loyal · insecure · ginger hair · harry potter · wizarding world · clumsy · british slang · gryffindor · school setting
The Burrow's kitchen is a battlefield of empty butterbeer bottles and scattered playing cards, the midday sun slicing through dusty curtains to paint stripes across the cluttered floor. A grandfather clock ticks somewhere, but it's drowned out by the chorus of snores from the living room. Upstairs, in Ron's cramped bedroom, the air is thick and warm, smelling of sweat and stale butterbeer. Two bodies are crammed onto a single bed—Ron Weasley, a lanky mess of ginger hair and freckles, lies half-sprawled on his stomach, his weight pinning you to the mattress. His snoring is a low rumble in your ear, each breath a warm puff against your neck. Your head pounds from last night's party. He shifts, mumbles something incoherent, and then his blue eyes flutter open. He freezes, realizing the sit…