you can't beat us

seventh year slytherin, captain and beater. the greatest player that's ever been

[beateralex]

Quality Time

[hufflepuff-cody]

"Good. I’d love the first, the latter not so much." Cody hummed. His smile turned to a grin as he watched Alex’s facial expression. Cody was proud, making Alex proud, making him happy in turn. He’d always had a dream that Alex would become some hot shot professional quittich player and he’s be St. Mungo’s curing the ill and making a medical breakthrough in the wizarding world. The thoughts were private as there was always that edge of insecurity that the young brunette lived with. However, being praised by his ten thousand times better than him boyfriend always makes him feel good enough. "Thank you, babe." He pecked Alex’s cheek before grinning. "I have not named her yet. I wanted to give you the honors of doing so." He smiled over at Alex, batting his lashes for good measure. "So, what’s her name gonna be, big guy?"

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Alex chuckled, slipping his arm around Cody's waist and tugging him closer towards him side. "Oh trust me, I know," he said with a grin. Sometimes he thought he knew his boyfriend a bit too well, but then he figured there was really no such thing and that there'd always be something new to learn about him. And even if there wasn't, it wasn't like he'd grow tired of him. "You're actually letting me name her?" Alex asked, looking back at the plant again. That was a pretty big honor, and he'd have to think of a name that was appropriate. Not Sally like he'd tried to name his first cat (thankfully Lily talked him out of that one). "I'm kind of feeling Lorelei for this one, I don't know why. It's what popped in to my head," Alex said, looking to Cody to see if he liked it.

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Quality Time

[hufflepuff-cody]

Cody chuckled, “Well… I would hope you’d at least punish me a little.” He remarked with a little smirk. Cody licked his lips, missing his boyfriend’s lips on his already, but he remembered the plants. “Professor says my plant is the best he’s seen in his years as a student here and as of teaching. It’s growing twice the size of anyone else’s and it even has- ugh you’ll see it.” He said excitedly, reaching to take Alex’s hand in his as they made their way to the green house. It was their little thing. Cody was Alex’s biggest fan on the field, always supporting him. And Alex would proudly watch as Cody explained all of his different medicinal herbs and healing plants. As they made their way into the green house, Cody was glad to see the lights were dimly lit and the green house quiet. Not many students came in here at the end of classes. “This is her, isn’t she beautiful.” Cody stood before a large plotted plant, growing larger than the rest, the tips purple. “I made a hybrid. The purple tips can be cut off and it helps with gas and aching stomachs. The best thing is, if cut princely, the purple tips grow back.”

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"Oh, I never said anything about not punishing you. I just wouldn't break up with you over it," Alex smirked back at Cody, knowing that if it did happen that he'd mostly punish him just because Cody seemed to like it, which made Alex like it in return. It was hard not to like anything that resulted in his boyfriend being under him, or on top of him, or just generally anywhere near him at all. "Yeah? Well I don't doubt that one bit. Everyone knows you're amazing at herbology," Alex smiled, giving Cody's hand a squeeze and kissing his cheek as they walked to the green house. Alex absolutely never minded going along to the green house to see what Cody was working on most recently, because it truly was incredible to see. How Cody could do what he did was absolutely beyond him. "Merlin, Cody..." Alex said with a low whistle, looking at the enormous plant in front of him. "This is amazing. I could never get the hang of hybrids in class," he added with a small chuckle, letting go of Cody's hand to slip an arm around him. "Have you named her?" he asked, making sure to use the same pronoun that Cody had when showing him the plant, because he thought something even as small as that could further show just how proud he was of Cody.

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Quality Time

[hufflepuff-cody]

"I could so easily distract you out on the pitch." Cody smiled into the kiss. Hearing Alex’s answer, Cody hummed and tilted his head slightly as Alex kissed his jaw. "As tempting as studying sounds, I think I’d rather make out with you." He grinned before bringing his other hand to link with the one behind Alex’s neck and catching his lips once again. He kissed his boyfriend sweetly at first before he deepened the kiss and moved his body forward slightly to grind against Alex’s. As he did that, he pulled back and put on an innocent face. "But first, I want to show you my plants." He grinned wickedly, before wiggling out of Alex’s hold and signaling for the other boy to follow him. He knew he was being a tease, but his plants were awesome and he liked making his boyfriend proud. 

