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A prompt :

“Sometimes... When you’re asleep... I look at you and my mind drifts to what our future holds. And I think I fall more in love with you.”

His Inevitable Truth

Hermione was wholly and entirely terrifying. Now, as her look of disappointed rage was unjustly trained on him, he wondered why he ever bothered to save her from that troll back in first year, anyway. Harry had the urge to tell her that, but he wouldn’t, of course. He didn’t want to die.

“You told her you would Floo her, Harry. If you had no intention of doing that, why did you say you would?”

It was their weekly pub night. A night that was supposed to be full of laughter and joy, dancing and snogging. Unfortunately for Harry, absolutely none of this seemed to be happening for him.

While Draco was off dancing with some black-haired, muscled, stupid, idiotic prat, he was boxed between Ron and Blaise with Hermione across from him. She was making no attempt to conceal how much she’d like to skin him alive, which ruined the carefree vibe in their small booth at the back of the pub.

It wasn’t his fault, really. The girl Hermione set him up with had been too happy, too friendly, and her hair was utterly too brown. Blaise chucked, and Hermione’s eyes reignited when he relayed that particular information.

Ron snorted and ruffled Harry’s hair, trying to ease the palpable tension between his best friend and wife. “So lemme, guess,” Ron said, red cheeks flushed from one too many pints, “you want a blonde prat whose skills in sarcasm are unmatched?”

Harry opened his mouth to state that yes, in fact, that was precisely what he wanted. But then he realized the implications of that statement and swiftly shut his mouth.

Hermione shot Ron an inscrutable look, and suspicion mounted in Harry’s chest. “What do you know?” Harry asked eyes narrowed and mouth firm.

Blaise nudged him from the other side and raised his stupid perfect eyebrows. “No, Harry. What do you know?”

Harry glanced at Draco, who was now grinding unapologetically on the Stupid Prat. Jealousy curled in his gut, and he had half a mind to deck the idiot for even thinking about touching Draco, much less actually doing it. Draco was Harry’s, even if he didn’t know it yet.

And really, that was the problem, wasn’t it? Harry had thought that his love for Draco was a well-kept secret between himself and — well, himself.

But it was hard to control the flush that ran up the back of his neck every time Draco so much as existed in his general vicinity. The stuttering and general idiotic behavior were merely other symptoms of Draco’s unresistible charm.

Ron’s heavy-handed pat brought him out of his thoughts. “Face it, mate. You wanna shag Malfoy.”

“I do not!” Harry sputtered, slamming his pint down so hard that the liquid sloshed over the edge. It was painful to note that not only was he now in possession of less beer, he also was really, really bad at lying.

Three pairs of raised eyebrows bore down on him until he felt almost forced to respond. He opened his mouth to deny the accusation once more, but Hermione reminded him that she had the right to deny Harry his status as Godfather to soon-to-be-born little Rosie.

“Okay, okay,” he groaned and placed his face in his hands to hide the blush that was beginning to spread across his cheeks. He took a breath and tried to find the words to articulate his feelings. “It’s just… he always comes over to my flat every Saturday after pub night and changes into those stupid green silk pajamas that he keeps at my house. You know the ones with his initials sewn on the breast pocket? Anyway, he looks absolutely brilliant in them. All we do is watch Muggle films, but I can hardly pay attention because he’s just so beautiful that I want to—”

He paused to breathe. He felt his heart hammering in his chest as a small smile graced his lips. “It started during eighth year, and we just— we never stopped. Most of the time, he falls asleep on my couch, and sometimes— sometimes when he is asleep, I kind of just look at him, and my mind drifts to what our future could hold. You know, if he just— just returned my feelings. It feels like every moment that I’m around him, I just fall more and more, and there’s literally nothing I can do to stop it.”

He was breathless by the time he finished, heart skipping a beat and eyes closed. He’s admitted that he was in love with Draco once before, but that was in front of a mirror, and Harry cringed so hard he felt like he would die if he were to ever do it again.

Hesitantly, he opened his eyes only to be confronted with three pairs of eyes blinking owlishly at him, mouths agape. Ron and Hermione shared a look before blinding smiles enveloped their faces, and Blaise laughed out loud.

“Goddamn it, you’re in love with him,” Ron murmured.

“Well, I— yeah?” Harry was confused; wasn’t that what they were talking about?

Hermione reached across the table, grabbing Harry’s balled fist in her soft hands; all former ire melted away. “Oh, Harry. We thought you just wanted a shag! We didn’t know you were in love!”

“Have you been pining for three years, mate? That’s kind of pathe— Ouch!” Blaise abruptly leaned down below the table to rub his shins, presumably where Hermione had just kicked him.

“Harry,” Blaise hesitantly tried again, gaze trained on Hermione, “you know he loves you too?”

Harry scoffed and looked back at Draco talking to Stupid Prat by the bar. Draco was shaking his head, and the man looked annoyed but started walking away. Draco turned to approach their booth.

Just before Draco made it back to their table, Ron whispered, “He never pulls Harry, do you notice that? He always goes home with you. Why do you think that is?”

Harry opened his mouth to let countless other explanations pour out of his mouth, but Draco’s relaxed drawl beat him to it. “James Bond tonight, Harry?” he asked.

Harry smiled, the inevitable flush staining his cheeks once. “Again?”

“Always.” Draco held out his hand to help Harry out of the booth, and Harry took it.

Hello, Anon! I tweaked the prompt just a little! Hope you don’t mind. This took a long time and I’m not satisfied, but here it is! Hope you enjoy! 🤍

Would you come back to me ? Part 3

Thanks for all the support on this one, you people are incredible. I've tried my best to make it as perfect as possible. This is the last part and my heart buries with it. | ANGST | FLUFF | CONFESSIONS |

" But when the tides reaches a high, they are meant to go down and crash onto the surface and when the time came, they crashed. They crashed like the biggest tides in the world to cast a holocaust over anyone who found a way "

" you still have it ?" Draco asked, his fingers wavering over the rough sketch he made years ago of harry himself.

" yeah, its just nice " harry replied turning to work again

draco scrunched his eyebrows, never having thought harry would have kept something like that from years ago, assuming he had really just forgotten about them but then again, it might've been because he simply just liked it and wanted to keep it.

" i still do drawings by the way, i've done plenty of scorpius " draco cleared his throat as he sat back down again

" i'm sure they must be great then " harry offered a small smile before fetching the tea for both of them and passing one cup over to draco.

" oh yeah " Draco bobbed his head as he picked up the tea from the saucer and slowly started drinking it.

" that's a nice picture of you and Ginny " Draco pointed to the small frame kept over the fireplace.

" oh, yeah, it's back from when we weren't dating " Harry replied as he too awkwardly drank his own tea, his mind going places.

" you guys looked good together. Even on the wedding "

" but you never came to the wedding " Harry furrowed his eyebrows.

" yeah- I- uh- I didn't. I saw the pictures though " Draco stuttered..

" why did you guys broke up, separated that is anyways ?" Draco asked curiously as he leaned over onto the table.

" well " Harry sighed as he held the cup still in his hand, enjoying the warmth it provided " when we first got together, we thought we know what we were doing. It was all good and games and fun but then we both got burdened into responsibilities. I liked working for DMLE but I had to quit because of the coming baby, Ginny's safety and everything. Then there was one thing after another. If you ask both of us right now, we'd probably you know just say that we don't think we thought all this through, but then there were so many- what do you call that word ?" Harry scrunched his face, his finger in the air as he thought for the Apt word.

" expectations ?" Draco asked

" yes. Exactly " Harry said a little too loudly.

" I know what you mean " draco said as he looked down into his empty cup..

Harry sighed, watching Draco. Expectations was one thing that had possibly ruined everything good ironically in both their lives and neither was aware of how. In the time harry started spending with Draco again, he can feel himself smiling late at night before sleeping, his heart hammering against his chest like right now and the eagerness to see him again, it was all the same like before. The rush, the energy, the spark, but only this time they weren't hormonal teenagers and harry was almost sure he didn't wanted to go down that road again.

" well, It's getting pretty dark. I should go, I mean we should go " Draco abruptly stood up, almost falling behind.

" bu- but scorpius is still sleeping ?" Harry frowned.

" he's not a heavy sleeper. Besides I don't have to wake him up to go all the way back. It's like a minute travel so.."

" well- If that's what it is. I'll see you again, whenever these kids want to meet up then" Harry clapped his hands together, quietly before placing them over his hips.

" absolutely " Draco awkwardly replied and walked into the living room.

" right, see you then" Draco finally said after he had picked up scorpius.

" okay. See you soon " Harry replied and Draco flooed back to his place..

Harry finally released the breath he hadn't know was consuming his down, in relief, or so he assumed.

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" please, I beg you. Can't you do that for a friend " albus practically begged

" I'm telling you albus, I don't know who it was " Ron pestered as he walked with him to Harry's restaurant bar.

" please uncle Ron. I have some really nice chocolates from Chicago, I'll give you it " albus bribed

" o- what? You're not actually bribing me and if you are, you're forgetting, your mom bought those chocolates and she's my sister. So I already have them- Aha " Ron exclaimed

" uncle Ron please. It's really important. Don't you want to see dad happy ?" Albus tried the emotional manipulation.

Ron sighed, stopping in between and leaning down to be on eye level with him " there's one thing you should know albus, I love how you're determined to know who was his first love but it's not my place to tell. Harry and I have been through so much and I've sworn to his secrecy and I'll never give it up, even if someone have to kill me for it. But you should know, there's nothing you can do to bring him back. Harry moved on ages ago and some stories are better buried, alright. I can't see him that crushed again. Do you understand me ?"

Albus sighed, nodding.

" was he really that hurt ?"

