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A/N: Prompt number 27 from Lamenting Quill's Prompt Table. 'Tis Pain, and Charlie/Hermione.
Note: We're done; no epilogue, sorry. Just not feeling it.
BUT STILL. SUFFER IS FINALLY COMPLETE!

Suffer

::With…::

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
~~Mohandas Gandhi

"Well," Charlie says nervously, and Hermione tries to hide the growing smile on her lips as Charlie absentmindedly runs a hand through his hair. Finally, after clearing his throat several times and scratching the back of his neck wearily, he spits it out.

"Hermione," he says seriously, before breaking into a grin; "Not 'Hermy,' or 'Mione,' just: Hermione," and his smile becomes soft. Her heart beats a mile a minute, and for a moment – just a moment – she forgets about Ron, about loving him and only him, the stupid pledge she had made herself, and focuses instead on how Charlie is the only one for her, right here, right now, and that, Merlin, if he's about to say what she thinks he's about to say, well then –

"Hermione Jane Granger," Charlie's voice floats to her, formal and stiff yet somehow still overflowing with happiness and general Charlie-ness as he's there, simply standing casually in her doorway "would you like to…get some coffee with me tomorrow?"

And with that final drop of absurdity, she's laughing, and he's laughing, and his arms are around her, and her lips are against his, and if they actually care about tomorrow they'd really hope that the flash they barely notice is just a mirror and not a reporter attempting to kick-start another scandal, however at this point, after everything they've gone through, they don't give a damn and really, it's about bloody time they got to where they are now.

A/N: So amazingly fluffyyy. Also: Am taking requests! Any character, pairing, and prompt. In that order :] (Amy I'm working on yours, I swear, I've got 25% done already...)
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