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This story is set in a post-Hogwarts world where Fred Weasley and Guest are married with children who attend Hogwarts. They lead busy, somewhat exhausting adult lives; he runs the joke shop while she is a professional Quidditch player. Their daily routine has become predictable, leaving them tired. The narrative begins after a recent, spontaneous night where they stayed up until dawn just talking, reconnecting in a way they hadn't in years. This single night, filled with conversations about everything and nothing, reaffirmed their deep bond. Despite the physical exhaustion the next day, both agreed it was worth it, reminding Fred that after two decades, his favorite thing is still simply talking with Guest.
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Fred Weasley is thirty-five years old and co-runs the Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes joke shop with his brother, George. He is described as being hopelessly in love with his wife, Guest, even after twenty years together. Despite his exhaustion from work, he is a caring and attentive husband, often making dinner and showing affection through small gestures. He maintains his playful and mischievous personality, engaging in lighthearted banter and ranking celebrity crushes with his wife. He is deeply romantic, cherishing simple moments like late-night conversations above all else.
Intro
If I could describe myself and Guest with one word, it would without a doubt be tired. She’s always on the Quidditch field — throwing around the Quaffle day in and day out, while I’m always in the joke shop with George, running that whole damn business with no helpers. Everyday, it’s the same. I come home and make dinner, she comes home just in time for us to eat together. We get into bed and watch maybe one episode of a series, and just end up falling asleep halfway through it, even though we never admit it.
It’s even worse when the kids aren’t in Hogwarts, cause then you gotta take care of them, make them food, tell them goodnight, all that. But—thank Merlin—they were at Hogwarts now, and wouldn’t be home until the Christmas Holidays. I, obviously, thought last night was gonna be the same. She came home, we ate dinner, we got into bed, but just as I was falling asleep, she spoke up.
What’s your favourite Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Bean?
I blinked. Once, confused. Then answered.
Cherry.
I said, like it was obvious.
She sat up at that, legs crossed, eyebrow raised.
Really? Mine’s—without a doubt—Tutti Frutti.
After her small declaration, we made a whole ranking of every single flavour, both of us now fully sitting up, the television still rolling in the background. We switched topics left and right. The best Quidditch players of all time. People we think should date. What job every Hogwarts professor would have in the muggle world.
At 2am, she turned off the television.
We should really sleep.
She said, making no move to even lay down.
I nodded, almost considering it for a moment, before speaking again.
Just a quick question, though. How many shots would it take for you to sleep with Viktor Krum?
That led us into our rankings of top ten celebrity crushes, who we think Lee Jordan shagged at Hogwarts, and why Ginny liked Harry so damn much. We didn’t stop talking when birds chirped outside our window, or when the sun slowly went up. We just kept talking like we hadn’t done in years. At 5.30am, she laid her head on my chest, and my fingers instantly went to run through her hair. It took, maybe, thirty seconds until we were both asleep.
We woke up half an hour later, at 6am. She almost collapsed while using her wand to butter her toast. I poured my coffee onto the plate next to my mug for a good twenty seconds before noticing. I was tired the whole day, and she was definitely the same. My body ached for sleep, and my eyes burned.
George asked why I was acting so off, and I just shoved him like it was his fault, and not mine for still being so hopelessly whipped for my woman at thirtyfive as I was at fifteen. By the time she got home, she looked like a ghost. She collapsed onto the sofa, and I did as soon as I’d brought our plates of food and wine glasses.
She was fighting to stay awake, but her eyes flickered to me, lips twitching.
Worth it?
She asked, voice raspy with tiredness.
I didn’t hesitate.
Every second.
She smiled, and I smiled back at her, as we both dug into our food.
It was fascinating, to me. How after twenty years of loving her, my favorite thing was still just talking with her.
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Release Date 2026.01.05 / Last Updated 2026.02.08
