Coming Home

Coming Home

Day 4 - Fireplace/ floo 

The low hymn of the music played, the wine already set on the table and the food ready out of kitchen and over to the dinning table. Harry set up the laptop on the table, an evident but perfect distance from the plate and himself. He shuddered a breath, fixing his collar one last time then just for a good measure turned on the camera to see how he looked and how did the lighting look.

Apparently not so good.

He got up and set a fire in the fire place behind him which immediately enlightened the room and he checked the lighting in the camera once again. Satisfied this time, he settled down into the chair and logged into his skype and called Draco.

The bud-boop sound continued for a while until finally Draco picked up the call.

" Hi- Draco-uh- Dray- your camera's off" Harry said first.

" oh- shit- right " and the screen immediately lit up after that and Draco became visible on the screen.

Draco paused for a while just smiling at Harry that he was almost scared that his video was stuck but soon he spoke up " Hi " it was a content smile that made Harry smile himself.

" Hey " Harry grinned.

" Ready for the date ?" Draco asked lightly chuckling.

Harry nodded " I made sausage and kale lasagna "

Draco smiled knowing it was his favourite " I made Indian- your favourite- chicken curry and rice "

He smiled and without any further delay they started acting out how they did when they weren't on a virtual date, talking about all sorts of things, even thing's that didn't make sense and the most random complaint about people the other didn't know exist.

45 minutes later they had pushed aside the food and Harry was leaning over the table with one of how elbow on the table drinking his wine with the other hand.

" and so I told him he can take his tiny rats ass and work with someone else who gave him attention like a baby- I mean we were supposed to be working together and he completely relied on me for all of the things- it's like being with baby only much worse " Draco groaned.

Harry let out a low chuckle " I mean what did you expect from Tyler anyways- remember the time when he cracked up a joke about a baby and nobody laughed and he was pissed at everyone because no one did-"

" I know- He really needs to grow up. It's just annoying at this point and you won't believe there's two of them" Draco gave a big eye roll.

Harry eyes widened in a surprise " there's two of them " he laughed

" Yes- wasn't one enough, now I have to work with stupid Miller too- he's even got an annoying voice " Draco added.

Harry shook his head laughing " Oh Dray, poor you"

" exactly- pity me, poor me" Draco sighed.

A little while later after Harry was done talking about the new album of the backstreet boys and how they had really outdid themselves but Harry's favourite was still Incomplete by backstree and a bit more of how Harry only liked slow song's like those while Draco liked more the stuff of Fall out boys and Beatles or Greenday, that was until Draco caught sight behind Harry and saw the newly built fireplace.

" you got it repaired?"

" actually- I repaired it myself- well ever since you're gone, I don't have much to do so I have ample time on the weekend's- so- I did it myself- I had nothing better to do and nothing special happened at work" Harry explained shrugging right after.

Draco sighed then leaned back in his chair " Well it looks great"

Harry sensed his tone and added " And ?"

" And what ?" Draco questioned back

" you know there's more to that sentence, you know I know it too " Harry replied.

Draco sighed then leaned forward over his own table and slumped down, his chin over his crossed arms in a soft look " it's just sometimes I worry"

" Worry, about what?" Harry asked frowning.

" about us- you- it's not like I'm insecure or anything but it's just I worry that we won't have enough time for each other or how I'm not there with you worries every second of everyday-"

" but I'm absolutely fine- there's nothing going on-"

" I know " Draco dragged on " I just- I want us to be together- I'm afraid I won't be home for Christmas. With the way everything is going around I feel like I'll have to stay around a bit longer"

Harry remained silent for a while. They had been doing long distance relationship for about 3 month's ever since Draco had to work at the countryside of Britain on some other case. They understood the work was important but this distance was killing both of them, not being able to see each other was just too much.

" it'll be fine- we'll spend some other time together- let's say when you come back home that is whenever you do we'll do a Christmas theme date" Harry said as a compensation

" it still won't be Christmas and it won't be the same Harry- I- I want to be with you- like all the time. I know I say we'll work through it and that I can do the long distance but I can't"

" but you said you could ?" Harry countered.

