{{{rose}}}

 

The s m i l e, which was so rare and genuine, faded away from her
features. It was replaced by a f r o w n, another rarity from the
girl. Yes, her father does actually pose as a threat to their relationship,
but in reality, what was the point of her caring? She’s been friends
with Scorpius for years, and in reality, she never truly did care what
her father had to say about her relationship with him. If she did, they
wouldn’t be here right now.

        Admittedly, family did not come first to her. In fact, it was always her
        F A T H E R that ended up coming first. Even if she is S E L F I S H,
        she has let him come first on more than one occasion.

For once, Rose is not going to have her father affect her decisions. 

        Taking a step forward and taking both of his hands,
        she looked him in the eyes and sighed.

❝Hyperion, I am actually confronting my personal feelings. You know
that I basically refuse to do that. Yet, here I am, admitting that I return
those feelings. My father will not be the person to tell me who I can and
cannot be with.
If you don’t believe me, then I’ll P R O V E it. If you want, I will go to my
father right now and tell him I how I feel about you!❞

    ❝D‘you mean that ? Hell , wait , I know you mean it .  
    I’m just surprised , I guess .❞

 The happiness he feels is greater than smiling ; he’s just stunned .  
 It’s wonderful , absolutely wonderful . In his joy he realizes how very
 much he likes Rose . When she says Hyperion , it’s not so much a
 name as it is phoenix song , or laughter , or her , bright and sharp
 and clear . She’s braver than he could hope to be and colder than he
 expected ; it was not bad . It sharpened him , made him listen .

 God , he could listen forever . This absolutely beautiful , brilliant ,  
 incredible girl is standing in front of him saying what he’s always wanted
 to hear —-  and he’s not smiling ! He finally reacts , mouth splitting
 into a wider grin than he’s felt in a long time , and his hands slip from
 hers to clap her on the shoulders .

    ❝Rosie , this is wonderful ! Don’t tell your father – I mean ,  
    tell him if you’d like , but don’t do it for me , but – this is –  
    scale of one to ten , how inappropriate would it be for me to
    kiss you in the library ?❞ 

{{{rose}}}

   S t o p saying that. Yes, in reality, the feelings are mutual. Avoiding them
   just seemed like the right thing to do at the time. Now, here they are, and
   she feels t e r r i f i e d. In one way, if she doesn’t admit that she returns
   the sentiment, then nothing will ever happen between them. They’ll be stuck
   as friends, and she doesn’t want that in all honesty. However, if she admits
   that the feelings are mutual, then she would have consequences to face.

        d e c i s i o n s, decisions.

   As they stared at each other in silence, she contemplated the pros & cons
   of each path she could take.
       And, in that moment, she realized, she had to stop being a c o w a r d.

❝You know, Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy, you placed me in quite an awkward
situation. Blimey, we’ve been best mates for a long time.
    —— However, I’ve decided that I don’t want to be best mates anymore.
    In fact, I think I’m past that. 
    I guess what I’m trying to say is——
              I L I K E you too.❞

   And in that moment, Rose Weasley actually s m i l e d. Not a forced smile,
   or a smile with a sarcastic meaning behind it, but a genuine smile.

    ❝But ?❞
 Scorpius knows his best friend . And there are things you pick
 up on after long exposure to Rose Weasley . He decided to
 dissect her words , her expression meticulously . It was a real
 smile , yes (and with this knowledge he nearly grinned himself ; 
 he couldn’t have hoped for better ) , but there was something
 behind it , a detached and concerned part of her .

 Something was wrong .

 If Rose was really being Rose , she’d have squeezed his hand or 
 something , just to let him know she was all-in . Scorpius knew
 when there was an issue in her head ; it was plain on her face this
 time . A thousand options flickered through his mind in an instant
 before the obvious answer presented itself . He could laugh for how
 plain it should have been .  

    ❝Ah , I’ve got it . It’s your father , isn’t it ? 
    You know he wouldn’t approve . It’s okay .  
    Family first , you know ? I don’t want to be
    the one to come between you two . It’s okay .❞

 ( it’s not okay it’s not okay it’s not okay it’s not okay )

    ❝Really .❞

{{{rose}}}

 

❝Woah there, Hyperion, you might need to slow-❞ 

    ❝Wait , hold on , again with the Hyperion ?  
 Scorpius isn't that bad a name . I mean , there
 are nickname possibilities , at least .❞ 

{{{rose}}}

 

    ❝As to what, Hyperion?❞ 

She heard what he said, she wasn’t deaf. She also knew what he meant,
and that was where she wanted to draw the line. But, she couldn’t. Rose
knew this was something she cannot avoid anymore. Perhaps it was time
to get off her high horse and actually confront her personal feelings. But,
how? For years, she was able to avoid this. Maybe that wasn’t the best choice,
but it kept Rose going.

    ❝Hyperion… I… I’m trying to wrap my head around this…❞ 

    The name hurt the most . She was the only person to address
    him by his middle name , and rather than feeling a connection ,  
    the way he’d hoped , it just felt distant . Hyperion . Ugly name ,  
    really , and he wanted to get past it . It was a childish reason for
    moving on ; he knew it . But it fueled his courage to continue the
    conversation as nothing else had ( and now he disliked the name
    less , if it could incite this power for him ) .

 ❝Rose , I – I like you . I don’t really know how else to put it , dear ,  
 I like you . And it’s okay if you don't , but could you just tell me one
 way or the other ? Just let me know .❞ 

{{{rose}}}

❝Basically, what you’re saying is—;;
I started it, you just continued it.
— Who says you have to be sorry about it?
It was a good snog while it lasted.❞

    ❝Well , I was hoping it could last a little longer .❞ 

    ❝I do like you , Rose . I would hope you knew that much .  
 But I think I could be owed an explanation as to –?❞ 

    No need to finish the sentence . Both knew what he meant .  
    It had taken long enough for them to even speak to each other ,  
    let alone express any extraneous feelings . And things- well , 
    he thought they’d been going great , but obviously this was harder
    than he’d realized . At the very least he shouldn’t have believed
    she’d feel similarly ; it was wishful thinking to the extreme . But
    he just didn’t know why . Was it him , was it her , could he have
    handled the whole thing better ? And was he really going to stand
    here and beg for an insight into her personal emotions ?

————————————–yes .

…what if i posted a starter earlier in the timeline

{{[rose}}}

 

❝Well, we were. Now, my question is, how did it go downhill from there?❞

    ❝I’m going to assume we initially screwed up when
    you kept hitting my knee with yours , but I guess I’m
    fully accountable for everything after that . Still not
    sorry , though .❞

rosewexsley:

 

“If I remember correctly-
    You kissed me.
    But, you know, I’m not complaining.”

    ❝Well , I mean , were we not doing Transfiguration work two minutes ago ?❞