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Scorpius carded a hand through his boyfriend's hair, watching as Al slept peacefully with his head on the Gryffindor's lap in the middle of a very busy Gryffindor Common Room. Once in a while, someone working near them paused to look at them, but for the most part their cuddling was accepted as normal behaviour now.

"He can sleep through anything, can't he?" James muttered with some amount of amazement in his voice as he dropped down onto the armchair beside the couch Scorpius and Al occupied by the fireplace.

"Mmm." Was Scorpius's only response as he continued to watch Al, a sense of peace and joy filling him to the brim. And love. Because Scorpius had to admit to himself now that he was head over heels in love with Albus Severus Potter. He had even said as much to Smith, though he had not even been sure of what he'd felt until he had said it. Then everything had fallen into place within him. Of course he loved Al. He had been halfway in love before he had even started talking to the Slytherin!

James's snort of laughter brought Scorpius out of his thoughts, and his grey eyes shifted to fix on the elder Potter's face. "What?"

"You're in love with him, aren't you?" James asked with a grin.

Scorpius wasn't too surprised that James had picked up on his feelings. He had always been ridiculously good at reading people. Scorpius nodded in response, his eyes shifting back to Al's face. Green eyes were shut and dark lashes rested on Al's lightly tanned cheeks. Soft bow lips were slightly parted to allow air to pass through the gap and one of Al's hands were clasped in his own.

"You should tell him." James said softly, "Al and I may not be best friends, but I know my little brother. He feels the same way."

Scorpius couldn't help his grin, "I know." It had been more than a month of bliss now and Scorpius just knew it would be this way for the rest of their lives.

"Did your parents reply to your letter?" James asked, leaning back in his seat.

"Mother was ecstatic that I was serious enough about someone to finally tell them about him. Father approved of the fact that Al was in Slytherin. Said he was glad I had the good sense to date the one sane Potter. Al was particularly thrilled by that comment." Scorpius said with a chuckle, remembering Al's gleeful expression when he had read the Malfoys' letter aloud for him.

James's lips quirked in a somewhat sad smile, "Al isn't used to being differentiated from the rest of the family in a good way."

Scorpius looked up sharply at that, "What does that mean?"

"I know he had a rough first year." James admitted, running a hand through his hair, "I was keeping an eye on him, and I even tried to talk to him about it a few times. Not that it helped. You're good for him though, Scor. I can tell."

Scorpius managed a smile, "Thanks. He's good for me too."

"I agree wholeheartedly. If you had told me you would be sneaking around the halls at night and shirking prefect duty in September I would have laughed." James smirked, "Al achieved the impossible."

Scorpius gave him a half-hearted glare, "Oh, shut up."

"Are you going to ask him to Hogsmeade this weekend?" James asked.

"Fran said Al was planning to ask me, but he hasn't got around to it yet." Scorpius admitted, shrugging.

James chuckled, "Well, this is the last Hogsmeade weekend of the year. I'd make a move, mate."

Scorpius nodded, his lips tugging downwards at the corners as he looked down at his sleeping boyfriend. James, noticing the change in expression, frowned, "What's wrong?"

Scorpius hesitated then sighed, "Has Al said anything to you about Christmas?"

Confusion entered the elder Potter's brown eyes, "No? Why? Should he have?"

"No, it's just..." Scorpius looked up at James, "I really thought he would want to come stay with me. Or that he'd ask me to come stay at yours."

Understanding, James gave him a reassuring smile, "You visit every Christmas, Scor. I'm sure Al didn't think he needed to invite you."

Scorpius blinked, "Really?"

"Really." James said, smiling slightly, "As for Al asking to visit your house, you ought to know better. He will never ask. The closest he's going to come to asking is dropping hints about meeting your family. If you want him to come home with you, you need to ask him."

Scorpius considered that, some of the worry that had been weighing on him over the past few days dissipating, "He's constantly telling me he thinks my father sounds like the coolest person ever. He wants Father to introduce him to his vampire clients."

James snorted, "He would." He said, looking fondly at his younger brother, "You know, these past few months have been the most I've seen Al since we started school here. I didn't realise it before, but I missed him."

Scorpius smiled softly, "I think he missed you as well."

James grinned and started to say something but was interrupted when Lily came and sat herself down on Al's stomach before either he or Scorpius could protest.

Al grunted, waking with a start and doubling over, his head hitting Scorpius's chin at his sudden movement making the Gryffindor cry out more in surprise than pain. Al groaned pitifully, arms curled around his stomach. He threw Lily a sleepy glare before turning to Scorpius, green eyes apologetic, "Are you okay?"

Scorpius chuckled, leaning forward to kiss Al full on the mouth, not caring about their audience, "You're adorable." He murmured against Al's lips, grinning.

Al's expression turned indignant as he pulled away, "I am not."

