Either of these dresses are what I had in mind for the story:
Medium: (1480 words)
Warnings: None
(Y/n)'s POV
"The Yule Ball is a tradition of the Triwizard Tournament. It is an occasion for students from the three schools to socialize with each other and -I daresay- make friends with each other. As the headmaster of you buffoons, it is my responsibility to make sure you all don't make fools of yourselves. It is my duty to teach you how to dance." Headmaster McGonagall lectured. She continued, but I tuned it out. I stared at all of the Hogwarts students in the room. My eyes fell upon one person. Kim Seungmin. Slytherin. Extremely smart. The Hogwarts Champion for this year's Triwizard Tournament. He was staring off into space, obviously bored from McGonagall's lecturing. When McGonagall said "dance partner", he immediately looked at me, only to swiftly look away. When McGonagall asked us to practice, Seungmin went to Ryujin, the Pureblood Princess. My heart felt heavy as I searched for someone else to practice with.
"(Y/n)!" Jeongin yelled. I smiled softly and walked up to Jeongin.
"I'm sorry that Seungmin doesn't have the balls to dance with you." He said quietly.
"It's fine. He has a reputation to uphold." I whispered. Jeongin just huffed at my statement before putting his hands on my waist and following McGonagall's directions.
That night, I snuck out of the makeshift Ravenclaw dorms and into an empty classroom in the foreign school. I could slightly make out the contents of the room by the slight moonlight that poured in from the windows.
After a couple of minutes, a figure quickly came into the room, closing and locking the door behind them.
"Hey (Y/n)..." The figure said.
"Hey Min." I replied monotonously. He came up to me and wrapped his strong arms around me.
"I'm so sorry." He whispered into my hair. I returned the embrace, but I couldn't say anything. I would be lying if I told him that it was fine. He was essentially dating another girl while sneaking around with me.
As if reading my thoughts, he said, "I promise, Ryujin means nothing to me." I pulled away and looked straight into his eyes.
"Then why do you act like a couple with her?" I asked. I was tired of hearing how "perfect" Seungmin and Ryujin would be. I hated that I couldn't be open with my relationship with Seungmin just because he's a pureblood and I'm a muggle-born.
"(Y/n), you know that I have to maintain my reputation..." I just sighed, and before I knew it, my lips were moving without me even realizing it.
"So your reputation is more important than our happiness?"
Seungmin fell back a bit, startled that I would say that.
"That's not fair to say." He started, his voice straining.
"Because it's true? Seungmin, it hurts so much, seeing you with her. And you always say that she means nothing to you, but it feels like empty words at this point. You meet up with me and tell me that you love me, but the next day, you go back to Ryujin. I once even saw you two snogging. I don't know what the truth is anymore. The lies, the truth, it all contradicts itself and blurs together." Tears were falling from my eyes, and from the faint light in the room, I noticed a stray tear on Seungmin's cheek.
"(Y/n)..."
"We've been doing this for two years now. I don't think that I can continue doing this."
"Oh, so you think that this is easy for me too? To pretend to love someone so full of herself? And don't think that I don't notice the thing going on between you and Jeongin." Seungmin ranted, anger filled in his voice.
"Really?! You're jealous because of Jeongin?!" I said, raising my voice.
"Yeah, I am. You both always have your hands on each other, hugging, whispering. You're all over each other. Don't think I didn't notice. You can't say shit about me and Ryujin when you're doing the same thing with Jeongin." Seungmin yelled, moving closer to me. I didn't budge.
"Jeongin is gay for fucks sake!" I shouted at him. His eyes went wide.
"Yeah. That's what I fucking thought. Goodbye Seungmin." I said, briskly walking out of the room, my shoulder roughly hitting his arm. Tears were still rolling down my cheeks, but I kept walking until I got to the Ravenclaw area.
The next day, Seungmin tried to talk to me multiple times throughout the day, but I walked away from him before he could say anything.
By the end of the day, the news had spread like wildfire that Seungmin would be accompanied by Ryujin to the Yule Ball.
~ ~ ~
"Don't let him ruin your fun. You have to come." Wendy told me. I shook my head.
"But you already have the dress on! Plus, you look stunning!" Jeongin said.
"Look, we won't force you to go, but please, consider it. I have to go meet up with Eunwoo, and Jeongin needs to go drool over Chan." Wendy said as Jeongin slapped her arm.
"We love you (Y/n). And he's an idiot for not choosing you." Wendy told me as she was about to walk out of the room.
"Have fun." I said quietly. She smiled sympathetically at me before leaving. I sighed and looked down at my flowing blue dress. I can't let Seungmin control my life like this, but I don't know if I can bear watching him waltz with Ryujin.
Seungmin's POV
I glanced around, searching for her. I know I made a big mistake, and I made it even worse by not telling Ryujin that I didn't want to go with her to the Yule Ball.
"She's not coming douchebag." A feminine voice said. I turned to see some Ravenclaw girl and Jeongin. My face fell.
"Yeah. Maybe next time think about others before you go fucking with their feelings." Jeongin said lowly. They then walked away, meeting up with Eunwoo, another Slytherin. I noticed Jeongin staring off at one of my friends, Chan, and I felt even worse about accusing (Y/n) of doing anything with him.
I looked to my side, seeing Ryujin looking at herself with a small pocket mirror. I frowned.
Soon enough, everyone except for the champions and their partners filed into the room. I peered inside, and it was absolutely stunning. Ryujin and I were supposed to be the first to enter. I saw hundreds of smiling faces inside, people clinging onto their friends or lovers. I didn't feel right.
Just as the champions were about to file in, I started to walk away. Ryujin and Headmaster McGonagall called out for me, but I just kept on walking.
While passing by a courtyard on the way to the Ravenclaw dorm area, I noticed someone in a blue dress, sitting on the edge of a fountain, looking down at her hands. My heart swelled. I could hear the music from the ball starting in the background. I walked towards her, and once I reached her, I extended my hand. She looked up at me, confused, sad, and angry all at the same time, but then she heard voices.
"Mr. Kim, get back here!"
"Seungmin, what are you doing with her?!" Ryujin screeched.
(Y/n) looked back at me, my hand still outstretched, waiting for her to take it. I offered her a smile, and I could've swore that I saw a small smile play across her lips. She put her hand in mine, and I helped pull her up. Ignoring Ryujin's yells and complaints, I put one hand on her waist and, with my free hand, took her smaller one into mine. She put her other hand on my shoulder, and we started to waltz, following along to the faint music playing in the background. We didn't even notice McGonagall carrying a crying Ryujin out of the courtyard. We were focused on each other. We spun all around the courtyard, (Y/n) sometimes purposely stepping on my feet. When the song ended, we stood close to each other.
"I'm so sorry. And I mean it. You mean so much more to me than any stupid social ranking or opinion." I whispered, closing my eyes and putting my forehead on hers.
"I forgive you." She said softly, wrapping her arms around my neck. I smiled and pulled her into a tight embrace.
"I love you." I told her, opening my eyes. A warm feeling spread throughout my body. (Y/n) opened her eyes and looked at me, and though it may sound cliche, I swear that the whole galaxy was swimming in her eyes.
"I love you too idiot." She replied before leaning in. I quickly closed the gap between us, placing my lips onto hers.
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