If you wanna be my lover 1-8/32
Summary: 32 drabbles/ficlets set to the songs in "32 songs in 8 minutes". NO SONGFICS! All slash; HP/DM, HP/CW, TL/JP and AS/S
Author's Notes: So. This has been my comfort zone for the last nine months. You could think of this as my baby. At the end, I had to finish it, as a way to get over my writer's block. And now I'm delivering it to you. What a disturbing analogy.
Anyways. These drabbles/ficlets are all based on each of the songs in this video. There are only one or two songfics though (depending on how loosely you define "songfic". And I know I said none in the summary but 6% is almost none), and the extent to which the rest of them are "based on" vary a lot. You could say I've made up my own definition of "based on". Basically, this is just 32 scenes I've had in my head and now I've written them down, sometimes with the line of some lyrics or another to make it wittier, angstier or more dramatic.
Pairings will vary between Harry/Draco, Harry/Charlie, Teddy/James and Albus/Scorpius. Pairing, words and rating will be stated with each chapter.
Millions of thanks to Emy, who has cheered me on during endless nights of writer's block on my project-for-curing-writer's-block, and to Meglio for the beta work!
This is part 1-8. Here are links to 9-16, 17-24 and 25-32. And please, if you ever catch me wanting to do this again - stop me. Formatting and publishing this is one of the most boring and annoying and frustrating things I've ever done.
1. She told me her name was Billie Jean
She told me her name was Billie Jean
and she caused a scene
then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
who will dance on the floor in the round
- Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
Pairing: Harry/Charlie
Rating: K
Genre: Romance/drama
Words: 476
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Charlie was waiting for him when he came home, leaning against the kitchen counter with a stern expression.
"What did you do?" was his way of a greeting. Harry sighed and slumped down on one of the chairs.
"I didn't do anything." He answered.
"Oh, right. So I get wakened in the middle of the night by Ron floo calling me because you didn't do anything. That makes perfect sense."
"Did Ron tell you what actually happened, or did he leave out that part, just so you could get mad at me for making it to the news again?" Harry snapped. Charlie's expression softened and he looked a bit guilty.
"He didn't really... tell me anything. I just..."
"You just assumed that it was me again, although there hasn't been a single thing about me since the out of the closet-piece? How about you give me the benefit of a doubt, Charlie? I thought you trusted me." Harry laid his forehead against the kitchen table, enjoying the feel of the cool surface. He felt Charlie move and sit down beside him and place a hand on his back.
"I'm sorry, Harry. I trust you, I do, I just... I got jealous. I am jealous." Harry snorted.
"About what? Me making it to The Daily Prophet's front page again? Or the fact that I'm unable to go out for a night without some crazy chick harassing me? Trust me, you can have that from me any day."
"No, I'm jealous because I want you for myself. I don't want anybody else touching you". Charlie moved his arm around Harry's waist and hugged him, for good measure. He moved in and placed a kiss on his ear, neck and cheek. "Please love. I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at those girls, thinking they have the right to make a move on you." Harry leaned in to the touch and rested his head on Charlie's shoulder.
"I get it. I want to promise that it won't happen again, but I can't do that. I still want to be able to leave the house, you know."
"Yeah, I know. I guess I'll just have to come along the next time then." That earned him a kiss. "So. How about you tell me the story as it happened, and not as I will read it in the Prophet tomorrow?" Harry shifted to a more comfortable position and sighed.
"Okay. I was just standing there, talking to Ron, when she came up to me. She told me her name was Billie Jean, and she was really nice and we got up on the dance floor. Then she went all crazy and caused a scene-"
"And every head turned, with eyes that dreamed of being the one who would dance on the floor with the Chosen One."
"...yeah. Something like that."
2. I jizz in my pants
I jizz in my pants
- Jizz in my pants (Lonely Island)
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: M
Genre: Romance/humor
Words: 295
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"OH God Draco I oh God oh God oh God please don't stop please don't sto-"
Harry leaned heavily against the wall behind him, sighing contently into Draco's neck.
"Well", he said at last. "This is embarrassing. I don't think I've done this since I was, like... fifteen?"