" the worst I had ever seen him. He wasn't himself for days. He didn't write back properly over summer, he didn't talk about it. He never did after that. But Remember this, first love stings bad and it was soul crushing for him. And I'm sure you don't ever want to see him like that "

" I just don't get it, why didn't he go back to him after the war and Everything ?" Albus asked as the continued walking

" he did, I think. He never told me what happened that day but I just knew it was over " Ron shook his head. Albus looked up at Ron, sort of respectfully like he had never seen before, mainly because of how great of a friend he was but sort of disappointed that he'd never find out who he loved.

" thanks for dropping him by. It's just been such a busy day and everything" Harry huffed as he wiped off his hands with a tissue and disposing it off, when they entered.

" it's no problem... Although he did seem pretty interested in your ex love life " Ron smirked

" what, I swore to his secrecy. Not yours "

" whatever. You're not such a great uncle " albus rolled his eyes at him and walked through the back doors.

" he does seem pretty interested, doesn't he ?" Harry asked as he leaned over on the counter

" he does. Although I think it's about time he must've been and what do you know, he's not even wrong "

" what do you mean ?" Harry asked completely losing track as of how albus was infact right.

" I mean- look I just look out for you and he's not wrong to want to see you happy again. And I'm sure his ways are a bit out of the box but maybe you should get back into the dating thing you know. And I do know who you're hanging out with recently. I- just think, maybe a second time won't be so bad " Ron shrugged suggestively

Harry blinked, probably out of slight frustration " I appreciate this Ron but I'm fine by myself and I am not going to date him again. Those feelings are in the past, I don't feel for him the same way whatsoever and if that even be, he's in a very different place and I am pretty sure he isn't looking for anything that sort, so you and everyone else can Shut up about going back to him. It's over, he's moved on and so have I "

Ron disappointedly nodded " well I tried. I'm gonna go then?"

" I don't mean to be mad but lately albus is just pestering me so much. Ginny hasn't been such a sweetie about it either and I'm just tired of hearing it you know and you understand me right, I just need some space from all this " Harry sighed

" mate, you don't have to explain to me. Of course I understand you " Ron patted Harry's shoulder before giving it a light squeeze and letting it go when it came for him to leave.

" I'll see you then " harry said one last time

" yeah " and Ron was almost out of the door when he turned around like everyone else lately.

" Harry?"

" yeah ?" Harry raised his eyebrows

" are you sure you've moved on ? Because it doesn't seem like it "

Harry opened his mouth to say something but couldn't. The truth was, did he really knew the answer to it, he didn't know. It was easier not to be sure sometimes but it did gave him sleepless nights.

" maybe second time won't be so bad. Just something to think about " and with that he exited. Harry sighed, pushing his hair back out of his face.

Maybe second won't be so bad after all, but did he really wanted to have a second time, he didn't know.

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2 months later of meeting every weekend without denial, Harry was set to light himself on fire. Metaphorically. It was hard to resist Draco after one point. How could have Harry possibly thought that he won't feel this way again, when this was Draco he was talking about. How could had Harry possibly overseen that Draco was the most handsome, the most intellectual, the most kind, the most interesting, the most understanding, the most likable, the most pleasant, the most elegant, the most perfect in every solicited book to ever exist.

Not Only did it make him awkward but left him excited for every meet. Layer by layer, Draco was shedding off his walls, just like all those years ago and it was becoming incredibly hard to not ruin everything by saying the wrong thing. The problem was, Harry remained in denial of the fact. Either he was trying to cage his heart from all wars or he was trying to refuse himself of being capable of establishing those feelings again.

And the invite didn't help either.

" so pansy is keeping a divorce party then ?"

" yep and I have an extra invite, so maybe if you wanted, you can come along ?" Draco shrugged

And there goes his heart.

" uh sure "

And so 2 weeks later Harry found himself dressed up for pansy's divorce party. And when he reached, of course he should've known, he was going to get crushed. Not Only Harry was left alone to drink alone at the bar but also watched Draco get hit on by a girl somewhere far across him, forcing him to drown into his memories.

" you said you wanted to meet me ?" Harry asked as he went by and sat down next to Draco on the astronomy tower.

" wanted to see you off last time before we went other ways " Draco offered him a small smile

Harry understandably nodded looking forward at the view of the mountain's covered in lush green forest and darkness of 1 am.

They remained silent, letting themselves get soaked in the last moments spent on the top as the stars met the moon and howling of the wind added to their chronicle of moments. It was strange how relaxing it was to be there in each other's presence. He wanted to hold Draco's hands, spread warmth to him but then he knew, they were the past. How it was officially ruined what they had..

" what are you going to do after school ?" Draco asked finally

" i have absolutely no idea " Harry shrugged

" you ?"

" no idea " Draco replied.

Harry looked at Draco. Looking would be an understatement, he was memorising him, again. Moments like these didn't happen often anymore and while it lasted Harry wanted to memorise everything he possibly could. Everything without a reason, until he had one.

" I'm getting engaged " Draco announced

And there it was, the crash. The harmony of music that played in Harry's life took the unexpected sad turn with heavy intense climax. The violins grew much more intense, the piano grew soft, the cello became sweet. And everything, crushed his insides. It was the incapability of his humane body to produce any reaction. But the adrenaline jumped up, his breath became stuck as his heart beat louder against his chest, how his fingers twitched and lastly how he fought tears.

" who is it ?"

" Astoria " he replied.

Harry nodded " I'm happy for you then "

" are you really ?" Draco asked finally looking at his previous love.

" I am " Harry didn't dare to look at him. He couldn't. They didn't talk anymore. They sat for another hour in silence watching the moon shift it's position, the wind blowing the leaves away, the star twinkling brighter and Harry's heart falling in a deep pit.

When it was finally time to leave, Draco got up " you're not going to come ?"

" I'll stay here for a while, you go ahead "

And only with a nod when Draco left, Harry buried his face in his hand and let himself cry in the agony of losing the only person who bought out the best in him. He sat there crying, weeping in his hand, no one to cry with, no one to tell to, no one who'd understand. In the whole wide world, Harry felt alone but then again that's what he was, his whole life. Alone.

Broken once, Harry didn't wait for his heart to be crushed twice. He let himself drown into the understanding that he was all alone and let himself get carried away in the night until he had no more of him left to give and decided to leave.

He had only made it past the door when he heard Footsteps running behind him.

" Harry ?"

" what ?" Harry asked as he turned around

" you're leaving ?" He asked

" seems like it " Harry frowned

" without telling me ?" Draco asked

Harry could've simply lied but there he stood, having absolutely no idea how Harry had felt his whole life. How he wasted away wondering what Would've happened if he had ran back to Draco the moment he left him, how that night on the tower if Harry had told him how he felt. If.

" yes "

" why ?"

" because it hurts less"

Draco frowned.

" it hurts less when you don't know. When something's are better left unsaid "

And Draco finally realised.

" you said you were happy for me ?"

" was I ? Were you when I married Ginny ? I know you came to the wedding, I saw you, you know why, because in a crowd of thousands I still find you but you never came in. You saw me on the altar and left and never came back "

" what was I supposed to do? Come in and congratulate you ?"

" I did Draco. I came and congratulated you. I sat through your entire wedding, hurting myself seeing you getting married "

" and you didn't try to stop it "

" because you wanted it "

" why didn't you fight for me then ? Why didn't you come back ?" Draco asked, his voice crackling

" why didn't you ?" Harry repeated.

But Draco didn't answer, and Harry walked away. His heart heavy, again, by the same person. It was ironic how you can be so Madly in love with someone but more than often they are exactly the same person who hurts you, because that's love. Love is a wonder. Love is a cure. Love is symphony to music but love is pain. It always has been and will always be.

Harry drowned himself in his miseries that night, spending countless moments reading notes he got from Draco ages ago, drinking away his pain in wine, smiling at the presents Draco has given him. There was only a question of why. Why couldn't Harry move on ? It was so many years ago, he had been in love after that, he had dated people after that, he had been married after that but why was it he still loved the only man who caused him the most pain?

Meanwhile Draco cried himself to sleep, crying for how the day he told Harry he's getting engaged, he had cried before Harry had came and how he had cried right outside the astronomy tower in the pain of losing him. Crying because he knew he gave up too soon. Crying because how much he still loved Harry. Why couldn't he move on ? He'd have had a life after him yet all his life has been meaningless without him. If they say love only happens once, then for him it happened and it have lasted ages. He was desperate to move on but every night he thought to himself why couldn't he ? Had been years he saw him last but still love him. Why ?

But when the tides reaches a high, they are meant to go down and crash onto the surface and when the time came, they crashed. They crashed like the biggest tides in the world to cast a holocaust over anyone who found way.

Draco showed up at Harry's Footsteps with a beer in his hand, his clothes wet from the rain, his body shivering, and his eyes all red.

" what are you doing here Draco ? It's bloody cold outside, get in " Harry urgently said.

" no " Draco commanded

" what ? Let me get an umbrella then , you're soaked-"

" why didn't you fight for me ? Why didn't you keep the promise ? Why didn't you try to stop my wedding ? Why didn't you contacted me all these years ? Why didn't you ever write to me ? Why didn't you come back for me Harry, you promised you would " Draco sobbed

" Draco, this isn't the time. Just come inside and we'll talk this over later-"

" no, I need the Answers. Why didn't you come back for me like you said you would ?"

" Draco, you're soaking wet-"

" answer me harry !! Why didn't you ?" Draco yelled

" why Harry, why ? It have haunted me all these years and I want answers today because If I don't get them now, I never will " he cried, pushing his hair out of his face.

Harry stepped out of the door, decreasing the distance between both of them.

