gazing

for the march creativity challenge

blaise x theo romantic - "do you ever wonder what life would be like if you'd gotten enough oxygen at birth?"

wc 693

Silence.

It was something quite that was common in Blaise and Theo's relationship. Both of them revelled in each other's company, but they didn't always have to say anything to let the other one know.

They'd often go on double-dates with Draco and Potter just for the sheer entertainment of it. The other couple would bicker like hell, and they'd just watch while holding hands - with maybe a little snog here and there.

Tonight was no exception. It was a bright and starry night, and Blaise and Theo were walking in the moonlight - holding hands and enjoying ice cream from Florean Fortescue's and listening to Draco and Potter bickering loudly.

"Do you ever wonder what life would be like if you'd gotten enough oxygen at birth?" they heard Draco hiss at Potter, who'd retorted with another creative comeback. The other pair shared a snort; how they even got together was beyond Blaise and Theo.

Tonight was a similar night, but it was also a different night at the same time.

Tonight, Blaise had a plan. His fingers were enclosed around the small object in his pocket; a shiny diamond ring that he was going to use to propose to the love of his life.

The other couple both knew what Blaise was going to do tonight. He just had to now wait for the right time, and the exact moment to propose to his lover of four years.

"I had a bad dream last night," said Theo, breaking the silence.

"About what?" asked Blaise, furrowing his eyebrows in concern.

Theo just looked away, and Blaise knew exactly what it was. The war. Blaise himself had been lucky not to experience much horror from it, but it had been an entirely different ball-game for Theo. His family, like Blaise's, was pureblood - the stark difference was that his father was a full Death Eater and his mother was dead.

His father had deserted the Death Eaters, went into hiding, and abandoned his son to their mercy - and the Death Eaters were absolutely livid, leading to Theo being tortured in the worst way possible. Blaise remembered waking up, pulling off his blanket on that late September morning to find his lover gone.

He'd wanted to ask where Theo went, but he already knew. And the worst part, was that there was nothing he could do to help the love of his life.

Theo had returned to Hogwarts after winter break, because they'd released him. But he was never the same. The boy who'd delight Blaise with interesting facts and devour book after book after book had disappeared.

He was replaced by a boy haunted with horrors of the war; horrors that Blaise would never know. Horrors even worse than what he saw from Draco.

When Potter defeated You-Know-Who and the war was over, Blaise took Theo out on a date in the same muggle riverwalk they were at now. He promised that the war was over, and that they were safe now. They'd just spent forty minutes gazing at the stars, and enjoying each other's company.

It was magical.

Now here they were, doing the exact same thing. They were gazing at the stars, and looking at all the intricate constellations. They were enjoying each other's company.

Blaise leaned over to squeeze Theo's hand. "Those times are long over," he promised. "It's you and I now, love. Together."

Theo smiled softly, "It really means a lot that you've stuck with me all this time. Even after...everything."

"I'll always be there for you. And you'll never get rid of me," said Blaise. He noticed the other couple were nowhere to be seen. He took this as an opportunity to make his move and got down on one knee.

He wanted this.

He wanted Theo to never suffer again.

"I want to always be with you, no matter what," said Blaise, "I've known that ever since we got together at the Yule Ball. Theodore Henry Nott, will you do me the official honor of marrying me?"

The tears in his lover's eyes and the wide smile on his face showed Blaise that it was an unspoken yes.

also for -

hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry assignment # 5 - muggle art task 2 - write about something good happening on a starry night

insane house challenge - 463. (item) blanket

fanfiction resolutions challenge - 25. write a fic based around a character we don't get to see in the movies (theodore nott)

365 prompts - 145. (genre) fluff

writing club:

character appreciation - 38. pureblood

showtime - chicago - all i care about - (object) diamond ring

please R&R :)

-Ana