The concept of his not being alright had not actually occurred to Arthur, and he had to process it for a second. Things with Dezzie were - rough, admittedly, and he felt like he was spinning out with little to hold onto, and he wanted to fix things for Ben and it felt like he couldn't. But he was fine, he was alright, he was fun Arthur and he wasn't being fair to Fitz right now, was he?

Arthur didn't think he was lying when he said: "I'm alright." And he couldn't leave that in the air for long, so he followed it up quickly.

"I think I've just gotten a little boring with Quidditch so weird," Art said ruefully; he ran a hand through his hair. "I think you can cavort with her all you want as long as you... don't get caught by any fathers or brothers. Or marry her. But by all means teach her to be a better kisser if you can get away with it."

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