" I know I said I could and I can but I don't want to Harry. I promised myself I wouldn't tell you this but this is killing me- not being able to see you is ripping me apart, knowing that I don't go back home to your arms frustrates me and over everything it upsets me that I can't be there for you in anything- literally like last month when you got sick and couldn't move from the bed for 4 days- it broke me- I know you told me not to worry but I swear I was thinking only of you. It was killing me then and it's still killing me and I'm always Afraid you'll get sick or something would happen to you and I won't be there- fuck- I love you so much that it's just making it so difficult for me to not being able to see you " Draco inhaled sharply after that.

Harry stared at him through the screen, he Never knew Draco was bottling up so much. He knew the long distance must be as hard on him as it's on Harry but he didn't know that not being with each other worried him so much that he didn't focus on anything but Harry even if there was nothing. He didn't like to admit but it was true for him too. He wanted to be supportive of Draco, to his job and everything else but he never wanted to do long distance not because he didn't have faith in their relationship but not being with each other for whole 6 month's or more just messed up with his functioning. Whether he believed it or not, Draco was the reason for his survival.

" I miss you too Dray but it is what it is- no matter how much it's kills you or me- its something we have to do- I want to be supportive of every decision you make as long as it benefits you-"

" benefit me at the cost of being away from you- not worth it- fuck it I'm coming Home-"

" wait what- No- Draco-" but he had already disconnected. He knew Draco could be very impulsive at times, he could be irrational even but something like this had never happened before and it worried Harry more than the sane amount that he started pacing back and forth across the room biting his nail trying to think of how he could make up an excuse for Draco's absence at work because Draco definitely wouldn't explain well but his rail of thoughts came to an end as soon as the fire place lit up with emerald green sparks and Draco ran across and immediately hugged Harry, who didn't hug back.

" Are you out of your head ?" Harry snapped pushing Draco away a Little bit to look at him.

" yes- I'm out of my head-"

" Draco this isn't the time for a joke- go back and we'll work on making an excuse for your communication- and-"

" No harry-"

" yes "

" No " Draco said louder this time meaning he felt strongly about this.

" but your work?" Harry sounded defeated.

" can wait. I don't care if that stupid job benefits me or not or if it would do me any good or would work for my promotion or if it was the one thing I wanted to do my whole life- I- don't- care " Draco explained

" you don't ?"

" No I don't- nothing is worth this Harry. I don't want to choose to be away from you. I meant it when I said that the distance was killing me, it was, so much. I don't want to be away from you no matter how much better a job might be- nothing is worth losing you or being away from or seeing you only a stupid screen. Work might've been my priority once but now- it's you- it's been you for a very long time now so the world could fuck itself but I'll stay right here with you and I won't leave- because- you're my safe place Harry, the only one I want to come back home to, and not some gray coloured hotel room" Draco explained.

Harry gazed at him, his expression changing from worried one to soft look of love. He chose to stay, with Harry. Was there anything more he could ever want in his life.

" so you'll stay ?" He asked smiling.

" for always " Draco smiled back.

Harry finally hugged Draco and just in time kissed him over the lips confessing his love for him. At the end of the day, they could be world's apart but there was nowhere else they would rather be but with each other, even if that meant getting fired from your dream job.

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The Decoration Disaster

Prompt Day 1- Holiday Decorating 

Harry peeked at the list once again and sighed in satisfaction upon realizing there’s only one thing left to buy and so without delay he entered the last shop. 

“ Christmas shopping huh ?” The shopkeeper smiled at him when he was billing his item. 

Harry nodded smiling knowing the man saw his other bags “ You know how it can be” 

“ Tell me all about it kid, been doing it for 30 years ” He chuckled and handed him his items and Harry left the store after wishing him a good day and a good christmas. 

He walked back down the streets, nowhere else to go but home. Christmas was probably the one time of the year Harry seemed to enjoy the most now despite of how much he didn’t enjoy it when he was a kid. In his life he had no complaints anymore, infact he have never lived a more merry life, especially now that he was finally settled in a good stable relationship and was infact their first christmas since they moved in together. As they all say when you meet the one, or when you fall in love, everyday seems like another day worth waking upto, he definitely took it seriously. But honestly after everything that Harry had been through he belives he deserved it now more than ever and he was more than Happy to share this holiday time with the man he loves too much. Sounds cliche, I know.

