Post-Game Flirtation (Saffira)

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The game ended in a tie, and as competitive as Ronny got, he was secretly cool with that. The Tornadoes were great. He was great. However, even his seemingly lofty ego had to admit the Wanderers were great as well... and had a great captain that gave him a run for his money every time they played... which Saffira Mynk did back at Hogwarts as well. He, Gryffindor's Golden Boy, versus Saffira, the rapid Ravenclaw. They had quite the showdowns then and now... and hell, Ronny enjoyed it. Saffira was fun to be around, fun to have idle "rival chat" with and to top it off, Ronny always found her quite easy on the eyes... yes ever since Hogwarts.

Ronny stepped into a tavern near the Quidditch Pitch. He might not have been celebrating a win, but that didn't mean he couldn't have a few drinks after the game. And it wasn't like he lose either. Heading up to the bar, he ordered a Goblin's Iced Tea and gave the cute female bartender a wink as she went to serve it.

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Saffira had given her team a pep talk and had showered and changed before heading into town for a drink. She loved winning of course but losing or tieing with a good team meant she wouldn't be too broken up about it. Especially with Ronny on the other team. They had faced eachother many times and she knew he was a good player. In fact, watching him play was what first attracted Saffira to Ronny. She had harbored a secret crush on him since back at Hogwarts and because of her shy way of handling such things as crushes she ended up playfully arguing and poking fun with Ronny when ever they met. Rivals but friendly rivals.

She walked in to the tavern and spotted Ronny sitting up at the bar. She was happy to run into him again, still harboring those secret feelings for him after all, though she would of course poke fun at him and say the opposite to hide the feelings when she walked over to him. As she walked up he was ordering his drink and winked at the female bartender when she went to serve the drink to him.

She sat down beside him. "Couldn't score in the game so thought you'd try with her?" she said turning to him with a smile before sticking her tongue otu at him playfully. She was a bit jealous of course, but not like she could admit to that. "Actually, despite not winning, I can admit it was quite a game. You played really well tonight." she said. "But don't you dare tell anyone I paid you a compliment. Wouldn't want anyone to think I actually like you or something." she joked with a smile.

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Ronny formed a big smile before he even turned to look at Saffira. How did he know she would show up there and immediately lay into him, despite neither of their teams beating the other.

"I almost lost the game, not my charm, Saff," he said. "And besides that bartender has a husband and three kids, and knows I'm harmless. I just like to make her smile." Ronny then chuckled when Saffira complimented him and then told him not to tell anyone.

"Yeah, the Daily Prophet eats up our little rivalry, don't they?" he said. "Got to keep the readers happy. They're fans of ours after all... ahem... mostly mine." Ronny didn't mean that, but he wanted to playfully stir things up with Saffira. The truth was he liked her a lot and liked being around her. The longer they could "argue", the longer he could spend time with her. "Loser usually buys the winner a few drinks... so what are we going to do about this little fix?"

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Saff felt embarrassed now about her comment. "Oh." she said. She smiled, "Well, this is awkward." The bartender handed her her drink and she immediately put it to her mouth, shutting herself up.

She set it back down and chuckled though when he said that the Daily Prophet just ate up their little rivalry. "No kidding. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if the next issue comes out saying we are secretly in love and just putting on a show." she said, though she didn't know why and she quickly chuckled laughing off her own words.

She patted him on the shoulder when he ssaid that the fans were mostly fans of his. "Keep dreaming. You know the fans just can't get enough of this beautiful face and my feminine charm and grace." she joked.

When he asked her about the fix they were in with neither winning she had to think. "Ok, how about this. You buy my drinks and I'll buy yours." she joked.

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Ronny smiled and shook off the awkward situation.

"Eh, don't worry about it," he said. "I mean, it's not like you haven't caught me flirting a million times before."

Ronny then raised an eyebrow when Saffira spoke of an article saying they were secretly in love.

"Would that be so bad?" he said, finding himself a bit lost in her eyes. The woman did have amazing eyes. "Er... I mean... theoretically speaking of course. I mean, I'm a handsome guy, you're a gorgeous woman, and we share a few common interests, and it's not like players from opposing teams haven't dated before. Heck, Tyler Sparkus from the Bats and Marilyn Mundle from the Catapults even got married... and divorced three years later... but that's beside the point." Ronny then caught himself. "Just saying it wouldn't be that bad, would it... again theoretically speaking of course."

Ronny shrugged, then nodded about the drinks idea.

"Sure, we can do that, just don't go overboard and I'll show the same courtesy," he said. He winked at her. "So, outside of the Pitch, how's life going for you?"

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Saffira chuckled. "Well, that's true." she said about catching him flirting a million times before. "I'm about to say something you can't tell anyone again." she joked. She leaned closer and whispered, "But I know you're a good guy, even if you're a complete flirt." she said and she stuck her tongue out at him.

Ronny surprised her with his response to her comment about the Daily Prophet saying they were dating next. He had actually not made a disgusted noise or laugh at it, instead he asked if that would be so bad, which made her blush and she had to quickly turn to her drink and hoped he hadn't seen her blush. She didn't know what to say. Obviously she wanted to say 'It would be amazing! I have had a crush on you for years, I would be happy to date you.' But she could not bring herself to say it straightforwardly like she would about anything else.

