And also I fuckin loved it. You capture the emotions and layered feelings so well 😭😭😭
And also I fuckin loved it. You capture the emotions and layered feelings so well 😭😭😭
“That was all chai & sunshine for me.”
And then, he kissed her again.
“That was all chai & sunshine for me.”
And then, he kissed her again.
When they pulled away, Hermione met Harry’s grinning one.
“What?” she asked, feeling both vulnerable and exhilarated.
When they pulled away, Hermione met Harry’s grinning one.
“What?” she asked, feeling both vulnerable and exhilarated.
Instead of answering, Hermione closed the gap, pressing her lips to his.
The moment their lips met, warmth flooded her, her senses alight.
Instead of answering, Hermione closed the gap, pressing her lips to his.
The moment their lips met, warmth flooded her, her senses alight.
“It’s how I feel when I see you each morning,” he murmured. “All this because my heart, which I had once thought dead, was only sleeping.”
She sucked in a breath, her heart skipping a beat.
“It’s how I feel when I see you each morning,” he murmured. “All this because my heart, which I had once thought dead, was only sleeping.”
She sucked in a breath, her heart skipping a beat.
He was so much closer now. She could smell the warm, cedarwood scent of him.
“What was the quote?” she whispered.
He was so much closer now. She could smell the warm, cedarwood scent of him.
“What was the quote?” she whispered.
“You like that I read?”
“You like my dirty chai!” Hermione shot back.
Harry raised his eyebrows, amused. Her cheeks burned, but she bit her lip, trying to suppress a grin.
“You like that I read?”
“You like my dirty chai!” Hermione shot back.
Harry raised his eyebrows, amused. Her cheeks burned, but she bit her lip, trying to suppress a grin.
Hermione swallowed.
“I wrote my number on your cup.”
Harry looked startled. “What?”
Hermione swallowed.
“I wrote my number on your cup.”
Harry looked startled. “What?”
Harry’s eyes widened slightly, and then he spoke.
“I like you,” he blurted.
Hermione blinked.
Harry’s eyes widened slightly, and then he spoke.
“I like you,” he blurted.
Hermione blinked.
“No!” He raised a hand, then immediately dropped it to scratch the back of his head. “I mean, that’s not why I came back here. I wanted to make sure you were okay.”
“Oh.”
“No!” He raised a hand, then immediately dropped it to scratch the back of his head. “I mean, that’s not why I came back here. I wanted to make sure you were okay.”
“Oh.”
Oh, if she were a witch, she would cast a spell to make herself disappear. Or better yet, a memory charm on him.
“Hi,” he said, rubbing the back of his neck. “Susan let me in. I just wanted to check—”
Oh, if she were a witch, she would cast a spell to make herself disappear. Or better yet, a memory charm on him.
“Hi,” he said, rubbing the back of his neck. “Susan let me in. I just wanted to check—”