Fic: The Morning the Proverbial Cat Got Out of the Bag by shy_of_reality

[shy_of_reality]

Title: The Morning the Proverbial Cat Got Out of the Bag
Username: shy_of_reality
Pairing: Ron/Pansy
Type: Gen/Het
Prompt: #46 - "What have we here? Bed: unslept in. Hair in... missionary disarray. And yesterday's dress with today's shame all over it." ~Gossip Girl Pansy comes crawling back to the flat in the morning. Who has she been seeing... of course, her

Comments

[amorette]

"You've also been shaving regularly and wearing more makeup than you have since we were at Hogwarts, which makes me reckon that you've been getting properly shagged!"
LOL omg that is so awesomely relatable. I love how you've written them. They sound like every one of my friends ever.

Love <3

Oh, and Auror Ron is so unbelievably sexy, gahhhhhhhhhhhh *dies*

[shy_of_reality]

Thank you! And yes... Auror Ron is a panty dropper haha.

[lightofdaye]

This is just so sweet and cute, the interaction between Pansy and Daphne is really fun. And its nice how they've all really grown up and don't care about school rivalries any more. Even Draco and Ron! Which you don't see so much in fiction.

[shy_of_reality]

Thank you! The interaction between the girls was really part of the prompt, but I had fun with it.

I'm a big fan of the "happily ever afters" and "everyone grows up eventually" ideas haha. Plus I didn't mention this, but this was a slightly AU fic, so their dislike in school was almost all just school rivalry and nothing more.

[nutmeg_44]

I'm so in love with this. I loved how Pansy tried to be stealthy and sneak in, hilarious. I loved when she zoned into her trance. It was brilliant. I love that Ron gets approval from the Slytherins, even if it's just mild approval from Draco.

This makes me want to see how they met and perhaps even a double-date with the two bestfriends and their boyfriends.

Awesome! Well done!

[shy_of_reality]

Aww thank you! Everything you said was so sweet!

And I'm not sure how they got together, I imagine it started as a one off after bonding over something like the Canons or something.

And I think Daphne would want to double-date with them desperately, but I think Ron, Pansy and Draco would all be hesitant about it for their own reasons. I think they would eventually give into her though, just to shut her up.

Thank you again!

[liliths_requiem]

I love, love, love Slytherin friendship fics. This was fantastic because even though it was about a relationship, the love you showed was platonic as well. I really love all your characterizations, but especially Ron and Draco, who I think you captured perfectly. I love light, fun looks at the Slytherins post-Hogwarts, so this made me really happy.

Gorgeous fic. Thanks for sharing.

[shy_of_reality]

Thank you so much :) I really was trying to focus on the friendships of Pansy... but I had to give her a bit of romance.

[arjd]

I love the relationship between Daphne and Pansy; it rings so true, especially for female flatmates. I loved Ron's cameo, too, and the fact that Pansy tried to keep their relationship secret.

The fact that Daphne, Draco and Ron are all standing in the bathroom awkwardly while Pansy's naked in the bathtub cracked me up too. Deliciously awkward.

[shy_of_reality]

haha I wrote several drafts of this story and I kept coming back to that bathroom scene. At one point I cut it out, but the story just wasn't the same without it. So I'm glad you liked it as much as I did!

Thanks so much for commenting!