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leahsgirl · 3 months

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valentines sucks

— in which y/n’s original valentine’s day plans fall through and leah decides to take her out herself.

pairings - leah williamson x female reader

warnings - minor swearing but that’s about it really

a/n - an early valentine’s day post because i have the patience of a three year old, here’s some fluff for the lovely day 💐💒

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“Babe wake up.” shaking the body next to you in bed, you was answered with grumbles before you could hear faint snores again. “Baby, come on get up, it’s valentine’s day!” With a reluctant sigh, the man next to you shifted so his upper body was pressed against the headboard, rubbing his eyes for a brief second.

“here.” an excited grin covered your face as you handed him a red envelope and a neatly wrapped present. “well go on; open it.”

the brown haired boy peeled open the envelope, revealing a handmade card covered in red lipstick kisses and cut-out hearts made from card. “To Tobias, happy valentine’s day, i love you, thanks for another year together, love y/n.” He placed down the card and reached for the present, tearing the wrapping paper open to reveal a homemade scrapbook. “Look inside, theres a surprise.” At this point you was itching with anticipation, personally you thought you’d outdone yourself with the valentine’s day gifts this year and couldn’t wait to get your boyfriend’s reaction.

Tobias pulled out a folded piece of paper, opening it up you watched as he read the words on the page. “We’re going Canada?” He looked confused. “Well I know it’s always been one of the places you’ve wanted to go, plus you said you had some family down there so I thought this is the perfect opportunity to go visit them.”

“y/n I don’t know what to say.” The olive skinned boy replied as he looked over the piece of paper again. “Hm most people normally say thank you.” You laughed as you moved closer to him. “Do you like it?”

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, he gave a weak smile and nodded. Oblivious to his change in demeanour, you pressed your lips to his pulling him in for a short but sweet kiss.

“Okay my turn!” now crossing your legs and holding your hands out, you shut your eyes.

“Oh..uhm..shit yeah.” Tobias got up off the bed, walking back and forth as he tried to find something to give you. A fun fact you should know about Tobias; he’s a pretty shitty person - you just failed to acknowledge it at this point. “Listen y/n-“ He sunk back onto the mattress. Opening your eyes you notice he’s looking anywhere but you. “You forgot didn’t you?” The lack of response told you everything you needed to know, your mood instantly deflating.

Scoffing, you got up out of bed and made your way into the bathroom. “y/n wait I can make it up to you.” Tobias rang out but you were choosing to ignore him.

Whipping out your phone, you decide to text your fellow teammates/friends:

y/n - he’s only gone and forgot again, i’m at a loss for words, valentines sucks

meado - you deserve better y/n i’m sorry

geo stanway - break up with him! break up with him!

y/n - you say it like it’s easy

elton - do you want me to come and twat him?

lee lee - be ready in 15 mins, wear something warm.

Despite the curiosity, you follow the defenders instructions, throwing on some light wash jeans and a beige jumper, finishing off the look with a matching beanie. Unlocking the door, you find yourself face to face with Tobias. “Where are you going?”

“Out. Also i’d appreciate if you weren’t here when I get back, I think it’s best we both have some space.” With that you leave the room, grab your bag and leave the apartment.

You didn’t have to wait for Leah for long, you was only stood outside your apartment complex for a couple of minutes before you caught a glimpse that famous blonde hair. “My car’s around the corner, come on let’s go.”

“Hello y/n, hello Leah, it’s nice to see you, it’s nice to see you too. And they say chivalry is dead.” You said sarcastically as the older girl was already turning around to head back to her Audi. She pauses, waiting for you to catch up “Sorry, it’s just we’re on a bit of a time limit.”

You raised your eyebrows quizzically, “care to tell me where we’re going? and why I had to dress warm,”

She glances you up and down before smiling like a mischievous kid “Nope and Nope, you look beautiful though.” You could feel the blush creeping up on your cheeks at the compliment. “Leah Williamson: The charmer.”

