We didnt start the fire

Rod Lestrange. Better left alone.

[rudelestrange]

Rodolphus was for damn sure glad that he was at the party. He’d rather be in his room, but there were far more sinister actions occurring on this night and he considered himself fortunate to be in this room. But that meant that he would have to- actually engage. Allow people to figure out who he was or at least think that they saw him. There would need to be enough to confirm that he was in the room- socializing. And not elsewhere. 

He had been fishing for personas all evening. He could not be standoffish Rod, that would defeat the purpose. He couldn’t be a dutiful fiance because- well, he didn’t want to. Then he decided that the best way to go about it was as he usually did- tailor the personality to the person he was speaking with, or be pleasant if he wasn’t sure who it was. It always worked the best anyway.

The best way to connect with your peers so that they don’t place you at the scene of a crime on accident? Alcohol. “Have you ever been to a party where you could not readily get a long island iced tea?” He was his mother’s son, after all. “I sure as hell haven’t.”

[anselelgrt]

Ansel Elgort filming The Goldfinch in NYC

[cazziem]

☏. (Rod)

[7:14 PM, sometime during the summer, pre-breakup], the Lestrange family is on holiday]

“Heyyyyyyy Dolohov. You know I hate texting so I thought it would be easier to call and it go to voicemail. Yeah, so, my mother said it was a no go for you coming to stay, I mean, we knew it was a long shot but, it’s just not the best idea. I should of asked her after another few margaritas but- better she answer while only mildly intoxicated so that she didn’t- I dunno- so we didn’t have a scene when you got here. So, yeah, I know you were excited but I just- I just don’t think it’s going to work out this time.”

“But big update. Rabastan is the color of your name due to sunburn. He’s miserable and it is hilarious. He can hardly move. Mother’s been ordering him around all day out of spite. My father is- couldn’t make it today, of course. So it’s still just the three of us in this giant villa. Rab thinks if we were to have had a stupider mother then we could sneak you in and she’d never know. But, yeah, you know her. Truly something else.”

“Anyway. We all know that my brother and mother cannot stand one another and with me and the assortment of house elves as the only buffer, we’ll be home soon. I’ll be home soon. Yeah? I’ll be home soon and then we are doing whatever you want for a week. Because I- I notice your absence. Greatly. I’ll talk to you soon. Bye.”

[rudelestrange]

scarlettdolohov:

Scarlett stopped a few feet behind him and rolled her eyes to the back of her head at his sarcastic words. “No. No it doesn’t make me feel any better. I know you don’t want to hear my excuses or stories about it. But you can’t keep ignoring me.” She knew that he was pretending like the whole thing didn’t matter. Honestly, she tried to do the same for a while too. Kissing one of his friends and her best friend was something she wasn’t expecting to happen and it was something she knew he wouldn’t get over easily.

“Why can’t we just be friendly again.” She said taking a few quick steps forward, and turning herself around so she was facing him. Taking slow steps backwards, making sure she wouldn’t get trampled by him. “I heard about you and Bella…” She couldn’t hide the bitterness in the her voice. The news had broken her heart, but she knew it was something that was bound to happen soon. It’s not like his mother would pick her to marry her son. “Hows…that….uhm..going?” The words came out slowly, and almost like a question as she was trying to make a casual conversation with someone she had and still had strong feelings for. 

The thing was Rodolphus was not mad at Scarlett. He was indifferent. This wasn’t a squabble. And he didn’t want to be friendly. The Bellatrix thing was certainly not something he was fond of discussing with anyone, especially her. It was for the best the two of them were no longer together. If his mother had taught him anything- it was that feelings were inconsequential. Irrelevant. Not worth while in the long run. And, honestly Rodolphus was not surprised, his mother was right about feelings. 

“It’s going how every other arranged engagement is going.” he said, finally stopping. Maybe he could show her that he didn’t care. If he didn’t run. If he stood his ground. Maybe he could get her to understand. “It’s a business agreement, really. You’ll understand when it happens to you.”

[rudelestrange]

oftrixies:

“You don’t need to dare me to do anything sweetheart.” The raven-haired girl smiled sweetly. “I’ll just do it.” With a roll of her eyes, the girl laughed slightly. “Liar. Just admit you don’t want to even attempt to spend time with me, am I really that bad to be around?”

“It’s not that I don’t want to spend time with you, Bellatrix. It’s really that I don’t want to spend time with anyone.” He shrugged. Rodolphus considered relenting and taking her to Hogsmeade. But he didn’t want to set the precedent this early on in the relationship. “I’ll have something sent to you later? Do you like flowers or-?” He had no intention of following through with this. 

[rudelestrange]

lionevxns:

“If I don’t get this essay done, I won’t be able to go to the ball. If I don’t get to go to the ball, I will be pissed. So for Merlin’s sake will you just – shut up!” Lily snapped running her hand through her hair. “I apologize, that was rude of me.” 

Her snapping had caught his attention, when apparently nothing else had because Rod hadn’t even noticed that they had been sharing a table. “Wow Evans, very- melodramatic? I mean- I’m all for existing loudly and living your truth and all but- damn.”

[rudelestrange]

oftrixies:

rudelestrange:

The raven-haired girl rolled her eyes, a small scoff leaving her lips. “I’m going to violently murder you while you sleep.” The pair had a weird relationship, and if anything Bella was glad that she had to marry someone who was at least decent and had a good sense of humour. “Take me to Hogsmeade - I want you to buy me chocolate.” 