" why didn't you ? Why didn't you keep the promise ?" Harry asked

" Because you moved on, you moron " Draco agitatedly said, taking a few steps backwards

" I didn't. I never did " Harry outrageously replied

" oh really ? Because from what I remember you dated Ginny in 6th year "

" because I was hung up on you. And she knew it. It was spontaneous. I wanted to come back for you but you had done exactly everything that would've ripped you apart from me. I came back for you that night on the tower but you had moved on, you were getting engaged "

" and you never asked if I wanted it ? You selfish prat. I never wanted to get married. I never wanted to have that life but you just never came back for Me, fought for me. You never did. You went on, you moved on. You lived happily when I got stuck with a forced marriage "

" happy ? I have spent my life loving you Draco. Merlin knows why but I have wasted away in loving you knowing you'd never come back-"

" you never came back for me either"

" I did. Don't you dare blame it on me !! I came back for you when the war was over like I promised but it was you who kept pushing me away, getting on with Astoria. You promised me too that after everything was over, you'd come back to me but you didn't and I waited and guess what you never did. I had to force myself to move on. Be what people expected me to be and even if I did fight or would've wanted to fight, you'd had never done that "

" then why didn't you ask me ? Why didn't you-"

" because I couldn't. You looked happy " Harry yelled.

"I wasn't. I never was. How could you even think that ? Actually How the fuck would you even know that !! I was forced into a marriage with Someone who had a dying wish. You said I didn't fight, here I did fight, but I lost over and over again because you weren't by my side. Why would you know what it was like to be a death eater and being gay, my family hated me, the world hated me, Merlins sake I got death threat's !! I was on the losing side harry, always. I never thought you'd make it through the war, I was forced to move on because nobody would've accepted me. When I went to jail, I didn't thought I'd ever come back. I wanted to fight but you were the one who gave up. If you had struck with me for a little while I would've fought my entire life for you but you didn't stay. You have no idea what it felt like seeing you and Ginny in 6th year, it seemed you moved on and I had no one, not even a single fucking one. When I needed you the most, you were not there because you're a self righteous selfish prat. So there you go. I was not happy because Harry James potter you have ruined my life " draco smashed the beer bottle on the ground.

" then who's it to blame ? You gave up too Draco. You gave up very soon-"

" because you made me harry. You made me give up on you, on us "

" and I waited for you.. I waited years after the war for you to realise one day that I'm still in fucking love with you. If that day you hadn't said you were getting engaged Draco,I would've begged you on my knees to take me back.. do you even know how long I cried about it. Forced into a marriage right ? I was forced to watch Someone I loved whole heartedly marrying Someone else and I stayed, you didn't even stayed until the end of my wedding -"

" because I regretted it. There, that's what you want to hear right. I regret it Harry . I regret every decision I made. I regret I didn't fight for you, I regret that I never came back to you, I regret I broke the promise but you're no Saint Harry, if you hadn't moved on or made it seem like you did , I wouldn't had done anything like that. I regret giving us up. There, I've regretted my whole and I regret this very moment but I can't not sleep another night because I can't stop thinking about how the fuck you've hurt me so badly yet here I stand,still in love with you as much as I was the day you left me. You looked after yourself and other's, but you left me, you left me first Harry "

" you've ruined my life and yet I can't hate you " Draco cried in self destruction. Secrets he had held onto for so long, evaporated in the water's pouring down. His tears were running faster than the rain coming down on both of them. What love really is, it's pain.

Harry remained awestruck trying to figure out how to respond, to consume the secrets he had spilled, to reciprocate whatever he had said, understand that he too was to blame but it was too late and Draco was walking away. Too late. Too late.

And harry ran after him. He have wasted away himself in hopes that one day when the time will be right, he'd go back to him like he has promised on the day by the lake and if today was going to be that day, he wasn't putting it in vain " Draco wait "

" what ?" Draco asked exhaustingly wiping off his face.

" you're annoying and you're brilliant. You promised me you'd come back and you didn't, instead you got hitched and I did the same And we're terrible but I've lost you once and I can't do this again. You've ruined my life in worst ways possible but If that what it is, I want to ruin it. You're right, I'm a self Righteous selfish prat and I should've stayed by you, I should've never made it seem as if I had moved on but I too was hurting Draco because somewhere deep down I might've known you'd never come back but right now all I know is that one time my boyfriend told me to seize the day if I had to chance, and when I asked him when would I know to seize it, he told me I'll just know it and Draco today I know it. I'm sorry I didn't stop your wedding like that stupid romantic movies or I didn't tell you how much I loved you or how much I wanted you back when I should've and I've made those mistakes but not today. I've come soo far but I still seek you,I always will Draco. You are my sadness and you are my happiness, because-you and I, it's everything for me and I can't stand that I let you walk away, once again. I can't. I- just can't"

" you're a moron, you know that " Draco asked as he walked nearer Harry

" and you are too "

" and we're terrible at keeping promises "

" we are "

" but I've loved you. I still do "

" I do too "

And there no more left to say but do.. Draco kissed harry, again, years later and it still felt the same. It still gave him the sparks, it still made him feel like he was the brightest star, it still made him feel those butterflies in Stomach, it still made him feel like he'd live forever, it still made him feel like he didn't need the oxygen to breathe but needed Only him, it still made him feel like he was floating, it still made him feel. Everything was the same, yet everything was different. Harry was kissing him with Newfound regret and passion of being apart all these years, with the excitement of being able to do it again but the Romance had never left. It still left their hearts pounding, it still made them stand on their tiptoes to kiss, it still made them feel loved. And they did pour the love mixed with rain, finding in their perfect moment that they had been each other's ever since no matter what changed. No matter how many wars happened, or how many tragedies happened, They will possibly forever be each others and they were fine with it, after all if destiny was a thing, they were always destined to be together.

The next morning, Harry only woke up with a bed side note.

" would you come back to me ? Again ?"

" Draco, it's supposed to be will " Harry smiled as he looked at the man of his dreams standing on the doorway, with a cup of coffee in his hand

" it's would because that's my past asking you to come back. That notes from 8th year me "

" then the 8th year me would want to come back to you " Harry chuckled as he stood up and hugged his new beau.

" I've missed you " Draco kissed the top of his head, his one arm dangling Around Harry's waist.

" I still think it should be will "

" moron "

Lemme go cry in peace now. The best I could do. I have to say, this has been my favourite work of all time and I couldn't leave it with a sad note, it didn't make sense. There's probably loopholes btw. Happy reading.. and thank you for supporting through it all.

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31. Would you come back to me?

Prompt used- doing a pinky promise. This post have been inspired by one of @drarry-is-my-therapy recent reblog and one of @fqirycircle drawing, which is absolutely amazing. TW- ANGST | HURT/COMFORT | Harry's heart had always belonged to the boy by the lake.

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would you come back to me? - part 2

Part 2 - requested by @textrovert-01 @thebusyfangirl and myself ( lmao ) |

| harry and draco meets again, years later, their feelings perhaps still the same, as if they had never left.

Warning ⚠️- major angst | death | hurt no comfort |

The sun seeped through the small creek between the open french window as draco heard the faint footsteps coming through.

" dad, have you got a minute ?" His son asked. Draco pushed off the prophet in his lap, formed a smile and pointed at the arm rest chair in front of him

" what brings you here ?"

" I have all the time for you scorp " he smiled as Scorpius settled in. Scorpius formed a smile just like his own before continuing to talk.

" I got- letter- well a note more like " Scorpius frowned as he bought his small hands for draco to see it. Draco cautiously took the note and read.

" who gave it to you ?" Draco asked grinning

" Albus potter "

Draco swallowed sucking in a air before bringing upon his face another smile

" what's stopping you then ?"

" I don't know. He's Just- he's not like us you know. I mean he's good, he's great even but he's well, he's a mess you know what I mean"

Draco chuckled knowing exactly what he had meant, been through the same.

" Invite him over on weekend scorp. He's no different than you are, give him a chance and I'm sure he can touch different sides of you "

A small smile started forming over Scorpius's face as he understood that draco very much accepted whatever it was.

" thank you dad " Scorpius jumped up from the chair and hugged draco.

" anything darling " draco replied as he soothed his son's hair.

" don't make the same mistakes as I did " draco whispered letting go of Scorpius

" what do you mean ?" Scorpius frowned watching draco's face carefully.

" just- I made the mistake of judging someone by their appearance and regretted it for the rest of my life" draco pondered over in his thoughts as he still faintly remebered the first encounters.

" there's more isn't it ?" Scorpius asked after a moment

" no-"

" I can tell " Scorpius raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms over his small torso just like his own father. Draco broke in an amused smile as he realised his son learnt it all from him.

" you've grown up, haven't you " draco smiled " sit, I'll tell you a story then, you sneaky mister " draco tickled him softly making Scorpius chortling falling over in the chair in front of him.

" what's it about ?" Scorpius breathed heavily

" My first love " draco replied. Scorpius pushed himself upright, his palm beneath his chin as he bought all his attention into one single moment of tale and draco gave him the pleasure of hearing the story about the boy he fell in love when he was just 15, despite being on different sides.

" didn't he ever return ?" Scorpius asked as draco finished telling him about his last interaction by the lake.

" he did, after the war was over "

" then what happened ? Didn't you guys oblige to your promise ?" Scropius asked sitting almost on the edge of the chair

" we- we fell apart. He had moved on, I had to move on too " draco smiled sadly remembering watching first love walking out of the school not even glancing a look behind for him.

" that is sad " Scorpius's face turned into a small sad frown as he fell backwards

" indeed "

" didn't you fight for him or didn't he ?"

" it was a loosing battle scorp " draco sighed, answering what he answered to himself every night whenever he thought why didn't they fight.

" what if you could've won, at least once ?"

" we won only once when the world didn't know. We could've never won-"

" but what if you had ?" Scorpius impatiently jumped

" we would've-"

" but you never fought. How do you know !! What if after everything he's still waiting for you ? What if - what if he wants to be with you again? What if he was ready for a fight ?" Scropius asked

" he moved on Scorpius even if it hurts you and me both. He did " draco furrowed his eyebrows titling his head, watching how the story's ending upset him so much.

