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Murdoc Marlin Ampora (Orphaner Dualscar) ([personal profile] wwistful) wrote in [community profile] sortinghat_logs2013-01-04 02:50 am

Let's go get the shit kicked out of us by love

WHO: Murdoc Donoghue and Dolores Maryam
TONE: Soothing
RATING: PG
WHEN:  After Murdoc and Bro argue
WHERE: Dolores' house
WHAT:  Murdoc did a dumb thing and he needs Dolores to help him with it.

[It's been a few days since the fight. Since Dirk left. Murdoc has been, for lack of a better word, a complete fucking wreck for all of those days. He'd politely requested that Cronus and Eridan stay elsewhere for longer, not giving a real reason as to why and then he'd spent the past few days in several different postions in bed or flopped over the couch drinking and/or throwing a pity party.

He'd never been particularly good with relationships, even after he found Dirk he was still finding situations and complications that were difficult to work through. Through all of that he'd finally come to realise he'd found love. Horrible, heart breaking, bone crushing love and, unsurprisingly, had somehow managed to fuck it up entirely and send Dirk packing after the smaller man had kindly broken his nose for him (he'd been able to repair it himself, but careful mirror inspections lead him to believe it is dented. That beautiful bastard, why does he even bother?).

In times like this, he rarely turns to anyone. He's usually content to handle things by himself and he's generally pleased as long as things go his way. This time, he's showing a rare sign of uncertainty in his ability to handle his own matters. In such times, there is only one person he will turn to. Dolores. He'd conversed with her briefly over the journals before arriving after having been convinced it would be better to. The sacrifices he makes for everyone, he cannot even begin to go into detail.

He apparates to her house, arriving at the door in the late afternoon (it feels like early morning to him right now) and he glances around before knocking at her door quickly, not wanting to let himself chicken out.]

wavesofjade: (49 Human - ♍ Hold It Tight)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-01-03 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Dolores doesn't sleep very much, and when she does it's usually through the brighter hours of the day. So, in the late afternoon when night is already falling thanks to the season she's wide awake and easily hears the knock on the door. At least she'd had the time to get a little food into the house before Murdoc arrived - she doesn't keep it for herself, though she has an alarmingly wide range of tea.

When she answers the door she's barefoot and dressed in simple, elegant clothes a far cry from her usual robes. She looks at him softly for a moment, then steps closer and clasps a hand over his shoulder.
]

Come on in, Murdoc. Make yourself at home.
wavesofjade: (52 Human - ♍ I Will Be Here)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-01-03 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
You're never a bother, dear.

[She can see how out of sorts he is and gently ushers him inside, shutting the door behind him. Dolores' house is comfortable, neat and tidy but there's nothing to show any kind of wealth. Though by this point she could undoubtedly afford somewhere more spacious, she has no need for it. Why would she need rooms that she would never use, when she barely uses the ones that she has?

Leading him through to the living room she offers him a seat and sits nearby, taking one of his hands in both of hers. She doesn't need to be terribly perceptive to know something is bothering him, even if they hadn't already spoken. It had been difficult enough to persuade him to come here.
]

Now... I think you should start from the beginning.
wavesofjade: (82 Human - ♍ Cause What Do They Know)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-01-07 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
[What he says as he walks in isn't addressed by her - she's concerned about him, and despite what he might think his presence is never a bother to her. She can be patient with him, in a way that would probably impress most people, and keeps her expression calm as he speaks.

A little of what happened she knew already, but she hadn't wanted to continue discussing this kind of delicate matter over a medium that might easily be read by someone else. It was safer to speak face to face, even if it was more difficult for Murdoc.

When his fingers twitch she makes a soft sound in response to his discomfort, giving his hand a gentle squeeze.
]

.. Tell me what you said. I will do my best to help you, you know that.
wavesofjade: (54 Human - ♍ For One So Small)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-01-09 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, dear, Murdoc, how do manage to get yourself into these situations. She can take a stab in the dark as to what he's referring, but doesn't want to make any assumptions that might insult him.]

