Written for the Lover's Day Event at Hogwarts (prompt: "Will you marry me?" / "Maybe if you learn how to do the dishes without being asked.")
"Deserts ready," Ted announced, waving his wand to clear away the dishes. Andromeda smiled gracefully at him from the dining table where her law books were spread out around her.
"Thanks, Theodore. I don't think I'd be alive at this point if it wasn't for you." Andromeda said, ruffling through a stack of papers that was suspiciously close to falling down. Ted winced.
"Do you really have to do that while we eat?" Ted asked.
Andromeda's face fell. "I'm sorry Ted, but it's important. I have a case about this muggleborn girl and-"
"Don't worry about it," Ted said. "I'm so proud of you for trying to make a difference."
Andromeda studied him carefully, looking at his fond smile, soft cheeks, and food-stained hands. They had been through so much together, family issues and childhood fears, a love sealed in stolen kisses and honest words in Hogwarts's dim halls. Now, it was time for her to make the next step.
"Will you marry me?" Andromeda asked, clutching her hands together in her lap.
"Maybe if you learn how to do the dishes without being asked," Ted retorted back without hesitation, smiling.
Andromeda smiled back but turned solemn. "No, I'm serious."
Now, it was Ted's turn to study Andromeda, glancing over her bitten lip and worried eyes. He quickly came to a decision.
"Yes, Andromeda. I would marry you without any hesitation." Ted answered softly.
The stress left Andromeda's face and she beamed, radiant in the light of their kitchen. Staring at her, Ted realized that he had made the right decision, no matter what the future threw at them.