Challenge: Fire the Canon's Character of the week drabble competition (week 4) on HPFC
Characters: Jason Samuels, Marietta Edgecombe
Prompt: Romantic relationship.
Word count: 200
"Are you sure I look okay?"
Jason closes his eyes, as he's tired of the question. "Professor Dumbledore is dead, Marietta. Why are you being so vain?"
"I can't help him, can I?" She sounds angry, but he knows that she means well. At least, that's what he keeps telling himself. Her temper is getting ridiculous, not to mention her self-conscious vanity. He sighs.
"Your robes are perfectly grim. Your hair is delightfully red-blond and smooth. Your eyes are satisfyingly sparkling, and wonderfully golden today, might I add. All in all, an ideal appearance for a funeral."
"Jason," she snaps. He sighs.
"I don't care about the pimples, Marietta. I didn't when that cow Granger jinxed you last year, and I don't now. You are beautiful to me."
"You're no help at all."
He raises an eyebrow at that. "You're lucky I'm patient, Marietta Edgecombe, or I'd come up with a slough of horrid nicknames for you."
At this, she quirks a small smile. "As if."
He smiles, leaning down to kiss her forehead, saddened by the lack of confidence that the make-up that taints his lips tells of. "Love you. Now stop being so vain: today is about Dumbledore."