Remains of the Flame || Tedromeda || 1977
The first morning after his breakup with Andromeda, Ted woke up (not that he had really got any sleep that night) and decided that this could be a good thing. Now, he could focus on helping the Hufflepuff Quidditch team as much as he can between classes, instead of hiding in stuffy broom closets. He could spend all the time after dinner on studying and preparing for his NEWTs. He knew Andromeda wasn't a just a fling, but perhaps he could deal with it as though she was.
This mindset worked quite well for a days. He spent his entire Saturday studying in the common room, except for a couple of hours where he was on the pitch, too busy trying to put together a game strategy to bother with feelings.
It was working. It worked so well until he saw her in class on Monday morning, and all the anger and disappointment came rushing back. He heard nothing during class, not one thing. The back of Andromeda's head was distracting him. Her presence in the room made him want to get up and punch every Slytherin in the room, just for the hell of it. After class, he headed out to the astronomy tower and pulled out a box of cigarettes from his bag. Packing it that morning was a good decision on his behalf.
A week later, it has become a routine. He would finish classes and come spend the time until dinner huffing his frustration out in the form of smoke halos. And that day was no different.
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