“If I triple dog dare you will you actually do it?” Maybe he needed to make sure all of his money went to Rabastan should he die under mysterious circumstances. “Oh- sorry Bellatrix I’ve actually got a lot in my schedule today so-” He didn’t.

[rudelestrange]

scarlettdolohov:

Scarlett sighed slowly finishing her first meal in a few days. It’s been hard for the brunette to keep food down lately, and her mood has drastically been effected since the night that Rod had witnessed her kissing one of her best friends, Stefan. The months after that event have seemed to slowly pass and she’s tried countless times to explain the situation to him was like talking to a brick wall. 

The great hall was almost empty except for a few students who were busy studying after dinner. The dimly lit hall was silent and had an echo and as she looked around she swore people probably heard her breathe catch in her throat. She stood up quickly, trying to get herself out of the situation only to have him do the same before nodding to her and speaking her name. “Rod….” She trailed off, slowly walking out of the great hall behind him. Of course the two were going to the same common room and she knew this long walk would be awkward. “Are you ever going to listen or forgive me…” She asked, taking a few longer strides to catch up to his side. 

Rodolphus was never one for outward dramatics. He averted it entirely. He had been hesitant to ever label what he had with Scarlett because of it, regardless of how he felt about her. Sure they were a thing and everyone had known they were a thing but the G word was just- it complicated things. Seeing Scarlett kissing Stefan- a long time comrade- also sucked. Or it would have sucked, had Rod allowed himself to feel like it sucked.

And the best way to not feel was to avoid it entirely. Which was why he was practically running away from the woman he had once felt a lot of things for. He stopped and turned back to her, rolling his eyes he sighed, “you’re forgiven. Does that make you feel better about yourself?” He then continued his stride away from her. 

[rudelestrange]

rivetingrita:

“You know, you’ve stood me up twice,” she shook her head, “You were supposed to help me train last night… Do you even remember? I gave you a second chance because you bailed the first time.”

“Would I do that you on purpose? No. I hate everyone.” Mostly true. “Except for you and..my brother, who I was helping sort so family stuff out. And I didn’t want to invite you along because I didn’t want to incriminate you.”

[rudelestrange]

oftrixies:

The girl pursed her lips as she looked at him again. “Yes, I’d really hoped you could improve your fashion sense. Obviously not.” A small smirk appeared on her lisp as she took a few steps towards him, her heels clicking on the stone floor. “We’ll need to change this, sweetie.” 

“Damn, Bellatrix. What. A. Burn.” Bella had been making fun of his clothes far before he had been picking them out for himself. It had never bothered him. “They’re going to look better on our bedroom floor.”

[rudelestrange]

Rodolphus sat hunched over the paper working away at the Friday evening crossword. He’d finished the one from that morning earlier on in the day. Monday’s puzzles were quite easy- but then they got more difficult as the days passed. Friday’s was never this tricky for Rodolphus, he blamed staffing changes at the Prophet rather his own scattered mind. 

Dinner had come and gone, and without realizing it, Rod was nearly alone in the Great Hall. That’s when he noticed her. He had not exactly been avoiding her, that would be impossible. But he was interacting with her as least as possible. He resolved to go back to his dorm, folding up his paper, he gave a curt nod in acknowledgment, “Scarlett.” and planned to go on about his evening. 

( @scarlettdolohov )

[rudelestrange]

oftrixies:

Bella rolled her eyes, a small scoff leaving her lips as she looked at the person in front of her. Her eyes travelling up and down their body - a small snarl appearing on her lips. “Look, I really don’t care what you have to say - our outfit is terrible and it’s distracting me.” 

“That bad, huh?” 

[rudelestrange]

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for a DRUNK text

[1:27 AM] so like how ride or die are you rly for the death eaters

[1:29 AM] if I wanted to idk not die would you be chill with it??

[1:33 AM] if we got rab married off to one of your sisters our kids would be double cousins

[rudelestrange]

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[1:09 AM] i think im obligated to put you in my grooms party mom said i had to to keep up appearances but I should go ahead and let you know ur not welcome

[1:11 AM] Rab confirms ur not invited hes in charge here

[2:09 AM] ooooooo riht im getting married to bella black YOU CAN HAVE HER AL TO URSELF ASSWIPE

[9:22 AM] I assume you’ll receive a formal invite closer to time...

[rudelestrange]

narcissa-carina:

“Are you insinuating I am cutting class?” she asks scrunching up her eyebrows, slightly insulted that someone would think that of her. “The teacher had a cold and allowed us to leave early, that is all.”

“Go to class, don’t go to class, like it matters anyway, ya know?” While he would not verbally acknowledge this, Narcissa was one of the few people that Rodolphus genuinely liked. His mother would be appalled if she found out how fond he had grown of the Black Sisters. “What’re they going to do? Expel Narcissa Black? Sure.”

[rudelestrange]

rivetingrita:

Rita sat in the empty classroom still practicing to become an Animagus. She was so close to getting it right that she could feel it. After failing yet another time, she decided to take a small break and sat by the window looking out into the courtyard. She heard the door swing open and turned around but when she saw who it was she rolled her eyes and turned back to the window. She sighed, “Hey… in case you forgot, I still hate you. So go away.”

“Sure”, Rodolphus said as he approached her and propped himself up against the window seal. “And I-”, he trailed off, pulling his phone from his pocket. “You really didn’t open my snapchat, then? Jesus, what’s the crime this time?”

[schmidtsburg]