Albus' was a baffling expression. Even if Draco had gotten the various nuances of conversation that lay within, it would have been baffling.
He opened his mouth, paused, and followed through: "You're welcome." Everything about it sounded entirely incredulous, albeit on a lesser scale. Like he was merely unsure of what was happening, and where he'd gotten turned around in his life to create this situation.
Draco cleared his throat as they touched on that one particular topic. "Yes." A beat, to make up for the fact that he'd stolen Albus' pause. "21. Ish. I came in at 18." Do the math; he'd been there a while. "This City likes to drag people in from whenever and wherever it likes."
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He opened his mouth, paused, and followed through: "You're welcome." Everything about it sounded entirely incredulous, albeit on a lesser scale. Like he was merely unsure of what was happening, and where he'd gotten turned around in his life to create this situation.
Draco cleared his throat as they touched on that one particular topic. "Yes." A beat, to make up for the fact that he'd stolen Albus' pause. "21. Ish. I came in at 18." Do the math; he'd been there a while. "This City likes to drag people in from whenever and wherever it likes."