ā”ļøyukhei hogwarts auā”ļø
genre: fluff
word count: 1.3 k
warnings: āļønot proofread āļø
a/n: just a little present for not uploading ly!
when you first got your hogwarts letter, you were so excited that you knocked over your motherās bubbling cauldron (which was cleaned up expertly by the proficient witch in seconds, but still earned you a scolding nonetheless)
you had known it was coming but that still didnāt stop your heart from fluttering at the thought of attending the prestigious, century old magic school
the excitement faded all too quickly on platform nine and three quarters however, when you let go of your fatherās comforting hand and boarded the train, tears threatening to spill over your cheeks as the weight of leaving your parents for months on end to go to school settled in the bottom of your throat
you didnāt have much time to wallow in your thoughts though, because almost as soon as you stepped into the aisle, you were barrelled into by something that was tall, cloaked, gangly andā¦ barked?
the boy who had literally bowled you over helped you up, apologising profusely in hushed tones with impossibly huge eyes and you couldnāt help but immediately forgive him. at least before asking him why he was barking, because that was kind of strange, even on wizard terms.
the boy (yukhei, you gather from his hurried words), looked around before whisking you into an empty compartment and opened his cloak to revealā¦
a puppy!
your eyes lit up in joy and you reached out to pet the adorable little pup before you remembered that dogs werenāt allowed at hogwarts because mr. filch hated them
so you told yukhei so very matter-of-factly, all the while caressing the puppy, which earned you a strange look from him, and he told you that he knew and thatās why he had been acting so shady
oh.
suddenly you felt warm, as though you had been out in the sun after a long day hunched in the darkness of a basement, as you realised that this was yukhei trusting you with his secret.
so you became friends immediately and carried on petting jia, as the puppyās name was revealed to be, in utmost secrecy, all feelings of disheartenment at parting with your parents dissolving away with the sounds of yukheiās loud and hearty guffaws
five years later
you and yukhei are both sixteen now, just a year shy of wizarding adulthood, and itās been five years since that fateful first day on the hogwarts express
jia was easily discovered upon arriving at hogwarts by the discerning professor mcgonagall, and promptly floo'ed back to yukheiās parents, but youāre still best friends, even though nowadays you catch yourself yearning for more. but you have to push those feelings aside because you canāt ever risk losing someone like yukhei over a crush
it will pass, itās just a phase because of hormones and because puberty was too good to wong yukhei. or at least thatās what you tell yourself.
yukheiās grown incredibly well, easily one of the tallest boys in the year paired with a face beedle would write songs about. his years on the quidditch team have also paid off, and he is one of if not the most, frantically sought after players. rumour has it that his quidditch locker was stuffed with loads of anonymous (and not-so-anonymous) love letters on valentines day, a fact that made you irritated beyond measure and left yukhei wondering why you blew a hole into one of the training dummies while practicing charms together that day.
heās quite aware of his good looks and knows how to use it to his advantage, his confidence and quirkiness bestowing upon him the title of āfuckboyā. but you know heās really not that at all. heās so much more. heās also developed the habit of biting his luscious lips, and this just makes things even harder on you to be honest.
youāre still his best friend though, the one he claims to trust the most in this world, and you canāt lose that.
so you push the bubbling, threatening-to-spill-over-the-brim feelings aside. you have the looming horror of the n.e.w.t.s to prepare for, anyway.
this year, hogwarts is hosting the triwizard tournament again, after enforcing several rules and implementing hordes of protective spells; and you had to lecture yukhei for an hour or two to stop him from following in park woojinās footsteps and casting an ageing spell on himself to enter (woojin ended up in the hospital wing).
but now that the champions have been chosen (with the obvious pick of gryffindorās quidditch captain lee taeyong to represent hogwarts) the only thing students of hogwarts have to worry about is finding a date to the yule ball. the normally tranquil atmosphere maintained between the students is tense; itās a matter of every person for themselves when it comes to this war.
all the popular ones predictably pair off, and the pickings are slim by the time you get your nose out of your transfiguration textbook and figure out what everyoneās making such a fuss about
you push it to the back of your mind though, because if push came to shove, you could just skip the ball- you had a transfiguration class you were failing in
however, your bubble of placidity is broken one afternoon when youāre cornered after charms by park jihoon, and against all expectations, he asks you to go with him to the yule ball
youāre unimpressed to say the least, after all this was the boy who had launched a volley of dungbombs into the great hall aided by none other than age defying woojin (whose eyebrows were still quite white) just last week.
but heās very undeniably cute, and youāre on the fence for a moment. ultimately though, you decide to politely let him down and you open your mouth to say no, before something (a familiar sounding something) barrels into you and knocks you into the next corridor. jihoon is left standing bewildered, wondering what transpired just now.
a warm hand encases yours, fingers automatically entwining, and you note that yukhei is getting better at bailing you out of unwanted situations without having to explain yourself. he guides you into an empty classroom (where you promptly collapse onto the floor, the excitement having worn you out) and looks around before shutting the door and sinking to the floor with you, all the while levelling you with a firm stare
āwhat?ā you ask bewildered by his apparent irritation.
he opens his mouth as though to fiercely chastise you and then pauses for a minute. his mouth resolutely shuts and he lets out a short, frustrated puff of air through sealed lips.
youāre worried now and you want to ask him whatās wrong, but yukhei beats you to the punch (heās always been good at interrupting) and says āi like you. i want to go to the yule ball together. hold hands and dance and all that good shit.ā
you freeze for a second, and yukhei takes that as a rejection. his face falls and his lips quiver before he swallows and says, āi mean if you donāt like me thatās fine we can go as friends and if you donāt want to go thatās okay too really whatever you want is good iām not-ā heās rambling now and you can see the first signs of yukheiās panic setting in
youāre quick to grab his hand, effectively leaving him sputtering, while you marvel at the pretty red flush that stains his flawless skin.
āheyā you whisper, knocking foreheads with the boy. (you can only do this while seated) āi like you too, you giant baby,ā you confirm, pressing a quick kiss to his forehead.
itās yukheiās turn to watch you become red now.
