The Fics of 2022

by Herochick007

A collection of short fics for this year, all different pairings, themes, anything I write not long enough for it's own thing or that don't fit in my other collections. Warning to be safe.

19. Calling Draco

A/N: I don't own Harry Potter or any related characters

This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Word count: 363

Warning: infidelity

Draco stared at the caller ID on the phone. Harry. Harry was calling him. He clicked the little green answer button. Harry's slurred voice came through the tiny speaker. Not for the first time, Draco wondered how Muggles had managed to create these devices. They were such an improvement over owls, but at the same time, there was something to be said about having to write things down before saying them.

"Malfoy," Harry's voice called, "I love you," he slurred. Draco felt a faint blush spread across his cheeks. Harry loved him, he knew that, but the fact of the matter was Harry only seemed able to tell him this when he was drunk, or half asleep stumbling out of Draco's bed after a night of passion.

"I love you too, Harry. Need me to pick you up?" Draco asked, trying to keep the annoyance from his voice. He was starting to get tired of this litte game. Harry would call, drunk, confess his love, Draco would go retrieve him from where ever he was drinking that night, they'd share a night of passion. Harry would sneak out in the morning before Draco woke and then the whole cycle would repeat itself again in a week or so.

Draco couldn't deny he loved Harry and would always be there for him, but he was starting to want something more. He wanted Harry to tell him he loved him while sober. He wanted Harry to stay in the morning, while Draco had the elves make them breakfast. He knew it wasn't possible. No, things would have to stay this way.

Harry always called him drunk, sometimes Draco wondered why Harry never called Ginny, they were married after all. Did Ginny know how Harry felt about Draco, about how Draco felt the same, maybe that was why Harry never called her. Maybe she knew, maybe she was alright with it, but tonight, Draco wasn't worrying about Ginny. He was heading to go pick up Harry once again, knowing he'd never break the cycle, he loved Harry and if this was the only way they could be together, than Draco would take what he could get.