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26.Teammates
“Duck!” “Mine!” “Fucking move, Laurent!”
They never needed to be said. Well, possibly the last one, but that was when Teddy was frustrated and felt that Cas was the best outlet for his frustrations. They had flown together well as kids, even before the incident which had left them in the Hospital Wing for several days, but then they had a sense of where each other were... all the time. They became the main reason to fear flying against Gryffindor.
Unfortunately, this meant that when they did hit each other with bludgers, it was generally on purpose.
27.Parents
“I put up with his inane desire to please you for so long, but it's got to end. When he comes home in tears, when in thirteen years I've never seen him cry, it's done. Over.
“You've been nothing but horrible to him. You've used and abused him as your little play thing just as badly as the men you brought into your house did. I don't put up with people hurting Cas. You can get the hell out of our lives, because I know you'll never understand that being a parent is more than just giving birth.”
28.Children
They weren't meant to see each other at Hogwarts. But Teddy hated his job, and Cas hated children (though perhaps not as much as he insisted), so they did. Unfortunately, as Cas seemed intent on ticking off “shag over a teacher's desk” off their fantasy list, a knock at the door sounded.
Cas shoved him under aforementioned desk, ignoring his vehement protests, and then had a fifteen minute conversation with the student about human transfiguration. When she finally left, all Cas managed was a “So, you still want children, Teddy bear?” before Teddy managed to shut him up.
29.Birth
“Remind me how I ever fell for 'Cas, I want a kitten',” Cas grumbled, running his fingers through his hair.
Teddy snorted. “Remind me how you left the door open because you were drunk and intent on fucking me on the floor?”
“Oh, shut -”
The loud meowing sound which split the air succeeded in shutting both of them up, and Teddy cringed, looking away from the box. Cas risked a glance into it, wrinkling his nose at the sight.
“The miracle of birth is disgusting,” he decided, but squeezed Teddy's hand reassuringly.
Everything was alright.
30.Death
“Are you coming to bed?”
Teddy groaned, pressing the heels of his hands over his eyes. “No, I... Go, I'll be up later.”
Cas sighed, frustration barely pinned beneath the surface. “I thought we were being honest now.”
“Leave it.”
“Teddy...”
“I fucking killed him, alright? A muggle had a gun pointed at my head, and I levitated a massive fucking rock onto his, and I was the reason for his death,” Teddy let out a deep breath, shoulders shaking. “I'm the fucking reason a little girl doesn't have a father any more.”