Scorpius got up from the chair, saddened by the story, as if a void was filling in his heart and slowly started walking away.

" Scorp " draco whispered, heaviness drowning his ever so light voice

Only for a moment Scorpius turned around and whispered " what if he didn't move on dad? What if you only thought he did ?"

Draco was bewildered with the tone of hurt and a sense of maturity overlaying his words. He looked at his growing boy fondly as wind blew his hair over his face " then if day comes when we'd meet again, I'll go back to him "

" I think mom would want that " Scorpius said and exited the room.

Draco sat there frowning to himself as the harmonious jazz music slowed down coming to an end. He looked at the picture over the coffee stand of his small family before Astoria died, his eyes glistening with the horrors of losing her

" if you ever get a chance, go back to him for me " Astoria whispered one late night a week ago before she died of leukemia

" what ?" Draco scrunched his face as he put their young son to sleep

" go back to him if he ever comes back draco. You asked my dying wish, That's my dying wish " Astoria instantaneously coughed. Draco immediately fetched water, helping her drink it.

" why would you want that ?" Draco whispered with the heaviness of tears Dared to spill.

" I took away you from him draco, I never wanted that. And I'm so sorry-"

" it's not your fault " draco eyes glistened as he held her hands, rubbing small circles

" isn't it ? " She asked smiling, her smile fragile as a glass yet so beautiful that it could light up a thousand worlds.

" it's not" draco replied saddened by his truth

" a part of your heart will always belong to him draco "

" I don't love him anymore. I did once, not anymore "

" then why do you keep his picture and look at this picture every night before you sleep ?" Astoria asked as she unclasped her hand to show a small picture of him and his first love.

" where did you find- it doesn't matter Astoria. I love you" draco kissed her hands softly, taking away the picture and putting it away.

" I know you do draco, you always have. You have spent your entire life after him trying to provide me love the same way you gave to him , but even if truth hurts, you knew you could never love me wholly. You loved him draco and you'll spend the rest of your life loving him-"

" that's not true astoria. I have always loved you and I always will -" but astoria pressed her hand against draco's lips as a single tear fell from her eye, giving him a small saddened smile

" lie to me if you will, lie to your heart, never do, for it only beats once and will only beat for one " Astoria recited " I have loved you, when the sun has risen and when the moon has drowned, I have loved you when the grass has turned green and I have also loved you when the grass has fade to yellow, I have loved you- what was it after this ?" Astoria asked pulling her hand away from that of draco's lips.

" I have loved you in every poetry and will always do, for in every poetry, I hear your voice. I have loved you and I have to deal with it because in the end even the stars choose destruction over life and you, darling are the brightest star " draco went on, heavy tears escaping his eyes. Astoria softly placed her hand over his cheeks and gently wiped them away..

" you wrote it for him " Astoria said, it wasn't a question but a statement. Draco kissed her knuckles, little sobs escaping his lips. Astoria pressed her lips in a thin line to avoid her sobs but a broken heart Could've Only beared so much. She put her head on top of his, letting her tears wet his hair.

" give him a second chance draco. He deserves it " she whispered as she kissed the top of his head.

" I love you " draco whispered, gazing far into the distance with sorrows and regrets of his life pulling him under.

Draco wiped away his tears, kissing the picture he had picked up then opening the back of the frame to see the small photo Astoria had grasped in her death bed that night. He longingly stared at it before locking away the frame and keeping it over the coffee table again.

He loved him, he Always have, whether he admitted or not.

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A few days later when Scorpius had finally informed about Albus coming home, draco's heart beat have been on the run the entire time, Only realising then that he'd see harry after years, years in seperation.

Scorpius had been jumping up and down all day, excited about Albus coming over, the first friend he made in so long after his parents. He was so excited that he cleaned his collection of small broomstick over 3 times before he finally heard the floo going off and footsteps coming in.

Scorpius excitedly jumped off the chair, immediately walking to the door, draco walking behind him. The first thing he saw was the exact copy of harry standing in the middle of the living room. And then he finally heard

" malfoy " his voice sounded firm. Draco finally looked up at him, his breath halting just for a moment

" potter " he nodded just as sternly as the whirlwind of moment's from past danced in reels in front of him that he didn't even he heard theirs sons running away upto Scorpius's room.

" so.. " harry awkwardly said as he rubbed the back of his neck, a habit draco thought he still haven't dropped from whenever he was nervous. Draco almost wanted to smile and point it out to him but he's no longer the same person, nor is harry. He's no longer the boy he loved, nor draco was.

" tea ?" Draco finally asked

Harry contemplated for a moment before giving him a small " sure "

Draco nodded firmly walking into the kitchen, looking over his shoulder to make sure harry was following him..

" this place isn't like I remember " harry said after a few moments.

Nor is he.

" I got it renovated after father died " draco replied as he poured some water in kettle to boil.

" right"

" I heard about it, I wanted to reach out but then - well I couldn't. You probably had a lot of other messages I'm sure " harry awkwardly said.

Why didn't you ? I waited .

" I did. A loads from ex death eaters too " draco replied as he took off the kettle and poured into two small cups with tea bags already dipped in.

" milk?" Draco asked turning around to see harry awkwardly standing in the middle of the dining room.

" oh- sure yeah " harry replied

" please sit, ha- Mr. Potter-"

" harry " harry corrected

" I think we deserve to call each other by names whatsoever " harry added pushing his hands down into his pocket.

Draco firmly nodded, pouring milk in Harry's cup and unusually not in his. Draco put the cups over the small table, offering biscuits.

" sugar ?" Draco asked

" no- thanks " harry pressed his lips in a thin line, taking the cup in his hand, frowning when he looked at the other cup.

" no milk for you ?" Harry asked.

Draco shook his head, almost flinching by the bitter taste

" but you- nevermind "

" I stopped taking milk a couple of days ago " draco lied

" why ?" Harry asked curiously

" scorp is lactose intolerant, we found out recently. It's an approach to make him feel better too " draco lied smoothly again.

Harry frowned but didn't ask further.

" I'm sorry about your father though. I really wanted to reach out " harry said seriously.

" and I'm sorry about your separation. Scorpius told me just yesterday. I hadn't known it otherwise " draco replied drinking his tea

" I'm sorry about Astoria " harry sympathetically said, cautious even to make sure he didn't overstep his boundaries.

" it's alright " draco replied as he gulped his tea entirely and put away his cup in the sink..

" so I heard you're applying for Hogwarts finally ?"

" Neville told me " harry added.

" yeah- it's a good place to work in. It was finally time I paid back my respect to Hogwarts when I should've years ago " draco replied, walking back over to the table.

" good for you " harry awkwardly replied again and soon they fell into silence.

" you're still in DMLE then ?" Draco asked after a couple of moment's

" no actually, I quit long time ago. I coached for Ginny's team for a time but then I finally opened a restaurant bar " harry replied, his lips pressed tightly together putting the empty cup down on the saucer.

" oh- that's quite good " Draco replied with much appreciation.

" how did you know about DMLE ?" Harry asked

" oh- prophet " draco replied.

" right "

" tour of the house ?" Draco asked suddenly

" sure" harry replied and they got up to take the tour of the house.

When they finally reached Scorpius's room, they heard faint whispers coming from the room. Amused harry pushed open the door.

" dadd, privacy " Albus whined.

Draco and harry chortled shutting off the door behind them " what do you think they're doing ?" Harry asked

Draco smirked " wanna find out ?"

Harry's eyes widened in surprise as draco casted a spell over the front of the door that caused a blur image over the door.

" draco, privacy " harry chuckled taking draco's wand away before they could've properly looked through

" I'm kidding, you Couldn't had even possibly seen through the door properly even if you wanted to " draco gave harry a smile

" I think our now so grown up kids wouldn't enjoy us invading their privacy " harry chuckled again

" talk about grown up, sometimes scorp is really like I'm watching myself in the mirror " draco chuckled as the started walking down the steps towards the garden

" he really is your copy "

" isn't he !" Draco smiled at harry once again, freely for the first time that even if harry tried to not be mesmerized by his smile, he was still lost for a few moments.

Caught in the moment, harry cleared his Throat, breaking them both out of their moment of fondly looking at each other.

" anyways. Albus is exactly like you " draco said as they reached the final step

" oh yes, I mean I wouldn't say exactly. He looks a lot like me-"

" specially your eyes "

Harry turned his head to draco, shocked for a mere second before continuing " especially my eyes, yes but he's a lot like Ginny. After he lives with her "

" I thought you Would've gotten a shared custody?" Draco asked

" oh we do, she gets them for the week, I mostly get them for the weekend " harry explained

" and its easy ?"

" dad- oh "

" what happened Albus ?" Harry turned around immediately to the voice of his son

" I was- well I was going to say we should probably go, mom would pick me up in another hour and we still have homework to do, well mostly you "

" Albus, I do not do your homework " but it was too late, draco was already stifling a laugh

" oh as if you don't help your son" harry rolled his eyes

" oh I sure do " draco sarcastically replied before chortling away.

" whatever draco. I'm just being a good dad " harry rolled his eyes

" so?" Albus cut them off

" yeah- I mean we do have your homework to do " harry replied

" can we come over next week mr. Malfoy ?" Albus asked

" Albus " harry exclaimed

" oh no it's fine. It's an empty house. Scorpius sure would like that very much, wouldn't you the boy behind the pillar " draco called out

Scorpius came out from behind the pillar blushing in embarrassment of being caught.

" it'd be a pleasure to have you over Albus " draco leaned down to Albus's height, ruffling his hair.

" wow he doesn't let me do that" harry rolled his eyes

" well you do ruffle hair quite agressively harry " draco smiled

" whatever draco " harry smiled back.

They were cut off by theirs son's fake coughing, who had a smug look upon their faces.

