everything costs

[kazacres]

that did not answer her question. kaz sighed. "there are stairs around the corner. can you climb stairs?"

[leo-huxley]

"Yeah, yeah I can climb stairs." The mask was fucking with his vision but that badly. He could do stairs. As long as someone came with him.

[sybilltrelxwney]

"That might mean something, if I knew who your boss was." Sybill said, turning from the window, "though he sounds on the moeny to me, so far." Of course the point here was that no one had chance to prepare. Even she hadn't seen it coming. "Hmm, I'll be keeping an eye on staircases. What do you make of it all, then?"

[leo-huxley]

“His name is Alastor Moody. Once you’ve met him he’s a hard person to forget.” And he was an excellent threatening name drop in interrogations. …Not that Leon had ever done that. More than twice. In one month. He looked around them, hating having to turn his head to see anything on the periphery. “I don’t like waking up and not knowing how I got somewhere. It must’ve been some dozy of a potion to knock everyone out, though I can’t imagine how they got us all at once. Maybe they had to bring us in here in shifts.”

[leo-huxley]

where; haunted ballroom whomst; max @auxrorkind

Leon didn't really like asking for help. He had done so much by and for himself, he didn't like depending on others. But this he didn't think he could do alone. "Max," He said, glancing back at the balcony, "Can I can ask your help with something? I think... I think my dad is here?"

[kazacres]

"I can confirm you both have shoulders." from this angle, there wasn't much else that could be ascertained. "do you want to look like him for some reason? or do you not?"

[leo-huxley]

"Yeah I'd hope so, dork." He said, tilting his head to try and get a better look. "I don't know, there's just something about him? It's like... There's something about him. Do you think we can get on the balcony?"

[leo-huxley]

where; ballroom whomst; open

Leon was staring at one of the men on the balcony. Even though he could only see their back it seemed... familiar. "Do you think I look like him?" He asked, perplexed, forgetting about the masks entirely.

[sybilltrelxwney]

Where: like a haunted mansion I guess Who: Open

"An interesting labryinth, isn't it?" Sybill hummed, hearing the soft swsh of the door open and close, not sure if it was a ghost or a person, but wanting to talk anyway. "One wonders when the real trouble will begin this time... At least everyone looks nice."

[leo-huxley]

"You sound just like my boss." Leon said as he itched at where the mask met skin. There didn't seem to be much of a point to trying to pry it off. "Only he'd probably add something about vigilance or how you can never really overprepare." He looked around with a cautious eye. "At least for the moment the layout hasn't changed."

[leo-huxley]

leon's mask

verdict: weirded the hell out

[moodythemad]

where; lol idk i wanted to use this gif with; open

"go on. give it another tug. obviously it's working."

[leo-huxley]

"Wow, I feel really helped right now." Leon griped. He had thought bringing Eveline's newest toy to the office for some construction help would get it done faster, but apparently not. "Feeling really supported."

[leo-huxley]

send me ‘!’ to see how your muse appears in my muse’s GOOD DREAMS || send me ‘X’ to see how your muse appears in my muse’s NIGHTMARES [poppy]

send me ‘!’ to see how your muse appears in my muse’s GOOD DREAMS

Leon's actually had a dream where Poppy was an actual poppy. A sentient, talking flower that sang little songs and told silly stories. It was all in technicolor. He's stopped eating right before bed now.

send me ‘X’ to see how your muse appears in my muse’s NIGHTMARES

Poppy features heavily in the nightmares where innocents get caught on the battleground. He doesn't ever want her to have to see those sorts of things, or get caught that close to danger.

@poppypotted

[leo-huxley]

X (any muse of mine)

send me ‘X’ to see how your muse appears in my muse’s NIGHTMARES

Leon's nightmares about Adan dying, Adan letting Dorcas use him as some weapon, about Adan getting himself into a situation where Leon can't help him at all, only started when the war picked up in intensity. His nightmares about Hayden have changed over time. From dreams where she takes Tyson from him and runs, to dreams where Tyson prefers Hayden to him in everything, to the dreams he has now, the dreams he thinks are the worst because even though they'll never come true he can't stop having them: dreams where Hayden lets Evelina grow up like he did, dreams where Hayden leaves Evelina at a store and never comes back, dreams where she's the sort of parent they're both afraid of becoming.

[leo-huxley]

mxseryx​:

“are you hurt? you look hurt.” or constipated, or their face was just like that, but maxine chose the path of kindness today.

--

"I just haven’t had any tea yet, honest.” He promised, slumped on their couch. “It’s the lack of caffeine that’s hurting me.”

--

[leo-huxley]

✿ - moody & leon, leon & poppy

Moody & Leon;

Leon stubbornly refuses to ever tell Moody but he definitely once called Moody ‘dad’ when talking to Max.

Leon’s pretty sure Moody’s love language is veiled threats. It took him a while to get used to, but he doesn’t mind them now.

