Countdown (n.) a game show broadcast by Channel 4, where contestants try to make nine letter words from randomly selected letters. Pointless (n.) a BBC quiz show where contestants try to provide the lowest scoring answers on general knowledge questions. On the consequences of the Delacour-Tonks Quit Pact of 2009. Or, Fleur hates working and only wants to do trivia and solve puzzles.
Not all life changing events happen with a bang, nor are they a sudden shift in spiritual tectonics; it’s the little things, always. This is Tonks and Fleur’s story.
When Tonks meets Fleur for the first time, her nose is between goose and pig. Here they are, grown adults, members of the super-secret Order of the Phoenix, gathered around the kitchen table… ready to discuss war. Here Tonks should be, an experienced Auror, supposedly serious and scary (and maybe strikingly beautiful, too), bravely participating in a movement to save Wizarding Britain. Instead, here Tonks is, caught with her nose between goose and pig.
Front-woman of the band Orca Patrol, Tonks, has a very special kink she’s afraid to share with anyone. Along comes a stunningly gorgeous admirer and new biggest fan, Fleur Delacour, to help her fully explore her kink.
Fleur Delacour returns to Britain after the Triwizard Tournament to work for Gringotts and spy for the Order of the Phoenix. Then she falls in love with her Order contact.
Image Description: A digital drawing of Fleur and Tonks sleeping peacefully in their bed. Fleur is wearing a lightblue sleeveless shirt, her long blond hair is fanned out on the pillow behind her. Tonks has a short pink buzzcut and is wearing a white tanktop. Fleur is spooning Tonks: her lips are pressed against Tonks’s left shoulder and her left arm is wrapped securely around Tonks’s middle. Their left hands are intertwined. Tonks’s other hand is pushed under the pillow. They’re covered by a darkblue bedspread that has a colourful pattern of icecream cones, fruits, chocolate and cake slices. A thick Sudoku book and a pencil lie at the head of the bed. The afternoon sun bathes the scene in warm light. A sliver of sunlight falls across the couple, illuminating their joined hands. Art by celilasart. End description.
This was a spur of the moment “what your fic doesn’t have art?” creation, and I’m so happy I got the chance to create art for this beautiful fic (and to get to read it almost before everybody else ;D). I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! The story illustrates so wonderfully what it means to support your partner, not just in small things, but also in big life decisions.
Go check it out and please have a look at all the other amazing works of @hpwlwbigbang
Summary: Countdown (n.) a game show broadcast by Channel 4, where two contestants try to make nine letter words from randomly selected letters and solve maths puzzles using the four basic functions with the greatest accuracy.
Pointless (n.) a BBC quiz show where four pairs of contestants try to provide the lowest scoring answers on general knowledge questions to advance to the next round(s).
On the consequences of the Delacour-Tonks Quit Pact of 2009. Or, Fleur hates working and only wants to do trivia and solve puzzles.
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Author’s Notes: Huge thanks to violetclarity for modding this fest with me for another year, for beta reading this, for increasing the cheekiness of my summary, and for kindly assuring me that I had, in fact, written a thing. Massive thanks also to aibidil for the beta, for adding extra layers of humour to a couple scenes, for pointing out what wasn’t working, and–most of all–for photoshopping Daniel Radcliffe’s face onto Macaulay Culkin’s from the Home Alone cover and DMing it to me. Many more thanks to Tami for generously offering to create something for this and for creating a magnificently cozy piece of art incredibly quickly!
Artist’s Notes @celiasart: This was a spur of the moment “what your fic doesn’t have art?” creation, and I’m so happy I got the chance to create art for this beautiful fic (and to get to read it -almost- before everybody else ;D). I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! The story illustrates so wonderfully what it means to support your partner, not just in small things, but also in big life decisions.
Countdown (n.) a game show broadcast by Channel 4, where contestants try to make nine letter words from randomly selected letters. Pointless (n.) a BBC quiz show where contestants try to provide the lowest scoring answers on general knowledge questions. On the consequences of the Delacour-Tonks Quit Pact of 2009. Or, Fleur hates working and only wants to do trivia and solve puzzles.
Not all life changing events happen with a bang, nor are they a sudden shift in spiritual tectonics; it’s the little things, always. This is Tonks and Fleur’s story.
When Tonks meets Fleur for the first time, her nose is between goose and pig. Here they are, grown adults, members of the super-secret Order of the Phoenix, gathered around the kitchen table… ready to discuss war. Here Tonks should be, an experienced Auror, supposedly serious and scary (and maybe strikingly beautiful, too), bravely participating in a movement to save Wizarding Britain. Instead, here Tonks is, caught with her nose between goose and pig.
Front-woman of the band Orca Patrol, Tonks, has a very special kink she’s afraid to share with anyone. Along comes a stunningly gorgeous admirer and new biggest fan, Fleur Delacour, to help her fully explore her kink.
Fleur Delacour returns to Britain after the Triwizard Tournament to work for Gringotts and spy for the Order of the Phoenix. Then she falls in love with her Order contact.
Tonks is a very busy and professional Auror, who doesn’t have time for flirting with stupidly pretty trainees like Fleur Delacour, or dealing with her increasingly ridiculous family members. Oh, who is she trying to kid? The way things are going, it’ll be a miracle if she gets any work done at all.
Tonks is given the task of acting as a bodyguard for a new client attending a prestigious pureblood ball, and given strict orders to keep a low profile. But that plan was doomed the moment she laid eyes on Fleur Delacour
Working out the kinks with a new flatmate is never easy. But when that flatmate is as brilliant and infuriating as Fleur? Well, it’s an entirely different kind of challenge. A Modern AU story for Flonks week.
Fleur shaves off all her hair. Tonks changes pronouns, and some other things too. It turns out that Fleur’s got a sharper bite than Tonks thought. And Tonks likes people with a sharp bite.