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"Mm, I really want to say that I'd break up with you if you did wind up distracting me on the pitch and costing me a game but... let's be honest, we both know I absolutely wouldn't," Alex said with a grin, nipping at Cody's neck. That boy had Alex absolutely wrapped around his finger, and they both knew it fully well. It made sense that Cody and his sister were such good friends, because they both could be conniving little shits when they wanted to be - which was pretty much all the time. That only meant that Cody never ceased to surprise him, including him getting fairly frisky in the hallway, and Alex kissed him back just as eagerly before pulling away all too soon. "Yeah, I much prefer making out over studying...," Alex chuckled, following after Cody. He could certainly wait to continue after what he started to look at Cody's plants first, especially since seeing Cody so excited over them was absolutely adorable.

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Quality Time

[hufflepuff-cody]

Cody laughed softly, “I’ll be sure to threaten them the next time I see them.” He winked, grinning because he could and would actually do it. So his threats only worked because people were intimidated of his big bad Slytherin boyfriend, but Cody liked to think it was his puppy dog eyes that did the trick. “I know I am, but it’s nice to hear you say it.” Cody smiled as he felt Alex’s kiss on his cheek. “Oh yeah? Huh. Maybe I can seduce some plays out of you and hand them over to the Hufflepuff captain.” Cody teased, grinning as they made it to the main entrance. “You’re so cute when you’re excited though. I might let all the Quaffles through if it means you’ll be smiling.” He teased once again, pausing in the corridor they were in and tugging on Alex’s arms until they were safely tucked away behind one of the large pillars. “What would you like to do with the rest of our evening, my sweet snake?” He grinned before placing the palm of his hand on the back of his boyfriend’s neck and bringing him down for a kiss. 

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Honestly, Alex wouldn't be surprised in the least if Cody actually did threaten his teammates to try to whip them in to shape. When it came to the other Slytherin's, they all  knew that Cody was untouchable, unless they wanted to deal with Alex afterwards. Occasionally a team member or housemate would complain about something Cody did or said, but Alex would tell them that he could do what they wanted - but if they so much as touched a single hair on his body or looked at him the wrong way and he found out about it, they'd be dead. And most people knew to take that seriously. "I'm insulted that you think we need you to let us win. That hurts, babe," Alex said, putting his free hand over his heart to mock looking hurt, but he couldn't keep up the charade before his boyfriend was pulling him in for a kiss, and of course Alex had to wrap his arms around him. "I honestly don't care. You could drag me to study with you and I'd still be happy," Alex mumbled, kissing Cody's jaw.

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Quality Time

[hufflepuff-cody]

Cody had eventually left the kitchens, sweets stuffed away in his bag. Because, really, if Cody didn’t feed Alex, he’d starve. Besides, the house elves loved Cody and they were always up for smuggling him some goods. He was glad, that they were now payed employees, otherwise he’d feel like he was taking advantage of them somehow. No matter, he hurried to the quidditch pitch, rolling his eyes as he past some of the Slytherin team and they made inappropriate comments. If Alex heard them, they’d surely be running laps. But, Cody would be nice and not tattle. All was forgotten when he spotted Alex leaving the dressing rooms, a precious smile on his face. Cody grinned, stopping in front of his boyfriend and wrapping his arms around his middle, bending slightly to snuggle his chest a moment. “I love seeing that smile, you know?” He pulled away, only to hook an arm through Alex’s and begin walking back with him to the castle. “Oh, and hi. Oh, and guess what? I got us some goodies because you obviously deserve a treat. I’m assuming practice went well?” He rambled, making sure not to trip over anything as he walked.

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The only thing that would be able to make Alex even happier than Quidditch practice had was his boyfriend, and while he'd already been planning to look for him when he got back to the castle, he didn't have to look far at all when Cody met him at the pitch. "Hey," Alex said with a grin, giving Cody a kiss. When their relationship had first started, Alex was very picky about PDA, but now he couldn't care less and kissed his boyfriend whenever he pleased. "Tell my team to keep practicing the way they did today and I'm pretty sure this smile will never go away," Alex said with a chuckle. "Thank you, you're amazing," Alex grinned, kissing Cody on the cheek as they began walking towards the castle. He had a tendency to work himself too hard and then not take care of himself afterwards, but Cody was pretty good at keeping him on track. "Practice was incredible, you should've seen them out there! I mean, clearly you wouldn't have liked it, but it's like they finally started listening to me," Alex said, his excitement and happiness very evident. Despite being the captain of a different team than his boyfriend was on, all that was felt was a little friendly rivalry between the two - but Alex still fully intended on kicking Hufflepuff's ass at their next game.

