Oh, Merlin. It's you. (Ominis x Reader)

The Deepest Truths

Authors note: Mentions of child abuse and trauma in this chapter...may or may not be a truth potion involved lol. Also a ur mom joke for good measure ;)

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The next day passed by with much more ease. Walking into Defense against the Dark Arts class, you took a seat next to Sebastian. Ominis, who sat to his right, eyes reached up to meet you when he heard your familiar steps approach the two of them. His lips curled into something of a smile before he returned his head to lying on the desk lazily.

"Good morning, lovely!" Sebastian greeted. "And good morning it is indeed. Our little Omi boy is in quite the good mood, he hasn't picked a fight with me about anything all morning!"

Ominis, flustered and blushing, quickly contorted his head to glare at Sebastian. "And now I am in a foul one, must you always speak so loud? You are ringing my ears."

Ominis in a good mood? Could it possibly have something to do with your conversation last night? His behavior when he greeted you certainly contrasted that of yesterday.

"Good morning, y/n." He said returning his head back down to his desk once again. Sebastian gestured to him and made a funny face which you could only smirk in return.

"I'm having a good day too." You said proudly, turning your face from both of them and staring straight ahead.

"What's gotten into you two?" Sebastian grinned. "Secret rendezvous, are we?"

Both you and Ominis' head's whipped around and exclaimed "No!" at the same time.

"Oh! Seem to have struck a nerve there." You both shifted in your seats as he spoke. "No need to defend him, y/n. I'm not born yesterday. This is the fourth night in a row Ominis has returned to our room in the middle of the night. Do share what your secret is, Ominis. Or rather, who it is? I simply cannot imagine you sneaking around with a girl late at night, I'm excited just thinking about it!"

Ominis stared in horror whilst you looked back in relief. So Sebastian had not caught on afterall. But what had Ominis been doing out of beds those other nights?

"I-I.." He seemed to be at a loss for words. "Please shut your mouth, you are giving me a headache."

"No, don't leave me – us – hanging like that. C'mon, who is it?"

"If you really must ask, I will tell you." Ominis breathed deeply, closing his eyes as he spoke. Your body churned unformatably. It felt as if the word would end. There was no way Ominis was about to rat you out like that? All those embarrassing moments between the two of you? Did they not mean something a little special to him? Did he not wish to keep them just between the two of you like? "It is your mother, Sebastian. I'm afraid she cannot get enough of me. Her passion for me is so strong it seems to have awoken her from the underground in a spirit far more rigorous than even that of an inferi. Though the feeling is more than mutual, your father even-"

You could not help but snort in response. Quickly bringing a hand over your mouth as two other students looked back at you. The joke was in very poor taste, in fact, until now you weren't even aware Sebastian's parents were dead. You weren't sure you were even allowed to laugh but Ominis held a deadly smirk, his face pointed to you instead of Sebastian's.

"Oh, Ominis. That was just cruel!" Sebastian finally interrupted him. "I would not have expected that from you. I'm-I'm... disgraced!"

"Very well. We cannot all handle such great truths." He put his head on the desk for the last time. "Do not wait up for me tonight either, we have plans which may take a while."

Sebastian gasped in disgust and began to mutter a lecture to him. It was only interrupted by Garteh Weasley sitting behind them calling, "Nice one, Gaunt!" which only riled Sebastian even more. He continued to fend for his dignity to the two boys while you could do nothing but smile and zone out.