An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Rubeus Hagrid, Blaise Zabini, Pansy Parkinson, Luna Lovegood, Ginny Weasley
Additional Tags: Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Accidental Bonding, accidental magic, Forced Proximity, Sharing a Bed, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Falling In Love, Pining, Mutual Pining, Humor, Misunderstandings, Miscommunication, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Mild Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Magical Creatures, pet niffler, Oblivious Harry Potter, Based on a Taylor Swift Song, Pranks and Practical Jokes
After accidentally bonding himself to Malfoy, Harry finds himself in an utterly precarious situationâŚ
âHow heartwarming you two can be,â Zabini says in a bored tone. âTea?â
âMore like firewhisky,â Parkinson groans. âAnd you two,â she says to Harry and Malfoy, looking over her shoulder, âplease donât finish what you started earlier. It looked very embarrassing.â
And with that, theyâre gone.
âWell, um. That was⌠something,â Harry murmurs. He peeks at Malfoy from under his lashes, too nervous to look at him directly. Heâs probably mad at him. Heâll probably yell, throw a fit. Maybe heâll even try to hit Harry. Orâ
Harry freezes when Malfoy turns towards him. Here we go.Â
âI know, I know,â Harry says hastily. âI crossed a line, but you werenât going to say anything and I could tell you wanted to talk to her and I just thoughtââ
âDid you just say âpleaseâ?â
Malfoy snorts, and Harry thinks there might be a tiny tear running down his cheek, but he has no time to confirm because heâs suddenly yanked into a hug and Malfoy is pressing their bodies together and breathing into his hair and Harry is so stunned but his heart literally just skipped several beats and is this really happening?
âOh!â Harry carefully puts his arms around Malfoyâs hips, hoping this isnât just a dream. It does feel very real, though. Malfoyâs breath tingles on his ear, his body is soft and warm against Harry, and he wishes they could stay like this forever because when theyâre like this, itâs so easy to pretend Malfoy feels the same way about him and itâs not just one-sided and Harryâs going to lose his fucking mind if something doesnât happen within the next five seconds.
Patience has never been his strong suit.
He pulls away just a fraction, trying to get a good look at Malfoyâs face. It really was a tear. Careful not to spook him, Harry reaches up and brushes it away with his thumb.
âPotter,â Malfoy says quietly, and Harryâs heart nearly jumps out of his chest at the sound of his voice.Â
God, he canât stand this. He has to do something. Anything. Malfoy is so close, he looks so willing and it would be so easy toâ
âPlease donât hit me.â
Harry leans forward, feeling a zing go through him when his nose touches Malfoyâs. He hesitates, waits for Malfoy to push him away or take a step back or do anything that tells Harry he doesnât want this, but heâs staying perfectly still, maybe heâs even holding his breath, and Harry wants to scream because he can hear his erratic pulse rushing in his ears and his head is going to explode and he really canât stand this and he just⌠he has to do this.
Curling his fingers around the back of Malfoyâs neck, he leans in and closes his eyes. Oh god. Malfoyâs lips are so soft. He presses their bodies closer together, still waiting for Malfoy to push him away; instead, Malfoy leans into the kiss as well and his hands are suddenly in Harryâs hair and oh god the way his lips are sliding over Harryâs, the gentle tug on his hair, the taste of Malfoyâs tongue. Itâs almost too much. Itâs only then Harry realises Malfoy is actually kissing him back. Heâs kissing him back! And heâs making these endearing noises that have Harryâs head spinning andâWait, whatâs that noise?
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