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Meet me at midnight
Staring at the ceiling with you
Oh, you don't ever say too much
the two lovers were laying down on the astronomy tower. The cold, hard stone cushioned by piles of pillows and blankets. It was cold out but it didn’t matter to them when they were together. they thought about life without each other. a wordless agreement that without the other, they would never be happy. only a few months ago, the sky looked like a goal they could never reach, a roof that just kept rising.
And you don't really read into
My melancholia
“hey”
“yeah?”
“i love you,” the words left her mouth, not being able to capture the accumulation of pure feeling that marlene had given her.
“yeah i know,” she breathed, smirk playing on her lips.
“i mean it, marls”
“and i mean it when i say i love you soooo much cassie”
dorcas just smiled and hugged her tighter, knowing that even though marlene wasn’t ready to accept the love she gave her, she would be there when she did.
I been under scrutiny (Yeah, oh, yeah)
You handle it beautifully (Yeah, oh, yeah)
All this shit is new to me (Yeah, oh, yeah)
it was funny, really. marlene mckinnon, party animal, wild child, and best party host of gryffindor house being the most sensitive of them all. she had put on an act so good that dorcas had envied her everyday until the day that they started dating. she took every single comment and nagging joke a little too seriously. they dug deep into her skin and made sure to stay there. marlene had talked a lot about how she admired dorcas for being able to have such thick skin. especially since she was in slytherin. really, it wasn’t hard. she had spent her whole life like that; dodging cruel words from the worst of purebloods. it didn’t hurt her anymore, it didn’t hurt unless it was her marlene.
I feel the lavender haze creeping up on me
Surreal
another glance at the other girl and she knew that she was done for. everytime she looked in her eyes she saw the world and beyond. there wasn’t a single thing that could compare to her eyes; brown with flecks of gold that shone so beautifully in the morning sun. she knew that they were young but she decided right then and there that she would spend every day of her life waking up to the love of her life.
I'm damned if I do give a damn what people say
No deal
The 1950s shit they want from me
I just wanna stay in that lavender haze
That lavender haze
the announcement was not well received on dorcas’ side. of course, her friends accepted it easily, being the little closeted gays they are, but the rest of slytherin house did not like having a fag in their common room or dorms. after trying to just room with the boys, she gave up and decided to just move her things to the gryffindor dorms. It wasn’t easy getting used to the overly loud people and warm, almost burning common room but she knew that for marlene, it was worth it.
All they keep asking me (All they keep asking me)
Is if I'm gonna be your bride
The only kinda girl they see (Only kinda girl they see)
Is a one-night or a wife
all everyone ever asked was if it was a one-time mistake, a phase, something to be looked over because all they saw was another pureblood trying to rebel. every time their relationship was question, she knew to immediately put away any and all rumors because marlene deserved to be shown off, no matter what her family or the wizarding world may think of her.
I find it dizzying (Yeah, oh, yeah)
They're bringing up my history (Yeah, oh, yeah)
But you weren't even listening (Yeah, oh, yeah)
for months after they announced their relationship, dorcas was harassed, slandered, and belittled. there was no one in hogwarts who hadn’t heard the news. walking around alone was like bringing meat to the slaughter. she had to have at least 2 people with her at all times, it was the worst time of her life. still, no matter what anyone would say, marlene never once doubted her, she didn’t even seem like she cared. every night she reassured dorcas that she would always love her, no matter what.
Talk your talk and go viral
I just need this love spiral
Get it off your chest
Get it off my desk (Get it off my desk)
Talk your talk and go viral
I just need this love spiral
Get it off your chest
Get it off my desk
rita skeeter, the new intern, had pestered her day and night, trying to get the latest scoop. She must’ve spent all her hours harassing dorcas. in the end, she finally succumbed and did an interview. All the training that her parents put her through pulled through that day. it was so biased and obviously made to make her look bad but she didn’t care. that night, dorcas sat at her desk, writing pages upon pages of letters to her marlene. it didn’t matter that marlene was sleeping only a couple of steps from her. all that mattered was that marlene would be able to feel the love dripping from her ink in every word she wrote. she hoped that even if marlene outlived her, she would be able to give her the love that she needed for the rest of her life.
I feel (I feel), the lavender haze creeping up on me
Surreal
I'm damned if I do give a damn what people say
No deal (No deal)
The 1950s shit they want from me
I just wanna stay in that lavender haze
Get it off your chest
Get it off my desk
That lavender haze
I just wanna stay
I just wanna stay in that lavender haze