Gift for Caroline_chan
Title: A Year In The Life
Author: scarletladyy
Recipient: caroline_chan
Pairing: Rose/Lily Luna
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: A brief sexual situation
Word Count: 2627
Summary: Lily discovers she has feelings for her best friend, Rose, after she feels her electric touch
Author's Note: Thank you to my beta reader, seatbeltdrivein .
January 2022
Rose and Lily were the same best friends they had always been. Lily grew up with Rose because their families were so close, and they saw each other not only at Hogwarts but at every holiday gathering. Christmases, birthdays, and everything in between, they were together. When she won an award for an outstanding writing piece, Rose hugged her friend out of joy and excitement. For Lily, though, it meant something entirely different.
When Rose hugged her, Lily felt electric heat pulse through her body at the casual touch. They'd always had a very physical friendship, but nothing had ever felt like that before. Lily was left confused and worried, wondering when everything had changed. She felt butterflies in her stomach every time she saw Rose, and she started to take more pride in her appearance whenever the other girl was around on the off chance that one day she would care. It didn’t make sense to Lily; she usually got all these feelings when she fancied boys, not when she saw her best girl friend.
Lily told herself she must be going mad, or that she was just imagining it all, because the idea of maybe fancying her friend was making her very uneasy.
February 2022
Lily and Rose had had many discussions in the past about what they liked in boys, like most girls did. Lily found herself desperately trying to recall those conversations, tried wanting to use the memories as tips or hints for what she could do to try get Rose's attention. She still denied that she was starting to fancy Rose, but she thought it best to have hints at hand-just in case. Maybe if she got Rose to notice her 'like that', she'd be able to decide whether or not what she was feeling was real.
The problem with Lily's memories, though, was that all Rose talked about were boys. She wasn't a boy, and she didn't know whether Rose even liked girls, or if she did, what she would like in them. Would she go for the butch type? Or would she go for the feminine ones? Lily always thought of herself as a feminine woman with her love for short skirts and tight tops, wearing them whenever she could get away with it.
Lily decided that she'd stick to what she knew: being a girly girl. If all else failed, at least she'd look attractive to someone.
March 2022
Whenever Lily saw Rose now, the butterflies in her stomach were a lot more intense than they had been at the start. If Rose wore a top with cleavage, you could guarantee Lily would be sneaking peeks whenever she could, and if she was wearing a tight skirt, there was no stopping her from looking at her ass. Lily's only worry was that someone might notice her staring at another girl like that, but she found the benefit of the 'view' far outweighed the consequences of being noticed. Besides, she wouldn't have minded if anyone looked at her like that, particularly if it was Rose.
They already spent a lot of time together, but now Lily was trying to spend every waking moment with her best friend. Rose must have noticed and found it odd because she mentioned it and asked if there was anything wrong. Of course, Lily said that there wasn't and gave her a lovely, sweet smile, which Rose reciprocated. Deep down, Lily knew it was just a smile of friendship, but she couldn't help but try to persuade herself it was due to feelings Rose didn't realise she had yet.
Lily started to go completely out of her way for Rose, doing anything and everything she could to try to get Rose's attention focused on her. It worked, for a short while, until Rose said they should spend a bit of time apart.
April 2022
Devastated by the recent news, Lily was confused about how to act. She wanted Rose to love spending time with her, not find it a chore and think they should cool off for a bit. It was as if they were in a relationship already, only without the gird parts and all of the bad parts, and Lily didn't want Rose to get that impression. Knowing she could be fun and wanting to show Rose a good time, she snuck some alcohol into the dorms one night. Rose was grateful, and it seemed as though their friendship was back to normal again, which made Lily heave a sigh of relief.
Now they were acting as they used to, and, taking advantage of the fact that Rose was getting drunk fast, Lily suggested a pillow fight. Being in the state she was, Rose didn't object and seemed to find it very fun as she was giggling and laughing throughout the whole thing. Lily thought it brought them closer together, and perhaps she was right, even if it was in a creepy manner.
Lily was determined to have things her way and made a decision to carry on with her plan and act like a best friend again, trying not to spend too much time together.
