[ alba is still out at work that night when graves gets home-- so it's ariana that's stayed up to meet him, and actually, she meets him at the door, pink-cheeked and flustered as she takes his coat to hang it up. that's how she's been lately, though, interacting with graves, and it's not exactly difficult to guess why. with a brother like albus, who's done all kinds of things to support their family over the years, and in a household like this.. well, it was only a matter of time before ariana started showing interest in someone. it's just that no one quite expected that to be one of her brother's lovers.
it's obvious she didn't expect it to be graves, either, because as often as she gives him guilty little glances, she's never mentioned it--at least not to graves--and she's certainly never acted on it.
she smiles as she closes the hallway closet door, glancing back toward the older man. she's in her sleep-clothes and a robe, white-blond hair braided loosely down her back, barefoot on the cool floor. technically, it's inappropriate with a man that's not part of her family, but albus has never chided her about it, and graves has been with her brother long enough that she's never thought twice about this sort of thing. ]
I made dinner earlier, [ she says, and leans up to give him her usual chaste kiss on the cheek. ] Did you want me to heat it up for you?
shrugs
it's obvious she didn't expect it to be graves, either, because as often as she gives him guilty little glances, she's never mentioned it--at least not to graves--and she's certainly never acted on it.
she smiles as she closes the hallway closet door, glancing back toward the older man. she's in her sleep-clothes and a robe, white-blond hair braided loosely down her back, barefoot on the cool floor. technically, it's inappropriate with a man that's not part of her family, but albus has never chided her about it, and graves has been with her brother long enough that she's never thought twice about this sort of thing. ]
I made dinner earlier, [ she says, and leans up to give him her usual chaste kiss on the cheek. ] Did you want me to heat it up for you?