Gus’ grin widened at the pun, although he merely shrugged in response. He knew he could trust Endymion with this little project - between himself and his father, they had quite the assortment of items they’d walked away with. One day he’d take the time to organize the room, give away what he didn’t want and maybe put all the items worth something in Gringotts; he’d have two vaults: valuables, and items like the box that would be challenging to break the curses. He had to keep up his skills one day.
He watched the sheet billow like a ghost, his nose wrinkling from the dust, and Gus laughed quietly as he shook his head before he bent down to poke around in the box by his foot. His fingers wrapped around a parrot made of crystal, and as he pulled it free to peer at it closer, the bird squawked loudly; it fumbled from his hands as he nearly dropped it, managing to catch it by the tail before it could hit the ground.
He heard Dempsey ask him about Hogwarts. “Yeah…” Trailing off, he licked his lips and stared down at the parrot in his hand. It had gone still again, staring at him with beady eyes, as if waiting to catch him off guard again. Gus plopped it back into the box and moved on toward the next object before he cast a sideways glance at Dempsey. “I’m still not sure if it’s for me, so when you see me sitting next to you at Gringotts in a few months, guess I made my decision.” He shrugged.
This time his fingers wrapped a handle of a cloth bag, a bucket shaped head adorned with a crown and a wide smile painted across the front of it. Gus frowned at it. It had been enchanted as a portkey the first time he'd picked it up but every time he or his partner had touched it, they had found themselves somewhere new. He really didn't want to open it, so instead he wrinkled his nose and set it aside. “I missed a lot. My sister eloped and I had no idea.” Surely Endymion could relate to missing family things, being out of pocket and coming back to surprises. “So I’m home without being… smothered.” Flicking his gaze toward the other for a moment, he shot him an easy grin.
He watched the sheet billow like a ghost, his nose wrinkling from the dust, and Gus laughed quietly as he shook his head before he bent down to poke around in the box by his foot. His fingers wrapped around a parrot made of crystal, and as he pulled it free to peer at it closer, the bird squawked loudly; it fumbled from his hands as he nearly dropped it, managing to catch it by the tail before it could hit the ground.
He heard Dempsey ask him about Hogwarts. “Yeah…” Trailing off, he licked his lips and stared down at the parrot in his hand. It had gone still again, staring at him with beady eyes, as if waiting to catch him off guard again. Gus plopped it back into the box and moved on toward the next object before he cast a sideways glance at Dempsey. “I’m still not sure if it’s for me, so when you see me sitting next to you at Gringotts in a few months, guess I made my decision.” He shrugged.
This time his fingers wrapped a handle of a cloth bag, a bucket shaped head adorned with a crown and a wide smile painted across the front of it. Gus frowned at it. It had been enchanted as a portkey the first time he'd picked it up but every time he or his partner had touched it, they had found themselves somewhere new. He really didn't want to open it, so instead he wrinkled his nose and set it aside. “I missed a lot. My sister eloped and I had no idea.” Surely Endymion could relate to missing family things, being out of pocket and coming back to surprises. “So I’m home without being… smothered.” Flicking his gaze toward the other for a moment, he shot him an easy grin.
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