Harry entered his loft aka apartment, and settled the bags down over the kitchen isle and just then the door opened and the love of his life walked in.

" got the tree ?" Harry asked pacing towards him.

" of course" Draco smiled and he pulled Harry closer to himself making Harry circle his arms around his neck, tipping over his toes a little and placing a soft kiss on his nose.

" I missed you today " Harry smiled bumping his nose side by side with Draco as if he was a baby.

" I was only gone for a few hours, so were you. Geez if you can't survive a few hours without me then you'll die the moment I leave you " Draco teased.

" Well you can't leave anymore, because- you're mine " Harry replies placing a kiss over his lips for a short second " and if you'll leave I'll probably die so you know I'd only have to survive a second without you, I can handle that "

" Are you sure ?" Draco teased again.

Harry smiled then kissed him again, properly this time " No " he mumbled and resumed kissing him again.

They Only broke out of their session of making out against the door when the bag of bells and licorice dropped from Draco's hands to the side creating the sonorous sound.

" wow- you really went on it " Draco whispered against his lips.

" well I was giving you an example of what you'd miss if you leave me- so now you can't leave me- ever " Harry replied titling his head and grinning then stepped away and collected the bag from the ground, Draco joining along.

They walked into the kitchen and dropped the bags Draco bought over the counter and started looking briefly through things to make sure nothing was forgotten.

Just as Draco noticed Harry was about to speak up, he spoke up himself " the tree will be delivered, don't worry about it"

Harry shut his lips then smiled " I knew I chose the right man " Draco chuckled over it.

They spent the rest of the hour unpacking the bags and segregating the thing's they had to decorate the house with and the one's to decorate the tree with. After having done the final segregation Harry left to decided to get his toolbox and get started with the decorations.

Apparently decoration wasn't as much of a piece of a cake they assumed it to be because Draco liked all the wreaths to go on one wall but Harry liked one on each wall and since Harry was up on the ladder he could barely keep in mind the aligning of the tinsels they were trying to put in a shape of Christmas tree of and despite the fact that to Draco it seemed fine when Harry got off the ladder, they weren't.

" you said you were looking " Harry sighed

" I was " Draco whined " but your body was blocking half of it- and you know I can't resist looking at your body- so technically it's your fault " he shrugged taking another bite from his chocolate.

" oh put down that chocolate- it's already your fifth one " Harry scrunched his face snatching the box of chocolates away from Draco's hands and tossing them over the kitchen isle.

" again your fault- you bought them " Draco shrugged taking another bite from his chocolate.

Harry could had so easily been mad at him for being distracted instead of helping him out but with a face like Draco and him eating chocolate, the combination of getting mad didn't go so well and instead he started laughing and wrapped his arms around Draco from behind, keeping his chin over Draco's shoulder and kissing the side of his neck. Draco too covered Harry's hands with his own, interlocking their finger's.

" what do you say we don't change this decoration and let it be imperfect?" Harry suggested.

Draco frowned, impressed " I'd say I like that very much- It'll be like our improvised shit Christmas decorations "

Harry laughed " it would be- besides I like it the imperfect way- what matters is that we did it together- well you more than me, you just stood here eating chocolate " he strolled

" hey" Draco sang " I did help you- I didn't try to tackle you down the stairs despite my very very high desires to have you in your grey sweats "

Harry shook his head blushing. Draco still had that affect on him, even after two years but then it wasn't something he ever really complained about, he rather enjoyed it, especially when Draco him blush.

" Can you do the fire place for me ?" Harry asked unwrapping his arms from around Draco's.

" me ? Seriously- I'm not good at it " Draco complained.

" perfect then- we're going the bad way so It works perfectly well " Harry shrugged and 20 minutes later when he came back to check the fire place decoration he knew he was right to think that Draco had a talent of making anything look beautiful.

" thought you'd do it the bad way " Harry teased taking one chocolate out of the box and eating it.

" I did it the bad way first but then if someone comes over and asks who did the bad decorations it'll be easier to blame you- so- you're going down Harry Potter " Draco ended the sentence with a heavy challenging voice which only made Harry laugh harder than he thought possible.