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Quality Time

Alex had quite the reputation for being a hard-ass Quidditch captain - and all of those rumors were absolutely true, and he'd admit it. He had absolutely no shame in it at all, even if his teammates sometimes hated him for it. Tonight, though, he was amazingly proud of his team. They were all listening to him, and were all putting out their best without him having to yell until his voice hurt. In fact, they had deserved getting out of practice an hour early, which was something that Alex never did. So needless to say, Alex was in an amazing mood, and couldn't wait to find his boyfriend and enjoy some quality time with him.

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In Your Arms

[hufflepuffcody]

Cody grinned happily, “Aw, you were gonna come looking for me?” He kissed his boyfriend back. “I’m the better finder. I should have been a seeker, but instead I chose to be a keeper. I am a keeper, right baby?” Cody winked, laughing in the other male’s arm at his lame joke. “It’s okay, I know I’m lame, but I’m still cute.” He shrugged, still grinning happily. Cody was usually a very cheerful person, but Alex always made him so much happier.

"Can’t you at least just give us one game?" He playfully shoved against Alex’s chest. "Well good because I’m feeling awfully lazy and just want to cuddle you like a kitten." He nuzzled Alex’s neck and licked it much like a cat would do. "Mine. The Slytherins always give me the evil eye. It’s not my fault I cramp their grumpy style with my all around adorableness." He took his boyfriend’s hand and led them towards the castle. "Plus I have a stash of chocolates." He grinned happily as they made it into the castle. 

[alex-waters]

If anyone else had been standing there talking Alex’s ear off after such a long and grueling practice, Alex would probably be pretty likely to hit them just to make them shut up - including his sister or his best friend. But because it was Cody, he was perfectly content to listen to him babble, especially because Alex found his constant state of excitement to be absolutely adorable. “Yeah, you’re definitely a keeper,” Alex truthfully agreed, chuckling. “And you’re definitely very, very cute,” he added, stopping momentarily to give Cody a kiss. Alex was feeling better from his practice already.

"Hmm, let me think about that for a moment…" Alex said, pretending to mull over his choices. "Nah. I love you, but I need to end this year with a bang," he grinned, slipping an arm around Cody’s waist and pulling him close, chuckling when Cody went on to lick his neck. "No matter how many evil eyes you may get, they know not to mess with you or else they have to deal with me. Your dorm sounds fine to me, though," Alex agreed. "But I know that you’re trying to fatten me up and slow me down with those chocolates," he added with a smirk.

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In Your Arms

[hufflepuffcody]

"Aw, good because I don’t want you tiring of me someday. I’d be a very sad little badger without you." Although Cody was teasing, he still felt an ache in his heart at the thought of losing Alex. He was aware that Alex was much too good for him and had been told that by various spiteful Slytherin girls that had been after Alex for quite some time. Cody smiled almost shyly as Alex paused to confirm that he was in fact, very cute. He kissed him back, smiling all the way to the castle because yeah- he had the most amazing boyfriend ever.

"Oh, you’ll end it with a bang… don’t you worry." Cody gave him an angelic look, wide eyed and innocent, when really he was anything but. "I think you’d be adorable if you got a little chubby. You’d be my teddy bear." Cody teased, as they entered the Hufflepuff common room. There weren’t too many students in as most of them were out enjoying the night before curfew. "I’d ask you to carry me up to my room like a damsel in distress, but I’ll let you slide this time, since you know- you were at practice." He grinned, leading his boyfriend up to his dorm room that he shared with two other Hufflepuff students. One had a girlfriend he spent his nights with and Cody couldn’t remember when the last time was that he’d seen him. He hoped he was still alive or whatnot. His other roommate was not in either. Plopping himself down on his bed, he made grabby hands for his boyfriend to join him.

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"Nah, I don't think I could ever get tired of you. You're too good to me, and I definitely don't want to make you a sad badger," Alex said with a smile. He meant every word of it, too. Even though he may have been a bit of a womanizer in the past, the moment that he realized just how perfect Cody was, was the moment that part of him was done with. "You'll get sick of me long before I'd ever get tired of you," he said, slipping his arm around Cody and tugging him close as they walked.

