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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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In "that" phase

Day 6- Holiday cards @hpdestress

Harry grumbled lightly as he rubbed his eyes then opening them to find an empty bed. He got up sleepily, yawning then taking his feet off the bed and finally walking out of the room. He padded across the hallway, hearing the faint singing in the shower meaning Draco was using the washroom and he decided to get the newspaper and prepare the breakfast while he waits. Like a usual morning in the mid December, he walked out of the door in a lose robe then picked up the newspaper from the front door and walked right into the kitchen, setting coffee in the making and bread in the toaster and finally opening the newspaper to read the headlines. Typical morning, he realized, a robbery at the fifth, a new opening for a job, a new cafe being opened down the leaky cauldron, another muggle news, typical news, he grumbled to himself. 

The kettle whined and he took it off the stove then suddenly remembered he didn’t check the post and went out in the cold and fetched the post’s. After bringing them in, Harry assumed it must be the same typical messages he received daily until he was holding his coffee mug to his lip ready to drink when he came across an envelope addressed to both Harry and Draco. 

“ Morning, Love” Draco greeted, entering the kitchen in a red robe Harry had bought for him a couple of months ago. He kissed him on the cheek quickly and took a cup of coffee himself and bread out of the toaster. 

But Harry didn’t greet him yet. 

“ Babe?” Draco announced but still had Harry’s minimal attention. He rolled his eyes then wrapped his arms around his beloved’s torso “ I said good morning “ He said kissing his neck. 

“ We got a holiday card “ Harry said 

“ Then why are you telling me like its a divorce paper “ Draco chuckled. 

Harry rolled his eyes then dropped it on the counter and turned to face Draco whose arms were still wrapped around his own. 

“ I’m just saying cause its new for us, It was from Blaise and Ron “ Harry told him 

“ Really ?” Draco asked in complete surprise, picking up the holiday card from behind Harry “ Didn’t they just started dating like a couple months ago, they’re already on the holiday card stage” 

“ Exactly what I thought. They’d only been dating for- well almost an year but still, that’s a huge step to take don’t you think. In our first year, we didn’t even properly tell people who we were dating" Harry's expression dangled somewhere between him being proud and kind of shook at the same time.

" well- I guess then when you know, you know. Maybe they're really serious about each other and really are the ones for each other you know " Draco shrugged.

Harry smiled at him then ran his finger's through Draco's hair " do you think we are the holiday card sort of couple ?"

Draco thought for a moment then shook his head " Not really, I don't think it's our thing you know"

Harry gazed at him for a moment, contemplating what he had just said and also taken a back for a moment but forbade it to reflect on his face and instantly agreed with Draco " for sure- we aren't that couple "

His boyfriend then smiled at him, kissed him chastily over his lips and left the kitchen taking the coffee mug with him while Harry remained there watching the moving photograph of Ron and Blaise on a Christmas holiday card.

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" it didn't seem weird to you ?" Harry asked taking the plate of croissant with him while Ron collected the cup of Espresso's to the table.

" you know what was weird, knowing I had an erection for Blaise-"

" oh for Christ's sake Ron" Harry gagged.

Ron let out a laugh sitting down on the chair " works everytime "

" you've got to stop bringing this up. I know you're bisexual and stuff but please for the love of all that is good stop talking about your erection " Harry complained.

Ron stooped laughing taking the croissant from Harry's plate " I'm sorry but it's just your reaction is worth it "

" everytime ?"

" yep everytime. Anyways you were asking ?" He asked stuffing the croissant in his mouth.

" yeah- I mean you and Blaise have only been dating for what like 10 month's-"

" 11-"

"- right 11 months and you already know you're at the holiday card phase ?"

" what do you mean?" Ron asked genuinely confused

" you know what I mean. Every relationship have like it's stages you know, like giving your door keys, getting a mixed casette or the honeymoon phase and that finally fancy dinner phase where you know it's headed somewhere. So like you guys are already in the holiday card phase, didn't it feel fast to you guys? Like you're sending it out to families and stuff, it's like making it very official " Harry explained.

Ron smiled weirdly at him like he didn't get his point then shifted forward " Harry- we're not in a romantic comedy, it's all real. I get it there are stages in a relationship but it doesn't mean you have to do it in certain amount of months. When me and Blaise started going out it was already weird and awkward but fantastic at the same time, it didn't feel like our relationship had to have stages. We really like each other, hell we love each other and whether we end up together forever or not doesn't matter because we're here right now and honestly nothing has felt more right than doing that with him. It's like the most perfect thing"

Harry gazed at him for a few moments, letting his word's sink in. It made sense. All of it. Relationships doesn't necessarily have to have stages or steps for how fast or how slow it's going, it just have to keep going, that's all that matters.

