❝she was a beautiful dreamer.
the kind of girl who
kept her head in the clouds,
loved above the S T A R S
and left regret beneath the EARTH
she walked on.❞
when the nurse herself told him he looked like shit, he found it best to believe her. he did, after all, feel awful the impressively dark circles smeared beneath his eyes and the ghostly pale skin only two of many different clues to his sickly state.
bedridden and bored, his gaze remained steady on the book in his hand. poppy had given it to him, no doubt out of pity. “ one second, ” he mumbled as a figure approached from the corner of his eye. finishing up the page, he finally lifted his gaze.
❝ knock knock. ❞ lily lingered by the curtain that awarded the boy a bit of privacy from the rest of the hospital wing, her arms cradling a small basket full of an assortment of items she’d collected in hopes of making his stay a bit more pleasant. as he looked up at her, the girl took a shy step forward, her eyes surveying the damage done to him (even though she knew every single detail of his medical history after hounding pomfrey and taking a peek at his chart) ❝you went through hell and back and you still look ravishing, potter. i swear it should be illegal to be as handsome as you are.❞ she teased meekly, her eyes watering as she took another small step in his direction, fearful that any sort of contact might harm him in some way. she was not used to seeing him in a vulnerable position and the sight jarred her, pure fear striking at her heart. she saw him as invincible and knowing that he wasn’t was a harsh reality she wasn’t prepared to face. she didn’t want to lose him just yet.
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