“Always.” The blonde winked at you before opening the car door and sliding into the drivers seat. “Mind if I connect my phone to play music?” Leah shook her head and you started pressing all sorts of buttons on the touchscreen device. Eventually you got up CarPlay with it displaying Leah’s last played song “‘I see the light’, Seriously? How old are you?”

It was the blue-eyed girls turn to blush now, witnessing a sense of embarrassment come over her. “Hey it’s a good song from a great film, i’m going to ignore your judging.”

You raise your hands up in defence “No judging - I actually think it’s quite cute. In fact it gives me even more evidence for my ‘leah williamson is actually a massive softie’ list i’m compiling.” She gives you a stern look but you know she’s only playing and you continue to shuffle songs until you come across one you like.

The car journey was pleasant and entertaining, talking about pretty much anything and everything along with a quick game of would you rather. Conversation flowed easily between the two of you, it’s probably why you liked being around the taller girl so much. Leah parked up and the two of you got out the vehicle. “Hold my hand?” You accepted the extended arm and laced your fingers with hers, choosing not to acknowledge how right it felt.

Syncing up steps, Leah guided you towards an area that got noisier the closer you got, nonetheless brighter. “Welcome to London’s biggest funfair.” The blonde announced.

“How on earth did you know I always wanted to come here?!” Looking around, you could see a multitude of various rides and mini-game stalls, not to mention your ultimate favourite; the ferris wheel. “I listen y/n, that’s how.” Just that sentence alone sent your stomach flipping. “What do you propose we do first?”

Scanning around, you take notice of the bumper cars and smirk to yourself “How about a good olé head-to-head at bumper cars?”

The mention of competition was enough to get Leah to agree, trailing along behind you to get in the queue. She was so going to win.

Now as it turned out, she in fact did not win, and instead is complaining of whiplash. “Stupid pissing game.” She grumbled causing you to snicker “it’s alright Lee, i’m sure after another one..or one hundred goes you’ll be able to have a chance at beating me.”

Lots of games later, you sat yourselves on a bench, holding one of the greatest inventions known to man. “I can’t believe you’ve never had warm donuts, you’ve been missing out.” You weren’t being dramatic when you felt a piece of yourself shatter when Leah told you she’s never tried the popular carnival dessert. “They’ve just never really appealed to me.”

“And that ladies and gentlemen is what is wrong with society today.” Opening the box and letting the smell hit you, you broke a donut in half, holding it out for Leah to take a bite out of. You watched as the blonde ate the sugary treat and widened her eyes “Okay they’re gorgeous.” She revealed as she went for the other half.

“Tell me something I don’t know.”

“Hey do you mind waiting here for a few minutes, I’ve got to go do something real quick.” The defender got up off the table and waited for your approval before actually leaving. Once you nodded, she was off in the opposite direction, leaving you with just the now empty donut box and both of your belongings.

However, after around ten minutes she returned, holding something behind her back. “Okay close your eyes and put your hands out.” Following her orders you do exactly that, feeling a soft weight now in your possession. Taking a look, in your hands was a small brown bear with a heart attached to its claws. “Happy Valentine’s day y/n.” Leah spoke softly and your heart was beating faster than it does when playing a match. “Lee you didn’t have to do that you know.”

“I know, but I wanted to. Also, I had to win something to make up for the bumper cars.”

You shook your head smiling “Oh so it wasn’t a cute little gift, it was to restore your overinflated ego.” quirking a brow, it was Leah’s turn to smile like a little kid “Guess you could say we got the best of both worlds.”

You both decided you should probably start to head back. But not before riding the ferris wheel that is, heading over to the massive thing hand in hand.

Once secured in by a metal bar, you wait for the ride to commence. “Can I ask a question?” You turn to look at the girl next to you, she nodded. “Why did bring me here? why did you even take me out at all?” It was Valentine’s day after all, you guys weren’t dating, you was sure she had people higher up on her list she wanted to see today of all days.

