YJ Chang

“Oh no, this looks bad,” Draco spoke as he looked up from his papers when he heard the other walk into his office. “Come on it, let me take a look at you,” he mused and motioned for them to get in. “What did you do?”

“Please don’t say that, I literally just got back from injury leave.” YJ groaned, heading obediently into the room, wincing as he walked. “Bludger to the ribs, during a training exercise. I need to be on the field tomorrow.” 

“Well, that’s what happens when you fuck up bones, Chang. Takes a while to heal,” Dylan gave him a halfhearted look. “You’d be more screwed if you went out there before they gave you a green light.” He shrugged when his former housemate changed the topic. “We’re opening our own office, but no, not really. We both took an overextended paternity leave, I guess.” Dylan looked up at him. “Yeah, you told me.” He tilted his head teasingly. “But you fly around having balls thrown at you for a living so can we really give that opinion.” 

YJ pulled a face. “I know, if they tell me not to play, I won’t. I’m not trying to get myself into an early retirement.” He listened to the other man before replying. “That must be rough though, studying with a baby in the house. If you ever run out of babysitters add me to the - probably very long - list. I occasionally watch my cousins kids so I’m not a complete rookie.” YJ looked back over and shook his head, laughing. “Yeah but I can dodge the balls, there’s no escaping textbooks and exams. Which definitely means I’m the more sane one here.”

“Hm,” Dylan looked up. “I mean, probably? They might make you sit out a game or two honestly just so you won’t tear anything,” he shrugged. “Having said that, the average age of my patients is around 6, so I could be wrong.”

"I've already been out for like a month." YJ complained, "I might forget what a quaffle looks like." He leaned back in his chair, "Are you even treating patients right now? You're mostly focusing on study, right? I still think willingly going back to study more makes you a psycho."

“Please tell me you think the healer will clear me to play today or I might actually commit murder later today. Like, my shoulder is fine, its been fine for weeks and he just keeps going on about ‘residual damage’ or some shit.” He swung his arm around wildly to prove his point. “I’m starting to think he’s a harpies fan and is doing it on purpose.”

It took her a moment before she wrapped her arms around him. Just shaking her head as she hid her face in his shoulder. “I completely froze and couldn’t do anything…. Again.” She commented, her mind playing back through the events. The attack hadn’t of been as bad as the one in school, at least not for her, but it’d been enough to bring back all of the terrible memories. 

YJ pressed a kiss on the side of her head. “It’s okay. You were scared, no one expects you to be an auror. You did well just by keeping yourself safe.” He tightened his grip, “I’m sorry I couldn’t get to you. I thought about you pretty much the whole time.” Probably a little too honest but he didn’t care. “You’re safe now.”

YJ: Where are you?

YJ: Are you safe?

YJ: Death Eaters at the Leaky Cauldron.

“What you don’t think I look great?” She said, gesturing to her almost complete outfit. After a pause she grinned, “Actually I just need one more thing!” Alice said, going to her closet and grabbing a red jacket to act in place of his cape. “Now I’m all ready.” 

YJ scoffed. "No, what are you talking about, of course you look terrible." He said sarcastically, and rolled his eyes. "We both know you could wear a trash bag and look good." He stood up, holding out his hand to apparate them. "Alright, let's go. Where to first, Captain? Food? Games? Rides? I'll warn you now, I can and will destroy you at any car racing games."

Alice grinned, shaking her head. “You know- that is a very fair point that I didn’t even consider.” When he came out from changing, she couldn’t help but to burst out laughing. “I think it looks great! Your legs look amazing.” 

YJ laughed, "Okay, then my costumes all set. Are you done with yours?" He asked, making his way over and tossing his bag in the corner before flopping down on the sofa like it was his own. "I hope there's no random attacks this time."

Alice was wondering who was banging on her door, but wasn’t surprised when she saw who it was. “A shorter skirt? Going for a bit of a scandalous look, huh?” She chuckled, turning around and walking towards her bedroom. She’d left the door open, knowing that he would follow her. “I’m not to sure how well it’s going to fit, but you can try this one.” 

YJ nodded, mock serious. "Well, you know, I feel like after she spent that much time pretending to be a guy, post war Mulan would embrace her feminine side." He joked, making his way to the bathroom and trying on the skirt she suggested. He came out and struck a pose. "How does it look? It's tight but I can squeeze into it, maybe I need to cut back on the squats."

Alice rolled her eyes, “Oh accidentally? I’m pretty sure we’d get each other banned from playing.” She laughed. When his arm went around her shoulders, she briefly thought to what Hayley had said earlier during his match. Her face flushed. “Alright, but only if you share with me!” Her laugh came out slightly awkward this time, pushing the thought to the side. 

“They’d never let us near a charity match ever again.” YJ grinned. “Of course. The real question is are we going churros as the starting course or as a dessert?” He asked, steering them in the direction of the food stalls. “I guess it depends on what we eat after the starting course, because we need each sweet course to be separated by a savory course.”

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YJ ducked down a little further behind the blanket he was currently hiding behind. His eyes glued to the screen before flinching when the jump scare happened promptly tipping the bowl of popcorn next to him all over the ground. "Oops, uh - intermission? I think I need to take a break anyway because I'm definitely never sleeping again."

Alice laughed, “Yeah but I always run them with you.” She smiled. Usually they both ended up having to run extra laps after practice for messing around. “I thought it would be nice to have a break, but next time I’ll make sure to stick by you.” Instinctually she leaned against him for a moment, before quickly straightening up. “Let’s go get some food- my treat.” 

"That's mostly because it's you who gets me into trouble." He said, mock accusingly. It was usually a mutual effort. YJ grinned, "Imagine the chaos if we were on different teams. I'd definitely accidentally throw you the quaffle at least once." He swung an arm around her shoulders. "This is why you're my best friend. And I'm celebrating so I can break my diet. So bring on all the carb loaded carnival food."