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"If you hadn't thought we were going to die that night... would you have kissed me?"
Four years after the Battle of Hogwarts, the wizarding world no longer needs saving, and for people like Harry and Hermione, that brings one question:
Who are they if they are no longer The Chosen One and Undesirable No. 2?
If life is no longer about survival, then what is it?
The war is over, but every mark it left remains on their bodies, even if their minds try to pretend otherwise.
A trip to a solitary cabin in the Muggle world will allow them to return to an intimate space, with their guards down. Like that time in the Forest of Dean, before the final battle and before each ended up in a relationship with a Weasley.
Because some things follow an inner coherence, more than just a wish fullfilment...
"Maybe we should stay here, Harry. Grow old..."