“You need to leave him y/n.” The sentence was stated so effortlessly but you couldn’t help but feel a punch to the gut sensation. “you deserve better.”

“He never used to be like this.” You mumbled under your breath but the blonde still caught it, deciding just to drop the matter.

“What’s with the love of funfairs anyways?” Leah asked, gripping onto the bar harder now you were at the very top of the contraption.

“My dad used to bring me to them all the time as a little kid. My mum was always travelling the country with work so I guess it was his way of getting me to cheer up. Not to mention he would always win me a stuffed animal and then we’d end the day with the warm donuts. You smiled at the memory. “Then he got sick and we stopped coming.” It still stung a little when you reminisce over your father’s diagnosis and how you watched him deteriorate with each and every hospital visit.

“I’m sorry y/n, i didn’t mean to bring him u-“ You cut in, “No it’s okay don’t worry, you remind me of him a lot actually.”

The skipper looked at you confused “Do I?”

“Well he was very kind, funny, determined and not to forget sometimes arrogant - all characteristics you share.” Leah swatted your arm, “I’m not that arrogant.”

“Oh yes you definitely are.” Chuckling as you intertwined your arms. “But I wouldn’t change you for the world if that makes you feel better.”

“It does make me feel better actually.”

Now you were sat in the car on the way home, scrolling through socials on your phone. Leah was concentrating on the road, cursing out the odd ‘dickhead’ or ‘twat’ here and there. “Do you reckon if I post a picture of us at the funfair on my instagram we’ll get floods of dating accusations?” Ever since being in the public eye you’ve been very careful about what you chose to share on your social media; people are like vultures and you’re the bait. According to articles and fan pages, you’ve dated everyone on your squad and more, some have even suggested your relationship with Tobias is a pr stunt, but your personal favourite is that you’re apparently pregnant because you had a break from social media for a few months.

“All the fans already assume we have a thing going on. Post it if you like.” The older girl was right, back when you transferred to arsenal three years ago up until this day fans have always had their conspiracy theories around the pair, you never played into it however, just letting them think what they think, sending them into frenzies if a post was ever made with the two of you together.

Humming in agreement, you start crafting out your post, thinking of an appropriate caption before pressing share. “Done.”

Another twenty minutes or so had passed and you could tell you were getting closer to home, recognising certain buildings. It was around this time when Leah had started very quietly singing along to the song playing through the speakers. The blue-eyed girl had a very pretty voice in your opinion and you often didn’t understand why she felt embarrassed singing in front of people.

You continued to watch the girl, a genuine smile making its way to your lips.

put your lips close to mine

as long as they don’t touch

out of focus, eye to eye

‘til the gravity’s too much

i’ll do anything you say

if you say it with your hands

Now you don’t know if it was the way she was singing the lyrics, or the way the sunlight was bouncing off her face to give her a gorgeous sun-kissed look, or how every so often she’d make eye contact with you and smile. But somehow, all you wanted to do was-

“Okay pretty, we’re here.” Pulling you out of your little daydream, you looked out the window to see you was in fact outside your apartment.

“Okay well thank you for doing this for me today, it means a lot.” Leaning across the gearstick, you pulled her in for a side hug.

Your name has echoed through my mind

And I just think you should, think you should know

That nothing safe is worth the drive

And I would follow you, follow you home

I'll follow you, follow you home

You pulled back to look at the defender, examining her whole face. She watched as your eyes flicked down to her lips, and back up. It could have just been both of your imaginations, but the tension was thick. You could drop a pin and you’re convinced you would hear it.

You found yourself leaning in, faces only inches apart now. The thing that shocked you the most was that Leah made no attempt to move back, instead she kept her gaze firmly locked on yours.

