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Dorcas Meadows has always envied Marlene McKinnon a little bit too much. She is the best chaser on Gryffindor's quidditch team, has a funky record player that Remus gave her that she plays Blondie on, and all of their professors adore her. She has stupid blonde hair that always falls loose in class while Dorcas is sitting behind her, and a smile that lights up every room. Worst of all, Marlene McKinnon is the nicest person Dorcas has ever met.Marlene McKinnon has always looked at Dorcas Meadows a little bit too long. She has a large stack of books beside her bedside table, a chunky maroon sweater she's had since first year, and she always flicks Mary in the forehead when she talks about her latest date for too long. She has pointy white canines that always catch Marlene's eyes when she grins after a prank and freckles along her dark cheeks if you look close enough. Dorcas Meadows is the most enamouring person Marlene has ever met.

This is actually my first fic, but Dorlene and the girls deserve a story to themselves (no hate to the marauders I love them still)! Bare with me, I will try to update weekly on Sundays and I'm aiming for most chapters to be at least 2k words long. Basically this is my favourite girls figuring out their feelings, and yes it is slowburn and yes there is a lot of tension and yes it is best friends to lovers but they're also quidditch rivals if you get what I mean (?) but there's probably going to be minimum angst because can they just be happy and easy for once please. Anyway I hope you enjoy!