Scorpius's grin widened, "You are. And I love it." He said before leaning forward to capture Al's lips in a kiss once more. This time it was more than a simple press of lips, and when Scorpius's tongue darted out to wet Al's lips, Al couldn't stop himself from rearranging his limbs so he could kiss his boyfriend more comfortably.

"My eyes! My eyes!" James protested loudly, even as Lily simply giggled.

Having forgotten completely that they were out in public, in the common room, and not up in their secret room, Scorpius tried to break off the kiss, placing his hands on Al's shoulders and pushing slightly. Al reluctantly let him pull away from the kiss, pouting slightly as he did. Scorpius's face was flushed with embarrassment but because of how Al was now sitting, straddling him, Al could feel just how aroused the Gryffindor really was by their antics. Al leaned forward to place his lips at Scorpius's ear, using the proximity to allow his erection to press against the Gryffindor's, "Tease."

Scorpius turned a brighter shade of red as he kept his hands on Al's hips to ensure the Slytherin didn't get up and leave him exposed to the rest of the common room's scrutiny. "I didn't mean to be." He said, hoping this would appease his always-need-to-get-even boyfriend. There had been a few incidents over the past few weeks where just as things had started getting hot and heavy between them, Scorpius had pulled away, mindful of their less-than-private surroundings. Each time, Al had punished Scorpius brutally later by bringing him to the brink of release and not allowing him to come until he was practically sobbing with need. Scorpius groaned silently as he became a little harder. Now was not the time for these thoughts!

Al leaned back slightly to study his boyfriend's expression, then nodded, "Alright, I'll let it slide." Scorpius knew better than to believe that was the end of that, so he simply raised a single brow, "What's the catch?"

Al grinned, "You come to Hogsmeade with me this weekend."

Scorpius's eyebrows rose in surprise and his grey eyes darted to meet James's amused gaze before returning to Al's face, "Done." He said, a wide smile curving his lips.

Al pressed a quick kiss to his cheek, "That's good. Now," Al turned to Lily, scowling, "what did I do to deserve that rude awakening?"

"How is it you don't curse her first and ask questions later?" James asked, annoyed.

Sensing that it was safe now, Al moved off Scorpius's lap and onto the couch, not protesting when his boyfriend kept an arm wrapped around his waist, "Because she would complain to Mum."

Lily looked offended, "I would not!"

James snorted, "Yes, you would." He retorted before nodding to his brother, "I find that reason acceptable."

"Yes, because your acceptance matters to me." Al said, rolling his eyes.

"Let's not get off topic, boys. Lils, I'm curious about why you woke Al up as well." Scorpius said, looking to the only Potter female.

"I just had a letter from Mum." Lily admitted grumpily, still not over her brothers' accusations, "Winter holidays start next week and she says she hasn't had a letter from you, Al, since Halloween. She wanted to know if Scor was coming over and if you were going to his."

Al's brows furrowed, "But Scorpius always comes over during winter holidays." He pointed out, looking to his boyfriend for confirmation.

Scorpius grinned, "I do. I'll be coming this year too."

Lily nodded, "I'll let Mum know then. You aren't going to Malfoy Manor, Al?"

"Actually," Scorpius spoke up, "I wanted to talk to you about that, Al."

Al looked to him, surprised, "Oh. Do you want to go up to your room?"

Scorpius nodded, flashing his boyfriend's siblings an apologetic smile before getting up and leading Al up to his room. Lorcan and Frank were both in the room and called out a greeting to the boys as they came in. Lorcan and Al were on much better terms now, especially since Lily had dumped the boy two weeks after Halloween for refusing to defile her in anyway for fear of her brothers.

Returning the greetings, Scorpius and Al made a beeline for the bed. Once on it, Scorpius spelled the curtains shut and muttered privacy and silencing charms before putting his wand away under his pillow. Al was already lying down on his back, green eyes watching Scorpius's face intently. "What did you want to talk about?"

"Would you like to come home for Christmas?" Scorpius blurted, his face flushing with colour.

Al's eyebrows rose, "Seriously?"

When Scorpius nodded, a small frown tugged on Al's lips, "Oh. I thought you didn't want me to meet your family just yet. I completely understand if that's the case. You don't need to invite me just because Lily mentioned it."

Scorpius's eyes grew wide, "What? Why would you think that?"

Al looked a little uncomfortable now and he fidgeted, "Well, I just thought maybe it was too soon. You didn't mention it at all so I thought—"

Scorpius moved closer and cupped Al's face with his hands, cutting off his words, "I didn't mention it because I was waiting for you to bring it up. I was actually waiting for you to invite me to yours as well."

"Invite you?" Al sounded incredulous, "You're more like family than I am for that bunch! What do you need an invitation for?"

Scorpius frowned at his boyfriend's words, "Al."

For once, Al's cheeks flushed with colour, "Right, sorry." He had promised Scorpius he would stop putting himself down, especially with regard to his family and how different he was to them. "I only meant that you've been there every winter since our first year. I didn't think you'd need an invitation."