“Sorry for what I’m about to do.” Were the final words you breathed out before pressing your lips on the defenders. It started out light, almost afraid if you applied anymore pressure, she’d back away. But those fears were squashed when you felt a pair of lips kiss you back, this time with more intent.

You could feel a warm hand travel to the back of your neck, pulling you closer if that was even possible. Running a hand through her blonde locks you felt a smile playing at the girls lips as she continued to kiss back.

Pulling apart your chest was heaving. Suddenly hyper aware of your surroundings you wave her goodbye and exit the car, taking one last look at Leah before practically running up the steps to your building.

Once inside, you reach for the phone in your pocket that has just buzzed. Unlocking it you see you have one new message.

from: lee lee

break up with him.

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moonlightspencie · 25 days

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As Long as They Don’t Touch

Chapter 4 of ‘treacherous’

Pairing: Remus Lupin x Reader

Word Count: 2.9k

(bit of a filler chapter. much more will happen in the next one)

As much as you wished you would spend plenty of time in your flat, as the summer came, you found yourself spending a considerable amount of time at both 12 Grimmauld Place and your job. Of course, you still made sure to be home for Dumpling, but after Sirius begrudgingly warmed up to the cat, you’d started bringing him along on your visits. You could swear that Dumpling also enjoyed being in that house rather than your own flat as well. It would be annoying if you didn’t feel the same way. Besides, Remus and Sirius were great company for the both of you.

You sat in the kitchen as Sirius pretended not to love Dumpling rubbing up against his legs. You laughed as he complained about the alleged ‘beast’, as if he didn’t turn into an animal himself at will.

“You are such a baby! It’s just a cat. And he loves you,” you laughed as Sirius dodged the cat.

He groaned dramatically. “He probably has worms.”

“You’re not any better. You get fleas!”

“That’s…” he scoffed. “That’s different!”

“Hardly,” you laughed a little harder.

Though the cheerful mood soon dissipated as Remus walked into the room, not looking quite as cheerful as the two of you.

“We need to go,” he said solemnly.

You found yourself in the middle of a vicious battle. For what, you weren’t entirely sure, but you trusted Remus and the others who did know that it would be worth it in the end. You were fighting a seemingly ridiculous amount of death eaters for only six people, and certainly wished that more of your order-mates had been around to drop in. Though, as if by some miracle, five more appeared just as you disarmed the particularly nasty-looking fellow you’d been fighting with for the past couple of minutes.

You were ecstatic for just a moment, smiling a bit before you turned your head to see if Sirius had also noticed. Instead, you saw flashes of light in an intense stand-off. Two forces collided in the middle, with Sirius at one end, clearly struggling to overpower the death eater that dueled against him.

“Sirius!” you practically screamed, running towards him at full speed.

You pointed your wand towards the masked wizard who was, unfortunately, holding their own against Sirius. But, before you could get close enough to make sure your spell would be effective, another form stepped in your path. You started shooting spell after spell towards the woman, but she deflected them masterfully. It didn’t take long before you were the one on defense. You grunted, as one spell hit you, knocking you down to the ground. You raised your wand to shoot back, but were too late.

“Crucio!”

Your wand dropped from your hand first, then your entire body hit the floor, your vision blacking out as a terrible pain overwhelmed all of your senses. It was like nothing you’d ever felt before, and you writhed against the ground, feeling as much as looking like nothing more than a tortured worm. You couldn’t even find it in yourself to yell out in pain, everything in your body seemingly malfunctioning from the feeling. Though it probably lasted thirty seconds or less, it felt like hours before it finally stopped. You groaned, turning over on your stomach as your vision came back. You pressed your hands to the floor, trying to look to where Sirius had been, but another pair of hands grabbed at you.

You tried scooting away in a panic, but a familiar voice calmed you.

“It’s me,” Remus said quickly. “It’s me. You’re okay.”

“Sirius, he—”

“He’s alright. He’s doing just fine, I promise.”

