgot how different the outside world was to the wizarding world– as far as he was concerned, this was one of the only ways that it had got the muggle world beat with acceptance ( though the world clearly lacked common sense since it then judged people by BLOOD. ) jay personally didn’t care, but both of his parents were catholics. opening their arms to the world of magic had caused enough strain as it is. while he didn’t think his parents would’ve stopped him from staying, he could still do without their forced smiles they wore when they didn’t understand something.
coming back home from hogwarts, duncan often didn't realize exactly how unusual his family must look from other people's view. he knew having two mums wasn't a traditional arrangement, but at that point it mattered so little to the half samoan wizard that the warnings he should probably give to people often slipped his mind. jay, of course, already knew about that. they had been sharing dorms for six years now, and duncan would always muse about his loving family in scotland. the fainu'u-atwood-lowell household was ALWAYS home to whoever showed up on their doorstep.
he conducted jay through the small entrance hall, with dreamcatchers pending from the ceiling and crystals neatly organized by the doorstep. there was a salt shaker for new visitors, but duncan fought ada on not making jay go through that unnecessary ritual. they were wizards, for merlin's sake. can you get more protected than that?<</sup>
"you know my mums, ada and theresa, from the pictures and stuff" duncan acknowledge his family RECKLESSLY. he was just too excited to have jay around. "suzie's probably in her room, but you should catch her around dinnertime. where is oscar?" his question was quickly followed by a soft "in the garden, honey" from theresa. duncan, however, had already forgotten about his dog and was grabbing a handful of the baked treats brought by jay and stuffing them in his mouth. "man, this is good. did you bring your skates?" it was a stupid question, since duncan had been bugging him about it on letters ever since the break began. theresa was startled at her son's poor manners, while ada just chuckled softly and guided her partner away from the boys. "we'll leave you boys to it. dinner's at five, duncan. don't be late!"
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