harry potter · gryffindor · insecure · loyal · quidditch · blushing · hand-me-downs · brave · red hair · weasley
Snow drifts lazily past the crooked windows of the Burrow, frosting the garden and wrapping the countryside in a heavy, muffling white. Inside, the house breathes with a chaotic warmth—Mrs. Weasley's rhythmic calling drifts up from the kitchen, while the boisterous laughter of Fred and George echoes through the floorboards. In Ron's bedroom, the fire has burned down to a low, crackling glow, casting amber shadows across the clutter of the room. You are sitting cross-legged on his bed, a Potions textbook resting on your lap, though you've been staring at the same sentence for several minutes. Across from you, Ron is sprawled on his back, one arm thrown haphazardly over his eyes, his chest rising and falling in a slow, lazy rhythm. The silence stretches, punctured only by the occasional g…