" so you think me and Draco should-"

" nope, too soon" Ron replies stuffing Harry's left-over croissant.

" but it's been more than 2 years, almost 3 in a few weeks, how is it soon ? It feels right with him too you know- it's not just your relationship that's bloody perfect " Harry mumbled the last part.

" not a competition mate" Ron incoherently replied but years after being with him, Harry knew every word.

" really, soon?"

" see, it's not just soon- it's about whether Draco is in that place too or not and I don't think he is " Ron explained.

No matter how much it hurt Harry to even think that Draco was not there, he tried not to let it effect him or even think of it but seeing couples after couples all day and receiving holiday cards from all around the office, world even, it was hard not thinking of Draco, his boyfriend of over 2 years wasn't in that place yet and it frustrated him because he had no right to be frustrated with Draco because he had his right to think that way. It should not have mattered so much to Harry but he had known Draco for all his life, been great friends/ flirtatious friends before they even started dating, how were they not in the holiday card phase? The more Harry thought of it, the more it made him angry and upset making him ramble on to random people about they were in the phase of moving in together literally an year after they started dating and sleeping together on first date but they were not yet to the holiday card-

"- it's just a sweet gesture, how could he not be there ?" Harry asked, stressed.

" I don't know sir, I'm just here to deliver the parcel and I know this isn't the right place for me anymore" the courier guy replied. Harry stared at him and groaned and asked him to leave straight away after that.

He spent the rest of his day disappointed, frustrated, agitated, upset and in desperation to know in his office until it was time for him to leave and he went home as soon as possible without knowing why.

Upon reaching home he found out that Draco was running a couple minutes late and would be back after a few minutes or more so he had the flat to himself and he decided to use that time to take a bath, think about Draco and the phase, then get out of the bath and think about it again. This went for a long time, even after Draco had come home and they were sitting for dinner and Draco was talking about something that happened at work today, that's when Harry realised he couldn't take it anymore. He had to break the ice.

He immediately stopped eating, pushed his plate away and turned to Draco " we're not in the holiday card phase ?"

" what ?" Draco asked confused out of his mind.

" we're not in the holiday card phase. Sure Ron and Blaise can be in the holiday card after only 10 months-"

" 11 "

"- you- 11 months of dating but we can't be. Why is it so hard? Why are we not in that phase when it was perfectly fine when we slept on the first date or it was perfectly fine for you to give me a promise necklace 6 month's into dating or it perfectly fine when talked about me to your mother really early on in the relationship or it was perfectly fine when we ran away together for a while when we had only been together for few months. We've done all sort of random bullshit at the most irrational times without caring whether we should've done it or not or not even thinking whether it's slow or fast then why think of it now? Why aren't we an holiday card couple when we're so fucking serious about our relationship that I'd much rather die than being alone or without you, and I know you love me as much as I do, then why aren't we sending out holiday cards to family or friends ?" Harry rambled on in one breath and Draco did all and stared.

He raised his eyebrows and softly pushed his plate away and stood up from the table, walking away.

" what ? So you're not going to reply to me now ?" Harry interjected but it seemed from his point of view that Draco was searching something in his work bag and when he finally did, he Returned back to the table with a small envelope in his hand.

" open it " Draco commanded.

Despite the irrationally that ran wild in Harry's mind, he took the envelope and opened it.

"- holiday card" he looked at the card with Harry and Draco's picture from their first Christmas together in awe " you got it made "

" yeah- now if you weren't going to throw a temper at me I'd had kept it a surprise but apparently you're not very good with them so be ready for an already planned proposal " Draco replied casually gulping his water.

Harry immediately looked up, morbid shock over his face "pr-proposal ?"

" what? There isn't going to be one? Don't tell me you're wasting my time-"

" No- it's just-"

" you never expected it ?" Draco smiled and Harry shook his head.

Draco got up from his own seat and sat down on Harry's lap, running his hand behind his ear " you really thought we weren't in that phase when I've always been ready to give my heart out to you. I love you Harry, more than anyone or anything I've ever loved in my life before, even my own self- you really think I'm going to let you- an absolute delicious man walk away from me, hell no"

They chuckled together. Harry took hold of Draco's waist and turned him so he was straddling him and kissed him over the lips " I'm sorry I doubted you"

" it's okay- it's only fair, I'm hard to read" Draco shrugged.

" or you're really good with surprises ?" Harry praised him.

" yeah that too " Draco agreed and laughed along with Harry.

Day 5- some unsaid lovestories || Day 7- wind in your hair

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