When: two days after the election
Where: Ministry of Magic
Who: @emmvanced
As hard as it had been to keep his cool immediately after the election, enough time had passed, and Evan had deadened enough nerves with alcohol and sex, to almost be back to normal. His normal, in any case. Which was mostly being surly and sarcastic and generally awful to be around. But with that special Death Eater style.
The people around him were still celebrating, but it was more low key now- the real work of governing had begun and Evan was glad that it had most people back in their places and it was more likely to be left alone. His status had seemed to elevate even more, now that he was close to the seat of power, someone without an official job title other than having Rodolphus's ear. It made him important, powerful, mysterious. It was honestly the best thing for him, for the cause, but it left him feeling like he was rotting from the inside out.
He avoided as many eyes as he could, hating the obsequious way some people looked at him, seeing him as some ticket to the top. Evan kept his eyes straight as he made his way to the break room, desperate for one more cup of coffee. He was pleased at first to find it empty. But a moment later Emmeline Vance waltzed in. She always looked the picture of pureblood royalty, someone his father would consider the perfect kind of woman. It set his teeth on edge, that same kind of feeling as chewing tinfoil.
"Emmeline," he greeted, icy but polite, his lips carefully neutral, hiding the sneer internally. "Enjoying the new status quo?"