And there it was. The shock and probable horror resulting from his son realising he was not only married to someone not his mother, but someone of the opposite gender entirely. It occurred to him that this was probably how Narcissa felt when Draco had protested to Aramis initially. Not that Scorpius had said anything yet.

Actually, the silence was just as worrying.

He merely glanced down and away, focusing on his tea instead. "No, no. It's-" He swallowed, then shook his head, clearly both apologetic and uncertain. Even if Scorpius hadn't shown a single sign of that curl, that was what Draco immediately leapt to. "It's fine. You don't have to."