Title: Shell
Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Lucy/Victoire
Warnings: Cousincest
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 271
Summary: Lucy wore a protective shell.
Notes:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Chocolate Frog - Mopsus - Silver - Write about the struggles of someone with the second sight.

Crack/Unusual Drabble Competition: Pairing Used - Lucy/Victoire, Prompt: Ice

Fanfiction Marathon Challenge/Competition 2.0: Victoire/Lucy

The Restricted Collection: Prompt Used - No sentences longer than 10 words

365 Days of Drabbles Challenge: Prompt Used - Winter


Lucy knew what people said about her. They said she was ice. Cold like the winter air. She had to be, though.

Only her family knew, but she had the second sight. It was a struggle, too. Her visions came upon her on no set schedule. She couldn't figure out how to produce them at will. She also couldn't figure out how to stop them. She missed having peace. She missed not worrying about getting a vision. She missed not worrying about preventing a bad future event.

She cut herself off from the world to protect herself. Her family understood and didn't push her to socialize.

One person got through her hardened shell, though. Her older cousin, Victoire.

Victoire didn't let Lucy push her away. If Lucy attempted it, Victoire pushed back, just as hard. Lucy eventually stopped fighting it. She allowed Victoire to take care of her.

After a bad vision, Victoire was Lucy's choice for comfort. Victoire knew how to comfort without being smothering. That was what Lucy needed.

It seemed like a natural progression when they kissed. Lucy spent all of her time with Victoire. It was only expected that feelings developed.

They initially kept their relationship secret, worried about a backlash. Their family had understood up until that point. They didn't want to push it.

"I love you," Victoire whispered one night. It was a couple of months after they first kissed.

Lucy knew Victoire meant it in a non-cousinly way. She smiled, feeling at peace. "I love you, too."

Lucy knew they would have to tell their family soon. They couldn't keep it a secret forever.