He released a breath he hadn't been aware he was holding once she took his arm, and he looked down at her, wondering if he should warn her about the rush of apparating over a body of water... and then promptly decided the answer was no.
He pulled his wand out and, without another word, they disappeared with a crack—
—and were in his living room a moment later. Lach had made the journey several times, sometimes between Inverness and the Hebrides and sometimes farther, and apparating over water always left him with the same tingles in his stomach that he felt after skipping a meal.
"Are you alright?" he asked, his voice now void of condescension or plain stubbornness. (It was easier to be nice when he no longer felt as if he was about to freeze to death. Or maybe he was just happy she'd taken his advice.)
He pulled his wand out and, without another word, they disappeared with a crack—
—and were in his living room a moment later. Lach had made the journey several times, sometimes between Inverness and the Hebrides and sometimes farther, and apparating over water always left him with the same tingles in his stomach that he felt after skipping a meal.
"Are you alright?" he asked, his voice now void of condescension or plain stubbornness. (It was easier to be nice when he no longer felt as if he was about to freeze to death. Or maybe he was just happy she'd taken his advice.)
— way too attractive set by mj <3 —