No Ones POV:
Molly always asked Charlie if he had a girlfriend, sometimes she even asked if he had a boyfriend. Every time, he said no and told her that he is too busy with work to think about a relationship. This happened every time he came home from Romania and Charlie still didn’t have the courage to tell her the truth. That secretly, he was aroace. It was something only he knew and something he discovered in his 3rd year at Hogwarts. Charlie always thought he was weird for not developing any crushes or feeling any need to be in a romantic or intimate relationship, but over time, he came to terms with it and he was content. His one true love was dragons anyway so he didn’t feel lonely at all. He wanted to tell his family but he didn’t know how they would react and that scared him. He loved his family and he never wanted to lose them.
Charlies POV:
“So Charlie, is there anyone special we should know about?” Mum asks.
Ahhh, The question I have been waiting for since I got back home. We are currently in the kitchen. Mum is cooking breakfast while I’m just kind of hanging around, wanting to spend some quality time with her before everyone else gets up.
“No Mum, work has been way too busy lately. You know how much care the dragons need, I don’t have time for a relationship” I say like I always do when Mum asks.
“That's ok but now that you are home, you will finally have time. I bet there are quite a few girls that would love to date you, maybe some boys too” Mum says while deep in thought. She is probably thinking about who she can set me up with.
“Mum, I-” I begin planning to tell her that I’m aroace. But I stop talking to rethink my decision. Would she even know what that is?
“What is it Charlie?” Mum asks wondering why I stopped mid-sentence.
“Oh, it’s nothing. Don’t worry about it” I say.
She gives me a weird look like she knew something was bothering me before we both heard a noise coming from the stairs. We both look over to see the identical mischief makers, Fred and George, coming down the stairs.
“Good morning boys” Mum says.
“Morning” They said in unison.
I say good morning to them before Mum asks me to go wake up everyone else. I’m starting to wonder if Mum and Dad adopted Harry because he always seems to be here. Him and Ron basically share a room at this point.
After breakfast, I decide to read a dragon encyclopedia because I’m obsessed with dragons and can’t go a day without at least seeing a picture of them. Reading was peaceful until Ron burst into the room to announce that we were playing Quidditch. I haven’t played in a long time so I was excited. It was me, Fred, George And Bill VS Percy, Ron, Harry and Ginny. Honestly I was very surprised that Percy joined in, normally he sits near a tree and studies while we play. Maybe he decided to not be a nerd for once in his life. Either way, we won and now officially have bragging rights.
Night Time:
Bill and I are talking in his room waiting for Mum to call us down for dinner. We barely see each other anymore due to him working in Egypt and me working in Romania. So it’s nice to spend time with him again. I wouldn’t ever admit this to anyone, but Bill has always been my favourite sibling. We are the two oldest siblings so we have always worked together to protect the others and I feel like he understands everything. No matter what I say, he will listen and support me no matter what. It’s because of this that I decide Bill will be the first person I come out to.
“How's work been for you?” I ask while playing around with my fingers.
“It’s been alright. How about you, have the dragons been fun?” Bill asks.
“Obviously the dragons have been fun, despite a few burns here and there” I reply thinking about the dragons in Romania. I miss them already.
“I don’t really know how you have survived being in the same room as a dragon” Bill says.
“I don’t know how you have survived being in Egyptian tombs” I say before we both laugh a bit. Despite our understanding of each other, we will never understand each other's career choice.
“I know Mum has probably already asked you this but have you got a girlfriend yet?” Bill asks.
“Ummmm…no and I don’t think I ever will” I take a deep breath before continuing “I’m actually aroace”
Bill's eyes widen a bit before he speaks “aroace? That makes a lot of sense. You never have been interested in dating or anything like that.
I immediately relaxed when I heard his response, I was so worried that he would freak out or think I’m weird. But no, like always, he is understanding.
“Does Mum know yet..or anyone else?” He asks.
I shake my head “I tried to tell Mum this morning but I couldn’t bring myself to do it, she probably expects grandkids from me one day and I don’t want to disappoint her and no again, you are the first to know”
“Firstly, I’m honoured to be the first to know. Secondly, You were brave enough to tell me, I bet you would be able to tell everyone else, and I don’t think Mum would mind if you didn’t have kids, she has 6 other kids to give her grandchildren.” Bill says.
“Yeah, I think I could tell them” I say feeling a lot more confident about everything.
He pulled me into a hug and then we hear Mum's voice calling us for dinner. He smiles at me one more time before we get up and head downstairs. I will tell them at dinner.
After Dinner:
Dinner as always was delicious and now it is time to share my secret. I look next to me at Bill silently praying that he will get everyone's attention for me. My prayers are answered as Bill loudly announces that I had something to tell them and they all stare at me. He looks back at me like he was saying ‘you're on your own now, good luck’.
“Uh yeah, so there is a different reason as to why I don’t have a girlfriend. I’m aroace” I explain.
“Aro what now?” Dad asks.
“Aroace, it’s when a person experiences little to no romantic or intimate attraction” Bill explains knowing I was getting more and more nervous as time went on.
“So that means you won’t get into a relationship? Mum asks after a moment of silence.
“Yeah, I was too nervous to tell anyone, especially you since you always hope I have met someone” I admit.
“Omg, I was worried it was going to be something bad like you were sick or you were fired” Mum says looking relieved.
“No one is going to hate you for being aroace, there is nothing wrong with it” Ron says and everyone else agrees.
“Exactly idiot” Fred says.
“Though, Fred and I still believe that you are dragonsexual” George joked which made everyone laugh.
I should have known that Fred and George would make a joke as soon as I came out. Plus, they could be right, I have an unhealthy obsession with dragons.