May 2022
Lily had been plotting with Rose a lot to try to get the boys back for the time they threw water balloons over them. She found the time they spent together very intimate, and in her mind she told herself that Rose felt the exact same way she did. Deep down she knew the other girl didn't, but there was no point dithering about that, was there? They giggled and enjoyed spending time with each other, and when they extracted their plan, the boys seemed to be really pissed. The payback was successful and in celebration, they snuck some alcohol again.
This time, they started a game of truth or dare with the girls in Rose's dormitory, and Lily really hoped she'd get a good one with Rose. There was only a chance though, but she'd hope for it like mad anyway. After many pointless truth's and a few silly dares, one of the girls finally dared Lily to kiss another girl in the room. Ecstatic, Lily knew exactly whom she would pick: Rose. The best part about it was that Rose didn't stop her, joining in with the game and enjoying herself as everyone else did. When they finished, Rose's grin was almost as big as Lily's.
Lily took this as a sign that Rose must like her back and decided it was time to tell her best friend that she fancied her. Perhaps then, if she was more forward, they could actually start a relationship instead of all this 'flirting' they'd been doing.
June 2022
It wasn't long after the truth or dare game that Lily approached Rose, explaining everything to her and that she really liked her. Trying to butter her up, Lily told her how attractive she found her and what a good kisser she was. There was no immediate response from Rose; there was only a look of shock, her mouth wide open. Trying to twist everything to be positive, Lily told herself Rose was just shocked that they felt the same way about each other, and she was not prepared for what came next.
When Rose finally found her voice, she exploded in anger at Lily, telling her she found it disgusting and sick, that they were almost related, and she knew there was something wrong with her. Rose didn't even stop when she saw the tears streaming down Lily's face and the devastation written clearly across it. Lily was utterly crushed; she really didn't think Rose would act this way, and the icing on the cake was when Rose said that even if she were a lesbian, there would be no way she'd fancy her.
Lily tried to recover as quickly as she could after they argued, but it wasn't easy. She knew she couldn't lose Rose, and she'd need to come up with another plan, so she spent many sleepless nights concocting one.
July 2022
Lily was exhausted, but she'd finally come up with a strategy. As crazy as it sounded, she was going to tell Rose that she didn't fancy her and that she didn't know what she had been thinking. She could blame it on the hot weather they were having, or something to that affect, and beg to have their friendship back. Once she'd done that, and they were as normal as they could be again, Lily could start working more subtly on Rose to try and get her to like her. If anything, she'd put the idea of lesbianism in her head.
The trouble was, though, that Rose was avoiding her at every opportunity. Despite them being away from school now and their families spending time together, Rose was doing an excellent job of keeping out of Lily's way. This upset Lily tremendously, and everyone seemed to have noticed what was going on. They tried to get it out of them, but neither would say. Lily was grateful for that, at least. She couldn't bear the humiliation if anyone found out what had happened between them.
Lily spent the whole month moping, but as time wore on, the distance seemed to help Rose, and they spent little amounts of time together. Not much, but it was better than having nothing.
August 2022
Lily had had many successful conversations with Rose since their fallout over a month earlier. She felt progress was being made pretty well and was happy with the outcome, although there was the odd awkward conversation where it all came screaming back to them again. Neither of them had talked about what had happened yet, though Lily planned to any day now. She just needed to pick her timing, when Rose was in a good mood, otherwise she might take it the wrong way.
Eventually, after Rose's Quidditch team, the Chudly Cannons, won a match, she found the perfect opportunity to talk to her. Rose was over the moon and very excitable, so it took a while for Lily to manage to calm her down. Once she'd explained everything, she felt relief inside as she saw a smile emerge across her face. Rose told her she was glad about that, and she'd nearly given her a heart attack. What really made Lily's day, though, was Rose telling her she didn't mean any of the bad things she said, and if she were to ever become a lesbian, she'd most certainly be her first choice.
For Lily, she couldn't have had better news, and she was absolutely beaming from ear to ear upon hearing this. Rose might think she was straight, but nobody could ever know until they'd tried both sides of the fence, right?
