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tamingthemuseTitle: Patience
Fandom: Harry Potter
Prompts: #532 – Finish Line
Warnings: None
Pairings: Charlie/Draco
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 536
Summary: Draco is at a loss.
Draco legs bounced as he sat on the worn couch.
"You look nervous," Charlie murmured as he prepared the tea kettle.
Draco swallowed. He had thought this would be a breeze. He had always been overly confident. Most people would call him cocky. This wasn't easy, though.
It felt like he was falling into a stereotype. He dated girls all of his life and now at twenty-one, he found himself attracted to a man for the first time.
How could this happen? He didn't even want to think of what his parents' reactions would be if they discovered Draco's urges.
"Draco?" Charlie prodded.
Draco finally looked up and met the most beautiful blue eyes ever. "Sorry. This is hard."
"Take your time," Charlie urged, complete patience in his voice and stance.
"Can you please pretend that you have a life for just one moment? After all, you must have something better to do than wait for me to speak my mind," Draco weakly joked.
Charlie raised his eyebrows. "Do you want me to tell you to hurry up?"
"It might make this easier."
Charlie chuckled. "Sorry to disappoint you. Most outsiders believe Bill is the easy-going one while I like to rush, but it's actually the opposite way. I could stay here all day if you needed it."
Draco blushed as he noticed how crooked Charlie's smile truly was. It didn't detract from his handsomeness, though. It only added to it. "Well, the thing is..."
Charlie didn't gesture or motion for him to hurry up. He just waited.
"I've never seen you with a girl, and I wonder if it's because you're gay."
Charlie raised his eyebrows but didn't seem offended by the question. "Yes, I am."
"And you answer just like that? As if it's no big deal?" Draco asked.
"I don't broadcast it, but it's not exactly a secret either. I let people think what they want, and if they ask me, I tell them. I'm not ashamed of it."
Draco stared at his lap. "You're lucky. You have a family who accepts you unconditionally. That's something I've never been privileged enough to experience."
Charlie left the kettle and sat down next to Draco. He placed a big, warm hand on Draco's knee. "It's okay to be gay, or even just curious about what it would be like to kiss another guy."
Draco took a shuddering breath. "I'm attracted to a guy for the first time ever, and I don't know if it's just him I'm attracted to, or if this is something I hid from myself throughout my teenage years because of everything else that was happening around me."
Charlie placed a finger under Draco's chin and lifted his head up. "Since it's me you came to, I guess I'm the one your attracted to?"
Draco nodded.
Charlie leaned forward and gently kissed Draco's lips. The blond closed his eyes, and for the first time, he felt like everything was right. Like how it was supposed to be. And he knew he was meant to be kissing Charlie Weasley for the rest of his life. And he hoped he would be racing to the finish line of life with Charlie at his side.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Prompts: #532 – Finish Line
Warnings: None
Pairings: Charlie/Draco
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 536
Summary: Draco is at a loss.
Draco legs bounced as he sat on the worn couch.
"You look nervous," Charlie murmured as he prepared the tea kettle.
Draco swallowed. He had thought this would be a breeze. He had always been overly confident. Most people would call him cocky. This wasn't easy, though.
It felt like he was falling into a stereotype. He dated girls all of his life and now at twenty-one, he found himself attracted to a man for the first time.
How could this happen? He didn't even want to think of what his parents' reactions would be if they discovered Draco's urges.
"Draco?" Charlie prodded.
Draco finally looked up and met the most beautiful blue eyes ever. "Sorry. This is hard."
"Take your time," Charlie urged, complete patience in his voice and stance.
"Can you please pretend that you have a life for just one moment? After all, you must have something better to do than wait for me to speak my mind," Draco weakly joked.
Charlie raised his eyebrows. "Do you want me to tell you to hurry up?"
"It might make this easier."
Charlie chuckled. "Sorry to disappoint you. Most outsiders believe Bill is the easy-going one while I like to rush, but it's actually the opposite way. I could stay here all day if you needed it."
Draco blushed as he noticed how crooked Charlie's smile truly was. It didn't detract from his handsomeness, though. It only added to it. "Well, the thing is..."
Charlie didn't gesture or motion for him to hurry up. He just waited.
"I've never seen you with a girl, and I wonder if it's because you're gay."
Charlie raised his eyebrows but didn't seem offended by the question. "Yes, I am."
"And you answer just like that? As if it's no big deal?" Draco asked.
"I don't broadcast it, but it's not exactly a secret either. I let people think what they want, and if they ask me, I tell them. I'm not ashamed of it."
Draco stared at his lap. "You're lucky. You have a family who accepts you unconditionally. That's something I've never been privileged enough to experience."
Charlie left the kettle and sat down next to Draco. He placed a big, warm hand on Draco's knee. "It's okay to be gay, or even just curious about what it would be like to kiss another guy."
Draco took a shuddering breath. "I'm attracted to a guy for the first time ever, and I don't know if it's just him I'm attracted to, or if this is something I hid from myself throughout my teenage years because of everything else that was happening around me."
Charlie placed a finger under Draco's chin and lifted his head up. "Since it's me you came to, I guess I'm the one your attracted to?"
Draco nodded.
Charlie leaned forward and gently kissed Draco's lips. The blond closed his eyes, and for the first time, he felt like everything was right. Like how it was supposed to be. And he knew he was meant to be kissing Charlie Weasley for the rest of his life. And he hoped he would be racing to the finish line of life with Charlie at his side.