"Twenty-one," Draco corrected without missing a beat. "At that ministry reception where Lovegood for some unknown reason was in charge of the food."
"Oh yeah. I'd forgotten about that." Harry said, and Draco smiled.
"You were a little out of it," he agreed. He stood up straight. "Well. I have work to do." Harry stared at him.
"So you're just gonna leave me here, like this?" Draco shrugged.
"Not my problem, is it?" He smirked.
"You planned this, didn't you?" Draco didn't answer. "You did! You bastard! You know fully well that cleaning spells doesn't work for this and now I'm supposed to walk around like this for the rest of the day?"
"Oh come off it, Harry! You have robes. They hide stuff. You like this and you know it. You're such a perv!" He straightened his own robe and was just about to leave the cupboard when Harry grabbed him by the neck and pressed him up against the wall, knocking down the few cleaning supplies that hadn't fallen off their shelves the first time. He kissed him deeply and roamed his hands all over Draco's body, and Draco involuntarily jerked up to his hands. Then the mouth and the hands were suddenly gone and Harry was opening the door.
"What are you doing?" Draco sputtered. "I can't walk around like this?" Harry gave him a devilish smile.
"You have robes, Draco. They hide stuff. See you at home!" And then he was gone.
3. If you wanna be my lover
if you wanna be my lover
you gotta get with my friends
make it last forever
friendship never ends
if you wanna be my lover
you have got to give
taking is too easy, but that's the way it is
- Wannabe (Spice Girls)
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: T
Genre: Romance/drama
Words: 414
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"Oh but Draco come on! You promised!" Harry turned and looked at his lover, running an exasperated hand through his hair.
"I did no such thing!" Draco said defiantly and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Yes you did! You said 'okay okay whatever you want, just get on with it now goddammit'... or something like that, I don't recall the exact wording, if you excuse." Harry smirked, trying to lighten the mood just a tiny bit, knowing he would fail.
"But I wasn't talking about that! You know I would never agree to meeting your... friends."
"Yeah, I know. Believe me, I know. I just don't want to believe it." Harry sat down on the bed, face in his hands.
"I just don't get why this is such a big deal for you?" Draco asked, still leaning against the wall. Harry looked up at him, doubtful.
"Are you serious? Do you actually still not get why you meeting my friends over lunch and behaving civilized is important to me? We've been over this a million times, Draco! Haven't you been listening at all? They are my family. Meeting them is equal to me meeting your parent - which I did willingly even though I was terrified, I might add. They've been there for the better part of my whole life. I love them, Draco. They mean the world to me, I wouldn't be standing here today if it weren't for them, you know that. I will not let them slip away just because you don't want to meet them. I will not allow you to make me chose between them and you. You would not benefit from the outcome of that choice, I tell you." Harry looked up at Draco.
"Harry, I'm not... I would never..." Draco crossed the floor and sat down beside Harry.
"But you are, Draco. You are just... This is the only thing I've asked of you. The only thing, Draco. That you meet with my friends. Nothing else in my life matters, but they do. They matter. You and them." Draco sighed.
"If I come", he said. "Will you blow me afterwards?" Harry glared at him. "Okay, sorry, that was inappropriate. I... will join you for lunch. Since it apparently means so much for you." He put his hand on Harry's thigh, and Harry smiled.
"Thank you."
"... And you will blow me afterwards", he smirked. He only just managed to avoid Harry's hand when it came flying.
4. You'll be my princess
you'll be my princess and I'll be your toad
I'll follow behind you on rainbow road
protect you from red shells wherever we go
I promise
- Mario Kart Love Song (Sam Hart)
Pairing: Teddy/James
Rating: K
Genre: Romance
Words: 265
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"James... would you... I..." Teddy fiddled with the controller and didn't quite look at James.
"Hrm... what, Teddy?" James shot a distracted look at his boyfriend, turning the most of his attention on the game.
"Do you like me?" James' car crashed into the wall. He turned to stare at Teddy.
"Have I been giving you the impression that I don't?" he asked, not being able to keep the hurt, disbelief, concern and anxiousness out of his voice. Teddy winced at all the emotions showing through and sighed.
"I didn't mean like that, I know that you like me, I just... I don't know. Forget it. Another round?" But James put his controller down and turned on the sofa so that he was facing Teddy.