He helped you sit up, and you noticed that the amount of death eaters left battling was beginning to dwindle. You leaned into him when he got you up off the ground.

“They’re retreating. You’re okay,” he said, meeting your eyes. “We’re all fine. Nobody’s hurt too badly.”

“Okay,” you said, gaining some of your strength back as you saw the last few death eaters disappearing in matching clouds of smoke. “Okay.”

You shut your eyes, letting your head lean against his chest. He put his arms around you, sure to keep you standing.

“Is she okay?” Sirius’ voice rang out as his footsteps approached.

“I’m fine, Siri,” you said, moving to look at him.

He hugged you quickly. “You shouldn’t have—”

“It’s too late to lecture me now. I was coming to try to help you. Couldn’t have known she’d used the cruciatus curse,” you mumbled against him, then stepped back. “I agreed to join, risks and all. I just… finally had to deal with the risk.”

He sighed, knowing he couldn’t argue. “How are you feeling?”

“Not fantastic.”

“Let’s get you back, yeah?” Remus asked, a hand on your arm.

“Don’t we need to stick around to—”

“Anything else that needs to be done the rest of us will handle,” Sirius said firmly. “You were down for almost a full minute. You need to rest.”

You hesitated, looking between the two men before nodding slowly.

“Okay. Yeah, alright. Just…” you looked at Sirius. “Contact us if you need us for anything? Please?”

Sirius nodded, and suddenly you were off with Remus. You apparated back to a street near Grimmauld Place, and Remus helped you walk to the building, keeping a hand on you in some capacity until you were sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace.You tried pretending like you were just a bit tired, though you couldn’t deny to yourself that you really were feeling worse for wear after the curse had hit you. You relaxed into the cushions, trying to make yourself comfortable, but it seemed to be to no avail, even after taking a potion for the lingering pain. You made a mental note to experiment with more recipes for this specific kind of pain.

“You alright?” Remus’s voice came softly as he brought in a cup of tea for you.

You accepted the cup, sighing a little. “I’d like to say yes, but I know you’ll catch me in a lie if I say so.”

He smiled softly. “I have come to know you quite well, haven’t I?”

“Best be careful you don’t learn much more about me, or else Sirius might become jealous. He’s quite possessive of his little sunshine girl, you know?”

“Surely I view you a little differently than Padfoot does. I don’t think he’ll think I’m taking his new best mate.”

“Yeah? In what way do you view me, then?” You smiled, feeling a little fluttering of something in your stomach.

His smile suddenly dropped, though, as yours grew. You frowned a bit when he abruptly stood from the spot he’d taken on the couch.

“I think I’ll fix a snack. Any preferences?” He asked, not quite meeting your eyes.

You shook your head simply, feeling confused and almost a bit hurt at his change in demeanor. That seemed to happen a lot lately.

Over the past months, of course you’d spent plenty of time with Sirius. He delighted in bringing you around. He practically treated you like a little sister at times, looking after you and always asking you to come over. Of course you obliged.

As a result, you found yourself spending more and more time with Remus as well. Those visits you didn’t necessarily oblige. You’d jump in feet first every time he so much as asked you to walk into another room with him. To put it modestly: you found yourself fancying him. More than that even. At times, you could swear he might feel the same way, but it seemed lately that every time a touch or a gaze lingered a moment too long, he’d clam up and find some excuse to avoid you for a bit. Much like how you felt in that moment as he practically ran off to the kitchen because of something he had implied in the first place. You huffed an irritated sigh as you sat alone on the couch.

It took an hour or so of Remus practically ignoring you from a nearby chair as you snacked on crackers and cheese before the others returned back. The very first people to reach you just had to be Fred and George Weasley.

“You alright?” Fred started.

George chimed in, “We heard you had a bit of a…”

“I’m fine,” you stated plainly.

They shared a look over your head.

“We know you got hurt…”

“... just thought it was your body, not your mind.”

