looking at sirius , a familiar taste rises in the back of alecto’s throat . it is unmistakably competitive , akin to the way she feels around amycus in the presence of their parents . the knowledge that sirius has a brother of his own clues alecto in to the reality that he is likely goading her into argument with practiced proficiency , and yet she cannot resist rising to it , as if she were enchanted to fly . “ well , i think you’re shit at it — ” she bites , rather lamely , but babbles spill past her lips directly afterwards , cushioning the redundancy of her quip with their deluge , “ if you speak to a person in a language they understand , it goes to their head . if you speak to them in their language , it goes to their heart , ” foul , she thinks , caught in the whirlwind of speech , “ but at present , the world has to many mouths that talk and too few minds that think . ” it is horribly ironic , alecto knows , and as the recognizable , unstoppable , unbearable urge to fill the space around them with words subsides , she clenches her fists tight , nails digging into flesh .
“ maybe i’m not trying to give you a decent conversation , carrow . ” sirius doesn’t have to wait very long for his wish to be granted , however — and soon alecto gives him something new to work off of . “ see , you get it ! partially , ” he exclaims . sirius sets about bringing his hands out to motion off in his own ramblings . “ there’s a game in balancing who and when you speak to with regards to their thoughts and feelings , but i feel like you’re disposing your own words too quick . ” there’s probably more to be said about the way alecto actually carries a conversation . the seeming need to . . . what , get the last word in ? thoughts for another time , really . he needn’t dig into it . “ the world feels like it has too many speakers because you see too many conversations hit nothing but surface level . you’re receiving too much directed to your head . ” his eyes particularly flicker down to the hands he’d seen fidgeting in clear annoyance only moments prior . his smirk returns full - force . “ tell me , carrow — how do you feel right now ? ”