Leon & Poppy;

Leon feels the same protectiveness over Poppy that he does over Tyson

Not like he’s thought about it or anything but if he ever marries Max, he wants Poppy in his wedding party (not like he’s thought it about, though)

[leo-huxley]

millicentxbagnold​:

Millicent nodded the whole time Leon spoke noting similarities the pair shared. And noting the differences that felt like they ran parallel to one another. “I always knew I would be ‘up’” she used air quotes and rolled her eyes, “in the Ministry but certainly not where I am. Not for this long anyway.” She looked toward him. “Glad I could be right,” she smirked playfully, nudging him.

She really was glad. Millicent enjoyed helping people see things in a different way and if she could help Leon see how he made a difference in people’s lives she could be proud of that. Proud of him. – not that he (or anyone) needed her approval.

“You know,” Millicent gulped, “it’s hard to blame life for not measuring up even when you do know what to hold it against. It’s funny like that, huh?”

--

Leon couldn’t fathom a life where he had aspirations that set in stone. Probably he could’ve spent some time at school thinking ahead instead of minorly imploding. Probably he could’ve done a lot of things. None of that mattered much right now. “See, at least you’ve got a set direction. So even with setbacks, you know where you’re heading.”

Hayden had purpose. So did Spencer. Even Tyson had something in their head about a future, vague as that may be. Was he the only one that felt a bit lost in it all? Maybe he ought to talk to Max. Maybe she’d have some good ideas.

“I’ve seen what blaming life for not measuring up gets you, it’s not that worth it.” He didn’t want to become like that, to be the shitty sort of adult he’d seen in home after home. “Guess it’s just how life goes. The universe plays it’s games  and we’re caught its tow. Sorry, that was probably a bit too deep.”

-

[leo-huxley]

xavecamour​:

“Maybe we should suggest it at the next department meeting? I’m sure we could get Longbottom and Moody to back agree.” Some days at the Ministry were harder than others, so the times when they could just joke about each other and not focus on the rapidly growing number of attacks they were forced to investigate, were needed. “How do I know more about this than you do, man? Go talk to your sister.” Adan shoved his in the shoulder, his lips twitching. “You’re growing soft on me. It’s nice to see this side of you.”

--

“As long as we can make sure Fab and Gid are still outvoted, we should be in the clear.” Sophie would join in most likely, just to be a shit. And Moss was usually in for a good laugh. “Yeah, yeah.” He said, but he was smiling. If Adan made a recommendation, Leon followed it. “I think I’ve become as bad as Mr. Huxley, he goes all gaga whenever Evie’s in the room. At least I’m not carrying photos of her around. Yet.”

--

[leo-huxley]

xkilljxy​:

…

“You being a wimp is none of my concern. You can’t just keep me here. I have rights. This is holding me against my will. I’m not even sick! And he’s far more concerned with his girlfriend being down the hall than he is with me, right now, so you’re going to move or I’m going to move you and if you think I didn’t learn how to fight from my Gran, you’re out of your mind.”

--

Leon did not get up. “You don’t want to be my paperwork buddy? Wow Sophie, and here I thought you’d really missed it. You’re recovering. It’s not like Parkinson’s gonna clear you for active duty yet anyways. He’ll probably just make you come back here. So you can kick my arse, but you’ll likely just end up back in this room in like, 8 hours.”

-

[leo-huxley]

moodythemad​:

“then don’t go around acting like dawlish.” moody warned. he never muched cared for the questionable methods the other auror used nor the questionable ethics he operated under. leon was much better, although that wasn’t something alastor was ever going to say, because no one was good enough to rest on their laurels. “where she gets what?” he asked, raising his eyebrows. “uhhuh.”

--

“That is very hurtful, I am going to have to be hurt.” He was, only mildly, hurt. Moody probably didn’t actually mean it. Leon had actual morals so he had to be coming out ahead of Dawlish in most things. “If you don’t know then I’m certainly not going to tell you.”

--

[leo-huxley]

xavecamour​:

He nodded. “I can deal with them individually, but when they’re together, Merlin help us all.” He liked the twins, of course. They were good aurors and great men to have around in a time of crisis, but they could be a bit much to handle at times. He felt for Molly. “Wasn’t your sister talking to someone in the Ministers department about that idea? Have you asked her?” He knew she had just given birth to her daughter, but Leon was her brother and he had never seen Hayden dismissive or irritated by him. Adan didn’t see the harm in asking the question. “Children have a way of making us re-evaluate our lives, even if they’re not our own, huh?”

--

“Pretty sure if we started using Double Prewett Duty as a punishment we’d have less crimes.” He joked. As much as he liked to joke about them, Leo did like the Prewett’s. If he left, he’d miss them. Maybe not as much as Moss and Adan, but he would miss them. “Was she really? Good for her, it’s weird we don’t have one. I suppose I didn’t anticipate loving her this much, but she’s one of the best parts of my life now.”

--