Becoming a Sallow

***[Seventeen]

CW:  AHEAD YOU WILL FIND SMOOTSMOOT. A LOSS OF VIRGINITY. AND A DRUNKEN SCOT..

WITH SMOOTSMOOT COMES A LARGER WORD COUNT. AND I WOULD APOLOGIZE, BUT IT WOULD BE A LIE. IF YOU ARE A MINOR PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF MERLIN, DO NOT INTERACT OR ENGAGE. 

Sebastian Sallow

He sighed tiredly. Of course, she'd have a question for him, or in this case a favor to ask, after staring at him so intently. Studying him. He could only imagine the favor was knowledge and he rubbed at his forehead.

"I found some books in a muggle shop about Merlin. They had them in the fiction section, but it was Merlin's true journals. I bought them all so cheap with some muggle money and I've studied and read every single one of them. I've been meaning to practice some spells, and fighting with that insane amount of spiders seemed like the perfect opportunity."

Tessa stared at him, her eyes glittering with new curiosity.

"Where are these journals?"

Ah. She wouldn't like this answer. "I... sold them for a nice sum."

Her brows lowered as she glared at him starting to push away, which made him laugh and tug her closer, cupping her cheek. "It brought me so much closer to finding a curse breaker for Anne," he told her and she stopped squirming, back to listening. "And now that I don't need it... I'm not sure what I should do with it all."

Tessa's eyes widened ever so slightly, as if a puzzle piece clicked into place for her. She looked almost hopeful. Not an expression he was used to seeing on her face.

"That... That actually wasn't what I was going to ask you." She said, sitting up, and this time Sebastian allowed it, looking up at her. "I want to ask an actual favor."

"An actual favor?" He repeated. "You always ask for information, not actual things to do," he murmured, sitting up and bringing a knee up to rest his arm on. "But you know how much I enjoy having friends in my debt."

"Right," she said, and he frowned when it seemed she blushed and hesitated.

Unlike her to hesitate. It must be a big ask, he realized as he waited patiently for her to speak. But as she opened her mouth, the door opened, and they both turned to find Ominis standing there.

"Is he awake?"

"What's your wand tell you?" Tessa quipped and Sebastian grinned. So witty.

Ominis didn't like her quip, however, and came in, closing the door behind him. "You're an idiot, you could have died using such strong magic-"

"Omi, I already did this," Tessa sighed, moving to get off the bed, but Sebastian grabbed her arm, keeping her in place. He wasn't ready for her to leave his proximity just yet, and he smirked when he noticed her blush again. Interesting. Was she finally realizing?

"How did you know where to find us, then?" Ominis asked now and Sebastian wanted to groan. There was no lie for this one and he let go of Tessa's arm to run a hand through his hair, blowing his cheeks out with a sigh.

"There was a note to someone known as "Troll Slayer" that I happened to find."

A stunned silence. "In my bedroom?" Tessa asked, perplexed as she stood from the bed and Ominis' expression turned into a glare.