Showtime, Say No to This: asking for help
Hamilton Mania, making a huge mistake: clumsy (deadly)
Kissing Booth: MarcusGinny
Bumper Cars: influence
352 words
Ginny is hardly surprised to find Marcus slumped against the couch, nursing a swollen wrist. Her brows raise. "Do I even want to ask?"
Her boyfriend narrows his dark eyes at her, his lips twisting into a scowl. "A little help would be nice," he mutters.
"Why didn't you heal it yourself?" she asks, kneeling beside him and casting a healing charm to mend his broken bones.
A soft pink creeps into his cheeks. "Because my wrist isn't the only thing I broke," he says, rotating his wrist before gesturing to a visibly snapped wand on the other side of the room.
Ginny raises her eyebrows. This isn't the first time she's come home to find him in an awkward position. His grace in the air on a broomstick is what made her fall in love with him, but he is terribly clumsy on solid ground. However, this is definitely the first time he's managed to break his wand.
"Please?" he sighs. "I need help."
A smirk plays at her lips. "Ooh, begging. I like it." She points her wand at his fragmented pieces. "Reparo!"
Once the wand has been mended, Marcus climbs to his feet and crosses the room, grabbing the newly repaired wand. "Thanks," he says, tucking it into his pocket. "I knew I kept you around for a reason."
She rolls her eyes. Marcus has never been able to just thank anyone for helping him. She wonders if it's a Slytherin thing. "Good. I still don't know why I keep you around. You're such a deadly force, you burn everything you cook—"
He cuts her off, silencing her with a deep kiss. Ginny hates the way she melts into his touch. She is used to being so fiercely independent, never needing anyone, but there's something about him that makes her vulnerable.
"I hope you'll be a good influence on me," he says, pressing one last kiss to her forehead, "and keep me around. I like you a little bit."
Ginny swats him away, but she's grinning. At the end of the day, she likes him a little bit too.
