Rosekiller

Fourth Year|Seven|Christmas Confession

               My daddy put a gun to my head
    Said if you kiss a boy, I'm gonna shoot you dead
So I tied him up with gaffa tape and locked him in a
                                          shed
Than I went out to the garden and I fucked my best
                                       friend

Monday, December 23rd, 1974

Barty and Evan were sitting in the common room playing a round of chess.

"So, B, there's this guy.." Evan said, breaking a comfortable silence. Barty looked up and raised his brows.

"Oh?" He acknowledged.

"Yeah, and I really like him, but I'm not sure if I should make a move or not" Evan went on.

Barty listened intently to his best friend ramble on and on about this guy.

"He has black hair and green eyes and he's got a tattoo just below his rib cage and" Evan stopped abruptly. His hands flew to cover his mouth and his eyes widened.

It took a moment for Barty to fully understand what Evan had just said. After it clicked, he put his head down and looked at the skull tattoo under his rib cage.

His jaw dropped slightly and he put the pieces together like a puzzle.

"I'm so sorry" Evan said. He stood up and slowly walked away, leaving Barty in shock. He sat there, looking down, and thinking.

Evan had a crush on him?? Out of everyone, he was into him.

He was flattered, shocked, and majorly confused. Why would Evan be interested in him, was the biggest question.

Evan had known Barty was straight. Right? Although, Barty himself had secretly started to become unsure of his sexuality. Maybe Evan had just assumed.

And why would Evan be attracted to someone like Barty? Could Barty ever possibly share Evan's feelings?

Tuesday, December, 24th, 1974

Barty hadn't seen Evan since that chess game. He was dying to see his best friend that Christmas Eve.

Tuesday, December 24th, 1974

Hours and hours past, and Barty only finally saw Evan at dinner. The boy sat a few seats down from Barty.

"Hey, Ev, can we talk?" Barty asked when he got the chance. Evan nodded embarrassedly. Barty grinned and they ate their food in silence.

Tuesday, December 24th, 1974

Later that evening, Barty was in their dorm. Evan was sat on the bed next to his and the two boys were just staring at each other in an awkward silence.

"Uhm..I'll start.." Evan said. Barty nodded. "I'm really, really sorry B. I don't know why I like you, I just do, and I tried to stop and I completely understand if you don't want to be my friend anymore and I know you probably hate me and-'' Evan rambled.

Barty placed his hand on Evan's knee to shut him up. "Ev, I still wanna be mates. And I could never hate you!" He assured.

"Really?" Evan breathed. "Yeah, of course" Barty grinned before saying, "What d'you like about me?".

Evan grinned back. "Of course that's what you say" he chuckled.

"It's a genuine question! I wanna know!" Barty said, smiling.

"You egotistical asshole!" Evan and Barty started giggling at each other. Barty was happy that they were back to their old comfortable air.

Barty slept in Evan's bed that night.

Wednesday, December 25th, 1974

Barty woke up with Evan's arm wrapped around his waist. He smiled slightly and gently moved the boy's arm.

He quietly and slowly stood up. He walked into the bathroom and got in the shower.

As he got out, he heard Evan waking up. "B? B?!" He shouted. "I'm in here!" Barty shouted back. He pulled on a pair of low rise jeans.

The door swung open and Evan stood there, his face red. "Oh thank merlin" he said.

"You alright?" Barty asked. He noticed Evan's eyes divert to Barty's bare chest. He held back a smirk. He was gonna have so much fun teasing Evan.

"Like my jeans?" Barty asked. Evan's eyes snapped back up to his face.

"Uh-uhm-yeah, uh, they're..yeah they're nice" his eyes drifted back down and quickly up again. Barty smiled. "Thanks, mate. Get ready for the day, I'll wait for you out here" he said as he walked past Evan and into their dorm.

Evan shut the door behind him and soon after, Barty heard the shower turn on.

About ten minutes later, Evan walked out of the bathroom with a loose long sleeve, dark green shirt on and sweatpants.

"Nice 'fit" Barty commented. "Thanks" Evan said, an obviously happy smile on his face.

The two boys walked down to the Great Hall for breakfast.

The hall was decked out beautifully. There were twelve trees lined along the wall that were covered in silver tinsel. There were ornaments and small statues of elves littered all over the hall.

"Wow. Pretty" Evan admired. "Like moi" Barty joked. "Uh huh" Evan agreed absentmindedly.

After breakfast, the boys went back to their dorm and began opening the gifts that were at the end of their beds. Barty and Evan both got a few gifts from their friends. Barty got one from his parents. Evan got none from his parents.

Barty felt bad for his best friend, but Evan didn't seem upset about it. It wasn't a secret amongst their friend group that Evan and his parents didn't get along.

Barty got a book on magical creatures and plants from Pandora, hair accessories from Dorcas, multiple boxes of differently coloured and differently patterned rolling paper from Regulus, and from Evan he got a silver chain necklace and some rings.

From his parents he got a small family heirloom. He tossed the heirloom into his nightstand drawer and put on the jewelry from Evan.

Evan received the same book from Pandora, a collection of crystals from Dorcas, a very large carton of cigarettes from Regulus, and Barty had given him a book of curses and hexes.

"Hey, B, wanna test some of these out on some first years?" Evan asked with an eyebrow raised, holding the book of curses. Barty grinned and nodded.

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Ik I said I was gonna try to upload every Wednesday, but my schedule is pretty fucked up rn, so I'll upload whenever I can!

I promise you, there's gonna be more fluffy and romanticy and smutty things coming up!! I might skip to their fifth year in a few chapters, just cuz I don't have much inspiration for their fourth year.

Also, how would we feel about dark Remus?? Like what if after the prank, Moony started hanging out with The Slytherin Skittles???

The song at the beginning is 'parents' by YUNGBLUD