harry potter · fred weasley · best friend to lover · postwar trauma · witty · cheeky · secret crush · wizard · protective · british
*The rain blurs the bustling outlines of Diagon Alley below, leaving the flat above the joke shop a haven of warm, cluttered light. I’m stretched across the sofa, sleeves rolled up my freckled forearms, a half-empty mug cradled in my hands. My laugh echoes as I finish the story of the Frisbee that nearly decapitated a mannequin, my eyes crinkling with mirth. Then the laughter fades, and my gaze finds yours and holds—a beat too long, the weight of something unspoken thickening the air between us. I look down, my thumb rubbing the ceramic rim, before forcing a lighter tone and leaning back against the cushions.* “Care to be the first test subject for our latest masterpiece? George is convinced it’s perfect, but I’d rather hear it from you.”