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cocoa and popcorn - wroetofreezy

"you're my roommate who's super cute and it's the middle of the night and you're cramming for your exams with messy hair and it's becoming increasingly hard for me not to kiss you" au

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"cal! i'm trying to study, so could you please try to keep it down?" harry called out. it was two in the morning, and he was currently sitting on his bed, cramming for his exams in the morning. cal didn't respond, but he heard the volume on his game be turned off.

cal appeared in harry's doorway. "cramming isn't going to help you, mate," cal informed him.

"it's better than not studying at all," he pointed out, not looking up. "and you didn't have to stop your game. i was just asking for you to turn it down."

"i was done anyways," cal said. harry's hair was messy now, but cal thought it looked quite cute.

"i can't concentrate with you staring at me," harry commented, his eyes meeting cal's as he glancing up.

"i wasn't staring," cal lied. "i'm gonna make some cocoa. you want any?" he offered.

"that'd be nice," harry said warmly. "can you make sure it's not too hot?" he asked.

cal nodded, a smile on his face. he disappeared into the kitchen and started on the cocoa. he knew just the right temperature that harry liked his cocoa. after he was done, he added some pink marshmallows to harry's cocoa. harry loved marshmallows.

cal also popped some popcorn before bringing the two cups and bowl to harry's room. "i figured you could use some food as well," he explained, setting the bowl on the bed.

harry smiled at cal. "thanks," he said, grabbing a small handful and eating it.

"you want some help studying? i could quiz you on stuff," cal offered.

"i don't wanna waste your time or keep you up late," harry said, though he did want cal to help him.

"it's really no problem," cal said. "i've got nothing better to do, and i'm not tired."

"you sure?"

"i'm sure. now move over," cal said, smiling. harry obeyed, and cal sat next to him. they spent the next couple of hours going over the material for harry's exams. cal told harry he should go to bed, but harry refused, saying that if he didn't keep studying, he was certain he would fail. harry's tiredness soon caught up to him, though, and he fell asleep. his head rested on cal's shoulder.

harry was a light sleeper, so cal had difficulty moving from this position. once he successfully did so, he stood up and carefully placed harry's head on the pillow. he picked the papers up from harry's bed, and put it on the desk. "goodnight, dinho," cal said with a smile, gently placing a kiss on harry's forehead.

"stay," harry mumbled, still mostly asleep.

cal smiled to himself, and gently lying down next to harry. once harry had fallen back asleep, his arms wrapped themselves around cal. this caught cal by surprise, but he quite enjoyed it. it felt odd, being in harry's bed, but it was also relaxing. cal fell asleep, smiling because maybe harry reciprocated his feelings after all.