It had always been their little place of refuge when they wished it to be. The Astronomy Tower was often deserted during the day, and even its classes were far and in between.
Newt also often came up here to think. And tonight was a night he had certainly needed to do a lot of thinking.
He didn’t regret his actions, far from it. Alongside protecting the creature that had attacked his fellow student, he had protected a very dear friend from potential expulsion. And he knew with her family, that would not go down well.
While the Undetectable Extension Charm he has cast on one of his spare bookbags was suitable to keep the beast for now, he would have to find something else moving forward.
But soon, the young man’s thoughts were pulled from his musings as a familiar voice wafted through the echoing space.
Did she know that this would be his last night?
One look told Newt she was unhappy, and quickly went to her, kneeling with a gentle hand on her shoulder.
the girl flinched as his hand landed on her flesh.
she couldn’t help but think that this would be
the last time the warmth of his touch could find her
and comfort her in times when the weight of the world
crashed upon her shoulders.
she made a home out of him and in his absence,
she would inevitably suffer a destitute period of her life..
the recollection of the last forty-eight hour
played on ceaselessly in her thoughts.
for some time now, the girl took up an interest in dark magic.
perhaps it was something passed down in her lineage.
it was nothing she was quite proud of or ready to use on an object.
it was rather the need to know the purpose of its existence.
it was rather unfortunate that her experiment took a wrong turn, endangering the life of another classmate and ultimately, newt.
her onyx orbs stared blankly into the distance,
avoiding the gleam of vitality
that always seemed to glisten in the seas of his blue irises.
“terrible things happen
to good people.
no matter what i do--
i will always be that terrible thing,”
leta expressed under her breath.
“w h y did you do it?” she deadpanned with suppressed tears.
her hand tightened a grip on his that rested upon her shoulder.
it was a challenge to showcase her feelings,
but it always came naturally when he was around.
she knows that it’s his last night. the last night before her world would be completely rocked.