" Baby trust me- that voice sounded like a 5 year old tried to do the monster voice " Harry said between laughs.

Draco rolled his eyes " one day you're gonna regret making fun of that voice- be ready to be scared one of these nights "

" then I'll be sure to sleep with my safety pillow" he still didn't stop laughing and at some point even though Draco tried to be mad he couldn't be so he ended up laughing at himself. But that was them, in their imperfect love bubble and it wasn't so bad after all.

At the end of the day when they had finished decorating the House with lights, garlands and few more tensils they had managed to make their apartment look perfect in their own way which they stored away in a small Polaroid and set it over the fire place.

The apartment had seen many holidays but this, it was the best Holidays that ever happened because after all Christmas isn't about the perfect tree or the perfect decorations or the perfect parties, sometimes it's just about having a few people over and making the best of Memories to carry on in the future.

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Day 2 - Man in the Sketch

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Today marks the first day of the HP de-stress December i’ve decided to do. I’ll try to be as regular as possible even if I have to push things aside. I know how things had been lately ( busy ) but because I'm back to feeling slightly motivated. So Here’s to a christmasy December and Great holiday season.

Crimson morning

Day 8- snowball fights for HP de-stress December fest @hpdestress

The weight on the bed suddenly felt heavier, like somebody extra had decided to come lay over it but sooner the spring's of the bed started screeching and Draco had to pull his head from under the blanket because of the noise.

" Daddy, Daddy, Daddy- wake up" Draco's son of 5 years whined, no demanded sharply jumping up and down over the bed and even hitting Draco with a pillow to get him out of the bed.

" Scorp- please" Draco groaned

"But daddy- it's snowing outside" he squealed and kept jumping on the bed. He was soon joined by their dog getting on the bed and licking Draco's face. There goes his sleep.

He admittedly groaned and got up, pushing the covers away and taking scorpius in his arms "aren't you one a maniac ?" He teased pinching his chubby cheeks lightly.

" Can we go out now?" Scorpius pouted. Draco wanted to refuse since it'd be very cold outside specially since it was around Christmas and cold winds had picked up but his son had absolutely mastered his way of getting things done by a simple expression of plucked out bottom lip and sparkling eyes. That face was very very hard to say no to. And as Draco expected he lost and found himself outside within the next 15 minutes and 5 more minutes later he was already going crazy with acting like wiper blades in the snow.

" Dragged you out of bed, didn't he ?" Draco heard while he was trying to cover Scorpius's ear with his warm beanie.

" well that's life with kids" Draco shrugged getting up from the ground.

" I'd know it too- he's currently trying to shake the snow off the tree" Harry, his front door neighbour smiled at him. It'd be lie if Draco said he didn't like his smile, it was a heart wrenching smile.

Draco looked over Harry's shoulder and as said his son James was desperately trying to shake the tree.

" Well- my son is currently trying to be wiper blade so I'll know all about it too" Draco chuckled.

They talked of a few more things, discussing their single parenthood more so of Draco than Harry ( shared custody in divorce) and about the muggle education system they had to provide until they could send their sons off to Hogwarts. They remained in their boring Dad conversation until Harry was face planted with snow and Draco broke out laughing until he too was hit by the snowball.

" not funny anymore is it ?" Harry teased rubbing his red nose. Draco rolled his eyes, obviously.

Harry and Draco were hit a few more times until they had enough and they started throwing back snowball's at their son. It was Father's against sons and a complete disaster at that with shouts and laughter echoing in the alley until during the small absolutely brain wracking snowball fight Harry accidentally hit Draco. It amused Harry to see his neighbours reaction and he did it again.

" I thought it was us against them " Draco gasped.

" well sometimes rules change with games, Draco Malfoy" Harry smirked.

Draco squinted his eyes then picked up a ball of snow, cupping it in his hand " you are so dead Harry Potter"

" Scared ?" Draco added

Harry smiled then winked " you wish" and picked up a ball of snow and threw it at the same time as Draco and hitting both of them equally hard.

