Harry stepped closer, his heart racing in his chest. He hadn't fully thought through what he was going to say or do next, but there was no turning back now. Draco had laid his feelings bare, and Harry knew he had to respond in kind.
"I don't know," Harry admitted quietly, standing just a few feet from Draco now. "But I think... maybe we should figure it out together."
Draco stared at him, clearly caught between disbelief and hope. His guarded expression slowly softened, and he let out a shaky breath, as if releasing all the tension he'd been holding in.
"You really mean that?" Draco asked, his voice quieter now, more vulnerable than Harry had ever heard it.
Harry nodded. "Yeah. I didn't realize it until now, but... I think I've been noticing you too. Just in ways I wasn't ready to admit."
Draco's eyes flicked to the floor, his cheeks flushing slightly as he ran a hand through his hair. He was usually so composed, so in control of every situation, but now he seemed... unsure. Almost shy.
"I didn't expect this," Draco muttered, shaking his head slightly. "Not after everything. You and me..."
"I know," Harry said, cutting him off gently. "I didn't either. But it's not a bad thing, right?"
Draco's gaze lifted to meet Harry's, something vulnerable and tentative in his eyes. "No. It's not a bad thing."
They stood in silence for a moment, the tension between them shifting into something softer, more intimate. Harry could feel the weight of what was happening-this shift in their dynamic, this step into uncharted territory. He hadn't realized just how much Draco had been on his mind lately, hadn't let himself think about why he had been paying so much attention. But now, it all seemed so clear.
Harry didn't know how to define what he felt for Draco-not yet, anyway. But what he did know was that there was something here, something real, and he wasn't going to let it slip away.
"Draco," Harry said softly, his voice steady but tinged with uncertainty. "If you're ready... I think I'd like to figure out what this is. What we are."
Draco swallowed, his eyes flicking back and forth between Harry's, as if searching for any sign that this was all a cruel joke. But when he found nothing but sincerity in Harry's gaze, his shoulders relaxed, and he took a tentative step forward.
"You're not just saying that because you heard me rambling to myself in an empty room?" Draco asked, his tone dry but with an edge of vulnerability.
Harry chuckled softly, shaking his head. "No. That just made me realize how blind I've been."
Draco's lips twitched into a small, hesitant smile. "You've always been a bit slow, Potter."
Harry grinned, the tension between them easing just a bit more. "Maybe. But I'm here now, aren't I?"
Draco nodded, his expression softening further. "Yeah. You are."
For a moment, they just stood there, the silence between them no longer uncomfortable, but charged with something unspoken. Harry's heart pounded in his chest, and he could feel the warmth of Draco's presence, so close now, closer than they had ever been without animosity between them.
Draco's eyes flicked down to Harry's lips for the briefest of moments, and Harry felt his breath catch in his throat. Was Draco thinking the same thing he was? Was he thinking about-
Before Harry could finish the thought, Draco took another small step forward, closing the distance between them. His silver eyes were locked on Harry's, and for the first time, there was no hesitation, no fear. Only anticipation.
"Do you want to...?" Draco started, his voice barely above a whisper, leaving the question hanging in the air.
Harry swallowed hard, his heart pounding. "Yeah," he whispered back, feeling his pulse quicken. "I do."
And then, slowly, carefully, Harry closed the final gap between them.
The kiss was soft at first-tentative, as if neither of them could quite believe it was happening. Draco's lips were warm and gentle against Harry's, and Harry felt a rush of heat spread through him, like everything inside him was lighting up at once.
For a moment, everything else disappeared-the room, the castle, the world outside. It was just the two of them, finally letting go of years of tension and rivalry, giving in to something that had been simmering beneath the surface all along.
When they finally pulled apart, both of them were breathless, their foreheads resting together as they stood there in the quiet, the weight of what had just happened sinking in.
Draco was the first to speak, his voice a little shaky but filled with a warmth that Harry hadn't heard before. "Well... that was..."
"Unexpected?" Harry finished for him, grinning.
Draco chuckled softly, his breath warm against Harry's cheek. "Yeah. Unexpected. But... not bad."
Harry laughed, feeling a lightness in his chest that he hadn't felt in a long time. "Definitely not bad."
They stood there for a moment longer, just soaking in the moment, the tension between them finally giving way to something new, something that felt right.
"I guess we should figure out what this means, huh?" Draco said, his voice a little more confident now, though there was still a teasing edge to it.
Harry smiled, his hand still resting lightly on Draco's arm. "Yeah. But I think we have time to figure it out."
Draco nodded, his eyes softening as he looked at Harry. "I think we do."
And as they stood there, in the quiet of the empty classroom, Harry realized that maybe this was the start of something he hadn't expected-something he hadn't even known he wanted. But now that he had it, he wasn't going to let it go.
Whatever came next, he and Draco would figure it out. Together.
The End... or perhaps, just the beginning.
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Drarry AI Oneshots
RomanceI have discovered that if you give AI a somewhat specific prompt, it can work wonders. Here are some drarry oneshots I fed AI since I was too lazy to write them. Again, to be clear, I did not write these.