oh man good visuals
"This isn't fair," she whispered brokenly, and he made a small noise of agreement. It wasn't fair. It wasn't fucking fair at all.
"No," he said hoarsely. He stared at Harry so long his vision began to blur, as though Harry were breaking apart in front of him, as though the line between real and breathing and alive and false and inanimate were fading in and out of one another. Ron's heart hurt. Everything hurt, and he needed something to hold onto. Someone to hold onto. Mechanically, he folded Harry's duvets down and slid beside Harry, rolling in so he could rest his head on his mate's chest, hearing his heartbeat.
"You shouldn't do that," Hermione said, and Ron closed his eyes, ignoring that.
"Come 'ere," he murmured.
"I-"
"We need you, Hermione," Ron mumbled, pressing closer against Harry's side.
Almost immediately he felt the mattress dip slightly, and when he opened his eyes he met Hermione's. Her head rested on the other side of Harry's chest, and together they inhaled as Harry did and rose as one on the exhalation. The three of them, together.
- Fractured and Tethered by
ofscarletwoman
"No," he said hoarsely. He stared at Harry so long his vision began to blur, as though Harry were breaking apart in front of him, as though the line between real and breathing and alive and false and inanimate were fading in and out of one another. Ron's heart hurt. Everything hurt, and he needed something to hold onto. Someone to hold onto. Mechanically, he folded Harry's duvets down and slid beside Harry, rolling in so he could rest his head on his mate's chest, hearing his heartbeat.
"You shouldn't do that," Hermione said, and Ron closed his eyes, ignoring that.
"Come 'ere," he murmured.
"I-"
"We need you, Hermione," Ron mumbled, pressing closer against Harry's side.
Almost immediately he felt the mattress dip slightly, and when he opened his eyes he met Hermione's. Her head rested on the other side of Harry's chest, and together they inhaled as Harry did and rose as one on the exhalation. The three of them, together.
- Fractured and Tethered by
ofscarletwoman