"What shall I wear for tonight?" Harry asked as he bought two outfits in front and showed it to Draco.
"Harry, don't you think the person you're going on a date with should not know what he's wearing?" Draco teased.
Harry rolled his eyes out of affection, "The man I'm going on a date with has been my boyfriend for 4 years, so it doesn't matter. Besides you always say I look like a barbarian when I choose my own clothes."
Draco pouted then nodded, "You do make a point. On that note, wear that emerald shirt, and those pants. To keep it casual wear a trench coat over it."
Harry nodded and laid out of the outfit over the bed.
"What are you going to wear?" Harry asked as he entered the living room.
Draco shook his head, "It's a surprise."
Harry came behind him and kissed the top of his head, "Okay. I'm going to get some dog food by the way. Will be back soon."
Draco nodded and turned around from where he was sitting on the couch and kissed Harry, "Don't be late."
Harry eventually went outside and at that time Draco decided to start getting ready for the date. It wasn't a big deal for them to go on a date like this but Harry insisted that they haven't gone on a proper date in a long time and Christmas is the best time of the year to go on dates to. So, it was more like a Christmas date only it wasn't Christmas yet, not until a few more days.
By the time Harry came back and got ready, Draco was still getting ready so he decided to wait in the living room for him. It was precisely 15 minutes later Draco came outside wearing a red shirt with grey jeans and Harry's coat.
Harry smiled at him as Draco walked closer to him. When he was standing in front of him, Harry pulled him closer, wrapped his arms around his waist and kissed him, "You look gorgeous."
"As always." Draco shrugged cockily but in a fun way that made them laugh.
They finally set out to the date and it wasn't a big or a grand date. They both understood that they were past the phase of grand gestures or that they didn't even need expensive restaurant dates or anything just to make each other happy, it was just the presence of each other that was enough. They went to that new Thai restaurant that opened up in Piccadilly street, had good food, drank wine and finally their favourite dessert but they laughed through most of the dinner because Harry kept on making some joke and how awful they were when they first started dating. Draco accompanied those jokes and reminded of how Harry used to bring tulips for Draco on every date which was sweet but he was allergic to pollen and then he'd keep sneezing through the entire date that once Draco stupidly wondered if Harry was allergic to Draco until Harry discovered after 21 years of his life that he was allergic to pollen.
They were finally done with their dinner but none of them wanted to go back so soon so they decided to take the long route by the river to go back home. They were reminiscing about their dates the whole time, walking hand in hand, nudging each other every once in a while when it started to snow and it was only Harry who thought it'd be good to carry an umbrella but one umbrella could only save them so much.
"I should have picked the umbrella." Draco said as they were still walking arms linked.
Harry shrugged, "There's something beautiful about being under one umbrella."
Draco smiled, "Yes, it is quite romantic that you're stepping on my boots so often."
Harry rolled his eyes and walked ahead quickly leaving Draco behind laughing.
"I'm kidding, Harry." Draco laughed and Harry finally stopped and waited for Draco.
"Take offense much, do you." Draco teased as he linked their arms again.
Harry shrugged off the snow off Draco's hair and smiled back, "I was just teasing you. I don't take any offense anymore."
Draco kept smiling at Harry as he saw him remove snow from his hair and shoulder, "I love you, Harry."
Harry immediately paused for a second and frowned at him, "I love you, too babe. But why say it so suddenly?"
"I don't need reasons to tell you I love you." Draco shrugged.
Harry smiled and they started walking again watching the river alongside and talking about how beautiful it looked with the reflection of the giant Christmas tree. They somehow got around talking about the time they went to the ice skating rink as friends and knew it that night that they liked each other.
"Has it really been 4 years?" Harry asked dwelling in nostalgia.
Draco smiled and nodded, "4 years."
"We've been together a long time." Harry stated.
"We have. I loved it the whole time." Draco said.
Harry agreed, "I don't want anything else with anyone ever."
Draco looked at Harry, "I don't either. I only want you."
"I only want you, too. You're the one, Draco." Harry said.
Draco smiled and said, "You're the one for me, too."
Harry stopped right there, forcing Draco to stop as well, "What happened?"
Harry kept looking at Draco for a few moments then blurted out, "Marry me, Draco."
Draco looked at Harry for a moment then started laughing, "Are you serious right now?"
Harry nodded and he knelt to the ground, "I know I don't have a ring right now, I even know I didn't plan this,"
"Harry, Are you seriously proposing right now?"
"I knew I was going to do it someday anyways but why not now? I love you, Draco, always have, always will and I do want to spend the rest of my life with you. You're the reason I wake up every morning and go to bed every night. I thought that when I'd propose, I'd do some big gesture or whatever but that's not us, Draco. I've been with you long enough to know you're the only one and you've always been the only one and I don't need some big proposal to ask you to marry me. At least, I hope i don't but I'm never going to get another special moment like this. We're by a beautiful river, there's no one else on the street but us, it's snowing and we only have one umbrella and I'm hopelessly in love with you. So, Draco Malfoy, Will you do the honour of marrying me?" Harry proposed.
Draco was surprised but not shocked. He knew one day it would happen but if today when he woke up someone would've told him that he'll get proposed to tonight, he'd be having nervous breakdowns all day but he was here right now, with the man that he loved so much that sometimes it physically hurt, on his knees, asking him to marry him. He's never wanted anything more.
Tears slipped through his eyes and he knelt to the ground himself and said, "I'm the luckiest person alive. No kidding, no filter or anything but having you is the best thing that has ever happened to me. All my life I thought I'd never learn love, but then I met you and you made me feel a multitude of emotions that drove me crazy. You're right, we don't need a grand gesture but nothing is more perfect than this because it's with you. I love you, Harry, always have and always will, so yes, I want to marry you and grow old with you and judge you for wearing long hair in fourth grade for the rest of your life."
Harry laughed through the tears that crinkled by his eyes and he hugged Draco immediately, "I love you so much, Draco."
Draco broke apart from the hug and kissed him, "I love you, too and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."
They kept smiling at each other, their eyes having tears and their hearts that couldn't believe that it actually happened.
But then suddenly Harry said, "I know we're having a romantic moment and I love you but my knees are starting to hurt because of the gravel and it's cold so my knees are wet and so are yours."
Draco laughed and they both got up, "shall we head back home?"
Harry smiled, "We shall."
They never needed any grand gestures, they never needed to plan a perfect date, a perfect moment, a perfect night or anything because when it was them, nothing else mattered and right now the only thing that mattered was that they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with each other, by choice and forever.
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