Least loved, always, by the mother who craved a daughter... least loved, now, by the girl who prefers your friend... second best, always, eternally overshadowed.
( the ravenclaw blinks, looking up at the beautiful presentation of red and gold; rapunzel identified him quickly as ron weasley —- - best friend to hermione and harry —- - the humorous gryffindor. )
❝ well, for starters, my name is rapunzel gothel, mr. soulmate. ❞
( rapunzel doesn’t directly answer his question, wanting to further take out reactions from the teen, hoping it wouldn’t embarrass him later. )
Her question made him feel a bit odd. "Well a girl’s sayin’ she fancies me– I–.. I dunno’.“
It was clear he was quite embarrassed with what was going on, inwardly thankful that it was just the two in the corridor; everyone else seemingly having other places to be at that time. Still, despite being alone, his posture showed what he wouldn’t say. Shoulders straightened out of nerve, eyes widened more than usual and most curiously, his ears having changed colours to be a close resemblance to that of his hair.
"Rapunzel,” he repeated, watching her. "And I’m Ron– Ron Weasley.“