September 2022
Lily went back to school in the most fantastic mood and remembering her drunken kiss with Rose many months previously, she decided that alcohol was the best way to get Rose to question her sexuality. She'd never do anything against Rose's consent, of course; she just needed Rose to wake up and notice what was right in front of her-someone who was in love with her. Lily thought that that was what everyone wanted, and as soon as Rose noticed, she'd be genuinely happy.
It was a lot harder to get alcohol this term, though. The Headmaster had made newer, stricter rules since he'd heard about all the students smuggling liquor into the school last year, and it took her until the end of the month to get hold of some. Not only that, but Lily had to make sure she got Rose on her own. There could be no interference from other girls this time around. Lily wanted it to be a completely private affair or things might turn sour, and she wasn't sure if she'd be able to handle it if that happened.
Lily suggested she and Rose go into the old Potion Master’s classroom and have some fun, and since they’d never been too keen on him, she agreed. All Lily had to do was bring the alcohol, and now that she'd secured some, she didn't foresee any other problems.
October 2022
They both drank a lot that night, and Lily could hardly deny that she enjoyed the drinking games they played. After two hours, both of them were completely drunk and finding it hard to maneuver around. Lily decided to take advantage of the situation, despite how drunk she was, and leaned in for a passionate but sloppy kiss. To her surprise, Rose didn't protest at all and kissed her back, even trying to use her tongue. Lily didn't like this, though, and pulled away. Rose seemed a little miffed, but she didn't have to for long as Lily was slowly pulling her clothes off.
The only problem was that since they were both drunk, neither of them could properly do anything without stumbling about. Lily managed to hike Rose's skirt up to her hips, but once she got past her knickers, she couldn't balance enough to actually pleasure Rose, which was what she had been planning. Giggling, they decided to give it up as a lost cause but made a drunken pact that they would continue when they were sober.
Lily really hoped Rose actually meant that pact, and that she wasn't just saying it because she was unaware and intoxicated.
November 2022
The first few days after their drunken encounter were awkward and uncomfortable, but Lily was lucky in that Rose didn't ignore her like she’d secretly thought she would. She didn't want her to, but after the big blow up earlier that year, she worried that would be the only outcome. They didn't talk about it, but Lily caught Rose smiling to herself often and she just knew, off instinct, that she was thinking about what they almost did and how good it would have felt. Lily didn't know how she was going bring up them carrying on with it, though.
They got such bad hangovers that it put them off drinking so much for quite some time. They hung out and giggled together, stayed with their inside jokes and made fun of the boys as usual, but now there was a connection between them. When they touched each other, Lily could have sworn that Rose felt the butterflies that she did too. Of course, she didn't ask, but she thought it was pretty obvious. Luckily not to anyone else, though. If they ever did get in a proper relationship, she knew the boys would make fun of them, being the immature children that they were.
Lily decided to just leave things as they were for now, hoping that eventually something would happen and bring them closer together.
December 2022
For a while now, Lily had been getting the feeling that Rose was looking at her strangely, finding something awkward. She didn't know why, since they'd been fine ever since the encounter, and it seemed odd to happen just now. Whenever she smiled at Rose, Rose would blush and turn away. It didn't upset Lily, as Rose didn't seem to be annoyed with her; it just confused the hell out her. Perhaps the boys were right, and girls were just confusing! But no-the day when Lily started listening to the boys was the day when all logic and reason went out the window.
Eventually, Lily found out why Rose was acting as she was. She'd finally come over and brought up the issue. She told Lily she'd been struggling with her feelings for her and had finally worked out what she wanted. Lily felt amazing when Rose said she wanted them to be together, but they had to take it slowly and keep it a secret until everything was out of the woods. Well, this was fine by Lily, because it was better than just being friends, after all.
Lily ended the year with a new New Years’ Resolution: to enjoy the next year that she had with Rose, even if they were only secret lovers. Besides, Lily suspected the sneaking around would be quite fun, and she had always liked the risky side of life. Luckily, so had Rose.
