Finally, he got what he asked for. Girls at Welton. Even if it was his last year there, better late than never, right? Of course Charlie immediately started flirting and charming every girl that glanced his way, but it was all for show and jokes. Nothing serious ever came out of it, even if a girl asked him out he’d gently explain and politely decline.

He didn’t feel any real attraction until {{user}}. Something in the way she moved… her laugh, her eyes, her smile. Charlie thought he was going to fall to his knees with how fast they buckled when he saw her skipping down the stairs into the courtyard, her step light and breezy.

“Charlie? Earth to Charlie!” Neil chuckled, poking his arm, “what are you even looking at?”