" right, we should go " harry said

" next week ?" Draco asked immediately

Harry raised an eyebrow before giving him a nod " I'll see you next week, draco "

As weeks went on and on, Albus and Scorpius brought up more and more plans and reasons to see each other over the weekends, making harry and draco inevitably face each other, whether they liked it or not.

It was only one Time when things took an unexpected turn when harry had ran late from work and entered his house to find draco with their sons, sleeping over each other. Harry smiled at the sleeping figures before quietly entering the kitchen and fetching himself some water. Accidentally of course, harry shut the cabinet door too harshly, waking draco up from his sleep.

" Merlin, I didn't wanna wake you " harry said

" it's quite alright " draco softly groaned as he gently got up without disturbing the boys and sat by the kitchen table.

" I'll get you tea " harry said as he poured some water into the kettle and readied the cups.

Draco frowned looking behind harry, over something. Harry looked behind him over the magents over the refrigerator. Draco got up to get a clear look and when he finally reached he took out the small rough sketch..

" you still have it ?" Draco asked

Part 3

People what have you made me do !!!! I am sorry for the angst, I myself cried a bit ngl. Tags mentioned who previously reblogged - @thecornerofbelu @drarry-is-my-therapy @loves-to-read-fanfic @trcacletart @railmeharrypotter @abbott27 @riana-drarry and couple more.

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31. Would you come back to me?

Prompt used- doing a pinky promise. This post have been inspired by one of @drarry-is-my-therapy recent reblog and one of @fqirycircle drawing, which is absolutely amazing. TW- ANGST | HURT/COMFORT | Harry's heart had always belonged to the boy by the lake.

" dad" Albus said as he watched his father cleaning off the used utensils

" yea " harry replied looking over his shoulder to his son sitting behind the kitchen table.

" I- I was talking with mom the other day and she told me something " Albus nervously said

" oh yeah, what'd she tell ?" Harry chuckled

" why you guy's really separated " Albus replied. Harry stopped dead for a moment looking blankly at the utensils until he resumed washing, not replying anything yet.

Once done, harry wiped off his hands over his apron, handing Albus the cold coffee he had just brewed, taking one for himself, he sat down in front of Albus with a curious smile.

" so what'd she tell you ?"

" well- she doesn't want me talking to you about these things but I- think I'm big enough to know these things now, don't you think ?" He nervously asked once again.

" well- albus I think you are " harry gave albus a friendly frown and with that Albus immediately loosened up, giving harry a genuine smile.

" so what did she tell you ?" He asked once again pointing Albus to drink his cold coffee.

" well- she told me- that you guys didn't love each other " Albus said

" I do love your mom Albus-"

" just not the same way, right ?" Albus asked. Biting the inside of his cheek harry deliberated whether he should actually let Albus know or not, until he did, knowing if he were where Albus was, he'd want to know too.

Harry nodded hesitantly.

" but you guys seemed to love each other so much? Like all the things you did, I mean i don't get it how could you just fall out of love you know ?" Albus asked a little irritated by the fact that his parents had actually fallen out of love. Harry is suddenly strongly reminded of a very Vivid situation, the situation he'd been so familiar with.

" Albus- I think what you're trying to say is that we Always cared for each other. We often confuse love with care. At much later part of our marriage, before separation we had almost forgotten what was it like to love each other and simply cared for one another" harry explained.

Albus clenched looking at his father, " so you're saying one day we eventually fall out of love ?"

" what- no- Albus, no that's not what happened- hell " harry immediately responded.

" then what happened ?" Albus aggressively asked

" it's- it's just more complicated than it seems Albus but I want you to know that love is real, alright. Just because your parents didn't work out doesn't mean love cannot exists, look at your uncle Ron and aunt Hermione, I've rarely ever seen love like that and hell I can't even tell you how much time they had spent crushing desperately over each other for years. We're sorry- really for setting such a bad example but we're not perfect, nobody is. It's simply is we couldn't make it work and we regret it " harry sighed pushing his hair back from falling over his face.

Albus shoulder slumped down a bits, staring at the water ring on his coaster absent mindedly.

" just say it albus. Don't keep it in " harry encouraged knowing his son was deliberating about saying something.

Albus looked up at harry strangely, a look he had never looked at him with ever before, " she said- that you- you've never truly loved her. She said even though you loved her but a part of your heart Always belonged to someone else "

And everything stopped. Harry's breath caught in his throat, his hand stilled in the air, even his hair on his forehead became still. He was shook Ginny had told him something like that. It wasn't as if harry wasn't ever prepared for such conversations but the way it had twisted into something, it was unpredictable and he found it hard to focus on one thing.

" is it true dad ? That you loved someone else too ?" Albus contemplated nervously.

Harry looked up at albus, not realising when had he ever leant down and cleared his throat to gain his voice back.

" I never cheated alb-"

" I know. She knows that but she says she knew that you Always have loved Someone else too " Albus bit his lip nervously hoping he hadn't offended harry by saying something so personal.

" i- I never thought she'd actually tell you this" harry eyes widened in surprise as he cleared his throat once again.

" w- I shouldn't have bought this up- this is just-"

" hey hey, it's fine- you said you're big enough to know these things now- well then " harry interjected nervously " she's right. I- my heart as she put it, one part of it has always belonged to someone else " harry sighed closing his eyes, glimpsing back in his memories of that one Particular person.

" oh- who ?" He asked curiously

Harry raised his eyebrows, chuckling nervously, not believing it even for a second that he is infact about have this conversation.

" someone" he finally replied.

And with that harry is brought back into his memories from years ago, that one person's laughter resonating in his head, that one smile which was only reserved for him, that voice which echoed in his head every night, as if it was calling harry to it but just as he reached the bottom, there would be another bottom and he would be stuck. Everyday. And as harry started to finally tell Albus about his first love, he flows into his memory of the last day of 5th year after harry had recently lost Sirius and was extremely vulnerable, around the black lake away from everyone, in just his own little bubble with him.

The lake reflected with the red and yellow light of the dropping sun from across the mountain and a faint breeze drying Harry's face covered with tears. He has someone's arms around his shoulder, cooing him, reminding him one day everything would finally be fine but he didn't had it in him to even understand what he was saying. He was crying, heavily breathing because of the heart clenching pain, the void in his heart which had finally filled had now grown bigger, how was anything ever supposed to be fine..

" we need to end this " harry abruptly said

" what ?" He asked confused by Harry's sudden outrage with something complete nuisance.

" we can't- I can't keep doing this " harry replied numbly

" wha- why not ?" He asked furrowing his eyebrows, feeling slightly hurt by such abysmal suggestion.

" don't you see, I lose everyone one day and I- I can't- I don't want to deliberately lose you " harry replied looking at him.

He frowned " you're not losing me harry-"

" then will I not ?" They had never talked about future, only because it remained so uncertain that they hated the idea of future

" no- you will not " he replied

" and you are absolutely 100 percent sure ? Isn't there a possibility someone would find out about us and it'll spread like a wildfire and everyone would desperately try to separate us !" Harry exclaimed

" okay harry- first calm down. Nobody have found out about us in the last one year, it seems highly unlikely someone would-"

" voldemort knows " and suddenly both of their breaths came to a halt. One word and everything they owned collapsed onto the ground as if it was the fragile chandelier hanging on the top of a broken roof.

" how-"

" he can see in my head. We can't keep doing this-"

" then we fight-"

" I'll fight- can you ?"

And there was silence. He wanted to respond that he would but he didn't trust the world, even if he trusted himself. He hated the world. He was weak, fragile and in a fight against the world, he knew he'd always lose, over and over.

" we are on opposite sides of war. Voldemort's came out. He'll be rebuilding his army. Everything is going to change. Even us" harry tried to explain without wanting to break down. This was the first time harry after sirius had sensibly talked but it was self preservation speaking for him, he couldn't afford to lose someone he really loves, once again. For once he wanted to protect his heart, he couldn't roll it over his sleeves when his sleeves were covered with thorns. It would be a death call and he couldn't give in, just yet.

" you and I- people like us don't belong together. The world will never understand us and this is the first fight we'd lose. I want this but it's going to be difficult. We can't be together as Long as we are on opposite sides-"

"Then I'll be on your side- "

" you are " harry responded giving a weak smile

" but I belong on the other side" he replied looking far ahead over the lake as if the realisation had finally dawned upon him. Something he had always known but had now slapped him right in the face.

"yes " harry replied looking at him, Saving in his memories the last time what he really looked like, his smile, his long lashes, his crooked nose, his pale skin, his tinted cheeks, his soft ears, his soft hair, his storm filled eyes, his pink plumped lips he had kissed so often. Saving it away for one day what it would look like in a pensieve.

" we knew what we were getting into but we took the risk nevertheless. It was a deranged path and we knew it from the beginning " harry softly said clutching other man's fingers with his own.

He didn't reply, he just longingly stared at the waters, as if he was remembering them not harry.

" so we give up ?" He finally asked turning to harry with unseen part of his face wet with tears. Harry reached forward wiping away his tear but they didn't stop, they only flooded more with Harry's touch.

" no, we- we promise to come back once again after all this is over" harry smiled softly.

" and you believe there will be coming back after all ? What if one of us- dies " he hesitated In fear of only imagining it.

Harry started at him knowing it was one of the possibilities but wasn't ready for such thing. It was a huge possibility that one day harry might lose " I have hope for us " harry suddenly spoke out loud. The thoughts In his mind had unknowningly reached his lips and there wasn't a going back from that.

The other man stared at harry long enough, he too concealing this part of him for that one day they'd meet again.

" promise me then if we make it through, we'll come back to each other " he asked, his voice sounding not more than a quivering sound.

" I promise that If I make it through one day, we'll meet again and come back to each other" harry replied

" pinky promise ?" He smiled.

Harry chuckled, then nodded

" do you promise ?"

