Closed Your taste in men is atrocious

Joshua Hayes

demolish democracy
 
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Blood Status
Half Blood
Relationship Status
Single
Sexual Orientation
bisexual
Wand
Straight 13 Inch Rigid Blackthorn Wand with Basilisk Horn Core
Age
7/2044
“You know this is the Dark Part of the Alley right? People don’t just come here on a normal shopping trip,” Josh reminded his mother for what felt like the tenth time in the last ten minutes. If Grandpa Austiin could see her here he would be so upset, he didn’t like any of them in Bleak Street and it was bad enough that Josh was getting involved in all the shady sh*t they did as a family, as if they Hayes’ have ever been squeaky clean. Not to mention with his stupid dad in the Ministry, well, it’s not like anyone even knew they were related, he certainly didn’t care. “Whatever you need here you should let me get it, it’ll be easier anyway.”
 
"I come here for a normal shopping trip." Keye couldn't help but snort as her son had once again seen fit to remind her that she was in the Dark Part of the Alley. It was such a silly name really, and it wasn't like this was her first time in the area. She had been shopping in this area for as long as she'd owned The Runaway Hideout. It was just the only time that Josh was hearing about it. It wasn't like she would bring him when she would shop here after all. She wasn't even sure she'd mentioned it to Felix and Lani. But she was a frequent enough traveller in this part of the world. Really, the only difference right now was that she was pregnant. She'd only found out yesterday morning and hadn't told anyone yet. Even after all this years, there was a lingering fear within her from that one circumstance. She'd told herself repeatedly yesterday that she managed it once, she could do it again. But also, Dexter... she liked to think Dexter was different. She hadn't decided yet if she should tell him or Josh first really. And in the process of putting it off, decided that she absolutely must do some shopping today. Only to be stalked by her own son. "No, the sellers don't know you and I'll get better discounts than you brandishing your wand about," she said more amused while also bordering on exasperated.
 
Josh let out a frustrated sigh at his mother’s expense, running his fingers aggressively through his hair and throwing her a look that said he should be done with her. “You keep saying things like this but you’ve never had the best judgement in anything or anyone,” he reminded her, because he could say that since she was his mother and his father was a deadbeat piece of trash. And he’d stand by that. He looked around the alley with a frown. He wasn’t about to leave his worry slide even if she seeemd to be unfazed. Maybe he would have to have a conversation with Felix if this was going to continue. This was not place for his mother to be, Grandpa Austiin or no Grandpa Austiin. “You joke, but this place is full of trash people with trash morals and trash personalities, I should know,” he said, because he too was a trash person with trash morals and a bit of a trash personality.

“This place isn’t safe, and you’re old,” he reminded her again, in case she needed the reminder, which she clearly did because she was still walking. He loved his mother, truly, but she had a terrible radar for such things. She woulnd’t have had him if she’d a better one. “I’ll go get what you need, it’s fine. You don’t have to keep doing things like this on your own, I’m here now, let me deal with it.” He was going to make her let him deal with it, just because she’d shipped him off to America to avoid having to deal with him didn’t mean she was off the hook for the rest of her life. “Besides, I don’t need to brandish my wand to get the job done. Just—please, let me help.”
 
For someone who hadn't wanted anything to do with men for quite a while, Keye sure had a lot of men in her life. All of them were exasperated by her one way or the other. Felix and Lani had gotten used to it over the years of course. Her father, and whoever from her brothers who still cared, had grown up with her so they knew what she was like, especially after getting pregnant straight out of school. Josh, since he'd just recently become an adult, was starting to learn just how... difficult... she could be. "Sure honey," she said, amusement all over her tone as he reminded her about her judgment. Sometimes, she wasn't sure if Josh was reminding her or reminding himself. She definitely did roll her eyes though when he tried to remind her what the Alley was like. "I also know love," she said, nearly snorting. She'd only been coming here for the last... decade and a half probably? She was sure that she was a familiar face to the locals by now just as a lot of them were familiar to her. "I also have quite the trash morals and personality, I assure you." It was sort of amusing how Josh liked to put her on a pedestal as if she hadn't grown up surrounded by different influences. Not to mention owning a shady pub. How did he think she kept the pub afloat for so long?

"Old?" she turned to look at her son affronted, before she marched off to the first vendor she recognized. It was easy to ignore Josh for a bit as she haggled and nagged her way through to a price she wanted for the items she wanted. It was a well-practiced dance between her and some of the sellers by now really. She was a regular after all. And so she walked from one stall to the next. And to the next. All the while Josh kept talking. "Well, I'm not doing things on my own since you're here - carry this for me will you love thanks," she said handing him her loot and trusting him to not drop it before she carried on to the next stall. "You are helping by carrying my bags," she reminded him with a tut. Another negotiation before she paid the greasy wizard and took her purchase in exchange before turning back to her son to hand him the goods again. "You wouldn't make a pregnant lady carry her bags now will you?" An innocent smile on her face. Not a slip at all, her son was just too easy.
 

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