Getting over one's first love was always a task people people deemed hard. Ophelia Greengrass, however, finds it to be even harder as she has to get over her first love whilst being engaged to his little brother.
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❝we may be in a love...
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ophelia greengrass liked to think that she was well adjusted. correction, well adjusted enough for a 16-year old that's destined to die earlier than natural.
she handled her emotions well. her grades were above standard. she had friends that loved her as much as she loved them. and when needed, she spoke her mind freely.
yet as she sat there on her bed, staring at venus, all the words dried up in her mouth. it was breakfast time and whilst most of their friends were having breakfast, ophelia asked venus to stay behind to tell them something.
no recollection of the drunken words she shared with regulus, ophelia had no idea how to voice what she wanted to say.
"it's okay, lia," venus spoke after about 15 minutes of silence. they had been patient ever since ophelia called them to stay behind and they continued to be patient. "whatever you want to say, i'm going to be here for you." they stretched their hands to hold ophelia's, a sweet smile on venus' face.
ophelia takes a deep breath, "sometimes... people...," she takes another deep breath. "people sneak up on you, you know? you don't expect them to be so important in your life, bloody hell, i didn't even expect him to be in my life. but he is. and he's one of the, if not the, most important person in my life."
venus nodded, already understanding who 'he' was. "and you love him?"
a quick pause before, "i love regulus black."
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after more rambling, venus managed to convince ophelia to tell regulus. tonight. during their rounds.
oh, merlin, i'm gonna throw up, ophelia thought as she and regulus walked in the right wing's corridor. maybe i'm pregnant? oh, i'm a virgin. ophelia slapped her forehead with a groan at her stupidity.
"hey, you alright?" regulus asked, slightly shuckling.
"oh, yeah, mhm, peachy!" ophelia said as she waved her hand in the air. she'd like to think she looked convincing but it made regulus look at her questioningly.
"you look a tad green."
"that's rude! you can't just tell a lady she looks green," ophelia said and regulus raised his hands in the air. "but... i do have something to tell you."
"i'm yours," regulus said and for a second, ophelia's heart skipped a beat. until she remembered he probably he meant he was there to listen.
like her conversation with venus, ophelia took a deep breath before rambling. "we've always been honest with each other, art," she looked so nervous and regulus wanted to put her out of her misery. but it was clear to him that she wants to do this. "and we've never been those people who hid around bushes and waited on miscommunication to get things out in the open. so i'm saying it, loud and clear, i love you."
honesty had played a key role in their relationship. how the two of them could talk for hours about anything without a filter. there was no judgement between the two of them.
the widest smile on regulus' face made ophelia's stomach turned into jelly. he wraps his arms around her waist and pushed her against the wall. regulus leaned in, but before their lips could touch, he just places his forehead on top of her's.
it was a small gesture, but merlin, the mere intimacy of it made ophelia melt.
"i love you," regulus said as his fingers traced the line of her jaw while the other hand rubbed circles down her waist.
"i love you," ophelia said and for a second regulus looked like he still didn't believe it. like he thought this was a cruel prank or a sweet dream all at once.
but when he registered it, his lips didn't waste a second without her's.
when they pulled apart, regulus smiles, "i'm that charming, huh?"
ophelia peels herself off him with a scoff, "yeah, nevermind, sorry i can't do this with you," she starts to walk away and frowns when regulus didn't make a move to stop her. she added, "i think sirius isn't busy tonight, bye!"
"yeah, no," regulus says and wraps his fingers around ophelia's wrist before spinning her around to face him. with his right hand on her wrist, his other hand on her waist and both her hands on his chest, regulus kisses her. he kisses her until no other name enters her brain except his.
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ˏˋ°•*⁀➷D SPEAKS!
i like the idea that panart didn't need to rely on a miscommunication to confess their (rather, ophelia's) feelings. cause that's often the cause with romance centered books, you know? they have to rely on a breakup or them fighting before their feelings are out their in the open and i just didn't think panart would be like that. so yeah
also, i just want this fluff for them after everything they've been through (and everything they will go through tehee)