" I promise "

" what happened then ? How'd you wind up with mom ?" Albus asked curiously, a faint yellow light from the evening bouncing over his brunette head.

" did he- die ?" Albus asked almost heart broken

" what- no " harry chuckled

" then what happened ?" Albus asked again

" he- broke the promise. We belonged to someone else much before we could've even belonged to each other. When I met him after the war and his probation, he had changed completely " harry replied reminiscing about the specific day

" then didn't you ever ask him again ?" Albus asked almost jumping off his chair.

Harry gave a small smile " I couldn't "

" but why- what if he had still loved you ?" Albus asked

" as I said he was completely changed. He wasn't the man I fell in love with. He never asked either. It died out over time. Besides I'm pretty sure he had already forgotten about it. Also I think he was engaged by the time we met again, it didn't make sense" harry replied

" then didn't you ever like try to stop his wedding like In those romantic comedies mum watches ?" Albus asked excitedly

Harry laughed picking up their glasses and going over to the sink " she's always loved them. You've got to stop watching them if that's what you're cooking in your head Albus. Real love Is different than what they show, it's not just one fight and making it up. Its so much efforts, fights, pain, drama and so many other things"

" but If it's the right person, it'd never feel like that would it ? If you really love someone then those fights wouldn't be so bad or there wouldn't be pain or drama. It'd be a happy relationship, wouldn't it ?" And in that small sentence albus has unknowningly managed to define true love.

Harry looked at his now grown up son, crossing his arms smiling impressively. And nodded.

Albus sighed in relief, slumping down in his chair. Harry quizzically analysed Albus until his expressions changed to sometimes brief.

" who is it?" Harry asked knowingly

" what?" Albus blushed

" who's this person you're suddenly relating everything to ?" Harry teased poking Albus Playfully.

" there is no one dad" Albus blushed embarassed, jumping off the chair, taking a few steps back.

" come on- I told you my story. I atleast deserve to know who it is " harry smirked crossing his arms in front of him

Albus sighed rolling his eyes" he's from school"

" ooh, someone from school. Like father like son" harry teased

" dadd " Albus whined blushing

" okay- fine, fine. Who is it then ?" Harry asked giving up with the teasing.

" it doesn't matter, he doesn't like me " Albus sighed crossing his arms in front of him in disappointment.

Harry carefully analysed Albus's face again, remembering exactly the same way he felt "it's the Malfoy kid, isn't it ?"

Albus's eyes suddenly shot up in surprise.

" how did you-"

" you're my son. Of course I'd know" harry sighed uncrossing his arms and stepping forward and placing them in the kitchen table, leaning forward.

" don't make the same mistakes I did. Ask him out. Write to him maybe. I'm sure he'd agree " harry suggested.

" mistake ? What mistake did you make ?" Albus asked curiously.

Harry gave him a firm smile before he putting his hands away from the table to his sides " it's a story for some other day, your mom is gonna be here to pick you up in an hour. Do your stuff and we'll talk about it next week? What say ?"

Albus frowned before letting go and nodding.

" one last question dad "

" shoot" harry said as he started washing those used cups again

" did you ever love mom as much as you loved that someone ?"

Harry smiled this time not stopping " I- love like that happened only once. I loved your mom a different way. I loved him a different way "

" but who'd you love more then?"

Harry turned around to see Albus standing there leaning over the kitchen table curiously " I will not answer that. Now enough with my love life. Go do your homework " harry said a little sternly in his father like adamant voice.

Sighing Albus gave up.

" okay, just one question, I promise " Albus plead again. Harry sighed before nodding.

" if now he came back in your life and asks you for a second chance, would you go back to him ?"

Harry smiled Shaking his head" yes- yes I would "

The next week when Albus came back for the stay, he seemed far excited than anything else. As soon as Ginny had left, Albus squealed.

" whoa there squirrel, what's got your knickers in a twist ?" Harry chuckled

" I've got an invitation. Can we please go to scropius's place. He offered for a while. I'll promise we can come back and do homework, he really wants me to see his collections. Can we please dad, please ?" Albus gave harry his puppy eyes in desperation..

Harry sighed before nodding.

" for an hour.. "

And with that after an hour, they flooed to scropius's place. The Malfoy manor.

They were recieved with a rather very pleasant place. It was no longer a dark, submerged place, it had been refurbished with mostly white and brown. It seemed like an entirely new place. Not one part of Malfoy manor looked like what it did ages ago ,and yet harry liked it better. It was welcoming. And just then he walked in, with scropius.

" potter "

" Malfoy" harry sternly nodded at Draco, losing himself again in that brief reminiscents of the past. He hadn't changed even a little bit as he remembered him from the day by the lake, yet everything had changed. Everything.

" we're gonna go " Albus didn't even wait and ran off with scropius, leaving harry and draco alone, both staring at each other thinking how the other had forgotten of the promise..

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( I've really been writing shit lately. Anyways hope you liked this one, I'd been very excited for this one but It haven't turned out as good as I wanted to, so .. )

Day 30- scared, potter | Day 32- caressing the others back

38. Set it up, break it up

For everyone who's been supportive of these| fluff |making out |harry set draco up with someone Only to realise he liked draco all along |

" when was your first time ?" Seamus smugly asked Draco as he drank his butter beer from across the room sprawled over the bean bag

" I will prefer not to answer the question. It is highly confidential and that information shall only be revealed to Someone I'm with. So dear Seamus you can enjoy asking this question to other, while I would refuse to answer " Draco sophisticatedly replied, tilting his head to put on more emphasis upon his words.

" Merlin, you could've just said I'm not answering that. No need to go all Shakespearian " Ron rolled his eyes at Draco.

Harry chuckled as he joined Draco over the couch, putting his legs over Draco's laps, not that either of them ever minded that physical touch " that's Draco for you. He'll never give a direct answer. I can bet, if he were in an English Muggle class, he'd top "

" I topped nonetheless " Draco rolled his eyes, his hands automatically falling into a pattern of softly stroke the bottom of Harry's leg, a habit he's grown attached to.

" really? From what I remember I got 7 owls while you got only 6. It's just as if I was infact better than you " Harry smirked

" whatever Harry. I was the headboy " Draco rolled his eyes at harry, yet again but then again he liked these small bickerings with him. Blaise eyed them from the corner of the room, enjoying it himself, not Daring to say anything.

" and I was given the opportunity, I just denied "

" as if "

" whatever helps you sleep at night darling" Harry teased as he pinched Draco's cheeks softly

" don't " Draco growled as he swatted Harry's hand away

" one angry kitten aren't you " Harry chuckled, picking up his can of butter beer and drinking it.

" don't call me that " Draco sneered, not in a furious way, just slightly threatening way.

" anywaysss " Seamus echoed, breaking off their not so private conversation " when was your first time harry ?"

" Ron, you might wanna cover your ears for this one " Harry chuckled. Ron gave him a look but refused to do so " it was after war, when I got back with Ginny, in the time we were going out for a short time "

" what about in 6th year ?" Dean asked snuggling closer to Seamus on the bean bag

" we couldn't really ever get to it. I mean for one neither of us were ready, and we were just kids. Although when we did it after we got back together, we realised almost instantly it wasn't something we enjoyed, not that part, just with opposite sex kind of thing. Well mostly her, no offense. Or it could've been we weren't just attracted to each other that way " Harry explained

" really ? I always thought you guys would work out you know " Dean said. Harry looked at Dean amused but didn't say anything.

" I never thought you guys would end up together really. Never seemed as if so " Seamus added

" interest me in why ?" Harry asked

" it just, I always knew you were sort of bi even before you started going with Ginny. It was Evident really sometimes. And with Ginny herself, she didn't seem like a person to be with a guy. I mean coming from I figured my sexuality really early on, I just sometimes knew it.. besides after the first time you guys broke up, it seemed almost impossible for it work later on " Seamus explained. Everyone including Draco thought about what he had said and nobody could even deny that it was a lie.

" what's your dating track anyway right now Harry ?" Blaise asked standing over the chair behind Ron.

" oh it's not that bad. I do go out on a few dates. I went on a date last week infact and believe me that guy was really good, dashing, almost ced- well Cedric diggory Kinda hot but right in the middle of the date, I feel something going up my leg. I almost choked on my Tuna fish and he goes, do you like it ? I was more shocked than anything else. It was weird if anything "

" so what next ?"

" I didn't call him back. I think somewhere along the date, he might've said he had feet fetish.. he would much rather make love to my feets than me and it was just plainly weird "

" people have all different sorts of fetishes " Ron frowned

" yeah, I respect them but feet fetishes just creeps me out " Harry almost shivered at the thought of it.

And everyone soon fell into talking about weirdest kinks and fetishes, something they all were rather amused to be in conversation about, except, Harry.

Draco stopped stroking Harry's leg for a moment to softly clutch on them to seek his attention.

" it's alright Harry.. you can't change anything.. besides I think he lived a good life" Draco softly said.

" I still can't forget though. It's almost as if I can still see it happening in front of my eyes " Harry Whispered back.

" I know. He was a brave guy though. You can't do anything anymore. I'm sure- he'd want you to get over it too " Draco whispered. Harry bit his lip softly before nodding. To provide comfort, Draco again started stroking Harry's legs.

" feels nice" Harry smiled at Draco, who simply smiled back.

" talking off that, what say about going on a date with someone ?" Harry asked Draco but had inevitably grabbed attention from a few others in the room.

Draco raised his eyebrows in strange surprise " really ?"

" I met some guy at the animal shop across the street. He seemed like someone you could date " Harry replied

" why me, why not you ?" Draco defensively asked

" well, he's not my type but he's yours and he did seem to notice you with me a couple of days ago, so I thought maybe you could talk to him and see if you'd like to go out with him " Harry suggested.

