@conjvring asked : “ i want you to marry me. “ - From Draco
the firewhiskey already burns his throat on its own , but in his windpipe it might as well be greek fire . he’s well aware that he’s ruining what would be a sweet moment by choking on his drink , but IN HIS DEFENSE , draco should not have led into that without preamble .
eyes watering , he accepts a glass of water from the bartender , who regards him suspiciously . it’s not like the thought hasn’t crossed harry’s mind before . he’d be remiss in saying he didn’t let his mind wander late at night , past the what - nows & what - thens to the what - ifs : what if draco proposed tomorrow , what if i just propose tomorrow , what would he say , what would i say , what if , what if , what if ... ( interestingly , choking on firewhiskey had not been in any of these daydreams . )
it had been three years already ; or five , if you counted their years at hogwarts . don’t people usually get married after five years ? bill & fleur , if he remembered right , had gotten married after much less . but then , they weren’t in as such a precarious situation as theirs .
because being with draco is beyond complicated --- yet , at the same time , so , so easy .
❝ sorry , ❞ harry says , wiping his mouth on the back of his hand . ❝ it’s just , er ---- are you proposing ? right now ? ❞ he hopes his voice isn’t as high - pitched as it sounds to him . ❝ because i wasn’t ready for it & i certainly wasn’t expecting it to happen at the leaky cauldron , of all places . ❞