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            Ten ways to please your lover.

Hold her hand in public. Ignore the looks.

Kiss her in public in most decidedly not fatherly way when the waitress is silly enough to refer to us as father and daughter.

Carry her piggy back home from long days on the town. Ignore the looks.

Eat ice cream with her in public.

Let her wear the pink lace and ribbon number once.

Never give up without a fight

Don’t call her Bella bambina anymore.

Hold her for no reason. Don’t let go till she does.

Use the terms “we,” and “us” when referring to future events. Mean it.

Ask her to marry you.

Title: Precious
Rating: PG for infanticide and suicide references
Summary: Nashira Burke wonders where happily ever afters went and why he didn’t look back.
Author's note: Not quite a gift for Malfoytake_two but character development nonetheless.

Twenty facts about your muse that we may not be aware of. (If this is a canon character it can be twenty facts based on your personal fanon for the muse)

1. His full name is Izar Nashira Burke, but please call him Nash. He feels uncomfortable with being referred to as anything but Nash, occasionally he answers to Burke.
   
   
2. Despite being Sorted into Ravenclaw, he met and became attached to a young Slytherin he met in choir, and the young Lucius Malfoy quickly adopted Nash, and introduced him to all the right people. The friendship has lasted decades and three wars.
   
   
3. He is the third son of a second son and therefore really only has the right name. He is also, technically, a half blood. He had no inheritance to speak of, and a second cousin secured him the job at Borgin and Burke’s. He excelled.
   
   
4. He married right out of school, to his schoolyard crush. Her name was Isabeau. She was Muggle born and never quite comfortable in the world Nash brought her into. She fought with depression her whole life. One day, while Nash was out, Isabeau took their eleven-month-old daughter a bath. She hung herself in the bathroom.
   
   
5. Nashira never speaks of it. To anyone.
   
   
6. Despite being able to sing, and well, he leaves it to Lucius. He does however continue to nurse what can only be an unnatural habit of collecting Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, and the like.
   
   
7. He still can’t decide if Lucius would make a better Phantom, or Jean Valjean. He teases Lucius about it constantly.
   
   
8. When Scorpius was bitten, Nash never once thought to abandon Lucius’ friendship: regardless of what the man chose to do in the end. He was in the waiting room when Draco was born. He was a pallbearer at Abraxas' funeral. He loves the man and his family as well as his own.
   
   
9. Never arrives anywhere without a gift. He has perfected the art with the Malfoy mafia: Draco received dark arts trinkets, Silas collects coins, Bellatrix gets jewelry (as does Narcissa), Scorpius received books, Siri Lupin received historical trinkets, Maia liked music boxes, Phoenix preferred weaponry, Leo had the best collection of exotic fabrics, Cassie got hand painted silk scarves, and Alya gets dolls.
   
   
10. He is an affair with Lucius’ daughter, Bellatrix Malfoy. He’s been in love with her since she was 13. This both haunts and pulls at Nash every day. Despite the guilt he feels he has never once been able to end it.
    
    
11. For all three wars, he fled. While he does not regret his actions, it still pained him to come back and rebuild.
    
    
12. Has a friendly relationship with the Auror who routinely comes in and search through his shop to make sure nothing too dangerous is bought and sold. He’s sure they have names, but he calls them Mutt and Jeff.
    
    
13. He has a longstanding relationship with Zabini that is partially professional, part personal. They date when they’re feeling lonely. It never becomes serious.
    
    
14. He has an affinity for nicknames. He will nickname you if he has more two conversations with you.
    
    
15. He is always smiling. Despite how it may appear, he is genuine and sincere. He could use to learn some malice if he hopes to survive.
    
    
16. He still wears his wedding ring.
    
    
17. He enjoys manicures and shaves with a straight razor. Bella likes to shave him. She cuts him every time but he doesn’t mind.
    
    
18. He travels extensively, and loves Middle East. He speaks Arabic and specializes in Turkish cuisine. He also has what can only be another unhealthy obsession with Belly Dancers.
    
    
19. Bellatrix has Isabeau’s eyes. He noticed this when she was about 13 and never forgave himself for realizing it.
    
    

In the village of Kilgory, there's a maiden young and fair
Her eyes they shine like diamonds, she has long and golden hair
But the countryman comes riding, rides up to her father's gates
Riding on a milk-white stallion, he comes at the strike of eight.

Chorus:
Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
Step it out, mary, if you can
Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
Show your legs to the countryman

I have come to court your daughter, Mary of the golden hair
I have gold and I have silver, I have goods beyond compare
I will buy her silks and satin and a gold ring for her hand
I will buy for her a mansion, she'll have servants to command

I don't want your gold and silver, I don't want your house and land
I am going with a soldier, I have promised him my hand
But the father spoke up sharply: You will do as you are told,
You'll get married on the Sunday and you'll wear that ring of gold

In the village of Kilgory there's a deep stream flowing by
On her marriage day at midnight she drowned with her soldier boy
In the cottage there is music, you can hear her father say:
Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter, Sunday is your wedding day.