Fourth year made Scorpius wonder if he was blind before it. How come he hadn't noticed his friends were - wel, gorgeous? Albus' putting his hair back with one hand while flying makes Scorpius' heart hammer in his chest just like seeing Rose's face filled with concentration while she carefully pours snake oil into the potion, and if Scorpius wanted to kiss them - well, can he be blamed?
Even his red - stable and firm - gets mangled when he speaks with them, coming weaker and stronger all at once. It's just his luck that he notices that Rose and Albus' colours do the same when speaking with him and each other, and Scorpius wondered, picking up a book someone left behind in the Common Room, sputtering to himself when he noticed that he had accidentally picked a romance novel about - hold up. Does the cover have three people in it? This might be relevant to his current situation.
Books left behind in the Common Room belonged to everyone, he reasoned as he pocketed the book for later studies, and everyone included confused teenagers like him. Right? So if Scorpius not so subtly ran to his room, well, it's because he had a sudden need to study, like any other good Ravenclaw. Didn't his homework need to be worked on, anyway?
The book, as Scorpius found hours later (homework ignored), is very informative, and he sort of wished he'd be able to smother himself. Could he act on his feelings, like Leo had with Aureus and Azalea? With a sigh, he carefully threw the book away, and putting a pillow on his face, started opening his robes, deciding that he might as well make use of some of the more steamy scenes for, er, research.
"Ouch?", Albus' voice hissed, and he took the pillow out of his face to see Albus and Rose in his doorstep, blushing. On Rose's hand, the book that had made his head spin, still spinning as he sat down. "So, won't invite us in?"
The two of them were dressed in pajamas, something shimmering in Albus' hands, but Scorpius ignored it. He was more confused by another other thing.
"As soon as I know how you two got in, yeah?", he replied, the red in his voice bright and filled with lust. He wanted to slap himself, but was thankful the two of them couldn't see it.
"I'm good with riddles,", Rose said, elbowing Albus and letting herself in, plopping down in his bed,", and do me a favor and give me some space."
He scooted away from her, at the same time Albus sat down, resting his head on Scorpius' shoulder, arms circled around his waist, and Rose put her hand on his, leaning in.
There was a pause on the air, colours fading for a moment. Scorpius cleared his throat.
"Are you two going to sleep over?"
"What do you think this is, dumbass?", replied Rose. Scorpius smiled, Albus' laugh on his skin making him shiver. "How are you even a Ravenclaw?"
The three of them sleep together, limbs tangling together, and before Scorpius fell asleep, he thought to himself, this is nice.