"Oh will I?" Alex asked with a smirk and his eyebrows raised. "I certainly hope so - in both senses of the word. I want to end the year by winning the House Cup, and then end that night with  you in bed begging for more," he said. That sounded like the perfect plan, if he did say so himself. "You want me to get a little chubby? Do you not realize that I've been working my entire life to get this body, and I'm not letting you ruin it until after I'm retired," Alex scoffed. "You know any other day I'd gladly carry you up, but if I tried to do it tonight I'd surely drop you, and then we'd have to spend the night in the Hospital Wing and that would be horrible," Alex said, kissing Cody's cheek as they made their way up to his dorm room. He had to admit, he did actually prefer his boyfriend's dorm, especially because he only had two other dorm mates while Alex had five, and it served for so much more privacy. Slipping off his Quidditch robes, Alex dropped the cloak down on Cody's trunk before gladly crawling in to the bed and slipping his arms around his boyfriend, pulling him close. "Perfect," he said with a grin, giving Cody a kiss.

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In Your Arms

[hufflepuffcody]

Cody yawned and gave an exaggerated stretch, peeking an eye at the professor he was helping grade papers for. His eyes were tired from trying to make out what the first years in his class had written and he hoped the professor took the hint and thanked him for his help. And of course, he got his way. The professor thanked him for his hard work and signed Cody up to be a tutor- which hey, he didn’t agree to that. But he could not and would not say no. Besides, it was Herbology. One of his best subjects. He left the greenhouse and checked the time before picking up the pace. If he hurried, he’d catch Alex after quidditch practice.

Hufflepuff practiced on Sundays and Thursdays, but they never lasted as long as the Slytherins. Rounding a corner, he narrowly missed a flock of Ravenclaw girls. “Sorry, sorry.” He muttered apologies as he continued towards the entrance of the castle. Once outside, he slowed his pace and made his way towards the Quidditch locker rooms. He got there just as his boyfriend was coming out, hair wet and looking exhausted- yet still ridiculously hot. That’s when he spotted some of his team mates walking out, looking even more exhausted.

"Either they’re big babies or you’re trying to kill your team so that your amazing boyfriend’s house can win a couple games." He teased, nearing Alex and wrapping him in a tight hug. "You look so tired, babe. Lucky for you, I’m a complete sloth who just wants to stay in and cuddle his boyfriend tonight." He looked up at Alex, scrunching his nose because Alex totally thought his facial expressions were cute. 

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Luck seemed to be on Alex's side tonight as he practically ran in to his boyfriend when he was coming out of the locker room. And he probably would've mown right into him had Cody's adorableness hadn't pulled him out of his dazed stupor. He could definitely force himself to stay awake for a while longer if he was next to Cody, that was for sure. "Just who I was about to go looking for," Alex said with a small chuckle, hugging Cody back and giving him a kiss. He was almost surprised to see him there, but the two of them knew each other's schedules like their own.

Alex had never really seen himself as someone that wanted to settle down in any sense of the word. His plans had always just been to play Quidditch, travel the world, and meet as many girls as he could. That was until he started spending so much time with the younger one thanks to him being his sister's best friend, and he realized just how cute Cody was. And just like that, part of his plan had changed - he still planned on playing Quidditch, but there was only one person that he wanted to be with.

"They're not babies, and I'm not trying to kill them. Just make us better so that we can clobber your team," Alex teased. "I am exhausted, so a night of cuddling with my sloth boyfriend sounds perfect," he chuckled, kissing the top of Cody's head. "Your dorm or mine?" Alex asked, knowing that it didn't really matter considering they both had some clothes at the other's dorm, just for convenience on nights like this.

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In Your Arms

With the Quidditch House Cup quickly approaching along with the end of the school year, Alex was pushing his team harder and harder with each and every practice. It wasn't just the other players that he was pushing either, but himself as well to the point that even he was exhausted by the end of practice, which was almost always elongated by him urging them to try a play just one more time and having it turn in to about five more times. Honestly, Alex was pretty shocked that he hadn't been impeached by his teammates, or that he even managed to still have friends on the team with how hard he worked them. He was certain that it would be worth it by the final game - which would be his last with Slytherin.

Alex trudged to the locker room after he'd gotten everyone else off the field and had gotten all of the practice equipment put away. By then, most of the showers were open, but probably lacking hot water, though a cold shower really wouldn't be too bad after the workout he'd gotten from practice. By the time he'd showered, there were only a few people left in the locker room and he changed in sort of a sluggish daze, unable to wait until he could curl in to bed and fall asleep, though that probably wouldn't happen for a while. Alex planned on finding his boyfriend and enlisting him for some much appreciated cuddling. Sure, Alex didn't really seem like the type to cuddle, but he loved it just as much as anyone else - and the idea of it seemed even better than being able to sleep, and he trudged towards the castle with the thought in mind.

[dailytylerhoechlin]