You might need to be a little more specific, if you'd be so kind.
wavesofjade: (61 Human - ♍ Dont You Cry)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-01-13 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her expression flickers. Aah, this again. Well, Dolores is certainly not under the impression that Murdoc is without prejudice, especially when it comes to blood purity, but she had thought..

No matter.
]

There is little sense in this beating about the bush, my dear. What did you say to him?
wavesofjade: (46 Human - ♍ Come Stop Your Crying)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-01-18 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah..

[He's so careful with his phrasing, but she has already seen Dirk, and she knows that there's more to it than he's telling.]

He baited you? In what way?
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[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-01-24 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't correct him, though a tiny smile twitches at her lips when he gets the word wrong.]

None taken. [A quiet murmur when he says 'no offence', and otherwise she listens in silence, shaking her head slightly when he's done.]

.. I can't say that I find his reaction surprising. Dirk is a very proud young man, and more than that, he loves you, and he was trying to share something with you.

[Dolores leans forwards slightly, letting out a sigh.] Muggleborns and halfbloods are always going to have one foot in a world that most purebloods will never experience, but that doesn't make them any less as witches and wizards. Nor does.. [A pause, she doesn't know how he might take this.] Nor does being pureblood make a person better than others, simply because the are pureblood.

[She shakes her head.]

I am not surprised that he punched you, dear. I cannot imagine that I would have liked to hear that my blood status made me inferior in the eyes of the person I loved, either.
wavesofjade: (79 Human - ♍ From This Day On)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-01-30 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
I am aware that people would disagree, but that does not make them right.

[Nor does it make her right, she knows that, but that isn't the point at the moment. She sighs as she looks at him, knowing that this must be difficult for him to get his head around, and not because he's incapable, but just because it was pushing him to see things in a different way. One that he might not have considered before.]

Accepted, and worked around. That is a noble goal, but it must be accepted by both sides, not just one. How can you expect him to accept you, if you can't accept him?
wavesofjade: (85 Human - ♍ Theyll See In Time)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-02-03 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Dolores leans back and just for a few moments regards him quietly. She closes her eyes to gather her thoughts, clasping her hands together as she opens them.]

Murdoc.. I understand what you are risking as a pureblood in a family with traditional values, but does it occur to you that in expressing such things to him, he may well have been given the idea that you are ashamed of him?

[She knows you're not the best with words, Donoghue..]
wavesofjade: (54 Human - ♍ For One So Small)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-02-06 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Murdoc.. please.]

You are absolutely sure that nothing you might have said would have given that impression?

[You know that stare mothers give when they know you've done a bad thing and they're just waiting for you to admit it? Yeah. That.]
wavesofjade: (52 Human - ♍ I Will Be Here)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-02-10 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Now they're getting somewhere. She leans forwards a little and tilts her head in a small attempt to catch his eye.]

... You might have, or you did?
wavesofjade: (51 Human - ♍ From All Around You)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-02-15 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Have you tried to speak to him before now?

[She suspects the answer to that is no, and with the state that Dirk had arrived here in, he may be telling the truth.. at least partly.]

Something like this cannot be allowed to fester.
wavesofjade: (56 Human -♍ My Arms Will Hold You)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-02-18 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Give him time. Everything will be alright.
wavesofjade: (77 Human - ♍ And Youll Be In My Heart)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-02-24 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
If I tell you that I sincerely believe it, would you believe me?
wavesofjade: (73 Human - ♍ What They Cant Explain)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-02-27 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
Then trust me, Murdoc. I know that you will get through this. Both of you.
wavesofjade: (100 Human - ♍ Youll Be Here In My Heart)

[personal profile] wavesofjade 2013-03-04 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
You are quite welcome to stay for a drink, but if you have other things to do..

[Giving him an opening to leave without feeling like he's being rude.. She is the best host.]