“Coffee, then. Or a sports drink. There are plenty of options, Fitz. The magic of a tea party comes from the table setting for the most part.” Unlike his mate, Malachi was displaying a boundless energy as usual, arms flapping at his sides. “Well, you know, I just want to look around, see if there’s anything of interest. To…any of the things I’m doing.” It was a rough excuse for his want to find Fitz a new hobby or passion, in truth. But he figured Fitz woudn’t take too well to the idea. Only because he would close himself off to it before trying.
“You wanna go, don’t you?” And, really, all it’d take would be one overexcited ‘Yes!’ from Malachi for Fitz to make an appearance at Lucy Weasley’s tea party, no matter how pretentious it sounded. “Alright,” Fitz said, shooting Malachi a telling glance. “Actually, um...” He rubbed the back of his neck, “I got paid the other day, and... uh, I don’t know, I kinda wanna get something for the Perthshire’s, but I got no fucking idea what to get ‘em, so...” It was a gesture he’d had in mind the day he decided he’d stay, but he just hadn’t been able to bring himself to follow through.












