A/N: For the Slash/Femmslash BC (agreement) and the Snakes and Ladders Challenge (Harry). I never write Harry, so apologies for the quality.
Harry doesn't know when things change, nor does he know why or how. But one day, he realizes he no longer looks at Ron as a best mate. Somehow, it goes beyond the simple "just friends".
He wants to count every freckle on his face, to memorize the rhythm of Ron's beating heart. He wants things he's never even dreamt of wanting with Ginny.
And, by some miracle, whenever he catches Ron's gaze, Harry can see that same wanting, colored with the slightest shades of confusion.
Neither acknowledge it. Neither act upon it or even talk about it. But they make a silent agreement, made evident in their laughs and innocent touches. All it takes is the smallest of knowing smiles to say what they will never voice.
(I love you. Whatever happens, I love you.)