walking away, he whispered to the sniffling boy "well that was awkward!" and he earned a small giggle.
*
"sorry" the smaller sighs as harry sits him on the sofa, the two finally home. harry had taken luka out for ice cream after paying for the clothes, cheering him up a bit.
"don't be, luka" harry says, patting the boys head and passing him his half-empty bottle of water. he takes a sip and hums.
"thank you" the small boy grins at harry, closing the bottled water and placing it beside him on the couch.
"have you decided yet?" harry questions, sitting on the coffee table opposite luka, his anxious hands rubbing his denim-clad knees.
"mhm" lu blushes, "i want to stay.. if that's okay.. ill get a job and we can be besties" he giggles at harry, and harry laughs at his choice of the word 'besties.'
"perfect! how about i order us some pizza in celebration?" harry offers, and luka nods his head aggressively, clapping his hands.
"yes! please!" luka loved pizza, he could argue that between that and macaroni and cheese, it was his ultimate favourite.
*
luka was small. he didn't know what to do with himself. usually he'd walk to the park and swing on the swings as the sun set, kids running around watching him hum nursery rhymes to himself.
in hindsight, he probably fit in. his small frame and child-like features got him mistaken for a child his entire life.
he was glad for it, if he was honest. although it ended in bullying during his high-school years, being smaller than average for his age helped him in the long run.
"luka? pizza is here." harry peaks into the guest bedroom, lu was sat on the floor staring at the wall, a goofy smile plastered on his face as he thought about his stuffed animal he had grew up with, ted.
ted went missing a little after his 13th birthday, and louis was devestated, it being his last gift off his father before he turned sour.
"how about me, you and malakai decorate the house for christmas later?" harry adds, luka's gaze trailing to harry as his smile- impossibly- grows wider.
"yes!" he gets off of the carpeted floor and runs to harry, wrapping him arms around his waist and hugging into the man he had met two days ago.
"i love christmas!" luka states, giggling as harry leads the smaller boy downstairs.
"me too, buddy." harry smiles at the happy boy, watching as he ran to malakai and gave him kisses.
he's adorable.
*
"i've gotta tell you something!" luka says as he takes a bite of his pizza.
"what is it?" harry moves his hand to under his chin, looking luka directly into his eyes, in which he looks away and down at his food.
"i'm autistic" he mutters, and harry nods.
"okay" he responds. luka's head shoots up at harry, his face emotionless.
"that's it.. you don't care?" he fights a small smile as he waits for harry's response.
"nope, i kinda figured something was going on" harry chuckled and went back to eating.
luka sighed in contentment and continues eating his food.
"i have something else to tell you, too." luka sighs in embarrassment. he hated admitting this to people- people who didn't even suspect it.
"what is it, lil guy?" harry stares at the younger intently, care filling his eyes.
"im transgender."
