Character: Seamus Finnigan
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 1,055
Summary: Snippets from the relationship of Seamus and Dean.
Notes:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Astronomy – Write about someone realizing they're in love for the first time. (Note: This could mean realizing that they're in love for the first time in their life, or them realizing for the first time that they're in love with a specific person.)
Ship Til You Drop Competition: Pairing Used – Seamus/Dean
Fanfiction Perfumers Competition: Versace – vetiver – Seamus Finnigan
Open Category Competition 2: Category Used – Slash
Taming the Muse Livejournal Community: Prompt Used – Rhetorical Question
Writerverse Livejournal Community: Love is in the Air – Write a story involving romance
"Are you serious?" Dean asks with a laugh.
"Is that a rhetorical question?" Seamus tilted his head, looking imploringly into Dean's eyes.
"No, no it isn't, so answer me. Are you serious?"
Seamus grins. "Yes. So what?"
Dean looks at Seamus as if he has lost his mind. "So Lavender Brown has finally asked you out and you say 'no.' I thought you wanted her."
Seamus shrugs. "I thought so, too. After she asked me though, going out with her just didn't seem all that appealing to me."
"Wonder why," Dean muses to himself.
"It's not that big of a deal."
"Dean, I need help," Seamus whines annoyingly.
Dean rolls his eyes. "What is it now?"
"I hate Transfiguration. It's useless."
"Just because you have trouble with it doesn't make it useless."
"Can you help me?"
"Of course." Dean looks through his books and pulls out the Transfiguration textbook. He opens it up to last class's lesson plan. "Okay, what exactly about it do you find difficult to understand?"
"It's the switching spell."
Dean laughs. "Enough said. I think the majority of the class had trouble with it. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. Okay, here's the theory behind the switching spell. It's supposed..."
Seamus listens with rapt attention, eyes zeroed in on Dean's lips. He swallows nervously, wondering how Dean's lips might taste.
Their heads are bent close together as Dean explains the background of the Switching Spell. All Seamus would have to do is lean forward just a little bit, and he would be able to touch Dean's lips and find out if they're actually as soft as they look.
He shakes his head, trying to force the thought away. Dean is his best friend. He should not be having thoughts like this. No more how tasty Dean truly looks.
Seamus realizes Dean is asking him a question when he forcibly pushes Seamus's shoulder. "Are you listening to me?" he demands.
Seamus swallows nervously. "Um, yes?"
"Then what did I just ask you, and what's your answer?"
Seamus defensively crosses his arms. "Umm..."
Dean shakes his head. "Exactly. Pay attention if you want my help. I could be spending my time doing other things."
Seamus nods, turning his mind and focus onto Switching Spells and not on Dean's lips or fit body. Well, he does his best at least. So, that's something.
"So, you and Ginny Weasley," Seamus drawls, trying to sound uncaring.
"Yep. Isn't she hot?"
Seamus shrugs. "I guess, but I think you can do much better. I think you're just settling."
"How can you say that? She's hot, smart, a good Quidditch player –"
Seamus interrupts, "She also has a bad temper, can be a bit selfish –"
"So what?" Dean cuts into Seamus's list. "No one's perfect, and I really like her."
Seamus's heart sinks. "You do?"
Dean nods.
"Are you in love with her?" Seamus holds his breath, not wanting to hear the answer, but he needs to hear it all the same.
Dean is silent for a moment. "No, I don't think so. I don't know her well enough to be in love with her. I like her a lot, though, and it might be able to become love with time. And I want to find out."
Seamus looks down at his hands. "I don't want you to get hurt. Everyone knows she has always had a crush on Harry. What if she isn't' as into you as you are her?"
"Well, it's a risk I'm willing to take. Seamus, I really like her, and I actually have a chance with her. As my best friend, can't you be happy for me?"
"I'll try," Seamus mutters. He knows it'll be one of the hardest things he'll ever have to do. But for Dean, he'd do anything.
And that when it hits Seamus. I'm in love with Dean.
Seamus isn't sure when he first fell in love with Dean. He knows Dean was his first friend when they came to Hogwarts. While Harry and Ron bonded together, Neville stayed by himself, and Dean and Seamus were left to each other.
They are so different. While Seamus and Dean are both Half-bloods, Seamus is the one who was raised in the wizarding world. Since Dean was raised by his Muggle mother, he was kept to the Muggle world. His father had decided to keep the magical world a secret, so Dean didn't even know he was a wizard until his Hogwarts letter came.
Seamus is more outgoing and brash. He definitely exploits some of the more annoying Gryffindor traits. On the other hand, Dean is quieter, more reflective. He's brave, but he doesn't force his beliefs or himself on other people. He's undeniably considered sedate for a Gryffindor.
Dean is the one Seamus always goes to for help. He can tell Dean anything, and Seamus knows his best friend won't judge. Dean is always ready to give a helping hand and never expects anything in return.
Somewhere along the line, that close friendship has come to mean the world to Seamus, and the feelings of friendship turned into love, at least for Seamus. He's not sure how receptive Dean would be to his advances, especially since he's currently with Ginny and that's all Dean is able to talk about right now.
For now, Seamus knows he'll keep his feelings a secret. Maybe he'll be able to tell Dean the truth one day, but the time is not now.
Seamus is the first person to see Dean after his breakup with Ginny. He doesn't know what to say despite the fact that he's happy the relationship is over.
"Please, don't say 'I told you so,'" Dean whispers.
"I won't. I'm here if you need me."
When the two of them kiss for the first time, it's after the final battle with Harry as the victor against You-Know-Who.
Seamus doesn't want to waste any more time and continue wondering about what ifs. He finds Dean immediately and pulls the other boy into a bruising kiss. Dean doesn't push him away, and Seamus takes that as a plus.
When they part, Dean is smiling. "What took you so long?" This time, Dean is the one pulling Seamus into a kiss, not that Seamus is complaining.