Word Count: 190
Challenge/Competition: 100 pairings challenge
Prompts: Wave
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: I don't claim to own Harry Potter, it's all JKR's.
Note: AU, as if the war hadn't ended.
Pansy/Ron – Believe
The waves lap at their feet, the silence around them is heavy but light – they both feel a relief at the peace, but they know it's just for now, right now, and that it can be broken at any minute.
"You know this will all change in the morning, right? We're moving along again," Ron whispers, daring to break the quiet.
"Of course I know that, we've been doing it for the past month!" Pansy snaps, but barely raising her voice, really.
"It's so beautiful here – I'd live here if I could." Even in the biting cold, his hands are still warm against hers.
"Well let's focus on getting living through this war first."
"I knew the peace would break, but I didn't think it would be so soon. When we have these moments, I just like to pretend things are normal, you know?" His blue eyes lock on her brown, and sadness is shared.
"Of course I understand, I've got one old friend with us here, everyone else is still suspicious," she mutters, casting her eyes to the ground.
"I'm not," he says sincerely.
"And that's all I care about."