Draco was in love, very much. But he was scared, scared the world wouldn't accept them, they weren't just two boys, they were a former Death Eater and the hero of the wizarding world.
He shook his head and walked out of the bathroom, since the war was over he and his mother had gone to live with his uncle Regulus. As he walked his gaze landed on a photo he had never noticed before, it depicted Regulus embracing a boy who was definitely Harry's father, they were alike.
"James, the love of my life" Draco spun around and looked at Regulus "were you in love with James Potter?" Regulus chuckled and detached the photo from the wall passing his hand over it "I still love him, come I'll tell you a story".
Draco sat next to Regulus and looked at the photo again "you were happy" Regulus nodded, smiling wistfully "it was the best time of my life, despite the war..." Draco smiled thinking of his uncle at Hogwarts with James" tell me how it went"
Regulus carefully placed the photo next to them and smiled "it all started with the hate I felt towards James...
He was my brother's best friend, and Sirius really spent a lot of time with him, he talked about nothing else...I was jealous, and I hated James because he took my place. But when I went to Hogwarts and saw him, I realized that I could never really hate him, his smile lit up whole rooms, he was always the sun for everyone. We never, never talked because even though I thought he was good looking he was still a Gryffindor and all the other bullshit my family put into my head. Then, everything changed… when I was 14 my brother ran away to James, I was alone in that house but then… James came back for me, he took me to his house. Even then though, we never really talked, I was always alone and James was with Sirius. But I already had a crush on him, in fact I think that at the age of 14 I was already convinced that I loved him. Anyway, then we went back to Hogwarts and one night when I was on the astronomy tower he comes over and we talk, he tells me he likes to live with me and asks if I would like to go out. I really didn't know what to do because yes I was an asshole, but I was still a 14 year old boy who gets asked out by his crush. I accepted and we went out the next saturday, we talked so much that day and we made an appointment for the following evening on the astronomy tower and we continued to see each other there every day...until he kissed me. I still remember that kiss. We got together, and I was so happy…James was amazing, he was sweet, always caring about others…and finally he became my sunshine too. I loved him, and he loved me. He promised me that after the war he and I would move in together, I believed him. But you know maybe more than me, you're never really ready for war and when James finished school he became an Auror. My life at that time seemed perfect anyway... but then everything changed. My family has always been awful, and when they had the chance, they took me home, threatened to hurt Sirius, and James…so I became a Death Eater. I was 16, like you... when I told James, I thought he was going to tell me everything would be fine, but he left me. I don't blame him, as an Auror he saw every day what the other Death Eaters were up to. Living without James was difficult, after a year he married Lily Evans, when I found out it seemed to me as if the world was collapsing on me. I thought I couldn't feel more pain...until that day, when a letter came to me, saying that James had died. My heart died with him. Despite everything I continued to love him, and I will always love him. See Draco I've always been afraid of love even when I was with James, but trust me, loving and being loved is the thing that can save you the most from your demons. Don't miss the chance to be happy"
Draco listened to Regulus' words in silence and then stood up "I have to go...no wait- I'm sorry for you and james" Regulus shook his head and smiled at him "go to him".
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Draco wasn't the particularly athletic type, but he'd been running to get to Harry's house and now he was outside the door waiting to catch his breath before knocking. He took a deep breath and knocked on the door, shortly after Harry opened it for him "Draco-? hello" Draco raised his hand "listen to me..okay I know that's probably stupid, quite schmuck, my uncle told me how much he loved your father and i stood there listening hoping there was another ending though of course i know how it went but- i don't want our ending to be like theirs You told me you like me and i ran away and i'm a jerk lo I know..but I was scared but I love you, I love you so much Harry and I want to be with you. I want to start living with you again and I want-"
Harry didn't let him finish, he pulled his shirt and kissed him smiling "I love you too".
In the afterlife, James sat next to Regulus, caressing his photo with him and keeping without his knowledge, his promise to always take care of him