a surprise visit by @msulevi at dalfin’s emporium of solutions.
delphine moon is nothing if not a stubborn woman. but, much to her dismay, her stubbornness is a trait that has been passed on to her children. which is why, despite the woman’s usual protests of ‘you already have a job’, or ‘you should focus on quidditch or your studies instead’, nate still insists on helping his mother out at her store. she runs it alone, after all, with only malia and a couple of other employees helping her out. the least he can do is help her out, even though she might not agree with his decision.
he’s in the storage room assisting his mother, during a particularly slow time of the day, when the bell on the door rings, signaling a new customer’s arrival. delphine, currently somewhat trapped behind numerous boxes, gives nate a look from where her head peeks out. if this was anyone else, they might have given him a pleading look, the look of someone about to ask a favor, but all the look on his mother’s face says is ‘you will do this for me, and you will do it now.’
“darling, would you please handle the newest customer for me?” he nods, though there’s also a grumble in response, something about how she should just admit she actually does need his help sometimes. which she hears, because of course she does, judging by her words as he leaves the room: “shush, now go do as you’re told.”
“i was going to, mo—” he yells back at her as he walks back towards the store, though his words are interrupted once he catches sight of the customer. “oh.” it’s levi. what? he doesn’t usually shop here, does he? at least not to nate’s knowledge. “hey,” he greets the younger, his momentary look of confusion making way for a smile instead.
“why are you here?” oh. right, he was sent her to help the customer, not question why he’s here. “do you need any help? my mom is, uh…” he gestures towards the back of the store, “busy. so you’re stuck with me.”
dahlia’s the worst. the wicked witch of the east. and west. and every other direction, because she’s everywhere. no matter when, no matter where, his sister somehow always knows where he is whenever she needs him to do her a favor. this time, it’s for a potion of hers, some sort of ingredient that they didn’t have back at the castle. so who does she send out to get it? levi, of course. because levi cannot say no to his sister, for whatever reason. he insists it’s because he can’t stand the pouty look on her face she gets whenever he tells her no, but it’s probably that feeling of duty, as her brother. she’d taken care of him when they were kids, he should do the same.
or whatever. he hates this. he’d wanted to stay in his dorms, think up a more effective training regime for his team, but noooo. he’s at dalfin's emporium of solutions now, waiting for anyone to help him. this is nate’s mother’s store, and though he hasn’t come here often, she’s always been incredibly nice to him and pleasant to chat with, so at least there’s that. but it’s not delphine whose head peeks out of what levi assumes to be the storage unit. speak of the devil…
“hey.” he snorts at the rather blunt question of why he’s there. “damn, nathaniel, are you always this friendly to your customers?” it’s obvious he’s not done yet, because of the grin on his face. “or you givin’ me the special treatment because we’re fucking?” it’s a good thing he’s the only one there in the store right now, or else that would’ve raised a few eyebrows into their direction. but levi obviously doesn’t care, because it’s not like he’s told a lie.
but he’s there for a reason, and flustering nate isn’t it. though that’s an added bonus. “my sister needs some ingredients for some potion she’s brewing. goosegrass and, uh, whatever’s on this list.” he digs around in his pocket for it, handing the crushed up note over to nate with an innocent smile that suggests that yes, he did crumple that paper on purpose and no, he’s not going to smoothen it out for him.
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