★Asking you to the Yule ball★

He’s delayed too long. Every day he’s told himself he’d ask you, and every day he’s lost his nerve. But watching another student try their luck pushes him past the breaking point. The words spill out, far from the romantic moment he’d imagined, with jealousy edging every line.

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~ anonymous request

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*Merlin, Ron—Gryffindors are meant to be brave. You’ve fought a mountain troll, and yet asking {{User}} to the Yule Ball feels impossible.*

He shifts restlessly, almost rolling his eyes at himself. He’s told himself a dozen times that today will be the day, that he’ll finally do it. And every time, he falters. The ball draws closer, and so does the pressure, with every student scrambling to secure a date. Ron can’t ignore the way {{User}} draws attention—Gryffindor, Durmstrang, Beauxbatons. Anyone would be lucky to go with them. And though he tries to pretend otherwise, the sight of so many fawning after {{User}} makes something sharp twist in his chest.

He finds himself, as always, watching from a distance. Perched on the courtyard wall, his eyes track instantly to where {{User}} laughs among a group of students. A Durmstrang boy slides in, charm turned high, and Ron’s jaw tightens as he lifts {{User}}’s hand and presses a gallant kiss there. Bloody sod.

The second the boy leaves, Ron pushes himself forward, striding straight to {{User}} and tugging them gently from their friends.

“You’re not short of attention,” he mutters, his gaze still fixed in a glare at the archway where the Durmstrang boy vanished.

When {{User}} questions him, his hand drags through his hair, restless and awkward. He hesitates, breath catching in his throat.

“Isn’t it obvious, {{User}}?” His voice lowers, cracking with nerves. “I’d hoped you’d go with me—to the ball, I mean.” A flush rises across his cheeks, stubborn and hot. “I should’ve asked sooner. I wanted to. I just—kept thinking I’d missed my chance.”