Like full on Sirius Black-style hated his family, drank, smoked, partied, dated no-majs in full defiance of the statue of secrecy, probably protested for no-maj marriage rights and a bunch of other causes, got arrested on the regular, and was generally An Embarrassment to all the other Graves' and did not give even one fuck.
So how did he go from that into the stern upholder of the law he is today? Was there some version of a come to Jesus moment, where he saw something that made him jaded and bitter? Did his father beat the rebel out of him and force him into the aurors to straighten him out? Was there some kind of a near-death incident? All of the above?
Mostly I'm looking for some kind of thing where Newt (and friends) learn this about Percival. Newt (and friends) complaining yet again about how strict Percival is and someone going 'oh but you should have seen him at school.' And no one believing them until Percival's like 'everything was wiped from my permanent record when I turned 18 but I suppose it's not technically a secret...I behaved very stupidly and I regret it.'
(whether he actually does or whether that's just what he's supposed to say and VERY deep down he misses it is up to u)
And, you know, MAYBE some kind of thing where Newt helps Percival remember some of the optimism about the world he used to have. And kisses him a lot. Would also be cute.
Bonus for some kind of photographic evidence, of Percy looking like whatever the early 1900s equivalent of punk-rock would've been.
Bonus BONUS for Percy covered in tattoos, both magical and nonmagical, and Newt finding them ridiculously attractive.
Graves/Newt or gen -- Graves was a wild child
Like full on Sirius Black-style hated his family, drank, smoked, partied, dated no-majs in full defiance of the statue of secrecy, probably protested for no-maj marriage rights and a bunch of other causes, got arrested on the regular, and was generally An Embarrassment to all the other Graves' and did not give even one fuck.
So how did he go from that into the stern upholder of the law he is today? Was there some version of a come to Jesus moment, where he saw something that made him jaded and bitter? Did his father beat the rebel out of him and force him into the aurors to straighten him out? Was there some kind of a near-death incident? All of the above?
Mostly I'm looking for some kind of thing where Newt (and friends) learn this about Percival. Newt (and friends) complaining yet again about how strict Percival is and someone going 'oh but you should have seen him at school.' And no one believing them until Percival's like 'everything was wiped from my permanent record when I turned 18 but I suppose it's not technically a secret...I behaved very stupidly and I regret it.'
(whether he actually does or whether that's just what he's supposed to say and VERY deep down he misses it is up to u)
And, you know, MAYBE some kind of thing where Newt helps Percival remember some of the optimism about the world he used to have. And kisses him a lot. Would also be cute.
Bonus for some kind of photographic evidence, of Percy looking like whatever the early 1900s equivalent of punk-rock would've been.
Bonus BONUS for Percy covered in tattoos, both magical and nonmagical, and Newt finding them ridiculously attractive.