A/N:

So, I started with the idea of Teddy at the gym getting over a bad breakup, and then the characters did the rest. I have no clue how this all came together, but I'll take it! Lolol

Enjoy some Teddy/Victoire flirting :3.

Again, this was put up wet. All mistakes are mine

Summary: After a bad breakup, Teddy Lupin finds out that not all gymgoers are a-holes; Muggle!AU

Words: 730

Prompts:

Ministry of Magic Discord Group: Who Dunnit?

Suspect: Teddy Lupin

Crime Scene: Gym

Weapon: Dumbbell

"New Fancies"

Coming to the gym was probably the last thing he should have done when trying to get over his ex. They had parted on not so good terms, and Teddy was pretty sour about her attitude for the whole thing. Coming to the gym was something they had done together, and being here again only dredged up old yearnings, bad feelings, and the sense of what could have been.

She had been cheating on me the whole time and showed no remorse when I confronted her about it, he thought to himself as he sat on the weight bench before the long wall of dumbbells. Oh man, I'm going to have to check myself for STDs and–

"Are you done with that?" came a voice to his right. His head swiveled to see a blonde girl around his age pointing at the stack of 25 kilogram weights at his side that someone else had left.

"Oh, yeah, go ahead!" Teddy stated. He shifted slightly on the bench to not crowd her as she grabbed two of them–one in each hand–to take over to her weight bench. It looked like she was doing squats, and her friend waited for her at the machine, looking at her phone boredly as she leaned against the bar structure. Teddy took this time to inspect the girl, and she was breathtaking. Her eyes were the bluest he's ever seen, her hair straight and blonde put up in a ponytail. Her shoulders were slim but muscled, her legs shapely. She had the largest calves he had ever seen on a woman, and he immediately wondered what it would feel like to have those legs wrapped around his neck and–

Dear lord, I am a pervert, he interrupted himself, shaking his head to disturb his thoughts.

"Hey, are you okay?" the girl asked, returning for the next set of two weights. Teddy looked up in horror, a flush springing up his neck as he made eye contact with her.

"Yeah, just fine!" he squeaked. Mortified, he grabbed his water bottle and chugged it, absently hoping he would choke and he could remove himself from this conversation.

"Sorry for prying," she suddenly replied. Teddy noticed a flush on her cheeks, but he chalked it up to her working out. "It's just, I saw you from across the room and thought you were cute, so I wanted to chat with you."

Teddy openly gaped at her, his brain stuttering to a halt. At his jarring silence, the girl grew nervous and quickly grabbed two more of the weights.

"I'm sorry, I was presumptuous, I'll just go-"

"I'm Teddy Lupin!" he blurted out, panicking. This made her pause and she turned back to him with a small smile on her face.

"I'm Victoire Weasley," she replied, tucking both weights under one arm to reach out her hand to shake his. His eyes darted to the two weights effortlessly held in one hand in awe.

"That's really hot," he blurted out moments before his mind could catch up with him. He flushed bright red, eliciting a giggle from her.

"You like strong women?" she asked teasingly, and Teddy gave a small laugh before nodding.

"Yeah, I'm one of those 'step on me mommy' people," he confessed. Teddy was lucky enough to see Victoire's eyes darken at his words, her smile growing.

"You wanna go get coffee?" she then asked.

"I think I'd like that," Teddy replied, going to take another drink of his water but stopping halfway when he realized he had guzzled it all just moments prior. It was at that point that his brain caught up with him. "Wait, did you say Weasley? Are you related to Ron Wealey?"

"Oh, he's my Uncle," she replied.

"Oh cool. He's my godfather's best friend."

"So you've met Aunt Hermione?" Victoire asked with a grin. Teddy barked out a laugh.

"Where do you think I developed my preferences?" The two laughed before they exchanged phone numbers. She promised to text him details of when she was free so they could go for a coffee.

"It's a date!" he called out after her as she headed back to her friend. She shot a beautiful smile over her shoulder at him and when she wasn't looking, Teddy did a small celebratory dance.

Maybe coming back to the gym wouldn't be too bad after all.