Blissful
She squinted her eye closed, and stared into the eye piece.
"See the brightest star? With the dust ring around it?" Ted asked, leaning over her, as if to look into the telescope himself.
"The Andromeda Galaxy." The girl who shared its name looked up, and smiled at the boy with her.
He had led her to the Astronomy tower for their date to star gaze before Professor Sinistra's lesson at midnight.
Ted nodded, then pointed to it in the sky. "Look. It's just a smudge without the telescope."
They both stared at the galaxy for a long moment, standing side by side. Silence surrounded them, Andromeda feeling safe in their seclusion. Being alone like this with Ted, no audience to observe their behavior, whether it was a professor, their fellow students at a Quidditch game, or Ted's friend watching them from beneath a tree, Andromeda somehow felt closer to the boy than she ever had. She looked away from her namesake, glancing at Ted's profile.
He had a long, oval shaped face, with a straight nose that ended in a point. His eyebrows were curved, darker than his hair, and sat above warm grey eyes that always seemed to be laughing. His shaggy blonde hair fell into them, in a way that would have annoyed her but didn't seem to bother him. His mouth was curved up into a small smile.
"This was lovely, Ted." Andromeda began. "I've really enjoyed myself."
"I'm glad." Ted shrugged. "This wasn't my idea, so you if you're lying I won't be too offended." He grinned at the girl, who smiled back.
There was another pause.
"You know, Andromeda, I was blown away when you finally accepted my offer," Ted said.
"I think I was, too," Andromeda said, looking straight at Ted.
"But I'm glad you did."
"I'm glad I did, too."
There was a pause.
Andromeda began leaning in first, Ted unsure. Before their lips met, they both hesitated, until finally, Ted closed the gap.
The blissful feeling seized them both, and in that moment, they felt untouchable.
-Reels