the untrue love

[Abram Schraeder]

Abe still wasn’t entirely sure what caused the fake relationship between himself and Molly Walker to come to fruition. But…they’d been playing along. It made things easier that they were partners, after all, and their trainee, Gavin Walker (also Molly’s brother) was in on it as well. It had been, as of late at least, a topic of conversation considering the revelations that were coming from Lia Allman being back in the picture - it was causing stress on him, and his relationship with Molly. Tensions were high in their fake relationship, and he knew people could tell.

So he asked her for drinks at Glitter - a little quieter of a place than the Vampire’s Den. He’d gotten there first and ordered himself and Molly a drink (her favorite - Abe knows but Ella does not) and figured they could talk. She might have seen the way that Abe had looked after Lia when she was turned in to the Ministry…but he saw how she looked after she turned in Tommy Darling. Tears were evident. And… he wasn’t sure what the main goal was with their fake relationship but he figured…maybe they should talk. Judgment couldn’t be so fair if she had feelings for her own ‘criminal.’ So he sat. And he waited.

[Molly Walker]

But We Fell In Love With Criminals...

Endless paperwork. They never tell you about all the paperwork you need to do when you're an Auror. Molly was scribbling the last remarks on her report before heading out to meet Abe at Glitter for drinks. They were still fake dating, they both forgot the real reason but it was loosely to avoid uncomfortable conversations with nosy people. Molly walked towards the drop bin when she overheard some coworkers whispering about Abe and Vader. The blonde spun around, wand in hand to hiss at them, "If you lot keep talking about this, I'll hex your ears off and attach them to your ass so even you can hear the shit you're saying."

A lot of nonsense later, Molly arrived at Glitter. Walking up to the table where Abe sat with his drink and champagne for her. It was a classic, don't judge. "Thanks, Abe," she said, sitting across from him and taking a sip. "Sorry I'm late, paperwork is an endless cruelty."

This meeting had to be about their "relationship", right? She knew that things had been a little weird lately because of the Vader situation but Molly still had his back. 

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[Abram Schraeder]

”Thanks, Abe.”

Molly’s arrival did catch Abe slightly off guard, as he’d been lost in his own thoughts. It seemed that he’d been doing that a lot lately, and people were…probably noticing. Usually he didn’t care, but with the whole Allman case, with Lia, he wanted the minimal amount of attention that was possible. Alas…that was never going to be the case. At least with Molly bringing in Thomas Darling the attention dropped off him a little and onto her, and now they could…they could talk about it. Both of them. It was a strange, strange situation.

“Sorry I’m late, paperwork is an endless cruelty.”

”Don’t have to explain, I understand,” he said, softly, offering her a smile. Or, at least, a forced one. ”Glad you were able to escape,” he said, taking a sip of his own drink. ”How are…things going?” he asked, hoping she would get his reference. ”I feel like I haven’t talked to you since you brought in Thomas Darling,” he clarified, raising a brow as he waited for her response. Mainly he was watching for some reaction that wasn’t all business. A flicker of feeling. Something.

[Molly Walker]

But We Fell In Love With Criminals...

Her partner seemed to spring from his thoughts at her entrance. She didn't blame him one bit, in their line of work on top of all the shit he had been dealing with, with the Allman case, it was a lot. Taking a sip from her drink, she nodded as Abe said he understood the endless carnival that was ministry paperwork. When did the glitz and glamour of being an Auror become all about paperwork?

How are…things going?

Things. Hmm, she knew Abe well enough that 'things' meant one particular thing, and that 'thing' was a bit of a touchy subject. It didn't take an auror to figure that one out. "Things are..." she paused as he mentioned Thomas Darling. There it was. "Uhh, yeah it has been a while huh? Guess we're both just busy with...things, as you put it." Molly knew that the pair were in a sticky situation these days. Between Thomas, Vader, and their fake relationship, it was very complicated

"How are things with you?" she asked, trying to deflect. It was no secret that Abe and Lia's relationship made her a little wary after all she had done but then again, she had no right to be this judgy. Molly just cared for Abe too much, she didn't want to see him get hurt. 