"Teddy, I love you. I know you have a hard time getting that into your head, but I do. I don't..." He ran an exasperated hand through his hair and looked around in their living room. His eyes lit up. "You know the game we played all last weekend, Super Mario?" Teddy nodded. He remembered. "Well... our life goes like this. At least I hope it will. You'll be my princess, and I'll be your toad. I'll follow behind you on rainbow road, I'll protect you from red shells wherever we go. I promise." Teddy laughed out loud.
"You are the most corniest and nerdiest boyfriend ever", he said, pulling James close. "I love you too. Sorry for doubting you."
"S'okay. Seeing as how badly I beat you on every TV game we play you're allowed to doubt me sometimes."
5. Somewhere over the rainbow
somewhere over the rainbow
way up high
- Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland)
Pairing: Albus/Scorpius
Rating: T
Genre: Humor
Words: 679
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"But Rose, pleeeeease!" Scorpius Malfoy begged as he handed the girl her hairbrush. She didn't reply. "Pretty please?" he tried and reached up to help her untangle her long curls. He looked at her in the mirror and pouted. She sighed.
"Why can't you do it yourself?" she asked. He tried not to smile, as this meant she was giving in.
"You're his cousin", he said.
"You're his best friend", she replied. The door to the bathroom opened, and a sixth year Hufflepuff girl appeared. She stopped and stared at Scorpius.
"You do know that this is a girls bathroom, right?" she asked. Scorpius shrugged.
"Yeah. So?" he said, waiting for her to get to the point. She looked at him for another few seconds before shaking her head and entering a stall. Scorpius turned back to Rose.
"You're his cousin", he repeated.
"And you're gay!" she said, exasperated. "You're up-and-above the rainbow gay. Don't you think it'll make a little more sense if the gay best friend gives him fashion tips than his brainiac cousin?"
"It's not fashion tips, it's measures for self-preservation", Scorpius muttered. "Wearing those shirts should be illegal." Rose snorted and leaned forward to get a better look in the mirror.
"I still don't see why I have to do it. Are you afraid he'll think you have the hots for him if you do it or what?" she said, smiling at how ridiculous that was. Then she caught Scorpius' look in the mirror. Her mouth fell open. "Oh my God, you do! You do have the hots for him!" She squealed and spun around and grabbed his arms. "Why didn't you tell me?" Scorpius glared at her and pulled his arms from her grip.
"Be a little louder, would you? I don't think the Slytherins heard you all the way to the dungeons", he hissed. Then the stall door opened and the Hufflepuff girl that actually had been within hearing range emerged, wearing a blush. Scorpius turned around and glared at her as she washed her hands.
"If you so much as breathe this to another soul, living or dead or painted, I'm gonna make you wish you'd never been born", he said, voice low but icily clear. "Understood?" She nodded shakily. Every student at Hogwarts knew when not to mess with Scorpius Malfoy.
"Jeez Scorp", Rose said as the door closed behind the girl. "You're lucky she'd already been to the toilet, or you would've had quite the accident there." She turned around to face the mirror again and straightened her tie. "But as I was saying, why haven't you told me about this?"
"This?" Scorpius tried, knowing he would fail.
"This little crush of yours", Rose clarified with a dangerous smile.
"Because you would've been acting like this, and you would've told Lily, who would've told James, who would've kicked my ass and then told Albus. Which is why you're not gonna breathe this to anyone either", Scorpius added, the panic in his eyes telling Rose that he was serious.
"I won't tell", she ensured him. "But I will tell Al about his hideous shirts." Scorpius pumped his fist in the air.
"Yes! Thank you!" he made to plant a kiss on her cheek, but she held up her hand.
"If," she started, and Scorpius closed his eyes and muttered
"This can't be good..."
"If you let me have a totally innocent discussion with Albus about whom he may or may not have a crush on."
"Rooose", Scorpius whined, putting his face in his hands. They both knew that that discussion could never be innocent. "He will never speak to me again! You're gonna make me lose my best friend!"
"No, I'm saving you both from a life of 'what if'. Come on now, we'll be late for Transfigurations and Al'll be wondering what on earth could possibly take that long in a girls bathroom."
