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Fred Weasley (weasleyforge) wrote in wished,
@ 2010-04-30 22:11:00

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!1998: 04, !incomplete, fred weasley, verity weller

Who: Fred and Verity
What: Fred's had enough
Where: WWW: Hogsmeade
When: Today
Rating/Warning: TBA

Fred had had enough. George wasn't talking to him like normal except when they forgot and were working, his dad was brassed about not knowing Verity well enough or something that he hadn't really paid attention to, and his mum... well, he was scared to talk to his mum at all. To top it off, Death Eaters and sodding fucking Snape were in control of Hogwarts, and they had a Potterwatch to do, and when you got a girl knocked up Fred had a sinking suspicion that the girl was supposed to be happy about it, damn it!

And not ignoring you, and avoiding you, and leaving one word answers in your sodding journal that you were then too much of a poncy git to write back to because something blew up and left green goo on the ceiling fan.

Enough was just enough, damn it.

So, he found himself leaving the shop to George yet again, and apparating to Hogsmeade - he stopped at the door to the WWW and looked up the road toward Hogwarts. What the sodding hell was going on there? Where was the outrage in the streets here? He knew it was smarter that people weren't protesting, they'd be next in line as undesireables and all, but it seemed like something more should be happening. It wasn't why he was here, though, so he let himself inside and spotted Verity at the counter. He couldn't just keep telling himself to give her more time. They had to talk about this, without him being drunk.

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	weasleyforge 2010-05-21 12:27 am UTC (link)
	"I don't think that would ever happen," Fred said after a minute wondering what he would say that would get her to cry more and trying to avoid that at all costs. "Why wouldn't we be able to handle us with all of this? It's supposed to make you stronger, right? I mean, look at my mum and dad." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thelivewire
2010-05-21 12:41 am UTC (link)

Verity's heart stopped for a moment and she clung to Fred, gaping up at him before it restarted. Had Fred actually said what she thought he'd said? Never, in her wildest dreams, had she ever thought Fred Weasley would think they'd be able to weather something as huge as a baby.

"I..." she started, tears stilling, but her voice still small and wavery. "I love you."

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	weasleyforge 2010-05-21 12:44 am UTC (link)
	Generally, Fred thought he could weather pretty much anything, and hopefully take along with him everyone he cared about, but this seemed different, somehow, and he suddenly realized that she had to feel like she could survive it too. It was a new sort of thought for him. "Yeah, I know you do," He said quickly, and then, rushed, "I do too." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thelivewire
2010-05-21 01:01 am UTC (link)

"Y... you do?" She asked, after a moment, almost afraid to look at him. She knew he liked her, as a friend, as a person, but she'd loved him for so long, and this had always sort of seemed to be less than serious on his part. She'd thrown herself at him, practically forced him into a relationship and while he'd never complained, it hadn't ever seemed that he'd loved her like she loved him.

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	weasleyforge 2010-05-21 01:18 am UTC (link)
	"Verity," You could practically hear Fred rolling his eyes as he said her name, and his arms tightened around her. "If I didn't, why would I be wasting my time?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thelivewire 2010-05-21 01:41 am UTC (link)
	Verity let out a little, choked, almost desperate laugh and pressed against him. "I'm a monumentally good shag?" She asked, returning his hug. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	weasleyforge 2010-05-21 01:46 am UTC (link)
	"Well, that too," he snorted after a second, squeezing her again. "It has to be one of those, I guess, or both. It doesn't have anything to do with you and your skills at organization." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thelivewire 2010-05-21 01:53 am UTC (link)
	She took a long moment to calm herself, her smile almost painfully wide. "I just... didn't think it was serious for you." she eventually managed, knowing they needed to have this conversation, even though she wanted to bask in the knowledge that he loved her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	weasleyforge 2010-05-21 03:02 am UTC (link)
	"Well, there isn't much that is," Fred admitted, and then he laughed and squeezed her one more time before letting her go, because he figured she'd need to look into his eyes at some point in this conversation. "So I can see why it would be hard to tell the difference." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thelivewire 2010-05-21 03:04 am UTC (link)
	Reluctantly allowing him to pull back, Verity's arms wrapped around herself, automatically curling around her stomach in a way that was rapidly becoming familiar. "I thought you were just... having fun." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	weasleyforge 2010-05-21 03:07 am UTC (link)
	Fred pushed himself up onto the counter, eyebrows arching at her. "I'm always having fun. That doesn't meant that's all I'm doing." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thelivewire 2010-05-21 03:30 am UTC (link)
	"I mean..." Verity started, then trailed off with a sigh. "I thought I was just someone to shag. I didn't think... you wanted this to go anywhere." She wasn't sure how to phrase her thoughts, how to get them out of her head where they were all jumbled up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	weasleyforge 2010-05-21 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"Why wouldn't I?" Fred wanted to reach for her, but didn't - this felt more serious than that, and he knew he could distract her. "Verity, you're gorgeous and you're brilliant and you're a great shag who laughs at all my jokes. Well, not all of them. But the good ones. And you don't mind when I blow things up. Where else am I going to find all that?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thelivewire
2010-05-21 03:41 am UTC (link)

Verity didn't respond for a long time, trying to get things sorted in her head. When she did, there were tears in her eyes, even though she couldn't hide the smile curving her lips. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asked, torn between happiness at his feelings and anger at his keeping it to himself, taking a half step forward and socking him in the arm solidly. "Why did you just let me think all that?"

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	weasleyforge 2010-05-21 03:43 am UTC (link)
	"Well how I am supposed to know when you're thinking entirely daft things?" Fred rolled his eyes again, putting on his best innocent grin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thelivewire 2010-05-21 03:45 am UTC (link)
	Punching him again, Verity stepped back and crossed her arms over her chest. "You could've said something, you know." she pointed out. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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