She took a deep breath and turned her whole body to face him. "Speaking theoretically, it would not be bad." she said. "We have spent the last 10 or so years poking at eachother and hanging out after matches despite always being rivals. So theoretically it would make sense that feelings could have formed over that span of time." she said. "Err...other people might think that anyway." she said. She felt awkward about it though so decided she should crack a little joke, "Besides, it would be a victory me for people to think I managed to capture the heart of the great ladies' man of the Tornadoes, Ronny "The Tornado" Tam." she said with a smile.

She chuckled when he agreed to her idea on the drinks and said that as long as she didn't go overboard he wouldn't either. "I make no promises." she joked. She took another drink out of the glass in front of her and turned back to him when he asked how life was going for her outside of the pitch. She shrugged. "I'm not going to lie, it's pretty boring outside of the pitch these days. I feel like I live, sleep, breath, and eat Quidditch anymore. Not that I mind it, just think I need a hobby outside of Quidditch." she joked. "And for you ladies' man?" she joked with a smile.

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Ronny smiled when Saff gave him the secret compliment.

"My lips are sealed," he said. "And in return don't tell anyone I think you're one of the coolest witches on the Pitch."

Ronny did notice the blush, and it admittedly made him feel a little warm himself. He wasn't sure how she was going to take his "theoretical speaking" and was glad she seemed to react well. He then realized she had a point in their time together as "rivals" actually making them a great deal close.

"Likewise, it would be quite the victory for me to say I captured the heart of the ravishing, rapid Romanian Saffira Mynk," he said.

He chuckled when Saff made no promises to go overboard on the drinks.

"Good enough for me," he smirked. He then shrugged when Saffira asked about his life. "About the same. I have the autograph signings in Diagon, Hogsmeade, places like that, and I actually have less dates than you might think. Really when I'm not on the Pitch, I mainly try to catch up with my family."

Ronny then said nothing for a moment, sipping his drink. He found himself merely looking at the lady beside him. Finally, he just blurted it out.

"The hell with it," he said. "You want to finish up these drinks and go grab some dinner? Maybe see what we can find around here to entertain us? Heck, maybe test that little 'theory' of ours? Hey, you only live once, right?"

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Saffira smiled when he said that his lips were sealed, and she chuckled when he said he's one of the coolest witces on the pitch. "Well, thank you." she said trying not to blush. "I won't tell anyone since you're not going to tell anyone about my compliments to you." she said.

She blushed again when he called her ravishing and rapid. She was surprised to hear that he had less dates than she might think, even though they had gotten fairly close over the years he had gotten a reputation, part of the reason she was always afraid to tell him how she felt. "Same here, or making up practice schedules for Quidditch." she said of trying to catch up with family when she's not on the pitch.

As she took another drink she heard Ronny say 'the hell with it' and looked up at him again. "A-are you saying you want to go out on a date with me?" she asked him, just to make sure she had heard him right.

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Ronny smiled when Saff promised to keep all the praise a secret, not that he would have minded if she actually told someone. He had actually given Saff her due in Prophet interviews before. Yes, Ronny playfully made competitive remarks to and about Saffira, but not once did he ever insult her or take away anything from the skills he knew she had.

He was glad to hear she had time for her family as well. Ronny was a big time family man- toward his parents and his two siblings at Hogwarts. Family came before anyone and anything, even Quidditch.

When Saff wanted confirmation that he had asked her on a date, Ronny shrugged and nodded.

"Yeah, why not?" he asked. "We're always joking about it- why not give it a shot? See where it goes? See if the press has a bloody field day over it? What's celebrity life without some controversy?" He then smiled at Saff. "Besides, rivals or not... I like you, Saff. I always have, and maybe it's time we had some fun without the joy of pretending to be at each others' throats."

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Saff was surprised when he confirmed that he was asking her out on a date. She blushed again. She wasn't used to interacting with him in a 'let's date', non-joking way. But she was incredibly happy. "I would love to." she said with a smile.

"To be honest with you, I've been hoping to try and be more than just friendly rivals for a long time. But I was afraid to say anything, didn't want to lose what we already have." she admitted to him. "So, I would love to go on a date with you." she said with a smile.

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Ronny smiled back at Saff, a genuine smile. It wasn't a silly "I just hooked up with a total babe" smile either. Saffira stood out from the other dates he had. There was something unique about her than had intrigued Ronny since Hogwarts. It made her stand, and most definitely in a good way.

"We can still be rivals when we play on the Pitch," he said. "But why act that way elsewhere, right?" He then offered his hand for her to hold. "Come on, ever had Korean BBQ? I know a guy not too far from here that can make it like no other. And if you don't have a lot planned after that, maybe we could go to the Magical Mayhem for some dancing?"

(Note: I figure we could skip the idle dinner convo and start up a thread in the Magical Mayhem to officially establish the ship if you're game.)

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Saff smiled back at Ronny, not quite sure if she was dreaming. Were they really about to go out on a date. She had feeling for him for so long and now they were going out on a date. She would have thought it might be a trick if it was anyone else, but she Ronny well enough to know he would not prank her in such a way.

She smiled, "Well that's a given." she joked when he said that they could still be rivals on the pitch. He offered his hand to her and she took it. "Sounds good, the BBQ and the dancing." she said with a smile as they headed out.