"He really doesn't have a sense of style that boy", Scorpius sighed.
"You'll change that soon enough, honey", Rose reassured and patted his shoulder. "You just wait..."
6. I don't like your boyfriend
hey hey you you I don't like your boyfriend
no way no way I think you need a new one
hey hey you, I could be your boyfriend so
- Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne)
Pairing: Teddy/James pre-slash
Rating: K
Genre: Romance
Words: 251
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Teddy came stumbling through the floo just when James had settled down in his parents' living room with the prophet's weekend crossword spread across his lap. He looked up, surprised at seeing his friend and almost-brother almost-cousin almost-something there so early on a sunday, and the condition Teddy was in made him even more surprised.
"Rough night?" he asked, eyebrow quirked. When Teddy didn't even glare at him, James knew something was wrong. "Hey, what's up? Did something happen?" Teddy sat down on the couch next to James and rubbed a hand over his face.
"Yeah, I... god, I'm such an idiot!" He let his head fall back on the couch, and stared at the roof. James put down the crossword and turned so he was looking at Teddy.
"Hey, Teddy. What happened?" he asked, more serious and with a bit of concern.
"David and I had a fight", Teddy said, not letting any emotion slip into his voice.
"I don't like your boyfriend", James stated. Teddy snorted.
"So you've told me."
"I think you need a new one."
"So you've told me."
"I could be your boyfriend." Teddy's head snapped up and he turned to stare at James.
"You... what?" he asked, incredulous. James shrugged.
"I'm gay, you're gay, you're hot, I like you, you... like me. I hope. I've had a crush on you for years. I could be your boyfriend."
"But James, I..." he faltered. James stood up and grabbed the paper.
"Just think about it, okay?"
"...okay."
7. No woman no cry
no woman no cry
- No woman no cry (Bob Marley)
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: T
Genre: Romance
Words: 129
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Harry Potter's second ever kiss was just as perfect as it was unexpected. Most surprising was perhaps the fact that it was shared with Draco Malfoy. But there they were, in a deserted corridor on the fourth floor, going to first base. At long last, when their heads began to spin and voices in their heads kept telling them that breathing oxygen was a necessity if this wasn't going to end then and there, they parted, breathing heavily. Harry was the first to speak.
"That was... not wet", he said, cringing as he realized how stupid it sounded. Draco smiled, actually smiled, and kissed him lightly.
"Well - no woman, no cry", he replied, and then they kissed again. And again. And again. Wetly, but in the right way.
8. Never gonna give you up
never gonna give you up
never gonna let you down
never gonna run around and desert you
never gonna make you cry
never gonna say goodbye
never gonna tell a lie, and hurt you
- Never gonna give you up (Rick Astley)
Pairing: Harry/Male
Rating: K
Genre: Romance
Words: 301
Warning: Songfic! *cringes* Sorry!
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It's a clear day.
Never gonna give you up
It's a clear, beautiful day, and people are gathering outside. The sky is blue and the sun is high and you're fidgeting with the hem of your robes like never before.
Never gonna let you down
Ron picks up on your nerves and hands you a beer with a calming smile. He's done this, and he didn't die. That somewhat reassures you.
Never gonna run around and desert you
Bill sticks in his head later, probably prompted by Fleur, who's prompted by Hermione, who's prompted by Ron, who's not comfortable being the closest thing to Harry's father in this situation.
"You okay?" he asks. You nod, shakily. He smiles. "It's a cakewalk, Harry. You've got nothing to be nervous about." Says the man who got married to a part-veela in times of war. They didn't know if they were gonna make it to the next sunrise, of course getting married isn't something you're nervous about then.
Never gonna make you cry
Ginny gets you when it's time. Merlin, you love that woman to bits. A shame she doesn't have any. There's a small breeze soothing your sweaty palms.
Never gonna say goodbye
Logically, you know that you've got nothing to be nervous about. This isn't gonna change anything. You'll still continue living exactly like you did before, just with a ring on your finger. But still, you've never been this nervous before, and that's saying something, considering your life resume.