“Excuse me?” You said, looking up at them.

“You’re clearly a bit… grumpy,” Fred said, looking almost timid, which was quite unusual to you.

You sighed. “Sorry. Didn’t mean to take it out on you two. Just tired is all.”

“Tired and in need of some brilliant company,” Sirius’s voice came in.

You tried giving him a small smile, but your face dropped a little again as you noticed Remus standing up and walking off towards the others in another room. Sirius tracked your gaze, nodding in understanding before quietly telling the twins he’d take care of your sour mood. You overhearing that certainly didn’t help said ‘sour mood’.

“I can’t stand you,” you muttered as Sirius took a seat next to you.

“You always were a whiner,” he smirked, then gently nudged your shoulder. “Mooney being a bit… himself again, is he?”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

“Oh, please. I can see right through both of you. He’s being all mopey and dramatic about something, and you’re clearly annoyed at him for it.”

“Maybe if he’d stop running off on me constantly…”

“Running off?”

“Yeah. Any time we’re– getting along,” you huffed a sigh, “he always decides to go and run off like I’ve somehow offended him. I haven’t done anything. It’s ridiculous.”

Sirius stayed quiet for a moment, then began to laugh, at which point you smacked his arm.

“It isn’t funny!”

“No… No. It’s hilarious, really. He has such a crush on you, it’s pathetic.”

“I– No, he doesn’t. Cut it out, Sirius.”

“Yes, he does! This is exactly what he’d do in school, too. Get all broody and standoffish. It’s like he doesn’t know what to do with himself. It’s adorable,” Sirius chuckled, putting an arm around you. “Just thought he would’ve grown out of it by now.”

“Shove off, Sirius.”

“... You need a nap.”

“No, I don’t, I–”

“If you don’t go yourself, you know I won't hesitate to pick you up and drop you in bed myself.”

You groaned, shaking your head. “Whatever.”

“Go on, then.”

“Fine. But stop telling me what to do.”

“Grumpy girl,” he muttered under his breath.

You considered smacking him at that moment, but ultimately thought better of the decision as you stood from the couch. You quietly pushed past the others in the house, ignoring the eyes on you as you wandered into the guest room that you always stayed in when you were with Sirius. Though you couldn’t deny that some of your annoyance faded a bit as you came across Dumpling, meowing up at you with wide eyes.

“Hello, darling,” you reached down, scratching under his chin. “Have you been waiting for me all this time? I’ve been home for a while, you know? Well, not home, but…”

“You make it a habit, talking to your cat like this?”

You turned with a small smile when you heard the familiar voice.

“Only when I get sent to my room and have nobody else to talk to,” you snorted a laugh as Tonks waltzed in like she owned the place. “I don’t know why I don’t just go back to my flat right now.”

“Clearly you were waiting for me.”

“Right. Of course,” you laughed a little more.

“Why were you ‘sent to your room’ anyways?” she asked, sitting on your bed as she leaned down to pet Dumpling.

You sighed. “Sirius. He thinks I’m being too grumpy and that I need a nap.”

“Mm. You need a cuddle-buddy?” She smirked.

You smiled a little as you shook your head, beginning to crawl under the covers.

“Normally I might say yes, but I think maybe I do need to be alone for a little bit. It’s been… a long day.”

“So I’ve heard,” she nodded, giving you a sympathetic smile. “How are you feeling?”

“Exhausted in every way imaginable.”

She nodded again, crossing her arms as she stood up.

“I’ll leave you be then. Get some rest, alright?”

You gave her a ghost of a smile. “Yeah. I will. Just… shut the door for me on the way out, yeah?”

“Yeah. Sleep well.”

“Thanks.��

You watched on as she slowly walked out of the room, giving Dumpling one last scratch on his chin before she shut the door behind her. You’d hate to admit it out loud, but Sirius may have been right in telling you that you probably needed a nap. You were out like a light fairly quickly.

