Lovely™ | Captain Hurted | Ariana's Bane | Resident Antagonist | Unparalleled Delight Nem didn't believe her. It wasn't their usual type of cynicism, born of observation and calculation, parsing information and evidence into undeniable (or probable, at the very least) truth. This was different. This time, it was a simple case of just knowing that Flamsteed was lying, and that it was because Nem had touched on the truth.
Still nothing gave them away, though just the pointed mention of too much knowledge had sent Nem's brain, fittingly enough, into overdrive. They opened their mouth to speak, but so many words crowded to get out that ultimately nothing could break through, and so the attempt was soon abandoned.
It looked set to keep happening too, as though a part of Nem's subconscious kept pulling rank, shutting them up before any damage could be done. They looked over, making brief eye contact with Flamsteed before their gaze darted away again, back to taking in everything else in the corridor. "Nothing," they said, because that much was significant. Ultimately, when Nem's brother did turn up, nothing had changed, and that spoke volumes (though he did not). They had existed in the same space, conversed without speaking, even come to blows, and yet... nothing. "I'd have stayed, but he turfed me out. And I can't settle, wherever I go. I have to keep-..."
They broke off once more, but this time, the shutdown was more complete. Nem's mouth slammed shut, revealing nothing else personal in nature.
__________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Chocolate! |