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
It's a clear day, and the breeze is blowing through his soft hair. He's smiling, which makes you smile too. And although you knew this was nothing to be nervous about, you've also never been more relieved than when he also says I do.
next part (9-16)
Author's Notes: So. This has been my comfort zone for the last nine months. You could think of this as my baby. At the end, I had to finish it, as a way to get over my writer's block. And now I'm delivering it to you. What a disturbing analogy.
Anyways. These drabbles/ficlets are all based on each of the songs in this video. There are only one or two songfics though (depending on how loosely you define "songfic". And I know I said none in the summary but 6% is almost none), and the extent to which the rest of them are "based on" vary a lot. You could say I've made up my own definition of "based on". Basically, this is just 32 scenes I've had in my head and now I've written them down, sometimes with the line of some lyrics or another to make it wittier, angstier or more dramatic.
Pairings will vary between Harry/Draco, Harry/Charlie, Teddy/James and Albus/Scorpius. Pairing, words and rating will be stated with each chapter.
Millions of thanks to Emy, who has cheered me on during endless nights of writer's block on my project-for-curing-writer's-block, and to Meglio for the beta work!
This is part 1-8. Here are links to 9-16, 17-24 and 25-32. And please, if you ever catch me wanting to do this again - stop me. Formatting and publishing this is one of the most boring and annoying and frustrating things I've ever done.
1. She told me her name was Billie Jean
She told me her name was Billie Jean
and she caused a scene
then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
who will dance on the floor in the round
- Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
Pairing: Harry/Charlie
Rating: K
Genre: Romance/drama
Words: 476
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Charlie was waiting for him when he came home, leaning against the kitchen counter with a stern expression.
"What did you do?" was his way of a greeting. Harry sighed and slumped down on one of the chairs.
"I didn't do anything." He answered.
"Oh, right. So I get wakened in the middle of the night by Ron floo calling me because you didn't do anything. That makes perfect sense."
"Did Ron tell you what actually happened, or did he leave out that part, just so you could get mad at me for making it to the news again?" Harry snapped. Charlie's expression softened and he looked a bit guilty.
"He didn't really... tell me anything. I just..."
"You just assumed that it was me again, although there hasn't been a single thing about me since the out of the closet-piece? How about you give me the benefit of a doubt, Charlie? I thought you trusted me." Harry laid his forehead against the kitchen table, enjoying the feel of the cool surface. He felt Charlie move and sit down beside him and place a hand on his back.
"I'm sorry, Harry. I trust you, I do, I just... I got jealous. I am jealous." Harry snorted.
"About what? Me making it to The Daily Prophet's front page again? Or the fact that I'm unable to go out for a night without some crazy chick harassing me? Trust me, you can have that from me any day."
"No, I'm jealous because I want you for myself. I don't want anybody else touching you". Charlie moved his arm around Harry's waist and hugged him, for good measure. He moved in and placed a kiss on his ear, neck and cheek. "Please love. I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at those girls, thinking they have the right to make a move on you." Harry leaned in to the touch and rested his head on Charlie's shoulder.
"I get it. I want to promise that it won't happen again, but I can't do that. I still want to be able to leave the house, you know."
"Yeah, I know. I guess I'll just have to come along the next time then." That earned him a kiss. "So. How about you tell me the story as it happened, and not as I will read it in the Prophet tomorrow?" Harry shifted to a more comfortable position and sighed.
"Okay. I was just standing there, talking to Ron, when she came up to me. She told me her name was Billie Jean, and she was really nice and we got up on the dance floor. Then she went all crazy and caused a scene-"
"And every head turned, with eyes that dreamed of being the one who would dance on the floor with the Chosen One."
"...yeah. Something like that."
2. I jizz in my pants
I jizz in my pants
- Jizz in my pants (Lonely Island)
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: M
Genre: Romance/humor
Words: 295
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"OH God Draco I oh God oh God oh God please don't stop please don't sto-"
Harry leaned heavily against the wall behind him, sighing contently into Draco's neck.
"Well", he said at last. "This is embarrassing. I don't think I've done this since I was, like... fifteen?"
"Twenty-one," Draco corrected without missing a beat. "At that ministry reception where Lovegood for some unknown reason was in charge of the food."
