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mini_fest_mod ([personal profile] mini_fest_mod) wrote in [community profile] mini_fest2017-12-13 10:32 pm

FIC: Miscommunication (Ginny/Pansy - 983 - PG-13)

Title: Miscommunication
Author/Artist: [livejournal.com profile] reeby10
Pairing(s): Ginny/Pansy
Prompt: [livejournal.com profile] fantasyfiend09: Pansy assumed that her relationship with Ginny was just sex. Why would a war hero and Quidditch star want her for more? But then Ginny asks Pansy to come to the Burrow for Christmas.
Word Count: 983
Rating: T
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Pansy and Ginny have quite different views of what their relationship is, and that makes Ginny inviting Pansy home for Christmas a little confusing.



Pansy tapped her wand absently on the counter, watching as multicolored sparks danced across the surface. It was the most excitement she’d had all day. It was Christmas Eve, and that meant almost no one had been in to shop for potions ingredients. She didn’t blame them, if she had anywhere else to go, she’d gladly be there too. Even her boss had taken off for the day.

The bell on the front door rang and she looked up, a smile growing on her face when she saw who it was.

“Hey, I thought you’d be with your family today,” Pansy said, coming around from behind the counter, pocketing her wand.

“Just wrapped up training, so I came to pick you up,” Ginny replied. She leaned in to kiss Pansy briefly, then looked around at the empty shop. “Are you ready to go?”

Pansy blinked, frowning. “Go?”

“To my parents’ house? For Christmas?” Ginny said, looking at Pansy expectantly. She started to frown when Pansy remained quiet. “Do you… not want to go with me?”

“That’s- that’s not the issue,” Pansy replied, though that very much was part of the issue. Meeting someone’s family was kind of a big deal, especially now that she didn’t have one of her own. And especially when she and Ginny — a war hero and an up and coming quidditch star — were just fuck buddies.

“Then what is the issue?” Ginny snapped, crossing her arms over her chest defensively. Pansy internally winced, not liking the direction this conversation was heading. “Do you not like me anymore? Did you find someone else and were just waiting until bloody Christmas to break up with me?”

“What?” Pansy couldn’t hold back the urge to roll her eyes even if it made Ginny huff at her. “How can I break up with you when we’re not even dating?”

Ginny’s arms dropped, confusion overtaking her face. “Not dating?” she said slowly. “We’ve been dating for months!”

“We’ve been fucking for months,” Pansy said, eyebrows raised. She was beginning to doubt herself and her perception of the situation, but if there was one thing being a Slytherin had taught her, it was to act confident about what she was saying even if she didn’t feel it.

“You…” Ginny started, going a little pale. She shook her head, taking a deep, steadying breath in an obvious attempt to calm herself down. It made Pansy’s heart clench in matching distress, but she pushed those feelings away. “You don’t think we’ve been dating? I thought… I’ve been calling you my girlfriend!”

“Well I didn’t know that!” Pansy burst out. “I thought I was just the nobody you slept with when you were bored! How was I supposed to know you… thought of me like that.”

Ginny stared at her. “I literally told you I loved you last time.”

“And then you went off for two months with not even a letter!” she replied definitively, hunching her shoulders a little. “That’s a fuck buddy does, not a girlfriend. I thought you’d been joking.”

“I didn’t even realize you might take it that way,” Ginny admitted, taking a step forward and tentatively putting her hands on Pansy’s hips. “Training takes up a lot of my time-”

“I know.”

“-but I come to see you as much as I can,” she continued with an amused huff at the interruption. “If you still- If you want to do this, us, then I’ll try harder. Write letters, firecall, whatever you want.”

Despite the flutter of happiness in her belly, Pansy took a moment to really think. Did she want a relationship with Ginny? It was what she’d been dreaming about since they started fucking. But did she want to have a girlfriend who was a war hero, who still showed up in the Prophet at least once a month because of various gossip, who was out of the country training more than not? It was a lot to consider.

“Yes,” she finally replied, heart warming at the bright, excited smile that grew on Ginny’s face. “I want that. I want you.”

“Good,” Ginny whispered, then she leaned forward to kiss Pansy, hands tightening on her hips as she pressed their bodies flush. Pansy melted into it.

When they broke apart what could have been minutes or hours later, they were both smiling. Pansy felt lighter than air, like she might float away with all the happiness filling her body. It was quite a change from before Ginny came in, not that she minded. At all.

“So are you coming with me for Christmas?” Ginny asked. “My parents want to meet you.”

“Oh Merlin, I forgot that’s what you came for,” Pansy replied, thunking her head down on Ginny’s shoulder. “You realize you never actually asked me to come until today, right?”

“I didn’t?” Ginny said, the surprise in her voice enough for Pansy to pull back and see that she did indeed look very confused. “I thought I asked last time I was here. I meant to.”

Pansy grinned wryly. “I think we were a little distracted by getting into my bed as soon as possible.”

“That is very true… maybe we need a little of that now?” Ginny asked, batting her eyelashes in what she probably thought was an enticing way. It was, but Pansy would never admit that.

“Not if you want me to go with you to see your family,” she said instead. “I’m not going to meet them right after we have sex. Plus, I haven’t packed since someone didn’t actually give me any warning that I had Christmas plans.”

“You’re going to hold that over my head forever, won’t you?” Ginny asked, rolling her eyes.

“Absolutely,” Pansy replied, leaning forward to giver her a conciliatory peck on the lips. “Want to help me pack?”

Ginny grinned. “Absolutely.”
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[personal profile] titti 2017-12-14 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
This worked so well, with Ginny assuming and not really saying like the Gryffindor she is and Pansy being suspicious and assuming the worst to protect herself. Really well done.

[identity profile] kiertorata.livejournal.com 2017-12-14 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
Aww I loved this. I love it when this pairing is full of miscommunication and misunderstanding. And I have a spot of weakness for insecure!Pansy, so she was very cute in this <333

[identity profile] leontinabowie.livejournal.com 2017-12-14 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, I'm glad they sorted out what they were and how much they meant to one another :) ♥

[identity profile] orlando-switch.livejournal.com 2017-12-14 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad it worked out well...that also means they have enough common ground to make it work as a relationship.
And sometimes the only thing needed is seeing things from a different perspective.

[identity profile] fantasyfiend09.livejournal.com 2017-12-14 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwwww. I love Pansy's insecurities and Ginny's assumptions and the mess of feelings they made so that Ginny's pledge and Pansy's decision were so much sweeter. Lovely. Thank you!!
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[personal profile] tryslora 2017-12-14 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwwww.
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[personal profile] evening12 2017-12-15 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I love seeing some more femmeslash so yay for femmeslash!

I'm happy that this worked out well for the both of them. And miscommunication would totally pop up especially closer to the holidays.



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[identity profile] abyss-valkyrie.livejournal.com 2017-12-17 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
OOHH!You managed to write so much in less than a 1000 word fic. Really wonderful work with Pansy's thinking about how she has to sound confident even when she's not. Also Ginny having forgotten to ask Pansy about visiting her parents earlier because she wanted to have Pansy in bed as quick as possible, haha!

Great work here showing Ginny's busy life and how they both are probably not going to be able to be together most of the time because of their job and life but that just makes them wanting to take a chance so very precious!
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[identity profile] articcat621.livejournal.com 2018-01-03 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Awh i love how you wrote Pansy here <3

[identity profile] mywitch.livejournal.com 2018-01-07 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
I love this pair and I love how this plays out. The miscommunication that leads to warm Christmas lovey feelings. So sweet.