Author: scarletladyy
Recipient: caroline_chan
Pairing: Rose/Lily Luna
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: A brief sexual situation
Word Count: 2627
Summary: Lily discovers she has feelings for her best friend, Rose, after she feels her electric touch
Author's Note: Thank you to my beta reader, seatbeltdrivein .
January 2022
Rose and Lily were the same best friends they had always been. Lily grew up with Rose because their families were so close, and they saw each other not only at Hogwarts but at every holiday gathering. Christmases, birthdays, and everything in between, they were together. When she won an award for an outstanding writing piece, Rose hugged her friend out of joy and excitement. For Lily, though, it meant something entirely different.
When Rose hugged her, Lily felt electric heat pulse through her body at the casual touch. They'd always had a very physical friendship, but nothing had ever felt like that before. Lily was left confused and worried, wondering when everything had changed. She felt butterflies in her stomach every time she saw Rose, and she started to take more pride in her appearance whenever the other girl was around on the off chance that one day she would care. It didn’t make sense to Lily; she usually got all these feelings when she fancied boys, not when she saw her best girl friend.
Lily told herself she must be going mad, or that she was just imagining it all, because the idea of maybe fancying her friend was making her very uneasy.
February 2022
Lily and Rose had had many discussions in the past about what they liked in boys, like most girls did. Lily found herself desperately trying to recall those conversations, tried wanting to use the memories as tips or hints for what she could do to try get Rose's attention. She still denied that she was starting to fancy Rose, but she thought it best to have hints at hand-just in case. Maybe if she got Rose to notice her 'like that', she'd be able to decide whether or not what she was feeling was real.
The problem with Lily's memories, though, was that all Rose talked about were boys. She wasn't a boy, and she didn't know whether Rose even liked girls, or if she did, what she would like in them. Would she go for the butch type? Or would she go for the feminine ones? Lily always thought of herself as a feminine woman with her love for short skirts and tight tops, wearing them whenever she could get away with it.
Lily decided that she'd stick to what she knew: being a girly girl. If all else failed, at least she'd look attractive to someone.
March 2022
Whenever Lily saw Rose now, the butterflies in her stomach were a lot more intense than they had been at the start. If Rose wore a top with cleavage, you could guarantee Lily would be sneaking peeks whenever she could, and if she was wearing a tight skirt, there was no stopping her from looking at her ass. Lily's only worry was that someone might notice her staring at another girl like that, but she found the benefit of the 'view' far outweighed the consequences of being noticed. Besides, she wouldn't have minded if anyone looked at her like that, particularly if it was Rose.
They already spent a lot of time together, but now Lily was trying to spend every waking moment with her best friend. Rose must have noticed and found it odd because she mentioned it and asked if there was anything wrong. Of course, Lily said that there wasn't and gave her a lovely, sweet smile, which Rose reciprocated. Deep down, Lily knew it was just a smile of friendship, but she couldn't help but try to persuade herself it was due to feelings Rose didn't realise she had yet.
Lily started to go completely out of her way for Rose, doing anything and everything she could to try to get Rose's attention focused on her. It worked, for a short while, until Rose said they should spend a bit of time apart.
April 2022
Devastated by the recent news, Lily was confused about how to act. She wanted Rose to love spending time with her, not find it a chore and think they should cool off for a bit. It was as if they were in a relationship already, only without the gird parts and all of the bad parts, and Lily didn't want Rose to get that impression. Knowing she could be fun and wanting to show Rose a good time, she snuck some alcohol into the dorms one night. Rose was grateful, and it seemed as though their friendship was back to normal again, which made Lily heave a sigh of relief.
Now they were acting as they used to, and, taking advantage of the fact that Rose was getting drunk fast, Lily suggested a pillow fight. Being in the state she was, Rose didn't object and seemed to find it very fun as she was giggling and laughing throughout the whole thing. Lily thought it brought them closer together, and perhaps she was right, even if it was in a creepy manner.
Lily was determined to have things her way and made a decision to carry on with her plan and act like a best friend again, trying not to spend too much time together.
