Harry woke up slowly, eyes heavy with sleep and body sore from working all day on the little garden the day prior. The first thing he did was look around him, the room illuminated by the cool sun that entered through the huge window, one of the reasons they decided on that house. At his side, softly snoring and looking more comfortable than ever laid his boyfriend, Draco, his gold hair locks sprawled across his face hiding it, his mouth slightly parted. The boy smiled to himself at the picture in front of him wondering after a long sigh how he could be so lucky. They had met through social media a few years back. Shared interests and long chats until ungodly hours led to a nervous first meeting followed by many many others. Shy smiles, quick glances, and soft touches derived from cuddly movie nights and their first kiss which was awkward, intense, and wonderful, all at the same time. After that, other sleepovers followed filled with more smiles, not so shy this time, stolen kisses, and shared laughs.
It had already been four years since then and they were now living together in a little cottage just outside of Edinburgh, Scotland, they had two cats and a dog and a little garden with some vegetables and a lot of flowers where they liked to have picnics on the few sunny days they had. One was a teacher for kindergarten kids at a nearby school, the other was a full-time translator working mostly from home and they had a quiet and peaceful life.
Stretching on his spot in the bed to get rid of any sleep he had lingering he got up after leaving a kiss on his messy boy's head. Once he was out of bed he had their two cats, Moony and Star, on his feet meowing softly to get his attention.
“Yes, I know you’re hungry little guys. I’m on it.” He said covering his mouth when a yawn overtook him making his way towards the kitchen. He looked outside the kitchen’s window now that his brain was awake enough to process and saw that it was one of those rare days where the sun was shining brightly in a sky completely free from any clouds, the flowers in the garden were on full bloom waving softly with the wind. He heard some trotting and turned around just in time to see their dog, Sunny, reach him and jump excitedly asking for his morning walk. After leaving the two cats with their bowls full of food and water he grabbed her jacket, it was still early spring after all, and the pink leash and attached it to Sunny’s collar so they could go outside.
By the time he came back from the little walk his boyfriend had already woken up and was preparing coffee and tea, coffee for Draco and tea for him. Draco's eyes laid unfocused on a piece of furniture in the kitchen, his mind far away as always when he was still fighting back the sleepiness. He took the opportunity to get behind him and hug him by the middle leaving a kiss on a sensitive spot on his neck.
“Slept well, my love?” Asked Harry, voice sweet, barely above a whisper.
“I always sleep well when you’re around to cuddle me” Was the answer provided, a soft smile appearing on Draco's lips while he turned off the stove, both the tea and coffee ready.
“Do you fancy a couple of toasts for breakfast?” Asked Harry to let his boyfriend go after pecking his lips like a good morning greeting to take out the pre-sliced bread.
“Yeah, thanks, darling.”
They decided to set the table in their little garden since the day was perfect for it and eat mostly in silence, simply enjoying each other’s company and the sound of the birds chirping happily around them. Harry wondered again how he got so lucky. He was living in his dream country, his dream city, his dream house, with his dream pets and sharing it all with his dream person, the most wonderful boy to ever exist.
As the day went on and they got on their house chores, doing laundry, cleaning the house, etc. Harry grew more and more aware of the fact that he never wanted anything to change. Well, except maybe his hair color, once a rich red was now faded into a weird mix of orange and yellow, not very fitting, he would have to go to the supermarket and get new hair dye soon, he thought as he looked on a little mirror placed on the wall of one of their house corridors.
Sunny was playing at catching butterflies in the garden while Moony and Star, never apart from each other, slept on the grass, enjoying the sun's rays. It was such a peaceful day it was almost unbelievable, and it made him wish for more of them like this. He and Draco had settled in the garden with one of their big picnic towels with cool drinks and a book for each of them. Reading on days like this was always one of their favorite past times.
When the sun started to go down and the cold became to make itself more present, they decided that it was time for them to go back inside, so they gathered their things and entered the house.
“Would you like to maybe watch a movie before going to sleep?” Said Draco looking at Harry with a cute smile and patting the sofa on the empty spot beside where he was seated. Harry left the picnic towel on one of the kitchen chairs and the books on the kitchen aisle before approaching the spot where Draco was and seating beside him, an arm around his waist to pull him closer.
“What kind of movie are you in the mood for?” He asked, finally setting Draco fully on his lap watching as he grabbed the TV remote to turn on the TV and put on Netflix. After a quick scroll through the titles, he settled for a romantic comedy and cuddled closer to his girlfriend, his head resting on his partner's chest while Harry got his arms around him to hold him more firmly. He honestly wasn’t paying real attention to the movie, one of his hands had moved to pet Draco's hair, softly untangling the few knots formed on his soft hair after a day of doing house chores. He realized soon after that his boyfriend was fast asleep on top of him, so he decided to get up, careful to not wake him up, and move to their bedroom after turning off the TV.
“Uhmm… Did the movie end already?” Asked Draco as he noticed the mattress under him.
“No, my love, but you’re tired and tomorrow we both have an early day,” said Harry softly, leaving a kiss on his forehead and undressing him to quickly put his pajamas on, noticing that he was fast asleep again. After tucking him in Harry proceeded to go wash and put on his pajamas. He got into bed and pulled his boyfriend closer, big spooning him and getting both of them comfortable. Moony and Star were curled into one another on a corner of the bed and Sunny has curled within herself on her bed a few meters away. Just as he felt himself fall into Morpheus's arms; he thanked the universe once more for letting him live this perfect, wonderful life.