pairing: ScorpiusDominique
prompt: "It always seems to happen the wrong way."
for: limegreenrocks
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It always seems to happen the wrong way.
With Teddy, it was right after Victoire broke up with him and he was on rebound.
With Lysander, it was when Molly began dating some other guy and he was trying to make her jealous.
With Lorcan, it was when he and Lily were going through an explosive fight.
And with Scorpius...
"You're dating Rose," she informs him, blue eyes fixed on the stars above instead of on his face. "Don't kiss me."
"I - I was going to break up with her," he mutters sheepishly. "We aren't working out. And, Nika, you - "
"I don't want to hear excuses, Scorpius," Dominique snaps at him, her curls whipping around her face like a halo made of honey as she turns to glare at him. "You're dating my cousin. What kind of a bitch would I be if I kissed you without thinking of Rose?"
"Will you let me kiss you after I break up with her?" Scorpius suggests desperately.
Dominique sighs. "No. Not until you prove yourself to be a trustworthy boyfriend. If you were willing to cheat on my cousin, how do I know you won't do the same to me?"
He gapes at her as she stands and walks over to the staircase leading down from the Astronomy tower.
"I wouldn't!" he manages just as she's about to take the first step. "I promise! Dominique, do you have any idea how long I've loved you?"
She doesn't look at him. "I'm not going to do that to Rose, Scorpius. Why don't you come back in a couple of years, and we'll see if you're ready, huh?"
And then she walks out, leaving him standing there wondering how it all went so wrong.
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