Written for the Pairing the Character Drabble Competition
Pairing: Fred/Angelina
Her face had always had the habit of appearing fierce – jaw set, eyes narrowed, chin raised – as if she was just daring the world to do its worst. And that was the way she looked now, body trembling with adrenaline laced anticipation as if she was about to fly out onto the Quidditch pitch to play in a championship match. Someone else would not have been able to tell that she was stuck on the thought that these could very well be the last breaths she took. They would not be able to tell that she was seconds away from breaking down.
But he could.
Wrapping an arm around her waist, Fred pulled her to him, knowing that she would resist at first before she finally let herself fall against his chest and buried her face into the crook of his neck.
Running his hands through her inky black tresses, he pulled back just enough to gaze upon her night kissed face. "Angelina," he murmured, pointing to her, "Do you," he mimed a sword fight in mid air, "Want to go to battle," he gestured sharply to himself with his thumbs, "With me?"
The sound the breached her lips was torn between a laugh and a sob, her tears spilling freely from her eyes as she nodded. "Yes."