𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏

→ 5/∞ — poor unfortunate souls

"alright,  alright,  fine.  wanna  help  me  make  her  cough  up  slugs?  we  can  even  keep  one  as  a  little  trophy,"  willow  offers  with  a  grin  widening,  the  brightness  upon  their  features  brought  on  by  ginny's  presence.  alongside  shiv,  ginny  is  one  of  their  closest  friends,  and  it  certainly  warms  them  to  have  her  by  their  side  for  such  a  thing.  not  that  they're  all  too  thrilled  to  get  ginny  mixed  up  with  their  mess,  but  having  her  company  is  comforting  nonetheless.  "that'll  make  the  duel  last  a  little  longer.  maybe  she'll  even  tag  someone  in,  we  can  have  a  double  duel  if  you  wanna  join  me  against  those  ugly  greens."

"duh." ginny responds to their question with the utmost certainty, nodding along in agreement. she's quite confident that willow could handle the duel well on their own, but she'd also never abandon a friend either. ginny places a palm against her chest, sincerity gracing her expression despite the gravity of the situation. "willow, it would be my honor to duel alongside you." she finishes her statement with a giggle, a hand coming up to cover her mouth. "i think we could take 'em. easily. then they'll really know not to mess with you again." though it was highly unlikely that it would prove to be an effective long - term method. those slytherins never did seem to know when enough was enough.

"come to witness mine and lestrange's duel?" willow wonders aloud at the sound of nearing footsteps, not much worry that it's some professor or auror on patrol, since they're absolutely certain they'll be able to play it off as some sort of jest. there's no staff presence in the aurelius group chat, so there's not much of a chance that they'll be aware of the duel to take place out of lottie's decision to pick a fight with them. "you won't be here long, if so. i have a feeling there's not much more to her brain than the billywigs flying around in there."

"i just wanted some entertainment." ginny admits with a grin as she strolls towards her friend. she's restless that day and she certainly can't miss out on all the fun if there's any to be had. she's confident in willow's abilities, but that doesn't mean she can't have a little amusement either. or be there for support if needed, though she suspects is highly unlikely. "aw, come on. don't be so boring. i don't want to have walked all the way down here for four seconds of dueling."

Abigail Cowen as Bloom in Fate: The Winx Saga.

SET IT UP (2018)

— Clarice Lispector, from Complete Stories; “Beauty and the Beast or The Enormous Wound”