only the pleasure of a private life [closed]

[malificence]

Who: Lucius and Bellatrix
What: Just a witch and a wizard having a lazy weekend breakfast
When: Over the weekend.
Where: Malfoy Manor
Warnings: Disturbing levels of domesticity. Dark Arts Nerds, probably.

He still goes back and forth between Malfoy Manor and the far more distant and isolated Lestrange property where he had been living - but more of his nights are being spent in his own home, and it has its advantages, no matter how many times he contemplates just moving to the cottage in Cornwall and leaving them to it (a brief and unrealistic fantasy, honestly). One of them, frankly, is his kitchen elves are better than Rodolphus' are - and the spread includes coffee and tea, of course, but also chocolate and almond croissants and his favorite éclairs.

One might posit that after months of breakfasting with likeminded friends, a solitary late breakfast at Malfoy Manor - long after the boys have gotten themselves out of the house - might be lonely. It can be, certainly, Lucius thinks as the coffee pot raises in the air and pours the perfect amount of black French coffee into one cup. But not always.

His arm stretches across Bella's back as he reaches for the sugar. Which obviously he doesn't need to do, either, but. Well. "Cream, darling, or are you too busy stealing books from my library?"

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[scinlac]

It draws Bellatrix back into reality, that is for sure. She has helped herself to a chocolate filled croissant and a particularly fascinating bit of scripture from his library, courtesy of waking before he did and needing something to do that hasn't directly involved terrifying his grandson or the more questionable domesticity of peacefully lying next to him while he slept.

"Just sugar, please." That she requires ridiculous amount of that go without saying. "And I would like to kindly remind you that you only bought this one because I let you have it."

Making a scene at McKinnon's would just be inappropriate. Besides, inviting herself to Lucius' library is never regrettable.