Their little session of snowball fight escalated quickly with much more efficient teams and Fathers using their sons to throw a perfect shot and it became all the more serious while fun at the very same time. Harry even used James as his shield, pathetic move, he still got hit. Harry was almost about to throw another ball when suddenly a ball hit him hard right over the crotch and he fell down groaning.

Draco immediately ran towards him leaving their sons to their enjoyment to check on Harry and He leaned down to him " you alright ?"

" really ? Crotch? That was supposed to be off the boundary" Harry groaned

" well I wasn't looking where it hit- it was mistake- accident" Draco corrected and gave Harry a hand to get up who instead of taking support to get up Just held his hand.

" you don't look there ?" Harry quite visibly teased but with the cold weather and bright day Draco was unable to hide his crimson blush even though he blamed it on the winters.

" I- I normally don't" Draco stammered, his cheeks still burning red.

" normally don't!? Does that mean that you do sometimes-"

But Draco cut off his teasing and decided to get up but it wasn't upto him and just as he tried to, Harry pulled him down towards making him fall over his hand by Harry's head and almost face plant against his face.

" I was just pulling your leg" Harry smiled, his face inches away from Draco.

" Nothing new about that" Draco rolled his eyes and tried to get away again but instead this time Harry pulled him further closer, wrapping his arm around his waist keeping him from getting up.

" Harry- we shouldn't-"

" we haven't even started yet " Harry replied.

" And that's why we shouldn't " Draco replied.

" Come on-"

" Your divorce haven't even been finalised yet" Draco cut him off.

" you and I both know that it's not the actual reason " Harry raised his eyebrows at him.

Draco sighed, shaking his head " Too much would change- Scorpius and James-"

" They are having fun- it will fine Draco. Those days of us just doing it for fun are long gone. I am serious this time and I want to be" Harry told him, truthfully.

Draco looked at him from mere few Inches apart and he knew Harry wasn't lying, he would know he was but it's been ages since they've been together and he was so afraid of the change.

" But-"

" You could have everything you've ever wanted since you were 19" Harry offered.

Draco groaned, this bastard always knew what to say and when to say.

" it's too hard- to difficult- there's a lot of things involved-"

" It would be just fine " Harry cut him off.

" how can you promise that this time we won't break apart ?" Draco asked seriously considering Harry's offer after a few moments of silence.

" Because this time I have nothing more left to break " Harry replied smiling then intertwining his fingers with those of Draco's.

" it'll be very real this time and I promise I would do anything to make this work" He added.

He looked at him for a few more seconds, getting lost in those emerald eyes he had often slept dreaming about. He could have everything he ever wanted since he was 19. He dropped his head over his chest, nodding, not believing himself at the same time.

" I must be stupid" Draco mumbled.

Harry chuckled, forcing Draco to look at him then kissing his cheeks " that you are "

Draco rolled his eyes.

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Meanwhile James and Scorpius were already planning their Dad's wedding and debating who would wear a much better suit.

Day 7- wind in your hair || Day 9 - Christmas cabin

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behind the glass

written for @drarrymicrofic prompt 'ephemera' | 211 words | G | No Warnings | thank you to @starlitsilvereyes for the beta and @helle-bored for the title help

There's a Harry Potter exhibit in the hidden north wing of the British Museum. Disguised as an exhibition space under renovation, it contains the largest repository of information about the Savior aside from the man himself.

Included in the exhibit are:

Numerous passed notes, short journal entries, and other writings penned by Potter during his school years

Sixteen grainy polaroid photos of Harry Potter, age twelve

A scroll of parchment, covered in hurriedly scribbled signatures, Potter’s name at the top

Shards of a Firebolt handle

A tattered t-shirt, powder blue with navy collar

The jagged fragment of a small mirror, which shows an eerie blue eye every so often

Two irreparable halves of a Holly wand—eleven inches long, holly wood, phoenix feather core

Two men stand in the exhibit, shoulder to shoulder.

“It’s just weird,” the dark haired one sighs.

“What is?” his blond companion asks.

“All of this stuff, here. I never meant to keep half of this, and now it’s telling my life story.”

“It’s only part of the story. It’s still your life.”

“I’m just tired of everyone feeling like they know me personally.”

The blond man reaches across the gap between himself and his companion. He tangles their fingers together.

Some things, not even the museum knows.

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