「 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗘 𝗞𝗢𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗞𝗜 : 𝟬𝟬𝟰 」️
⚓ @intxlligence ⚓
FUN FELT LIKE A FOREIGN CONCEPT. . . felt as brand new to him as this new ease with her, even if there was an underlying uncertainty that it might all be taken away at the blink of an eye. although he tried not to focus on it as he held her in his arms now, it was hard not to remember how easily it could all CRUMBLE to dust ──────── especially when his FEAR was replicated in her own gaze. noah gulped as he answered. ‘ how do you think i got alenia’s middle name to be NOELLE? her name was meant to be NOELLA, but i was an understanding man. ’ . . .not understanding enough to not call her noella despite her real name, but understanding nevertheless. QUEENIE’S KISS was heavy with something he couldn’t place, and although her gentle touches distracted him from it, he wasn’t completely fooled. for a moment he wondered if it was him or his fault, but it felt awfully SELFISH to think that when her life was so fragile right now. her sister held by hands that were bloodied and torturous, and the remainder of now in the heart of war.
HER WORDS SILENCED HIM FURTHER, noah’s hold tightening around her as he exhaled. that’s why he had stayed in the war, he thought ──────── families like hers were worth saving. he was surprised that his mind flashed with pictures of kids he had once promised to leave behind, too. stinky pete, mia the snitch, and even allergic-to-everything nick, who had kept him up all night coughing ever since noah could remember. the family that he had so desperately wanted to hate as a kid when he felt FORGONE and LOST in that orphanage, too young to realise things he would only learn much later on. he didn’t see them same way now, remembering adventures, troublemaking and even fights FONDLY; memories that were almost stolen from him, if not for the girl in his arms or the family that never gave up on him. ‘ how could you know? how could you be expected to predict EVIL, when it’s so far from your own nature? ’ had he seen it? . . .did he know he slept in the company of killers at hogwarts, or that such evil ran in his own blood?
NOAH WANTED TO SAY NO, turning slowly to make her look at him. he grabbed her hands in his, bringing them to their chest as he twisted to stand before her. ‘ you don’t have to be a mother, but you shouldn’t let them be the reason you decide. NINA. . . got caught up in a war because too often it’s easier to be SILENT. trust me, i’d know- ’ he had never wanted anything to do with WAR, mind taking him back to that night in the forest in seventh year. it didn’t stop war from coming for him though. ‘ she’s too young to have needed to be HONEST. she had secrets like every other teenager, like we did and still do! it’s not fair for her to have to be anything other than that. ’ he felt BREATHLESS himself, pressing the hands he held to his lips slowly before touching them to his chest. ‘ just like it’s not fair for you to expect to know everything about her. you’re here to help her fix it, to fight for it, FIGHT FOR HER ──────── that’s more than some kids ever dream of having. ’ dreams were for fools, he once believed. but some dreams came true. . .
‘ you can’t always know EVERYTHING, queenie. ’ he spoke softly. ‘ if it’s any consolation, i’m happy to be CLUELESS WITH YOU? ’









