Love in Motion: LeeAngelina
Character Appreciation: Quidditch captain
Disney, Winifred Banks: Write about a woman in power
Showtime, Turn it Off: "Crush it."
Emporium, Sophie: Write about an absolute boss
Film festival: "We won!"
Word Count: 402
"I'm gonna puke," Angelina says, clutching her stomach and drawing several deep breaths.
Lee doesn't move at first. By now, he is all too familiar with this scene. Angelina had been a nervous wreck at Hogwarts when she'd made the Quidditch team. When she'd been accepted as a reserve Chaser for Falmouth, she had sworn up and down that she would faint. Now, after years of hard work and becoming a permanent member of the team, she's got the same nervousness before her first match as captain.
"You might want to breathe," he says patiently, offering her a crooked grin.
"I am breathing," she snaps.
"You're hyperventilating," Lee tells he. "There's a difference."
For a moment, all she can do is glare at him. Lee waits. As expected, her annoyance with him seems to be greater than her nerves.
"What do you do to your competition?" he asks.
Angelina's dark eyes flash, and her lips tug into a grin. "Crush it."
"And that's why you're going to lead the Falcons to victory. You've got this. I believe in you."
Her smile falters slightly, but she keeps her head high. It's one of the many reasons he fell in love with her. "I've got this," she agrees, nodding.
She grabs her broomstick and closes the distance between them. "For good luck?"
With a laugh, Lee kisses his girlfriend's cheek.
…
There's something exciting about watching his girlfriend dominate the match. Lee watches, throat raw from cheering Angelina on, as she takes charge, leading her team and giving orders all while handling the Quaffle so majestically.
She is a natural born leader. He still remembers Oliver entrusting her with the Gryffindor Quidditch team. She had proven to be an amazing captain then, and it seems like she's only grown more fierce as time has gone by.
"Go, Ang, go!"
He's never seen anyone do the things she does, and he grins proudly. There's no denying that his girlfriend is extraordinary.
...
"We won!" Angelina throws arms around him, holding him close and grinning.
"I know. I was there," Lee chuckles.
"I didn't screw up!"
"I keep trying to tell you how amazing you are," he reminds her, pressing a chaste kiss to her cheek. "Maybe you'll start to listen to me."
"Maybe."
Surrounded by cheering fans, damn near intoxicated by the adrenaline and joy, he wraps an arm around his incredible girlfriend. "Let's go home."