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[Abram Schraeder]

Things. Yes. Molly knew exactly what he was referring to when he stressed the word things, and of course, as expected, she was quick to deflect. Honestly, if their relationship had been a real thing, the two of them, it probably would have saved so much more trouble than the fake one was causing. Not many people knew about his relationship with Lia Allman, but people, Molly, had seen the way he looked at her when he brought her in. They saw how he took care of her when she was in the Ministry. They saw how he made sure she got home okay, back to the Macreadys. And then...Abe didn't know the exact depth of what was going on with Molly and Thomas, but he had seen the way that his partner had looked at him when she brought him in, same kind of deal. The difference was that Tommy was sitting in Azkaban while Lia was out free.

"How are things with you?"

"They're...going," he said, doing his own best to deflect, too. He knew how she felt - he knew how everyone felt. "Any word on that? Has he applied for the reformation program?" Abe already knew the answer - Tommy was much too proud to do it, and on top of that, could probably charm himself right out of prison with his personality. It was kind of terrifying, really.

[Molly Walker]

But We Fell In Love With Criminals...

It was unclear what this fake relationship was protecting them from. It had started out as a way to cast suspicion off each other but that had done fuck all. The ministry was still treating the pair like hers that came back with a deadly and high contagious illness. All because of the look. The look that Abe was caught with and the same look she was caught with when they brought in their criminals.

Molly swirled her drink around in the glass, not meeting Abe's eyes, "Vad...Lia, she's good?" It was taking time for Molly to adjust to the name change but she was trying. It was in her DNA to hold a grudge and letting go like Abe did, like her family did, like Charlie did...it didn't make sense to her. Molly knew that keeping her distance from Vader was putting a wedge between her and Abe but she just couldn't help it.

Molly snorted slightly as she took another sip of her drink. "Yeah right. Thomas would never go for that, I think he'd rather rot in Azkaban." Lia was doing well, especially with Abe and her family's help. "Lucky we've been partners for so long cause our communication is just," she made a chefs kiss with her hands, "perfect."

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[Abram Schraeder]

When Molly asked about Lia, he could feel his muscles tense up. He knew how his partner felt about the woman he, just before Christmas, had asked to be moved to his home, to be closer. Saffron had a lot on her plate with her firm and two small children...and what was Abe doing? Spending more time at her house than his own. It really was the logical decision in his opinion. But he seemed to be the only one so open and happy with the decision; It really did hurt that Molly didn't seem to trust in his decisions. "She seems to be taking to the reformation program quite well," he explained. "I'm not sure she likes being looked at as some sort of spectacle...but you and I both know how that feels..." he looked at her through his eyelashes as he took a sip of his drink. Sometimes Abe felt like the office joke.

But thankfully Molly was there to lighten the mood a little - Abe knew without asking that Thomas wouldn't be interested in the program. A flicker of a smile could be seen on Abe's lips when she mentioned him rotting in Azkaban, and Abe had half a mind to ask her how she'd feel if he did. But...he had a feeling that, like him, she probably wouldn't do too well with that. And when she brought up their communication? An actual smile could be seen on Abe's face. "What can I say? The best teams are able to read right between the lines, aren't they?"

[Molly Walker]

But We Fell In Love With Criminals...

It worried her that Abe was maybe taking things too fast. She has been a death eater for so long and now she was being moved into his home? It just seemed crazy to her. Granted, she'd rather have her with Abe than her sister and the little ones. She trusted Abe, of course, she did, but she worried about him. "She is... I'm pleasantly surprised and thankful since she's been with Saff and Sherry all this time." The office joke was the perfect way to put it. Never once in her life did she think the pair of them would end up in this situation, yet here they were.

A chuckle left her lips. "Too well," she agreed. She caught the tiniest ghost of a smile on Abe that just grew as she spoke into an actual smile. Molly laughed, "That's why we're the best. Although it hasn't felt like it lately." She had thought about going to Azkaban a couple of times but refused to give those ministry morons any more ammunition. "How did you deal with it? Lia being in Azkaban all that time?"

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