In that exact moment, Draco regrets ever instance in which he’s intentionally boosted the boy’s ego --- nearly taking back every word of praise as he merely pins his boyfriend with a sidelong look of exasperation. Potter is a bespectacled atrocity, with hair constantly messy and bordering on primitive. He's unfashionable, reckless, heroic, annoyingly addictive to be around -- These are terrible, undesirable traits — except maybe the fit part — and Draco feels utterly helpless to the traitorous voice in his head, which says that none of these things matter; that while everything about Potter is unpleasant, everything about him is good too. “I suppose you are rather pretty,” Draco comments finally; aiming to bring a blush to the other’s cheeks as he allows his gaze to linger. “--- However, under-appreciated?” He snorts incredelously. “I reckon there’s a statue being erected in your honor as we speak, Golden Boy.”