"Oh yeah. I'd forgotten about that." Harry said, and Draco smiled.
"You were a little out of it," he agreed. He stood up straight. "Well. I have work to do." Harry stared at him.
"So you're just gonna leave me here, like this?" Draco shrugged.
"Not my problem, is it?" He smirked.
"You planned this, didn't you?" Draco didn't answer. "You did! You bastard! You know fully well that cleaning spells doesn't work for this and now I'm supposed to walk around like this for the rest of the day?"
"Oh come off it, Harry! You have robes. They hide stuff. You like this and you know it. You're such a perv!" He straightened his own robe and was just about to leave the cupboard when Harry grabbed him by the neck and pressed him up against the wall, knocking down the few cleaning supplies that hadn't fallen off their shelves the first time. He kissed him deeply and roamed his hands all over Draco's body, and Draco involuntarily jerked up to his hands. Then the mouth and the hands were suddenly gone and Harry was opening the door.
"What are you doing?" Draco sputtered. "I can't walk around like this?" Harry gave him a devilish smile.
"You have robes, Draco. They hide stuff. See you at home!" And then he was gone.
3. If you wanna be my lover
if you wanna be my lover
you gotta get with my friends
make it last forever
friendship never ends
if you wanna be my lover
you have got to give
taking is too easy, but that's the way it is
- Wannabe (Spice Girls)
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: T
Genre: Romance/drama
Words: 414
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"Oh but Draco come on! You promised!" Harry turned and looked at his lover, running an exasperated hand through his hair.
"I did no such thing!" Draco said defiantly and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Yes you did! You said 'okay okay whatever you want, just get on with it now goddammit'... or something like that, I don't recall the exact wording, if you excuse." Harry smirked, trying to lighten the mood just a tiny bit, knowing he would fail.
"But I wasn't talking about that! You know I would never agree to meeting your... friends."
"Yeah, I know. Believe me, I know. I just don't want to believe it." Harry sat down on the bed, face in his hands.
"I just don't get why this is such a big deal for you?" Draco asked, still leaning against the wall. Harry looked up at him, doubtful.
"Are you serious? Do you actually still not get why you meeting my friends over lunch and behaving civilized is important to me? We've been over this a million times, Draco! Haven't you been listening at all? They are my family. Meeting them is equal to me meeting your parent - which I did willingly even though I was terrified, I might add. They've been there for the better part of my whole life. I love them, Draco. They mean the world to me, I wouldn't be standing here today if it weren't for them, you know that. I will not let them slip away just because you don't want to meet them. I will not allow you to make me chose between them and you. You would not benefit from the outcome of that choice, I tell you." Harry looked up at Draco.
"Harry, I'm not... I would never..." Draco crossed the floor and sat down beside Harry.
"But you are, Draco. You are just... This is the only thing I've asked of you. The only thing, Draco. That you meet with my friends. Nothing else in my life matters, but they do. They matter. You and them." Draco sighed.
"If I come", he said. "Will you blow me afterwards?" Harry glared at him. "Okay, sorry, that was inappropriate. I... will join you for lunch. Since it apparently means so much for you." He put his hand on Harry's thigh, and Harry smiled.
"Thank you."
"... And you will blow me afterwards", he smirked. He only just managed to avoid Harry's hand when it came flying.
4. You'll be my princess
you'll be my princess and I'll be your toad
I'll follow behind you on rainbow road
protect you from red shells wherever we go
I promise
- Mario Kart Love Song (Sam Hart)
Pairing: Teddy/James
Rating: K
Genre: Romance
Words: 265
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"James... would you... I..." Teddy fiddled with the controller and didn't quite look at James.
"Hrm... what, Teddy?" James shot a distracted look at his boyfriend, turning the most of his attention on the game.
"Do you like me?" James' car crashed into the wall. He turned to stare at Teddy.
"Have I been giving you the impression that I don't?" he asked, not being able to keep the hurt, disbelief, concern and anxiousness out of his voice. Teddy winced at all the emotions showing through and sighed.
"I didn't mean like that, I know that you like me, I just... I don't know. Forget it. Another round?" But James put his controller down and turned on the sofa so that he was facing Teddy.
