my king, my queen, my silver shield
pairing: viktor krum/ron weasley
summary: the relevancy of viktor krum to ron- a scene from bill and fleur's wedding, with some memories in between; a study of self acceptance and seeing the bright side
note: sixth instalment in a study in pining, and a lot of these are pre written oops i am not writing them all in one day!
excerpt:
Ron has grown into himself a bit more since fourth year, with dress robes that fit him properly and his crimson hair is cut, neat and tidy, and he's dropped some baby fat from his cheeks, a result of quidditch and running around trying to make sure Harry wasn't getting into any funny business.
Even though he was a handsome young man, with plenty of redeeming qualities, he still felt small in the large world of Harry and Hermione and his siblings- how could he not? He was the youngest son, nothing special, sidekick to a celebrity and the brightest witch in their generation, and as this runs through his mind over and over again he remembers the one time Hermione and him got into a terrible row and she used the words "your inferiority complex" and slapped her hand over her mouth while she teared up, and Ron almost laughed.
Hermione slapping a hand over her mouth when she said that implied it was something she wasn't supposed to say aloud, like a dirty little secret, as if Ron didn't know he was just a pawn in a chess game that he could never win, while Harry was the king and Hermione was the queen and everyone else he knew was a bishop or a rook or a knight or something more than disposable. Expendable.
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