May 2022
Lily had been plotting with Rose a lot to try to get the boys back for the time they threw water balloons over them. She found the time they spent together very intimate, and in her mind she told herself that Rose felt the exact same way she did. Deep down she knew the other girl didn't, but there was no point dithering about that, was there? They giggled and enjoyed spending time with each other, and when they extracted their plan, the boys seemed to be really pissed. The payback was successful and in celebration, they snuck some alcohol again.
This time, they started a game of truth or dare with the girls in Rose's dormitory, and Lily really hoped she'd get a good one with Rose. There was only a chance though, but she'd hope for it like mad anyway. After many pointless truth's and a few silly dares, one of the girls finally dared Lily to kiss another girl in the room. Ecstatic, Lily knew exactly whom she would pick: Rose. The best part about it was that Rose didn't stop her, joining in with the game and enjoying herself as everyone else did. When they finished, Rose's grin was almost as big as Lily's.
Lily took this as a sign that Rose must like her back and decided it was time to tell her best friend that she fancied her. Perhaps then, if she was more forward, they could actually start a relationship instead of all this 'flirting' they'd been doing.
June 2022
It wasn't long after the truth or dare game that Lily approached Rose, explaining everything to her and that she really liked her. Trying to butter her up, Lily told her how attractive she found her and what a good kisser she was. There was no immediate response from Rose; there was only a look of shock, her mouth wide open. Trying to twist everything to be positive, Lily told herself Rose was just shocked that they felt the same way about each other, and she was not prepared for what came next.
When Rose finally found her voice, she exploded in anger at Lily, telling her she found it disgusting and sick, that they were almost related, and she knew there was something wrong with her. Rose didn't even stop when she saw the tears streaming down Lily's face and the devastation written clearly across it. Lily was utterly crushed; she really didn't think Rose would act this way, and the icing on the cake was when Rose said that even if she were a lesbian, there would be no way she'd fancy her.
Lily tried to recover as quickly as she could after they argued, but it wasn't easy. She knew she couldn't lose Rose, and she'd need to come up with another plan, so she spent many sleepless nights concocting one.
July 2022
Lily was exhausted, but she'd finally come up with a strategy. As crazy as it sounded, she was going to tell Rose that she didn't fancy her and that she didn't know what she had been thinking. She could blame it on the hot weather they were having, or something to that affect, and beg to have their friendship back. Once she'd done that, and they were as normal as they could be again, Lily could start working more subtly on Rose to try and get her to like her. If anything, she'd put the idea of lesbianism in her head.
The trouble was, though, that Rose was avoiding her at every opportunity. Despite them being away from school now and their families spending time together, Rose was doing an excellent job of keeping out of Lily's way. This upset Lily tremendously, and everyone seemed to have noticed what was going on. They tried to get it out of them, but neither would say. Lily was grateful for that, at least. She couldn't bear the humiliation if anyone found out what had happened between them.
Lily spent the whole month moping, but as time wore on, the distance seemed to help Rose, and they spent little amounts of time together. Not much, but it was better than having nothing.
August 2022
Lily had had many successful conversations with Rose since their fallout over a month earlier. She felt progress was being made pretty well and was happy with the outcome, although there was the odd awkward conversation where it all came screaming back to them again. Neither of them had talked about what had happened yet, though Lily planned to any day now. She just needed to pick her timing, when Rose was in a good mood, otherwise she might take it the wrong way.
Eventually, after Rose's Quidditch team, the Chudly Cannons, won a match, she found the perfect opportunity to talk to her. Rose was over the moon and very excitable, so it took a while for Lily to manage to calm her down. Once she'd explained everything, she felt relief inside as she saw a smile emerge across her face. Rose told her she was glad about that, and she'd nearly given her a heart attack. What really made Lily's day, though, was Rose telling her she didn't mean any of the bad things she said, and if she were to ever become a lesbian, she'd most certainly be her first choice.
For Lily, she couldn't have had better news, and she was absolutely beaming from ear to ear upon hearing this. Rose might think she was straight, but nobody could ever know until they'd tried both sides of the fence, right?
