Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: one-sided Cho Chang/Marietta Edgecombe
Warnings: alternate universe; femslash; and bitterness
Prompts: (Pairing) Cho/Marietta; (Theme) Unrequited love; and (Length) 327 words to 347 words


We Found Love
051. All of Me

For years, Marietta had stood by Cho's side as her best friend. She offered a shoulder to cry on when boys were stupid, she had an opinion on the boys her friend dated, and she would listen as Cho babbled on and on about her current beau.

Over the years, Marietta did her best to remain a patient and loyal friend, but she was tired of being Cho's best friend.

Marietta wanted more than that.

She wanted to be at Cho's side as her girlfriend and partner.

After years of being Cho's friend, Marietta knew what Cho wanted and she knew how to treat her. She knew she could be the best partner, if Cho ever gave her the chance.

Unfortunately, that wasn't going to happen. Cho Chang was straight. She was only interested in guys. There was no chance for Marietta to swoop in and whisk Cho off. Cho would never fall in love with her – returning Marietta's feelings.

Despite her best efforts, Marietta couldn't help but dream and fantasize about the life she could have with Cho. It would be just them – no guys and no children. They would travel and have fun, being the doting aunts to their friends' children.

Every morning, she would wake up and discover it was all just a dream, making her heart break just a little more.

Shaking her head, Marietta tried to clear all thoughts of her best friend – her silky black hair, creamy skin, full and kissable lips, and her sparking brown eyes – from her mind.

With a sigh, Marietta's shoulders slumped in defeat. It was hopeless. She would never not be able to think about Cho and the life she wanted. Marietta knew better than anyone that Cho would never return her feelings and she knew it was pointless to hold out hope.

When she closed her eyes, Marietta could picture the one time she and Cho had kissed, years ago when they were back at Hogwarts together.


This was written for

200 Different Pairings Challenge
172: (Pairing) Cho/Marietta

The Album Drabble Challenge
Song: "All of Me" by Jasmine Thompson (3:36) from Another Bundle of Tantrums: Write a drabble between 327 words and 347 words.

Once Upon a Time Character Category Challenge-itition
Mulan: Write about unrequited love.


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