Fic: A Choice You Have to Make (Pansy Parkinson's Guide to Getting Revenge...) by leigh_adams

[shy_of_reality]

Title: A Choice You Have to Make (Pansy Parkinson's Guide to Getting Revenge on that Cheating Bastard)
Username: leigh_adams
Pairing: Draco/Pansy, Ron/Pansy
Type: Het
Prompt: #112 - "Mama’s Broken Heart" by Miranda Lambert
Rating: PG-13
Word Count:2,987
Warnings/content: none
Summary: No one jilts a Parkinson.
Notes: The prompt -- Mama’s Broken Heart by

Comments

[shy_of_reality]

haha loved this. this fic was a great match with the song :)

oh to be a fly on the wall in that restaurant and or on the walls of Draco and Hermione's homes when they find out about the new couple in town haha

[leigh_adams]

Thanks, hun! I'm glad it did the prompt justice -- you sneaky wench, you. ;D

[shy_of_reality]

haha are you implying that i purposely came up with that prompt knowing that you wouldn't be able to resist it?

[lightofdaye]

Hell hath no fury... etc.

I really like Pansy's blunt nature here, her conflict with her mother and her insistence on not hiding behind euphemisms when it comes to stuff like her father.

[leigh_adams]

Thanks, Daye! It was fun to play around with a version of Pansy that didn't want to play games. I think (well, my head canon, at least) that most Slytherins enjoy playing the game for the game's sake -- but Pansy here is just over it.

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading! :D

[irrationalsense]

This was a fantastic fic!

Pansy makes angry look sexy (as Ron's probably learning, despite the hack job she did on her hair). But I seriously loved how she was just so self-possessed. She didn't allow anyone else to paint her as a victim or take responsibility for the matter. She owned that room and let everyone know it. And Ron was great -- boy scout Auror on the surface, but he couldn't help but be drawn out by Pansy's bluntness. It was nice to see her throw him off so much.

I also liked how the sexual tension built-up gradually between her and Ron, gradually shifting from confrontational to something more. I also liked how you showed that they have values in common that could spark up a future relationship. Loyalty, pride, etc.

If anything, you've got to wonder if Draco knows what he's missing! Or if he's probably counting his blessings that just the roses got the brunt of her anger. Or if he'll be just as furious as Hermione when he finds out that Pansy's definitely dumped him for a Weasley.

Thanks so much!

[leigh_adams]

Thank you so much for your kind comment! It seriously made my day (and I'm sorry for the delayed response -- have been battling a serious stomach virus since the reveals).

I'm really glad the build-up felt gradual and organic to you because one thing with these two characters (or any sort of odd pairing like them, really) is that they're initially going be like, "Um, NO." They're going to fight that attraction tooth and nail -- which makes the inevitable so much more sweeter, I think. Like you pointed out, they have more in common than they'd like to admit.

Does Draco know what he's missing? It might be just that he's known Pansy so long that he's forgotten. Perhaps seeing her with Ron would remind him... :D

Thanks for reading!

[nutmeg_44]

This was brilliant! I love how natural and umcompromising Pansy is in this. I love that she didn't beat around the bush or hide behind flowery words with her mother or the Aurors.

She's so sassy when she suggest her revenge on Hermione (and Draco). Ron has no idea what he's in for, but I suspect Pansy doesn't either.

Well done! Brilliant!

[leigh_adams]

Thank you! I definitely agree with you -- neither one of them really have any idea what they're in for. ;D

Thanks for reading!

[arjd]

Oh, this was perfect. I loved the power play that was going on between Ron and Pansy - he's supposed to have all of the control, but really she does. She was perfect, witty, acerbic and sexy. And Hermione going off with Viktor Krum! Perfect!

This line made me laugh out loud

"And you'd be the expert on what someone having an orgasm sounds like, wouldn't you? Tell me, do your bits eventually fall off from lack of use, or --"

Perfectly Pansy.

Loved it.

[leigh_adams]

Mmmm, power plays are so much fun, aren't they? I'm glad this felt like such to you -- it was fun to write, but I'm always worried things don't translate as well from my head to the reader's mind.

Thanks for reading! Glad you liked it. :D