those that love us | marlene&benjy
(( @marliism ))
Mid-July 1979 Order of The Phoenix Headquarters
It was getting really hard to figure out what their next move was going to be. The fundraisers had turned out to be more successful that anticipated. Not that the Order minded, the money was after all going to be put to good use, the rebuilding efforts were underway, and St. Mungo’s would soon find itself running again. But now people were slowly forgetting what had truly happened, or more like had decided that turning a blind eye suited them better. A complacent society was not a good society, and while the attacks that had previously sparked fear in the community had short of stopped, there were still crimes being committed. They were crimes against muggleborns and muggles, and thus why the majority of the community chose to ignore they were being committed. The Order kept a close eye on those crimes, and with the limited resources of the government loyal to Millicent Bagnold, they fought to protect those being attacked under orders of the new administration.
Work was keeping Benjy busy, and after learning that several of his friends and loved ones were part of Aversio, he welcomed the workload with joy. But it wasn’t healthy to keep all his feelings bottled up, and he hadn’t. When he had learned about Marlene he had stormed off, and cried himself to sleep. But he had not talked to Marlene ever since. He was being childish, he knew that, but what would he even say? With Frank it had been a bit easier, mainly because after being betrayed once, it doesn’t sting as much, your heart kinda gets used to it. So he had just stayed silent, quiet tears, not like the cries of frustration he had let out at his flat after learning about Marlene. Benjy knew how fragile the relationship with Aversio members was, specially those that had belonged to both groups. The last thing he wanted was to add more pressure to it. So he had kept quiet. But with everything that was happening, with attacks that most people were turning a blind eye towards just because it didn’t affect them, well he was starting to see their point. He would never approve of their methods, but frustration at their situation had made him start to wonder.
Benjy had spent most of the day in the war room, the walls filled with pictures and maps and threads connecting all of it, he decided it was time to take a little break, and maybe finally stop behaving like a child and look for Marlene. He still had trouble finding his way around the castle, and after getting lost a few times he found the hallway that lead to Marlene’s room. Not knowing what to say he still walked to her room and knocked softly on the door. ❝Marlene?❞