'♡ 𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑔𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 ♡' [] r. weasley x blackfemreader

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rejection

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PREVIOUSLY ON . . . 𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑔𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠

sʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ʏᴏᴜ'ᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟɪғᴇᴛɪᴍᴇ.

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɪssᴇᴅ ʀᴏɴ." sʜᴇ sᴀʏs sʟᴏᴡʟʏ.

"ᴡʜᴀᴛ?!"

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'~ your heart plummets into your stomach, you can't believe what you've just heard. your loud shout startles hermione.

"you promised me you wouldn't freak out!" she exclaims, putting a hand over your mouth to keep you from yelling again. you quickly swat her arm away, removing her hand from your face.

"HOW THE BLOODY HELL AM I NOT SUPPOSED TO FREAK OUT ABOUT THIS, HERMIONE?" you shout at her.

"shh, stop yelling!" she pleads as she puts her hands on your shoulders and jolts you a bit. you close your eyes and take a deep breath, trying to calm yourself down. you inhale slowly through your nose and exhale out your mouth.

after a second or two, you open your eyes. you gently pull hermione's hand off of your shoulders and she sets them in her lap. you move the tray of food off of your lap and onto your nightstand. you readjust yourself and straighten your posture while crossing your legs, sitting crisscross applesauce, before resting your elbows on your knees.

"he doesn't hate me now, does he?" you ask with a calmer tone.

"no no, he doesn't hate you," she says reassuringly as she lightly shakes her head no. you notice she emphasizes the word 'you'.

you sigh, relieved. "thank merlin." you whisper to yourself.

"but, i overheard him and harry talking and . ." she begins. you raise your eyebrows and move your hands in a 'keep going' motion, cueing her to finish her thought. she clears her throat.

"well, ron hates himself for letting the kiss happen; he feels like he led you on." she explains slowly. as she finishes her sentence, you put the pieces together in your mind.

"oh." you say softly as your eyes fall to your lap. your whole mood does a complete 180. you feel your stomach start to twist and turn. hermione notices the change in your demeanor.

"y/n?" she asks gently. your heart feels like it just got stomped on. you feel the lump collect in your throat, and your voice cracks a little when you speak.

"i understand now. i never had a chance with him in the first place, huh?" you mutter just loud enough for hermione to hear.

she shakes her head, "y/n, please don't let this get to your head." she tells you, putting her hand on your knee. her voice slowly fades away as she talks at you, "it's his loss, he's missing out on an amazing girl . . ."

you can feel your heartbeat pounding in your ears. you should've known ron never liked you in that way. why would he? you guys have been best friends for 5 years, nothing more. why would you even let yourself catch feelings? it would only ruin your guys' friendship. you're absolutely delusional.