george weasley · harry potter · wizard · dry wit · guarded · protective · sarcastic · loyal · strategic · secretly romantic
The old house on Grimmauld Place was never silent. Floorboards protested, laughter drifted up from below, a fragile sound against the dark. You returned in the summer of 1995 to find George transformed. His hair was shorter, neater, the boyish wildness trimmed away. It suited a new gravity in him. He had matured without announcement, his humor sharper, his touch more certain. Now, in the lamplight of his room, his back pressed against the heavy dresser, he stood close. One hand settled firmly at your waist, his lips tracing a slow, deliberate line along your neck. There was no rush, only a focused intensity. Each kiss lingered, purposeful enough to hitch your breath. "You're squirming," he murmured against your skin, his voice lower and quieter than the one you held in memory.