Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Lucy Weasley/Lorcan Scamander
Warnings: alternate universe; and het
Prompts: (Pairing) Lucy/Lorcan; (Length) 538 words to 558 words; and (Theme) Commitment issues

We Found Love
009. One and Only

He tried to smile as his twin brother rambled on and on, about something or another. Lorcan's mind was elsewhere – on his girlfriend. He didn't know what to do. Lucy made a clear that she wasn't going to wait around, forever. While she loved him, she wanted what her parents had: marriage and children. If Lorcan wasn't willing to give her that, then she would find someone who would.

Sighing, Lorcan leaned back in his seat.

Lysander stopped mid-sentence. He frowned as he watched his twin. "What's wrong?" he asked.

Lorcan shrugged. "Lucy," he answered.

Lysander barely refrained from rolling his silver eyes at the mention of his brother's girlfriend. "What's going on?" he asked.

"She wants to get married," Lorcan replied, shaking his head. They had been together for eight years – since their fourth year at Hogwarts. Part of those eight years were on and off, for a few weeks at time.

Lysander perked up at the mentioned of marriage. The smile was quickly replaced by a frown as he watched his twin brother. It was easy to forget that Lorcan had commitment issues – it was one of the reasons Lorcan and Lucy broke up a few times in their Hogwarts years. "Why don't you want to get married?" he asked.

"Marriage doesn't mean we won't break up," Lorcan answered.

With that answer, Lysander rolled his eyes. "There's nothing to keep anyone from breaking up," he said. "When it comes to your relationship with Lucy, you have to trust yourself and her."

Lorcan shrugged.

Lysander rolled his eyes, again. "Let me put it this way," he began, "is there anyone you want that isn't Lucy?" Lysander knew the answer to the question, but this was something Lorcan needed to think about for himself.

Frowning, Lorcan shook his head. "I only want Lucy," he replied. "I've only wanted her since I was fourteen."

"Remember when she dated Dante," Lysander said. "How did that make you feel?"

"I was mad," Lorcan replied. "While I didn't want Lucy with anyone else, I wanted her to be happy and treasured. Dante couldn't do that. He was dating two other people at the same time."

"When it comes to your future with Lucy, think about like this: you love Lucy; you don't want anyone but Lucy; you want Lucy to be happy; and Lucy is happy with you, but she wants marriage and a family," Lysander explained. "What does that tell you?"

Lorcan frowned, a thoughtful expression crossing his features. "Can you help me shop for a promise ring?" he asked. "I'm not ready to propose, but I want Lucy to know that she's all I want – she's my one and only."

Lysander smiled. "We can go now," he suggested.

A look of panic crossed Lorcan's face, but he nodded. He felt it was a little too soon to look for a ring because he made the decision seconds ago. But it was important that he find a ring for Lucy. While Lorcan wasn't ready for marriage today, he saw a future with Lucy and she needed to know that.

Laughing, Lysander patted his brother on the back. "We should start at The Glass Slipper," he said, "and I'll get M.J. to help us. She knows her sister best."

This was written in response to the following: (1) 200 Different Pairings Challenge; (2) The Album Drabble Challenge; and (3) Once Upon a Time Character Category Challenge-tition from Harry Potter Fanfiction Challenges Forum.
(1) 200 Different Pairings – 052: (Pairing) Lucy/Lorcan
(2) The Album Drabble – "One and Only" by Adele (5:48) from 21: Write a drabble between 538 words and 558 words.
(3) Once Upon a Time Character Category – Emma Swan: Write about someone who is afraid of commitment.

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