Draco frowned at harry before clearing his throat " I'll pay that animal shop a visit then "

" great " Harry grinned

" I'm gonna use the loo " Draco sighed and got up abruptly

" unbelievable " Blaise announced. Harry looked around the room to receive strange looks " what are you all staring at me for ?" Harry asked confused

But nobody responded except that most of them groaned, leaving Harry more confused. Draco returned a few minutes, chatted a bit and then left claiming he had to feed his cat.

As a few weeks goes on by, Harry discovered that draco did started going with the guy he had told him about and was infact in a happy place to be with him. And it was all fun and games until Harry was offended that Draco no longer gave him that much time anymore or the fact that he kept cancelling on him over and over or that he longer was interested in watching movies with harry but sure had fun plans with his so called boyfriend or the guy he's dating, he cared no less. By which he meant, he did cared. To say his friends were tired of Harry ranting on about Draco cancelling on him that one time Ron even put up muffalito charm on him. It was splendid how things were going, in a sarcastic way of course until Draco decided it was time for him to make everyone meet his boyfriend, and harry wanted to burn himself on flames.

" I frankly don't understand why the expensive dinner, I mean, couldn't he had just invited us to his place or his so called boyfriend's place " Harry vented air quoting boyfriend

" Harry you were the one who set him up in the first place, stop being mad at him and jealous not to mention " Hermione rolled her eyes eating the chips off the packet

" jealous, I'm not jealous " Harry defensively said

" sure " Ron rolled his eyes.

" look Harry, you're clearly jealous that he isn't spending as much as time with you and its bothering you, so just talk to him about it " Hermione suggested shrugging her shoulder

" look, I don't know what's cooking in both of your brains but I'm-not-jealous " harry slammed the cloth over the counter and went inside his bedroom

" I miss the time when he wasn't such a dramatic ass " Ron taunted

" I can hear you " Harry yelled from inside the room, hearing faint whispers from Ron and Hermione in the living room..

And the truth infact was that Harry was jealous, which he Only discovered over the dinner when Draco was practically almost all over him that harry wanted to tell him to just sit in his lap, didn't of course. And to make it worse, he was jealous of how good they actually looked, which resulted in harry losing his appetite and almost groaning every five minutes. Hermione had to kick him under the table to behave a couple of times.

Spending the night in his thoughts, Harry came across things he wished he had known earlier or things he never felt but whatever it was, he felt frustrated in himself to set Draco up and he had no idea what to do next, so he decided to take advice from the only man he knew the best was at.

" Harry ? What a pleasant surprise. Ron's not at home though " Blaise said as he opened the door for him

" I actually came here to talk to you " Harry sighed as he went in. Blaise frowned in surprise before walking behind Harry himself

" well what can I interest you in, a joke, a mimickery,-"

" an advice actually " Harry groaned as he slumped down on the couch.

" oh- Ron's better at that-"

" he isn't, he told me to talk to you " Harry replied. Blaise walked into the kitchen, opening the window to the living room to converse through the kitchen.

" did he ? What can I help you with then ?" Blaise asked as he poured water for Harry and walking in to give it to him.

" I think, that I might have feelings for Draco" Harry replied

" you are officially the last person to know that " Blaise chuckled as he walked back into the kitchen and fetched something to eat.

" what ? You guys knew that ?" Harry sat uptight

" of course " Blaise scrunched his eyebrows as an obvious face

" why didn't you guys tell me ?" Harry asked agitated with his friends

" because these are the things we're not supposed to tell you, you're the one supposed to tell us, you dimwit " Blaise rolled his eyes, throwing his hands in the air.

" well you could've at least warned me " Harry groaned

" how could you not have known !! When did you even figure It out anyways?" Blaise asked as he shut the cabinet for the last time, bringing a packet of cookies and chips with him and slumping down in front of Harry.

" I think I've known for a bit since he started going out, but last night i was pretty confirmed that I was jealous " Harry Told him

" well I'd like to say you are that ruined your chances but guessing you came for advice, you came here to know how to fix it and I'll tell you, I do not have even the slightest idea how to fix your shit soup "

" what ?" Harry emphasised

" Harry, you yourself set him up with someone almost exactly like you. If Draco even Liked you at some point, now he knows that you don't like him and he's probably moved on and supposedly happy in his newfound relationship "

" Blaise, If I wanted to listen to how I fucked it up I wouldn't had come to you. I need to know how can I fix this " harry sarcastically responded raising his eyebrows

" look the easiest way is to simply confess or move on. I can't help you harry even if I wanted to. Draco seems happy " Blaise told him emphatically.

Harry was disappointed but knew Blaise was right, there was possibly nothing he could've done to make it right, at least not something that would sabotage their relationship.

It took harry a couple more days to become normal with the fact that draco was dating and finally paving his way to move on, which was definitely hard. And harry could've assumed he was doing good until Draco invited him for a picnic, claiming they haven't gotten out individually in a while. Normally harry would've been very ecstatic about it but considering the phase he was going through it was hard but didn't deny his sweet offer.

" took you a bit long- and your boyfriend's here too " harry pressed his lips in a thin line when he saw them coming together.

"it was just us but his plans got cancelled last moment so he tagged alone.. i hope you don't mind " Draco plead guilty

Harry sighed before giving him a firm smile and nodding " it's going to be one hell of a day "

Halfway through the picnic, harry Would've assumed he would be the thrid wheel but it was infact quite opposite, his boyfriend, jake was infact the third wheel who basically had no idea about draco's life which surprised harry a little more than it should have.

" you- jake, you alright ?" Harry asked looking over draco's shoulder at his boyfriend who looked puzzled

" what? I'm fine, just thinking " he gave them a firm smile.. draco leaned a bit into jake as if to give him the feeling he was still here but jake rejected it, much to draco's surprise.

" what you thinking about ?" Harry asked furrowing his eyebrows.

" what exactly I'm doing here?-"

" shit- I'm sorry for making you feel as if I'm intruding-"

" no, it's not that. It's just so clear that you both are so meant to be together, yet here I am on a picnic with two people who are supposed to be together but are not because of me-"

" that's not true " draco interjected

" is it not ? " Jake asked more firmly than before, not forgetting to give a smile so as to not sound harsh.

Draco opened his mouth to say something but closed it again.

" even if it is true for me, I don't think Draco feels that way . Besides you guys are dating, I don't want to be the reason for your break up" harry replied sympathetically

" you're not harry. I just- I can see it, maybe you two are blind but I'm not.. Enjoy yourselves " jake said as he abruptly stood up

" jake don't be like that " draco too stood up

Jake sighed taking draco's hands in his own " I'll stay if you admit you don't have any feelings for him, if you've never wanted to be with him, if you've felt anything closer to what you feel for him about Me. Admit it freely and I'll stay"

But draco couldn't say anything..

" thought so. I'd be fine by the way. I don't think I've seen two people belonging to each more than you two " and jake departed.

Draco stood there a few minutes watching him walk away, his shoulder slouched as if not believing that he'd just been dumped.

" draco-"

" you're a jerk " draco turned around

" what ?" Harry asked confused

" you're an insolent jerk " draco picked up from dry leaves from the ground and hitting harry with that.

" what the fuck did I do ?" Harry shielded himself as draco threw more and more leaves and grasses

" you fucking moron, you were Flirting with me " draco huffed stopping for a moment

" I wasn't flirting " harry whined. Draco gave him a look before picking up more leaves and throwing it at him

" okay, okay. I was but hey it's your fault to go along with it " harry stumbled back over the ground

" well it's not my fault if you're bloody good at it "

" is it my fault that you enjoyed and I'm not the only victim here, you were flirting too " harry looked up at Draco from the ground

" I wasn't flirting " draco narrowed his eyes. Harry hooked his leg around that of draco, making him trip over and fall over harry, who he instantly rolled over, pinning draco to ground.

" were you not ?" Harry breathed

" it doesn't matter-"

" you were flirting back" harry commanded

" okay, fine I was but you had no right- hmph" draco moaned softly as harry kissed him over the lips, kissing until the need for oxygen finally had made sense again.

" now tell me, how long have you wanted this?" Harry huffed.

Draco rolled his eyes, still pink from all the kissing " I haven't wanted this "

" okay " harry frowned as he leaned down, his lips lightly brushing over that of draco's " you sure ?" Harry asked not moving an inch closer or further

Draco's breath choked down, desperately wanting to lean forward to kiss him again but didn't to avoid giving harry the satisfaction of having the upper hand.

" you don't want me to kiss you again then? That's right yeah " harry whispered as he bit Draco's lower lip, earning a soft moan and his body involuntarily pressed against harry's

" seems otherwise " harry whispered.

" merlin " draco moaned. Smirking harry pulled away looking at Draco from a distance.

Sucking his cheeks, draco immediately pulled harry to him and kissed him again, this time in more desperation and rush.

" guess who's got the upper hand now " draco moaned as he freed his hands and put them in his hair.

" you" harry chuckled, Thoroughly enjoying kissing draco himself.

" jerk " draco chuckled

" you're the jerk " harry chuckled

" and you broke his heart " harry whispered against his lips smiling

" eh, he always knew it anyways " draco shrugged

" you really are a jerk then " harry smiled as he pulled away a bit, admiring draco.

" and you're the jerk who just broke my relationship and has basically manipulated me into kissing you " draco raised an eyebrow amusingly

" I don't regret it " harry regret

" me either " draco smiled and leaned in again.

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Day 37- you're my home, draco | Day 39- cuddle me in

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On the occasion of 300 followers, I will be accepting request from any of these prompts in any order, any time. I owe every single one of you who followed me and I love you all wholeheartedly.

1. “Did I enter an alternate universe or did you actually just smile at me?”

2. “Try not to die.”

3. “Don't sound so disappointed, I might think you don’t like me”

4. “On a scale from one to ten, how bad do you want to kill me right now?” “I’m hovering somewhere in the high thirties.”

