one shots

read me between the lines; charlie weasley

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"Don't be stupid."
"So don't be myself?"
"Yes."
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Of all to be said for humanity, they had a tendency to be profoundly oblivious and you were being reminded of this for quite possibly the 100th time at the Weasley's.

You loved the family dearly but most of them wouldn't notice if the rotting body of the great Merlin himself was sitting next to them for dinner. Molly, who had practically raised you, was not so oblivious and she was very aware of your long time crush on the most oblivious of them all.

Charlie Weasley was handsome, brave, witty, strong, and a complete idiot. You had been fawning over him for years and had even told him you loved him in a drunken state of madness. Bill had informed you afterwords of what you did and you just about died until you realized that Charlie had no memory of the event. You confessed to Bill your long kept feeling for his younger brother and he and Molly had been attempting to force the two of you together ever since.

According to Molly, Charlie had been single for far too long, aka his entire life, and you were perfect for him, which you doubted. Finally, after much arguing with Bill, you agreed to tell Charlie how you felt about him. You texted him telling him to meet you upstairs so you could tell him something. You kept it vague and he quickly responded with 'See you soon!'

You paced nervously around the room and only when he walked in did you stand still. He smiled kindly at you, all shiny teeth and crinkled eyes. "What did you want to tell me?"

You attempted to say something, but the words wouldn't come out. You chuckled nervously before blurting out, "You're an idiot," and running out of the room. As you quickly made your way down the winding stairs and into the Weasley's backyard, you mentally smacked yourself. You could already hear Bill's voice calling you a coward and see Molly's disapproving looks.

Meanwhile, Charlie stood in the middle of the room, very confused. It wasn't as if you hadn't said this before but you had never seemed so nervous to tease him. He slowly walked downstairs and into the kitchen, finding his mother there. He sat down at the table, still confused. Molly sat across from him and waited for an explanation. Charlie glanced up at her and sighed. "Y/n told me she had something to tell me and when I show up, she seems so nervous but all she said was 'you're an idiot' and ran away! I don't understand."

Molly laughed. "She loves you Charlie."

Charlie's eyes widened. "Wha...really? Then why didn't she say that? Why hasn't she told me she loves me?"

Molly chuckled again, this time softer. "That girl tells you she loves you a million times over, boy; she just has a different way of saying it than most folks. Sometimes 'I love you' is just a smile or a hug or listening to you talk. Sometimes 'I love you' is 'you're an idiot'."

You interrupted her, standing behind Charlie. "Sometimes 'I love you' is 'I love you Charlie Weasley'."

Charlie stood up, turning around, and saw you standing there nervously. He grinned. "Can 'I love you' be a kiss?"

You laughed. "Why don't we find out?"

Charlie stepped closer, wrapping an arm around your waist pulling you flush against him, and smiled down at you. Right before your lips were touching, he whispered, "You're an idiot," and then he kissed you.
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Charlie Weasley was handsome, brave, witty, strong, an amazing kisser, all yours, and a complete idiot. But you wouldn't have it any other way.
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