friends with benefits - draco malfoy

chapter sixty five

19 years later

i reached down, kissing his forehead and fussing over his jacket. 'mu-m' he protested, batting me away 'don't fuss, i'm not a baby'.
'sorry, sorry' i grinned, handing him his backpack and suitcase. 'yeah y/n, he's not a baby anymore. he's a man now, can you not see the beard?' draco nudged me, making me splutter with laughter. scorpius stuck his tongue out at him, waving at us both and climbing aboard the train, disappearing into the swarm of students. 'it's not too late to change his name you know' i wheedled, earning a gentle smack from draco. 'you promised' he pouted.
'yeah but i didn't think you would remember, you were so drunk. i didn't even think you meant it' i grumbled and he laughed, wrapping his arm around me. 'a promise is a promise, sorry'.

i scoffed, looking over the platform and seeing hermione and ron sending their two off onto the train. i laughed at hermione dabbing the tears from her eyes, raising my hand to wave at them both. they waved back and ron nodded at draco. i could tell draco didn't expect it, because he stiffened next to me, but managed to nod warmly. he was even more non-plussed as we turned around, making immediate eye contact with harry and ginny. ginny waved at us both rapidly, the excitable girl from hogwarts still very much present. harry snaked his arm around her waist, raising his hand in an awkward salute style wave at me. he paused for a minute, glancing at draco before smiling. draco smiled back, and i could tell it was genuine. hopeful even.

we walked out of the station together, reaching our car and climbing in. 'finally' phinneas popped his head between the two front seats, passing me mr coolio, 'scorpius left this'.
'i know' draco said knowingly 'i saw him. he done it on purpose, he must think he's too old now he's at hogwarts'.
'rubbish' i laughed 'when you found him when we were unpacking after moving out of the manor, you hugged him at night more than you hugged me, and you were twenty three then'. he chuckled, rolling his eyes at me and pretending to be angry. 'well, mr coolio doesn't elbow me or wriggle during the night'. phinneas laughed from the back seat and i turned around to glare at him. 'who's side are you even on anyway?' i asked 'i'm the one that made you a free elf, i should be the favourite'.
'nobody can be immune to the malfoy charm for long. not even house elves' draco wiggled his eyebrows at me and i struggled not to laugh. 'i'm a malfoy too remember? i have been for quite a while now'.
'oh trust me i know' draco smirked, pulling up outside our house. phinneas jumped out of the car, letting himself in the little front door we had built next to the main one. 'look at our house' he said quietly, reaching across and putting his hand on my leg. 'i can't believe we made it'. i smiled at him gratefully, unable to believe this was my life. unable to believe i was still as in love with draco as i had been the day in the garden. unable to believe that it had been nineteen years since we ran across the bridge, but it felt like we'd never stopped running.

i can't believe this is the end. it literally has only took me a week to finish writing this story. i'm back to college now, but as soon as this term is over i'm going to begin editing all the chapters, rewriting bits to make this story the best it can possibly be. i'm not proud of every part of this story, but it's the longest thing i've ever written and i'm proud of that. it stands at 65,000 words overall which is 258 pages of a book, and that is crazy to me.

thank you so much for reading, voting and commenting, it means more to me than you'll ever know. i was in a really bad place when i first published this story, but now i get excited to wake up every morning and read my notifications. i only get about one or two votes a day when i'm writing this, and the occasional comment, although maybe by the time this is published it'll be a lot more.

i appreciate your all. i have another draco book that i plan to write in the future, and most of it has already been planned out. it's going to be set in modern day and cover like some more modern day issues instead of the battle of hogwarts like drugs, sex, self esteem, alcohol, pressure to succeed and stuff. please feel free to comment any suggestions here that you'd like to see in that book, so i can work it into the story. i want to give you guys what you want. the first chapter of this is OUT so if u could please read and vote i would appreciate it.

thank you sm for reading xx

- bruh i went off wattpad for a week and i have 75k reads??? thank u sm🥺🥺

okay i'm back again. a girl that went to my high school recently killed herself as a result of ruthless bullying. she was only twelve. a reminder to be kind always, words hurt more than you'll know. in light of this comment the social media of someone who you think could use a little extra love right now. it can be yours, a friends, a random stranger, that kid in your class who looks like they're struggling a bit more lately. if you're seeing this, read the comments! give them a follow, a like, a compliment. the world is an awful place, but we can all make it a bit better if we remember to spread kindness. i love you all. my messages on here are always open. i don't want anyone to struggle alone. there is nothing in this planet that makes it worth leaving. i'm taking a mental health break from uploading chapters, but i'll continue to read comments and respond to as many as i can❤️