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Author: josephinestone
Recipient: [livejournal.com profile] ely_baby
Title: So Obvious
Pairing: Ginny/Ron
Request/Prompt: Christmas
Rating: R
Word Count: 655
Summary: Christmas is stressful when your boyfriend is your brother.
Author's Notes: I saw Ginny/any brother, and I just had to.



They laughed, and Ron turned red. If it would not have made a scene, Ginny would have sent a hex at him for it. But with everyone in a good mood, her parents would have questioned it, and the fewer questions that were thrown around Ron when he was in a mood, the better. He might be dim enough to say something that gave them away.

Fred and George left their mistletoe unattended, or so they claimed, and it found it’s way to the kitchen entrance from the living room. They were probably trying to catch mum and dad. Spread a little holiday cheer.

It caught Ron on his way in and Ginny on her way out.

‘Come on,’ Ginny said, ‘it won’t be that bad.’ Honestly. He was probably on his way to the kitchen to kiss her anyway. She’d been in there alone.

‘The longer you wait,’ Fred said, and then George finished, ‘the longer you have to kiss.’

Like the idiot he was, he kissed her on the mouth. If it weren't required, they’d tease him about it the rest of the night. Ginny quickly got out of the doorway just after and went to sit with Harry and Hermione. Merlin, holidays were stressful. Hermione tried to calm Ron down and told their brothers to leave him alone already, while Ginny rolled her eyes at Harry. Only he didn’t join her like he normally would.

‘What?’ Ginny asked.

Harry shook his head and said, ‘Nothing.’

Eventually, Ron did stop blushing, their brothers quit teasing him about kissing his sister, and they opened presents without incident.

It was well past midnight when they all went off to bed, so to met up they had to wait even longer. Hermione in Ginny’s room and Harry in Ron’s made it even more difficult. They didn’t have the safety of their bedrooms, the living room was too open, so that left the kitchen.

Ron was there before Ginny made her way down the stairs and was making her a cup of hot chocolate when she entered the kitchen.

‘Is everyone asleep?’ Ron whispered.

‘From what I could tell,’ Ginny answered. ‘Had you heard anyone.’

Ron shook his head. ‘Not for at least an hour.’

They’d both be dead tired tomorrow, but as they were both traditionally late sleepers no one would notice.

‘What were you coming into the kitchen for earlier?’

Ron rolled his eyes and gave her that look. She knew. He’d been on his way in to see her. That everyone thought he couldn’t go a quarter hour without eating just made it easier for them to explain away his presence in the kitchen so many times before. Ginny could always say she was doing something for mum, but Ron had never been a good cook. Mum wouldn’t let him help her anymore.

‘You shouldn’t let them get to you.’

‘I can’t control when I blush.’

Ginny hooked her fingers behind Ron’s belt and pulled him to her. ‘Are you embarrassed by me?’

‘You want to tell them?’

‘No,’ Ginny said, ‘but I don’t go red at the thought of, well, the truth.’

‘We do a bit more than kiss.’

‘Hmmm.’ Ginny undid his belt. ‘Speaking of, are you ready for your Christmas present?’

Laughing Ron nodded and leaned in to kiss her before she knelt in front of him. His arms held the counter’s edge as he looked down at her smiling fondly and then shaking his head at her after she took him in her mouth.

‘I thought mum was going to try and ground you when she realised you didn’t get me anything for Christmas.’ Ron’s hips pushed forward not letting her back off for her to speak. ‘And you always say I’m the one that makes us so obvious. There are only so many things you can “give to someone later” that you can’t wrap and put under a tree.’

Date: 2016-06-03 08:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ely-baby.livejournal.com
I loved this more than I can say. And it bums me immensely that I can't comment properly on it until later today. But I loved it SO bloody much. God. Thank you, so much, Josephine!!! God. This was amazing. *still fanning myself* Will gush over this later!!! xxx

Date: 2016-06-03 01:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ely-baby.livejournal.com
Alright, let me see if I can find the right words to express how this lovely gem makes me feel. I can start by telling you that I got the notification that I've been mentioned in a post this morning, right before I was off to work, and I just sat back on my bed and read it all in one go (and I missed the train because of it!!!) and I was completely breathless and in awe and happy and all. And I couldn't stop grinning like a complete idiot. *g*

Okay, first of all, yes I said Ginny/any brother, and I love any of those pairings, but Ginny/Ron is definitely my favourite amongst them all. So this was already a super awesome surprise. Then, your summary sent shivers down my back. Just the summary. It was ace and I loved it, and that's what made me click on the story straight away. So glad I did.

Then, you really managed to keep everyone wonderfully in character. I love the mention of Ron's continuous eating, I love how differently they react to the teasing, I love them. I especially love the tender moments that you mention: Ron going to the kitchen to see Ginny and him making her some hot chocolate in the middle of the night. I love all these things. They are sweet and so at odds with a taboo pairing such as this one.

I love the last scene. I love the sexy times and I love Ron's teasing and the fact that you've waited the whole fic to get to the meaning of the title. Oh, and I love that he kisses her before she gets down on her knees. I love how dominant Ron is in that last paragraph. He's perfect and he makes me sigh happily.

I also adore all the other characters. Fred and George and their mistletoe and the fact that they wanted to catch their parents with it, and Hermione and Harry: they're so perfectly in character. All of them. And I like that maybe Harry might suspect something about the two of them because of the way he replies to Ginny.

This is such a well-thought and wonderful fic. And I really can't thank you enough for writing it for me and for taking all of my likes and dislikes into consideration. This made me so happy, you have no idea. Please, please, please, if you have an AO3 account and want to post it there, add me as recipient of the fic, because I want to show it off to everybody and I want to go back and read and re-read it for forever. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! <3333 xxxx

Date: 2016-06-03 10:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rowzen.livejournal.com
What a wonderful Xmas gift! Now I feel terrible for not getting you something...

Date: 2016-06-04 01:11 am (UTC)

Date: 2016-06-06 03:50 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] digthewriter
Nicely done.

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