"Teddy, I love you. I know you have a hard time getting that into your head, but I do. I don't..." He ran an exasperated hand through his hair and looked around in their living room. His eyes lit up. "You know the game we played all last weekend, Super Mario?" Teddy nodded. He remembered. "Well... our life goes like this. At least I hope it will. You'll be my princess, and I'll be your toad. I'll follow behind you on rainbow road, I'll protect you from red shells wherever we go. I promise." Teddy laughed out loud.
"You are the most corniest and nerdiest boyfriend ever", he said, pulling James close. "I love you too. Sorry for doubting you."
"S'okay. Seeing as how badly I beat you on every TV game we play you're allowed to doubt me sometimes."
5. Somewhere over the rainbow
somewhere over the rainbow
way up high
- Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland)
Pairing: Albus/Scorpius
Rating: T
Genre: Humor
Words: 679
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"But Rose, pleeeeease!" Scorpius Malfoy begged as he handed the girl her hairbrush. She didn't reply. "Pretty please?" he tried and reached up to help her untangle her long curls. He looked at her in the mirror and pouted. She sighed.
"Why can't you do it yourself?" she asked. He tried not to smile, as this meant she was giving in.
"You're his cousin", he said.
"You're his best friend", she replied. The door to the bathroom opened, and a sixth year Hufflepuff girl appeared. She stopped and stared at Scorpius.
"You do know that this is a girls bathroom, right?" she asked. Scorpius shrugged.
"Yeah. So?" he said, waiting for her to get to the point. She looked at him for another few seconds before shaking her head and entering a stall. Scorpius turned back to Rose.
"You're his cousin", he repeated.
"And you're gay!" she said, exasperated. "You're up-and-above the rainbow gay. Don't you think it'll make a little more sense if the gay best friend gives him fashion tips than his brainiac cousin?"
"It's not fashion tips, it's measures for self-preservation", Scorpius muttered. "Wearing those shirts should be illegal." Rose snorted and leaned forward to get a better look in the mirror.
"I still don't see why I have to do it. Are you afraid he'll think you have the hots for him if you do it or what?" she said, smiling at how ridiculous that was. Then she caught Scorpius' look in the mirror. Her mouth fell open. "Oh my God, you do! You do have the hots for him!" She squealed and spun around and grabbed his arms. "Why didn't you tell me?" Scorpius glared at her and pulled his arms from her grip.
"Be a little louder, would you? I don't think the Slytherins heard you all the way to the dungeons", he hissed. Then the stall door opened and the Hufflepuff girl that actually had been within hearing range emerged, wearing a blush. Scorpius turned around and glared at her as she washed her hands.
"If you so much as breathe this to another soul, living or dead or painted, I'm gonna make you wish you'd never been born", he said, voice low but icily clear. "Understood?" She nodded shakily. Every student at Hogwarts knew when not to mess with Scorpius Malfoy.
"Jeez Scorp", Rose said as the door closed behind the girl. "You're lucky she'd already been to the toilet, or you would've had quite the accident there." She turned around to face the mirror again and straightened her tie. "But as I was saying, why haven't you told me about this?"
"This?" Scorpius tried, knowing he would fail.
"This little crush of yours", Rose clarified with a dangerous smile.
"Because you would've been acting like this, and you would've told Lily, who would've told James, who would've kicked my ass and then told Albus. Which is why you're not gonna breathe this to anyone either", Scorpius added, the panic in his eyes telling Rose that he was serious.
"I won't tell", she ensured him. "But I will tell Al about his hideous shirts." Scorpius pumped his fist in the air.
"Yes! Thank you!" he made to plant a kiss on her cheek, but she held up her hand.
"If," she started, and Scorpius closed his eyes and muttered
"This can't be good..."
"If you let me have a totally innocent discussion with Albus about whom he may or may not have a crush on."
"Rooose", Scorpius whined, putting his face in his hands. They both knew that that discussion could never be innocent. "He will never speak to me again! You're gonna make me lose my best friend!"
"No, I'm saving you both from a life of 'what if'. Come on now, we'll be late for Transfigurations and Al'll be wondering what on earth could possibly take that long in a girls bathroom."
"He really doesn't have a sense of style that boy", Scorpius sighed.