5. “Why are you doing that?” “Doing what?” “Treating me like a person

6. “Sometimes memories are the worst form of torture.”

7. “You’re not my friend anymore, remember?

8. “If you bite your lip one more time, I’m going to do it for you.”

9.“Why are you still here?” “Because I care about you asshole!”

10. “Nobody’s seen you in days!”

11. “Holding everything in doesn’t help, you know.”

12. “If you don’t hug me right now I think I might fall apart.”

13. “Are you flirting with me?” “You finally noticed?”

14. “If I die, I’m haunting you first.”

15. “You couldn’t handle me even if I came with instructions."

16. “I love you ! Is that what you wanted to hear ?”

17. “wHY DO YOU KEEP LYING TO ME ?”

18. “We both know that I should walk away, but I can’t.”

19. “I lo—-” “No, please… Don’t say that. You love her/him, not me.”

20. “Could you just take this pain away ? It hurts, so much… Help me.”

21.“Don’t ask her out again, please… You’re killing me, every single time you ask that.”

22. “Look, he/she wants you, just make him/her happy.”

23. “If you go, I’ll know that you never loved me.”

24..“We never were just friends, and you know it.” “I know it, but you deserve someone better than me.”

25 "HE WAS CRYING BECAUSE OF YOU!!!”

26. “You love me like I’m the person who actually deserves your love.” “But you are the only one who deserves it.”

27. “What happened to us?”

28. “Nothing has changed!” “Yes it has, and you know it.”

29.“Love isn’t supposed to hurt this badly.”

30. “You said you needed space. You were 5,000 miles away for a year, and you’re still unsure. I’m starting to think that an entire universe apart wouldn’t be enough space for you.”

31. “I want you to list every lie you ever told me. Then I’ll forgive you.”

39. Cuddle me in

Prompt used- Leaning on the others side| fluff | tired and stuck because of a mission, harry and draco comes across their past revelations |

" so I contacted the team and they won't be able to find us a back up team until morning. They said everything is mess there, apparently robard is high on some shit so. Anywho, we'll have to find ourselves a place to stay for the night " draco told harry as he chucked his wallet into his back pocket and wand over his belt loop.

Harry swished his wand, drying both of them up before tucking away his wand too " and how are we supposed to find a place in his barren place ?" He aggrieved

" well not my first choice either harry, we've got to walk until we find something " draco commanded as he started to walk forward slowly.

" why can't we just apparate?" Harry groaned following him

" because for one you dumb idiot, you've already been hurt, which by the way are you sure isn't hurting enough and secondly, where would we disapparate to ? We can't get out of here until we're sure it's safe to leave. Obviously robard wouldn't appreciate of us just escaping " draco rolled his eyes

" one, I'm fine. You've already done the honours of bandaging it with a cloth and secondly didn't you say he's high on some shit, he wouldn't know if we disapparated to some place better" harry groaned.

Impatiently draco turned around, halting his steps, exhaling exhaustingly " look I'm just as tired as you are. I too want to just go home and take some damn fucking rest but we can't apparate mainly because they keep a trace on us. They'd know we escaped this place. So please just do me a favour and silently walk with me without throwing another fit "

" whatever " harry rolled his eyes and walked past draco.

Draco cursed harry under his breath, being absolutely done with his bratty behaviour but nonetheless followed him.

They must've walked for almost 25 minutes when they finally found a bus stop.

" we can take a bus to the next more settled place ? What say ? According to the map here, the nearest would be river town" harry read from the map.

" sounds fine to me. When does the bus arrives?" Draco asked as he sat down on the lonely bench on a boring dark night.

" it's 9:15 right now according to my watch, so the bus would come around by 9:45 " harry sighed as he collapsed down next to draco.

" that bloody long " draco huffed.

" well we did miss a bus from 10 minutes ago so "

" if we could've just reached here on damn time " draco groaned, his head thudding back over the back of the bus stop wall.

" doesn't do good to dwell upon what's gone" harry said as he too pushed his head against the wall on his back

Draco hummed staring up at the ceiling, enjoying the momentary silence.

" can I ask you something ?" Harry asked after a few minutes of silence to cut the boredom. Draco had almost shut off his eyes when he lowly sighed, humming for him to go on.

"why did you had to be such a prat back in school ? Like there's nothing wrong with you anymore, you're nice, people like you, but you just bullied the hell out of people earlier! Did you enjoy doing that ?" Harry asked curiously gazing at Draco on his side.

Hearing the question, draco uplifted his head turning to harry" by people you meant you ?"

" me, my friends. Gryffindor's " harry frowned in approval.

" well I didn't bully gryffindor's as much as I bullied you and your friends. I never did it a lot quite frankly but I understand where it's coming from. However I do wish I had a better answer than I was just a stupid kid " draco shrugged

" stupid kid till you were 15 ? Really ? Doesn't seem so! I mean as far as I remember you were really sharp, you still are but still"

" yeah, I was just a stupid kid that's all. Although I did hated your guts, the praise you got for being the chosen one, how everyone just sort of moved away for you to walk upon kind of thing. Which of course was the time I never thought rationally about how it also created some really unrealistic expectations for you. Always thought you had it easy until I heard about you being on the run during the war " draco explained gazing forward with a small wrinkled smile over his face.

" oh yeah, what changed you mind when I was on the run?" Harry grinned curiously.

" I just sort of- I don't know understood a little. A large part of me wanted to just run away which by the way was what I thought back then, I had no idea you were on a mission. Well when were you not quite frankly. Anyways, when the news of you being the undesirable no. 1 Started printing out and how I sat through all the dinners of listening people framing your death, It just occurred to me then that even if I felt you had it all, there were people so aggravated to take all of it away from you. Think I was always a bit jealous until now I'm just jealous of how great friends you have " draco ended with a small smile turning his head towards him only for a moment before pressing his head back against the wall.

" see I always knew you weren't that bad " harry jokingly poked draco sides.

" it tickles, don't " draco chuckled

" if you would've been this nice during the first year, I would've shook your hands " harry said as he leaned a little over draco's side in a friendly manner.

Draco smiled at harry. It was in moments like these that draco remebered that harry isn't the person he always thought he was, it was then when he realised that harry was infact just like him, just a bit different and that maybe, he could allow himself to like him, if a little bit.

" mine is understandable, why were you a jerk ?" Draco asked

" because you were a jerk. You just always had to prove you were better and it just always made me want to put you out. Stupid rivalry " harry smiled, resting his eyes out of exhaustion.

Restless draco too shut his eyes for a few moments when without thinking and without looking he asks " do you think, If things had been right, if we weren't such assholes, you'd want to be friends with me ?"

Harry remained silent for seconds, that draco had almost assumed he had fallen asleep until harry continued " it's hard to imagine that way. You being you, me being me. We would've been terrible friend's but even if we wanted to, I think we would've hit a rough patch where we would've had to go separate ways and I don't think either of us would be able to handle that "

" and why is that ?"

" because what we would've been would not had been ordinary " harry yawned as he allowed himself to lean over draco comfortably, taking draco by surprise but didn't try to push harry away whatsoever.

" we're extraordinary then ?" Draco asked smirking, tilting his head a Little towards harry.

" not we, you " harry yawned again before draco heard his breath fading to sleep. And he didn't try to wake him up again, out of sheer embarassment of blushing at Harry's compliment or out of shock, draco didn't know, he didn't even wanted to.

When the bus finally arrived, Draco only woke harry for a couple of minutes until the got on the bus and occupied the last seats and then allowed harry to sleep again. Frowning to himself, draco realised he didn't feel the weight over his shoulder. He turned his head to see Harry's head over the sleeping person besides them. Unsatisfied, quietly and gently draco made harry lean over him. If draco had only known, harry had smiled in victory at the small gesture.

It took them almost another half and hour to finally reach a motel to stay in, much to their disadvantage Only a single bed.

" come on we're adults, we can share, can't we ?" Harry asked still a bit sleepy from before.

" I mean- i-if that's what you want. I could sleep on the- well- chair " draco stuttered, blushing. Thank goodness for the dark red room.

" nonsense. Just take a side and we'll just collapse" harry sighed.

After much contemplation, they finally decided to share the bed, draco taking the left side while harry got stuck with the right. Tired from the mission and travel, draco had almost falled asleep when he heard hustling on other side of the bed.

" whats up you kicky ?" Draco hummed

"I- nothing" harry sighed but didn't stop hustling.

" what is it ? " Draco asked again, turning towards harry now.

Harry looked at him, pondering over and over whether he should tell or not, until he decided, not much worse could happen so " I need an extra pillow "

" are you sure ? Your neck would probably hurt-"

" it's not for that" harry sighed " you see, I always hug a pillow to sleep, it's embarrassing I know, but I just can't sleep without it " he added.

Draco from 10 Years would've chortled to death but now, he fondly smiled at harry before he sat upright and called the reception for an extra pillow.

" thank you "

" what happened ?"

" yeah- they don't have it. Something about laundry " draco replied, putting off the phone away.

" nevermind then " harry sighed as he turned his back to draco and tried to sleep again.

Draco felt almost thumped by the way harry felt, until he couldn't believe he suggested something so outrageous " we could cuddle for a while. I mean I am a cuddly sleeper so won't be a problem to me. Unless it's awkward for you "

Harry turned around grinning before nodding, kiddishly. Moments later, harry and draco had finally tucked under the sheets, close enough when harry put his arm around the front of draco's and asked " would you do something for me ?"

Draco hummed.

" remind me to seize my moment tomorrow morning before it's too late " harry replied

Draco smiled knowingly " I will "

And then just before sleeping harry whispered " you're shit at lying by the way "

Draco smiled in his half Awaken state, knowing he got caught but for once, it didn't matter. For once, lying was worth it..

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Day 38- set it up, break it up | Day 40- just keep swimming