Timeline: NextGen

Pairing: Lily/Teddy centric, although Teddy/Victoire technically

Disclaimer: I do not own the wonderful world of Harry Potter.

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everyone can see
how victoire's special

her beautiful { hair }
(a golden sheen)
her exquisite { eyes }
(a striking blue)

glowing { skin }
delicate { hands }
{ nails } that never chip
b-e-witch-i-n-g
beauty
b-e-guil-i-n-g
elegance

a { laugh } like a bell
tinkling
soft
charming.

she's not blazing
(thewayyouare)
she's not burning
(howyouare)
she's not the energy&&vigor&&animation
(thatyouare)
she's not a child
(thewayyouare)

but most importantly,
she's not a fire
(butyouare)
and fire kills and hurts and maims

she's not [[ far too much ]] for him to handle
with her { eyes } and her { hair } and her { skin } and her { nails }
and her { hands } that are slipped into his
effortlessly and perfectly

{{ they're a [ pictureperfect ] couple }}
you've seen the ways eyes
f-o-l-l-o-w
them on the streets

can't look away
but you–
well, you can't either
(can you?)

everyone can see
how you're just lily

your fire-red { hair }
(nothing unique)
your hazel-nut { eyes }
(nothing striking)

freckled { skin }
calloused { hands }
{ nails } worn down by quidditch and trees

u-n-appeal-i-n-g
beauty
n-o-n-exist-i-n-g
elegance

a { laugh } that screams out during fun
not gentle
not pleasant
not like victoire.

oh, but darling,
darling, you knew that
[[ move on ]] because that teddy lupin
will never be
yours.

they'll always see–
you and him
(bestbestsiblings)
her and him
(pictureperfectromance)

[[ perhaps they're right ]]

onceuponatime
you loved him
but he loves her

so here's the epilogue
(muchmuchlater)
[[ a white dress
a stunning bride ]]
(( a pink dress
a red-headed bridesmaid ))

and a brightbright { smile }
on both you and she
because you loved him
but she loves him,
he loves her

&& so they lived
happily ever after
in theend.