"You'll change that soon enough, honey", Rose reassured and patted his shoulder. "You just wait..."
6. I don't like your boyfriend
hey hey you you I don't like your boyfriend
no way no way I think you need a new one
hey hey you, I could be your boyfriend so
- Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne)
Pairing: Teddy/James pre-slash
Rating: K
Genre: Romance
Words: 251
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Teddy came stumbling through the floo just when James had settled down in his parents' living room with the prophet's weekend crossword spread across his lap. He looked up, surprised at seeing his friend and almost-brother almost-cousin almost-something there so early on a sunday, and the condition Teddy was in made him even more surprised.
"Rough night?" he asked, eyebrow quirked. When Teddy didn't even glare at him, James knew something was wrong. "Hey, what's up? Did something happen?" Teddy sat down on the couch next to James and rubbed a hand over his face.
"Yeah, I... god, I'm such an idiot!" He let his head fall back on the couch, and stared at the roof. James put down the crossword and turned so he was looking at Teddy.
"Hey, Teddy. What happened?" he asked, more serious and with a bit of concern.
"David and I had a fight", Teddy said, not letting any emotion slip into his voice.
"I don't like your boyfriend", James stated. Teddy snorted.
"So you've told me."
"I think you need a new one."
"So you've told me."
"I could be your boyfriend." Teddy's head snapped up and he turned to stare at James.
"You... what?" he asked, incredulous. James shrugged.
"I'm gay, you're gay, you're hot, I like you, you... like me. I hope. I've had a crush on you for years. I could be your boyfriend."
"But James, I..." he faltered. James stood up and grabbed the paper.
"Just think about it, okay?"
"...okay."
7. No woman no cry
no woman no cry
- No woman no cry (Bob Marley)
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: T
Genre: Romance
Words: 129
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Harry Potter's second ever kiss was just as perfect as it was unexpected. Most surprising was perhaps the fact that it was shared with Draco Malfoy. But there they were, in a deserted corridor on the fourth floor, going to first base. At long last, when their heads began to spin and voices in their heads kept telling them that breathing oxygen was a necessity if this wasn't going to end then and there, they parted, breathing heavily. Harry was the first to speak.
"That was... not wet", he said, cringing as he realized how stupid it sounded. Draco smiled, actually smiled, and kissed him lightly.
"Well - no woman, no cry", he replied, and then they kissed again. And again. And again. Wetly, but in the right way.
8. Never gonna give you up
never gonna give you up
never gonna let you down
never gonna run around and desert you
never gonna make you cry
never gonna say goodbye
never gonna tell a lie, and hurt you
- Never gonna give you up (Rick Astley)
Pairing: Harry/Male
Rating: K
Genre: Romance
Words: 301
Warning: Songfic! *cringes* Sorry!
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It's a clear day.
Never gonna give you up
It's a clear, beautiful day, and people are gathering outside. The sky is blue and the sun is high and you're fidgeting with the hem of your robes like never before.
Never gonna let you down
Ron picks up on your nerves and hands you a beer with a calming smile. He's done this, and he didn't die. That somewhat reassures you.
Never gonna run around and desert you
Bill sticks in his head later, probably prompted by Fleur, who's prompted by Hermione, who's prompted by Ron, who's not comfortable being the closest thing to Harry's father in this situation.
"You okay?" he asks. You nod, shakily. He smiles. "It's a cakewalk, Harry. You've got nothing to be nervous about." Says the man who got married to a part-veela in times of war. They didn't know if they were gonna make it to the next sunrise, of course getting married isn't something you're nervous about then.
Never gonna make you cry
Ginny gets you when it's time. Merlin, you love that woman to bits. A shame she doesn't have any. There's a small breeze soothing your sweaty palms.
Never gonna say goodbye
Logically, you know that you've got nothing to be nervous about. This isn't gonna change anything. You'll still continue living exactly like you did before, just with a ring on your finger. But still, you've never been this nervous before, and that's saying something, considering your life resume.
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
It's a clear day, and the breeze is blowing through his soft hair. He's smiling, which makes you smile too. And although you knew this was nothing to be nervous about, you've also never been more relieved than when he also says I do.
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