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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Love in Motion
Next-gen: TeddyLouis

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: 2017 Event: 365 Drabbles
Prompt - Location - The Three Broomsticks

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Insane House Challenge
Location - The Three Broomsticks

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Pop Music Chart Day
Duets: Nancy and Frank Sinatra - Something Stupid

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Unbridled Confession

Pairing: TeddyLouis

And Afterwards, we drop into a quiet little place

And have a drink or two…

And then I go and spoil it all by saying

Something stupid like I love you

Louis walked into The Three Broomsticks. His heart raced as he surveyed the surroundings before his eyes landed on a lone figure slowly sipping a Firewhiskey.

He tried to appear nonchalant and not at all like an eager puppy when he strolled over to the table. "Hey, Teddy."

Teddy smiled. "Hi. Good day?"

Louis dropped into an empty chair, signaling the server for a bottle of Firewhiskey. "Pretty good. Macy Warren came in, and she loved my cake design for her wedding."

"That's great. I know she has been a tough client for you."

His drink came, and Louis took a gulp, enjoying the burn in his throat. "How about you? Good day of Auror training?"

"Nothing special," Teddy noncommittally muttered.

"Ralph still sabotaging you because you're Uncle Harry's godson?"

"What else is new?"

Louis playfully elbowed him. "If he sees he's not getting a rise out of you, he'll get bored and move on. You'll see."

"I hope it's soon."

Teddy and Louis talked in hushed whispers, their faces bent close together.

Teddy's Brown eyes sparkled with intelligence, and Louis could drown in them for years without getting bored. Everything about Teddy was beautiful, inside and out, and it was no mystery behind the reason Teddy was Louis' first crush, and it was a crush Louis never grew out of.

Suddenly, everything bubbled up, and Louis was sick of keeping the truth a secret. He wanted the world to know. "I love you."

Teddy blinked. "What?"

"I know, I know, I know. I never told you. That was because you're older than me. More mature. And when I first developed my feelings, it would have been illegal. But it's not illegal anymore, and I'm tired of not knowing where I stand with you. So, I love you. And what happens now, happens. And at least I won't have to live with the not knowing."

Teddy stood up and backed away from the table. "I need some time to think about this."

With a heavy heart, Louis watched Teddy almost run out, as if a wild animal was chasing him.

Maybe telling him had been a mistake after all.

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