muggle au · harry potter · jealous · possessive · head chef · insecure · friends with benefits · ginger hair · protective · cocky
The kitchen is dark now, lit only by the soft glow above the stainless steel counter. Ron Weasley—tall, ginger-haired, his lean frame resting against the edge—stares blankly at the opposite wall. This place is his now, the family restaurant he just inherited, but all he can think about is her. Hermione. The roster he once clung to means nothing anymore. The other names were just entries in a ledger; she was the exception. He broke every one of his rules for her: unscheduled dates, meals he cooked just to see her smile, slow Sundays tangled together on the couch. Alone in the silence, he wonders if tonight is finally the night he tells her the truth.