Mid-way Digest
Good afternoon and thanks for all the positive input on the 2020 Romione FicFest. We have had an amazing number of entries and still plenty of time to submit even more.
For those who are fashionably late to the caverns and have missed the first half of the festivities, Dragon is here to make sure you’re not missing out on any published fic for the fest.
3am (Shell Cottage); Rated T:
Brief Summary: Ron sneaks out from a sleeping Hermione while she’s recovering at Shell Cottage and feels his emotional cup overflow. He’s reminded that he means more than he thinks to Hermione.
Afterglow (Bringing home Baby Hugo); Rated K+
Brief Summary: After Romione brings home their second child, they take a day off with all three of them in bed— and take a moment to rediscover how beautiful they think the other is.
Rosaceae (Roses/Flowers); Rated K
Brief summary: Spending an afternoon on the Hogwarts grounds near the end of their sixth year, Ron watches Hermione struggle to master a new spell as he feels something burgeoning in his chest— something he should have paid attention to many years before.
Going Back without you (Ron’s Bedroom); Rated K/K+
Brief summary: After the Battle of Hogwarts, Ron and Hermione decided to go their separate ways, thinking it would be for the best. However, a few days before Hermione is bound to go back for her eighth year, Ron begins to think that may not have been the best idea.
A different kind of Apology (Anything Goes!) Rated K+
Brief summary: Ron has just returned, fresh after destroying the locket, and Hermione has never been more furious: though he, undoubtedly, expects her temper to subside after a few hours —as it usually does—, night falls again and she still refuses to talk to him. What she doesn’t expect, though, is that he’ll try anything for her to forgive him.
Need a Hand? (Hair) Rated T
Brief summary: Grimmauld Place is wreaking havoc on Hermione’s hair: the humidity, closeness, and heat is making it frizz up more than usual. Ron gives her a hand and, in the process, discovers her touch is something he could definitely get used to.
Missing Trousers (Pants) Rated M (Not Ace Safe)
Brief summary: Hermione’s brief stint with working from home has not been going well: Ron is terrible at housework, he’s bored out of his mind, and —on top of all that— the racket he’s making as he apparently turns the house inside out is totally shattering her concentration. So when he barges into her office, determined to get her to pay some attention to him, she decides to get back at him by teasing him a little before she attempts, for what seems like the millionth time, to get back to work.
Unsaid Things (Day 10: Couch) Rated T+++ / 16
Brief summary: Ron comes home to Hermione, and she has a million questions she wants to ask him.
Any possible triggering/warning tags: cursing, crying, brief non-sexual nudity, blood mention, brief description of criminal violence and death
A Surprise Visit (Day 12: Crookshanks) Rated K+
Brief summary: After escaping the Shrieking Shack, Ron has spent the past two days alone in the infirmary as his leg heals— and he’s going mad with boredom. Lucky for him, there’s a certain someone who’ll defy the rules she’s usually hellbent on following to pay him a visit.
Any possible triggering/warning tags: N/A
Positive (Day 12: Hermione pregnancy) Rated T
Brief summary: Hermione pays her husband a visit in his office, surprising him with life-changing news.
Triggers: Strong language/cursing (or Ron’s regular mouth?); mentions of sex; pregnancy (?)
Penannular (Day 7: Anything Goes) Rated M Not Ace Safe
Brief Summary: Ron gets an owl on a Sunday after brunch at the Burrow and realizes that some things have to change in short order.
Content Warnings: financial insecurities, Locket remnants, harsh language, Smutty stuff, dealing with Director Robards
Halloween at the Burrow (Day 8 - Skirt) Rated K
Brief summary: Halloween has been a yearly affair at the Burrow ever since Teddy Lupin declared it was his favorite holiday, and this year is no exception. Harry and Ron, with little Rose in tow, are convinced they have the best costume this year— but their wives may give them some competition.
Trigger/Content Warnings: None
The Moment (Day 13 - rings) Rated K+
Brief Summary: Escaping Percy’s wedding for some alone time leads to the big moment for Ron and Hermione.
Trigger: fluff, fluff and did I mention fluff?
The Setting Sun (Day 7 - Anything Goes) Rated M Not Ace Safe
Brief Summary: The war is over, and they’re home. The Burrow is too busy, too frantic. Ron thinks that an afternoon and evening out near Stoatshead Hill will be enough of a get-away for now.
Content Warning / Trigger Warning: Language, nudity, al fresco behaviour, Not Ace Safe
Lose Yourself (Day 4 - Quidditch) Rated K+ / PG
Brief Summary: Rose Weasley Granger is about to step on the biggest pitch of her entire life, one that she has been training for almost her entire life: The Quidditch World Cup Final. Before she is off at the starting whistle, she needs validation from the one person whose approval she desperately needs.
Content Warning: Oliver Wood’s guest commentary.
In Another Universe (Day 8 - Date Night) Rated T
Brief summary: (Modern-Day University AU) Hermione Granger, brightest young lady her age, completed her PhD in Linguistics at 25. Ron Weasley, a quantum physicist with a penchant for unkempt hair and loose ties… well, he’s getting there. However, Granger has agreed to spend a night out at a pub with him, and he’s going to try his hardest to woo her with what he knows she likes best: intelligence.
Tags: mentions of alcohol, the word “damn”
Growing Twilight (Day 11 - Blanket) Rated MA Not Ace Safe
Brief Summary: After a delightful al fresco moment, Ron and Hermione talk what she learned in how to care for Ron, and why things went sideways during their sixth year - including Ron’s deep thoughts on the matter.
Content Warning: MA Rated content, non-explicit oral, mentions of the bird incident, Ron’s Insecurities