Full Moon Rising
Pairing: Ron/Lavender
Word Count: 346
Written For:
- Hopscotch #6: "You're still awake?" (dialogue), Full moon (time of day)
- January Event: Ron/Lavender
- Gringotts Prompt Bank/My Mad Fat Diary: "You don't have to kiss me because you feel sorry for me.", "I'm kissing you because I want to. And, maybe to shut you up a little bit."
Ron awoke to Lavender tossing and turning in bed beside him. When he caught a glimpse of her face, he noticed that her she was awake; her eyes shining with tears. She tried to pretend to be asleep, but he shook her gently. "You're still awake?" he whispered, and he heard Lavender sigh loudly.
"Mmhmm," she mumbled, and turned to face the window. The curtains were slightly drawn, exposing the full moon that was glowing outside. Ron licked his dry lips, becoming aware of the situation.
"It still bothers you, huh," he replied softly, pulling Lavender into an embrace. She burrowed her face into the crook of his arm, inhaling his scent deeply. He felt her warm tears seeping onto his skin, but he didn't comment on her crying. "Talk to me, Lav."
"I know it's been, like, a million full moons since...since it happened," she whispered into his skin. "But...I remember him every month. Those horrible great big teeth biting into my neck," as she spoke, Ron gently ran his fingers across the scar that he knew was on her neck and collarbone, feeling the ridges of risen, puffy skin. "I know I'm not going to turn into a werewolf. I would have done already...but sometimes I still think I'm going to wake up and turn into one, and start eating people like he does."
Ron smiled into the darkness, and leaned over to press his lips to Lavender's forehead. "I know you're not going to eat anyone. Except me, when you bite my head off."
Lavender punched him in the stomach playfully. "I don't mean to be grumpy with you sometimes, Ron, it's just that sometimes you're so irra—" she was cut off as Ron rolled on top of her, covering her mouth with his. "You don't have to kiss me because you feel sorry for me," she told him, once she had escaped for breath.
"I'm kissing you because I want to," Ron told her, nuzzling into her neck. "And...maybe to shut you up a little bit." Lavender broke into a laugh, and Ron pulled the covers over their heads. "Come on, I know how to take your mind off things."