of heartbreakers, dreamers, and schemers
a collection of drabbles for the 200 Flavourful Prompts challenge at the NextGen Fanatics
Drabble 10: TeddyRoxanne
They were sort of ephemeral.
Because, really, it was only supposed to be a cake delivery for Teddy's 20th birthday. Roxanne had baked him a very nice cake, which was a typical present, coming from her. But then she tripped over that blasted doorway and went sprawling into his arms, cake dropped onto the floor, and her lips pressed against his somehow.
She pulled away quickly, wiping the orange frosting from her lips and picking up the cake. Trying to keep the stutter out of her voice, she held up the cake and said, "I'm sorry. I was just trying to deliver the cake- I mean, I didn't mean to kiss you- I'm sorry."
"It's fine," Teddy laughed and licked his lips, removing the traces of orange frosting that had spread from her lips to his. "I mean- Victoire broke things off with me yesterday because apparently I'm an idiot."
She set the cake on the table, and with a sigh, looked at him. "What did you do this time?"
"I simply suggested that we take Lily Luna in," Teddy looked miffed. "Honestly, what has she to be jealous of? Lily's only a child- barely finishing up her first year- and I was only suggesting it because I was worried that Lily would be bullied by her older brothers for being a Slytherin."
"Teddy, Victoire is right, you're being an idiot," Roxanne sighed. Honestly, she was a crusader for house equality, but still, Teddy was so dense that it was unbelievable.
"What do you mean?" Teddy asked, confused.
"When you're about to get married to a girl," Roxanne began, looking angry, "you don't suggest that your god-sister who's had a crush on you since forever move in with you as soon as the two of you get a house or whatever."
"You really think so?" Teddy raised an eyebrow. "Would you be angry, though?"
"No," Roxanne replied patiently, "but Victoire and I are very different people-"
Teddy kissed her then for the second time that day. But once again, even though that time it wasn't her fault, she found herself considering how wrong it was- how wrong her spice was against Teddy's casual demeanor- and how he was so far in with Victoire that his couldn't- shouldn't- even be happening. She pulled away, and with a scowl, she smeared orange frosting all over his shocked face.
"Do you ever learn, Teddy?" she questioned with a bit of a laugh. Shaking her head, she walked out the door, leaving the cake for him to enjoy.
He took her advice, obviously, and he was back together with Victoire the very next day.
Teddy and Roxanne were sort of ephemeral.