September 2022
Lily went back to school in the most fantastic mood and remembering her drunken kiss with Rose many months previously, she decided that alcohol was the best way to get Rose to question her sexuality. She'd never do anything against Rose's consent, of course; she just needed Rose to wake up and notice what was right in front of her-someone who was in love with her. Lily thought that that was what everyone wanted, and as soon as Rose noticed, she'd be genuinely happy.
It was a lot harder to get alcohol this term, though. The Headmaster had made newer, stricter rules since he'd heard about all the students smuggling liquor into the school last year, and it took her until the end of the month to get hold of some. Not only that, but Lily had to make sure she got Rose on her own. There could be no interference from other girls this time around. Lily wanted it to be a completely private affair or things might turn sour, and she wasn't sure if she'd be able to handle it if that happened.
Lily suggested she and Rose go into the old Potion Master’s classroom and have some fun, and since they’d never been too keen on him, she agreed. All Lily had to do was bring the alcohol, and now that she'd secured some, she didn't foresee any other problems.
October 2022
They both drank a lot that night, and Lily could hardly deny that she enjoyed the drinking games they played. After two hours, both of them were completely drunk and finding it hard to maneuver around. Lily decided to take advantage of the situation, despite how drunk she was, and leaned in for a passionate but sloppy kiss. To her surprise, Rose didn't protest at all and kissed her back, even trying to use her tongue. Lily didn't like this, though, and pulled away. Rose seemed a little miffed, but she didn't have to for long as Lily was slowly pulling her clothes off.
The only problem was that since they were both drunk, neither of them could properly do anything without stumbling about. Lily managed to hike Rose's skirt up to her hips, but once she got past her knickers, she couldn't balance enough to actually pleasure Rose, which was what she had been planning. Giggling, they decided to give it up as a lost cause but made a drunken pact that they would continue when they were sober.
Lily really hoped Rose actually meant that pact, and that she wasn't just saying it because she was unaware and intoxicated.
November 2022
The first few days after their drunken encounter were awkward and uncomfortable, but Lily was lucky in that Rose didn't ignore her like she’d secretly thought she would. She didn't want her to, but after the big blow up earlier that year, she worried that would be the only outcome. They didn't talk about it, but Lily caught Rose smiling to herself often and she just knew, off instinct, that she was thinking about what they almost did and how good it would have felt. Lily didn't know how she was going bring up them carrying on with it, though.
They got such bad hangovers that it put them off drinking so much for quite some time. They hung out and giggled together, stayed with their inside jokes and made fun of the boys as usual, but now there was a connection between them. When they touched each other, Lily could have sworn that Rose felt the butterflies that she did too. Of course, she didn't ask, but she thought it was pretty obvious. Luckily not to anyone else, though. If they ever did get in a proper relationship, she knew the boys would make fun of them, being the immature children that they were.
Lily decided to just leave things as they were for now, hoping that eventually something would happen and bring them closer together.
December 2022
For a while now, Lily had been getting the feeling that Rose was looking at her strangely, finding something awkward. She didn't know why, since they'd been fine ever since the encounter, and it seemed odd to happen just now. Whenever she smiled at Rose, Rose would blush and turn away. It didn't upset Lily, as Rose didn't seem to be annoyed with her; it just confused the hell out her. Perhaps the boys were right, and girls were just confusing! But no-the day when Lily started listening to the boys was the day when all logic and reason went out the window.
Eventually, Lily found out why Rose was acting as she was. She'd finally come over and brought up the issue. She told Lily she'd been struggling with her feelings for her and had finally worked out what she wanted. Lily felt amazing when Rose said she wanted them to be together, but they had to take it slowly and keep it a secret until everything was out of the woods. Well, this was fine by Lily, because it was better than just being friends, after all.
Lily ended the year with a new New Years’ Resolution: to enjoy the next year that she had with Rose, even if they were only secret lovers. Besides, Lily suspected the sneaking around would be quite fun, and she had always liked the risky side of life. Luckily, so had Rose.