It came to your attention in the following weeks that the battle you were a part of was practically for nothing. Of course, everyone thought it was some worthwhile cause, but it turned out that the death eaters who were there weren’t necessarily after anything big or terrible that day. You knew that any reason to try to weaken them was a good cause, but you still found yourself a bit annoyed at the idea that you were on the receiving end of the cruciatus curse that day. You were starting to rethink your role in the Order, especially as you were getting better and better at experimenting in Herbology at your new job.

You were sitting on your couch when you heard a knock on your door. You’d invited Sirius and Remus to your flat for tea, wanting to actually spend some time in your own home for once. You got up, greeting them with a smile at the door and inviting them in.

“Take off your shoes, yeah?” You instructed as you started for the kitchen to put the kettle on.

You heard the two of them shuffling as they took off their shoes and jackets, leaving them at the door. They both walked into the kitchen together, sitting at the island.

“How are you guys doing? Haven’t seen you in a few days,” you said, still turned around as you put on the kettle and started pulling down three mugs.

“Alright,” Sirius said casually. “Haven’t been terribly busy. I was thrilled you invited us, I’ve been quite bored.”

“I can imagine,” you chuckled, finally turning to them.

“You been okay?” Remus asked, looking as annoyingly caring as always.

You nodded, crossing your arms over your chest. You looked at him for a moment, taking in how tired he looked. You hadn’t checked moon cycles lately, but it seemed just about that time.

“Yeah. Super busy at work, but when your work is as delightful as mine, it’s hard to complain,” you smiled a little. “You look a bit tired, Mooney.”

He stared for a second, then nodded. “Yeah. I am. Moon is in two days.”

“Ah,” you sighed in understanding. “Thought so. I’m sorry.”

“I’m used to it.”

“I’m still sorry.”

“He’ll live,” Sirius said with a little wink to lighten the mood.

You smiled a little. “I know.”

It wasn’t long before the kettle started whistling, and you filled each cup, leaving the milk and sugar out in between the three of you on the counter to fix it up the way you each liked to.

“So…” you started as you stirred in some sugar.

“So…?” Remus questioned with a tired smile.

You swallowed once. “I’m thinking of… maybe not being so involved with the order.”

Sirius furrowed his brow, sitting up straight as he looked at you. “What?”

“Just… with missions and stuff. I’ll still go when I’m absolutely needed and be around for when I need to help with medical needs and stuff, but–”

“You want to take a step back?”

You nodded. “Yeah. I just don’t really think all the fighting is my strong suit. Plus, I always feel like I’m too worried about everyone else to be fully focused when I’m fighting. Which is obviously problematic.”

“Wow,” Sirius said simply, nodding a little.

Remus looked at you for a moment before speaking up. “I think it’s a good idea. You shouldn’t feel like fighting is the only way you can help. You’ll probably be even more helpful if we know for a fact that we can count on you if and when something goes wrong for the rest of us.”

“That’s what I was thinking,” you nodded again, then sighed softly. “You… don’t think it’s wrong for me to want to step back?”

“Of course not,” Remus replied. It was obvious he preferred you out of the field. He always had.

“No. No, we need you in tip top shape if you’re going to baby the rest of us,” Sirius said with a little humor. You could tell he was still surprised, but was trying to be fully supportive. “Like Mrs. Weasley. She likes to make sure we’re well fed, and you’ll make sure we don’t… uh…”

“I’ll make sure you guys aren’t letting a curse get the best of you.”

“Right,” Sirius smiled a little. “No, it’s a good idea.”

“Cool,” you breathed out. “Cool. I guess I’ll break the news at the next meeting.”

Remus smiled softly, brushing a thumb over the back of your hand as it rested on the counter in a rare show of affection. You ignored his slightly blushed cheeks as he pulled his hand away at last, along with the smug little smirk on Sirius’s face.

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