✓ | IN BETWEEN MINDS | Draco Malfoy

➝ xxii.

KING NEVILLE 👑

MY CHILD:
vangie
hi sorry ik it's a difficult time for u rn
especially w the wedding tomorrow
but can we talk for a bit?

YOU:
neville heyy
yes ofc we can talk
you don't even have to ask

YOU:
how uh
how's draco and astoria?

YOU:
i haven't spoken to either of them in weeks
message not sent!

MY CHILD:
they're doing okay
i think

YOU:
u think?

MY CHILD:
well tbh
astoria has been busy as fuck w the planning and all
while draco helps out whenever he can but

YOU:
but?

MY CHILD:
vangie he looks like a damsel in distress

YOU:
wdym??

MY CHILD:
he fakes his smiles
i haven't seen him look genuinely happy since the day the news broke out that the wedding was moved
he doesn't spend time w the gang unless astoria is around bc i think he's scared he might break down
he's miserable vangie
u need to stop this

YOU:
neville i can't do that
if he doesn't want to push through w the wedding
then it should be draco himself who stops it
not me
YOU:
i'm not responsible for his future

YOU:
i love him
but this is something he should decide for himself

MY CHILD:
but he needs ur help vangie
one word from u and he'll snap right into his senses
he's only pushing through w the wedding bc he thinks it's the right thing to do

YOU:
and it is
he'll have a better future w her than he will w me

MY CHILD:
how can u say that?
how can u say that so confidently as if ur not hurting deep down? as if it doesn't kill draco that he can't be w u?
i never thought i'd say this but i'm ur best friend and i need to knock u into ur shit
don't be selfish vangie

YOU:
i'm not being selfish ??
i'm doing this for draco's future

MY CHILD:
no ur not
ur doing this to save u from ur own feelings
so stop ur bullshit and tell him the fucking truth

YOU:
...i'm scared nev
what if he chooses to ignore everything i tell him or call me a liar

MY CHILD:
it's better to regret doing something than to regret not doing it

YOU:
do u really think the truth will make him change his mind on everything?
let's say he does choose to stop the wedding, astoria will resent me for the rest of our lives

MY CHILD:
astoria will understand, ik she will
it's better to ask for repentance
and as for draco
MY CHILD:
if u won't tell him now, then you'll never be able to tell him ever again

YOU:
...okay
okay i'll do it

MY CHILD:
okay
i'll be here so lmk how it goes after u talk to him okay?

YOU:
okay
thank u nev
for everything

MY CHILD:
i love u vangie
go get ur mans