Ron Weasley x Draco Malfoy
Tags: explicit | Knight!AU | Ron's pov | sex | angst | forbidden love | fast burn
Summary: In the aftermath of a fierce battle, Ser Ronald must flee his fellow survivors in pursuit of his prince to bring him home.
The journey brings with it the unexpected; the perils of the road, and a newfound respect for one another. Where tensions grow, love blooms.
Written for Hot Ron Fest '25 @hotronfest
“Fuck,” Ronald muttered, but there was no soul alive to hear him.
The dead littered the ground like snow upon the mountains. Ronald waded through his fellow men and those who had killed them with a bone-deep weariness. A body spluttered and wheezed as his boot made contact, pleading eyes gazing up at him, squinting into the low winter sun. He might have rasped for help, pleaded to be saved, but Ronald was too quick with his sword. The man bore colours of his enemy. But he'd not driven the blade into his chest for the sake of King Lucius’ petty war—he was showing mercy, ending needless suffering the best way he knew how.