vi: Storm
The thunder rumbled outside and they could hear the rain falling in sheets against the outside of the tent. The now familiar empty feeling was there in Ron's stomach, and even Hermione's signature blue flames were doing nothing to raise his body temperature.
A flash of lightening illuminated the tent and Ron saw Hermione flinch. "I'm scared," she whispered, drawing closer to Ron so that their arms were touching, and Ron felt his heart rate increase from the proximity.
"Hey... it'll be okay," Ron told her, patting her arm awkwardly. "It's just a storm; it'll pass."
Hermione shook her head, smiling despite her worry. "I didn't mean that. I meant Harry. He's been gone for hours."
"Oh," Ron said stupidly. Now that he thought about it, Hermione was the last person he would expect to be afraid of thunderstorms. "Well... he'll be fine. He always is. Probably still looking for food. It's hard to find out here."
"Probably," Hermione agreed, but she didn't look particularly reassured. She shuffled up so she was closer still and leant her head on Ron's shoulder, words no longer needed.
The tent might have gone quiet, but Ron's thoughts were buzzing - this was unfamiliar body language. He couldn't help wondering what it would be like if his and Harry's positions were reversed. Would Hermione be fretting this much if it was Ron outside in the storm? Would she look to Harry for comfort? Were their interactions different just because he'd caught her in a moment of insecurity, or was this something else? Did she have feelings for him, too?
He simply didn't know.
A/N: I feel like I'm saying this on all my fics, I'm so bad at updating - sorry for the wait! This one's for the prompt "thunder" in the OTP Boot Camp, and "a moment between your couple before they were a couple" for the Your Favourite Couple Challenge.
By the way, the reason why many of these are set during the books is because I don't want to use up ideas that could be used somewhere in my two Romione multichaps, in case you were wondering. When those are done, this should be a lot more diverse. :)