"That's what James said." Scorpius admitted, smiling slightly, "And you're both right. I suppose I don't really need an invitation to your house. But you do need an invitation to mine." He shifted so he was laying on his side, his front pressed against Al's side, his fingers laced through one of Al's hands, resting on the Slytherin's flat stomach. "Would you like to come to Malfoy Manor and stay with me for a week, Albus?"

Al looked amused, "Albus?"

Scorpius grinned, "It felt like the moment to say 'Albus' rather than 'Al'."

Al chuckled, "You are such a nutter." He shifted so he lay on his side as well, looping one of his legs over Scorpius's waist and bringing the Gryffindor closer, "I'd love to come stay with you for a week."

"Brilliant." Scorpius said, his eyes shining with excitement as he closed the distance between them and kissed his boyfriend. Al hummed against his lips, smiling as his leg tightened around Scorpius's waist bringing their cocks in line with one another.

"Fuck." Scorpius breathed, lying back and arching his upper body as Al shifted to hover above him, his lips firmly attached to the Gryffindor's neck. Slowly, he lowered his pelvis onto Scorpius's and both boys groaned at the delicious contact, even though there were several layers of clothes between them. Al slowly, torturously, began to frot against Scorpius, his kisses in time with his slow thrusts. Scorpius gasped, hissed and cursed in turn as he felt pleasure course through him. His fingers reached for Al's belt, undoing the buckle and buttons, "I want to feel you." He moaned, "Please, Al."

Al let out a shaky breath, "Fuck, yes." He agreed, making quick work of Scorpius's pants and underwear, pulling them off and then pulling off his own.

This time, when he allowed his lower half to sink into Scorpius's, both boys let out choked moans of pleasure and cursed. Al couldn't help but wonder if it was this good for all gay couples or if this was just him and Scorpius. Pushing that question out of his head, Al focused on rutting against Scorpius in just the right way to render the usually composed Gryffindor into a puddle of high-strung, blubbering, pleasure-drunk nerves and limbs.

"Mmm! Ngh! Ah!" Scorpius pulled at the back of Al's head, bringing him down to kiss him as thoroughly as he could before his head fell back in another moan, "Fuck, Al! You feel so good, love. So fucking good."

Al let out a whimper; too busy concentrating on not coming to bother with forming words. Fuck, but Scorpius looked sexy as hell in this state. The ponytail had come loose at some point, and his hair was fanned out on the scarlet pillow, making for a lovely contrast. Neck arched, head thrown back, silver eyes watching him with a heady combination of lust and affection, usually pink lips now red and swollen because of Al's biting kisses. Scorpius looked breath-taking and Al knew if he didn't do something soon, he'd be coming before the Gryffindor.

Al reached down between them and fisted both their erections together, groaning at the tantalising pleasure this new action gave him. He could tell from the way Scorpius's body trembled from head to toe, and the soft, "Fucking hell." that his boyfriend liked the twist in events.

Al started jerking them off together, first hesitantly, then with quickly gained confidence as he watched Scorpius come apart under him.

"Unnh! Al! I-I need...Oh! God, I need—" He cried out Al's name then, thrusting up as he came hard. Al came with him, his orgasm so strong that he was still shaking from it a few minutes later.

"It's never been like that before." Scorpius mumbled dazedly, "Never ever. Fuck, Al."

"Really?" Al couldn't keep the pleased tone from his voice.

Scorpius let out a breathless laugh, "Really." He confirmed, turning to look into those green eyes, "You have never done this stuff with other guys, right?" He asked, trying to inject some light-heartedness in his voice and failing miserably.

Al frowned, "No, of course not. You know you're my first boyfriend. My first everything, really."

Scorpius grinned widely, "And you're my last." He promised, shifting closer to press his lips to the Slytherin's.

"Why did you ask though?" Al asked, confused.

Scorpius blushed, "Well, it's just, you're so good at this!"

Al's lips twitched, "At what? Sex?"

Scorpius's eyes widened, "Sex. Oh fuck, if this is so great, I think I might die when we actually have sex."

Al couldn't help but laugh at the concern in Scorpius's voice, "You won't die." He said, rolling his eyes. He paused then, considering something, "Fran said that when she walked in on you having sex with Lee, you were on top."

Scorpius groaned, "Why are we talking about Lee now?"

Al didn't bother responding, he just levelled a look at the Gryffindor. After a few moments, Scorpius caved with a sigh, "Yes, I was top. Obviously. Who would bottom for Lee?"

"With...Smith?" Al grimaced as he mentioned the Hufflepuff.

Scorpius frowned, running his fingers through Al's messy hair, "I topped. Whenever I have a fairly long term arrangement with someone, I tend to top."

"You do bottom though." Al said thoughtfully.

"I do. I've done it a few times, with one-night stands who knew what they were doing. I enjoyed it." