your face is all I see (Scorpius)

[TIERNAN PHOENIX AINSLEY]

April 2028

With School being in session, it became harder and harder to get with his boyfriend. Luckily summer was just around the corner. Unfurtunately that also meant meant N.E.W.T.'s for seventh years. There was a lot going on. But now wasn't the time to be thinking about preparing his students for their exams. Now was the time to prepare for Scorpius coming over. They were going to have a long needed date night in.


With a few waves of his wand his apartment was cleaned....he guessed. Without his vision there really wasn't any way to be completely sure. His walking stick propped near the door and his sunglasses placed elsewhere. He moved his way to the kitchen and waved his wand again, as magic moved through the air to create a classic Sheppard's Pie. That was when he heard someone at the door, perfect timing.


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[scorpius hyperion malfoy]

April 2028

Between his work schedule at the Ministry and Tiernan's work schedule at Hogwarts, Scorpius knew that finding the time to spend together wasn't always easy. Sometimes, though, relationships required not just finding time for each other but making time. Scorpius didn't mind that, really, though he supposed that he was the one of the two of them with the more regular schedule. Tiernan had to deal with more work when he wasn't officially on the clock, like planning lessons and marking assignments.

After figuring out a date and time that worked well for them both, he and Tiernan had decided to have a date night. Instead of going out somewhere, they decided to stay in. Realistically, the only real option was Tiernan's apartment. At least for the time being, Scorpius was still living at home with his parents. While Scorpius knew that his parents could tolerate his job and his boyfriend as long as he kept them from interfering with his life at home and didn't talk about either one around them, he didn't think that they'd take too kindly to having Tiernan as a houseguest. Scorpius didn't think that it would be fair to Tiernan, either. His parents probably wouldn't be cruel to him outright, but there were too many compounding factors there for any sort of introduction to go as smoothly as Scorpius would have liked.

And so, not having to deal with the looming threat of occasionally irrational parents who were recovering blood purists, Scorpius was content to show up at his boyfriend's apartment. For Tiernan's sake, he made it a point to arrive right on time, knocking so that it would be audible. Since Tiernan couldn't see him to know that it was him at the door, Scorpius liked to think that it was a little bit of reassurance that he wasn't going to open the door to a stranger.

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[TIERNAN PHOENIX AINSLEY]

Scorpius was quite considerate about Tiernan's condition. They had known each other for quite some time. Scorpius always did his best to be on time. With ease, the blind man made his way easily thought his apartment, knowing where all the big furniture was. Now, he rarely stubbed a toe, or hit an edge. With a smile he opened the door. "Maybe it's about time that we get you a key." He said, leaning one shoulder on the door way.

It only took a breath, for him to think about how stupid that must have been. Covering his face with a hand, feeling a bit hot he shook his head "Merlin, if that's not you Scorp, I may just die now." Some things would be infinitely better if he had his eye sight.

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[scorpius hyperion malfoy]

April 2028

Tiernan opened the door for him and then leaned on the door frame slightly and commented that maybe it was time that they got him a key. Without Scorpius's having spoken yet, though, there was a chance—in theory, at least—that it wasn't actually him at the door. Realizing that, Tiernan shook his head in apparent embarrassment. He said that if it wasn't Scorpius, he might have been better off dying right then and there.

Scorpius cracked a smile and began to laugh. He felt bad for Tiernan in terms of how mortifying it would have been if it hadn't been him at the door, but it was amusing to think about how a stranger might have reacted to Tiernan's being so forward. It had taken him a little while to get comfortable with joking around with Tiernan about his blindness. As a sighted person, he didn't want to overstep any boundaries. He still tried to follow Tiernan's lead, though, in terms of what was appropriate and what wasn't.

"Yeah, it's me," Scorpius confirmed for Tiernan. "I wouldn't mind a key, but you're cute when you're embarrassed." He hoped to ease his boyfriend's sense that he'd just humiliated himself, especially since he hadn't actually made the mistake he thought he might have.

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[TIERNAN PHOENIX AINSLEY]

Tiernan relaxed once he heard the familiar sound of his boyfirnd laughing. Joking about not seeing anything was an important steam of healing. What had happened had been tragic, and had almost destroyed Tiernan's will. But things were better now. Did he still strugle? Absolutely. Nearly every day. But he pushed on. He was sure that many looked down on him or questioned his ability to have a normal life while being blinded.

He smiled when Scorp mentioned that he wouldn't mind a key, and felt the heat rise in his face, ears and neck when he was called cute. They had been dating a while, and that was something he wasn't sure he would ever get used to. taking a deep breath, he felt it would be better to move things inside, where ther were no more potential witnesses. He stretched out a hand, unsure as to exactly where his guest was. "Well, if you had a key, I'm sure you'll happen apon plenty of embaressing times."

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OOC: so sorry about the delay...things have been utter crap.

[scorpius hyperion malfoy]

April 2028

Though Scorpius could have continued to tease Tiernan about his momentary embarrassment, he didn't want to be cruel about it. The reality was that he couldn't have made the same mistake as easily if he had had his sight. It was something that anyone could have done. Tiernan extended his hand outward. "Well," he told him, "if you had a key, I'm sure you'll happen upon plenty of embarrassing times."

Scorpius took his boyfriend's hand gently as he entered his apartment, wanting to make sure Tiernan could gauge where he was. He also tried to use his voice to help Tiernan orient himself and laughed softly in response to his comment. "You say that like I'd mind, Tier," he said lightly. Really, he understood if Tiernan didn't want him to have a key yet, but wasn't everyone a little embarrassed of themselves from time to time?

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