A/N: For Paula, as an apology for killing off Seamus in Sing Me to Sleep. Love me! Also for If You Dare (942. Black coffee) and various femmslash challenges.
I. Dream
When she imagines her future, she sees herself settled down with a handsome, sturdy man (namely Cedric). Each morning, they'll sit down to a nice breakfast of eggs and toast. He'll read the newspaper aloud to her, and she'll watch him with adoring eyes, the way her mother watches her father.
She'll live a safe, ordinary life fitting of a logical Ravenclaw with her priorities in order and a level head upon her shoulders.
II. Reality
Cho sits, sipping her black coffee. Across from her, covered in splatters of paint, Luna sits, sipping her frozen fruity drink, commenting on the latest Ministry conspiracies and imaginary creature sightings. In lieu of an ordinary breakfast, the two dine on chips and pudding because it's all that Luna knows how to cook.
Maybe it's not the safe, normal life that Cho has always wanted. Maybe it's a life filled with daft, impossible things. But Cho still watches Luna with adoring eyes, and she knows she wouldn't trade it for all the dreams in the world.
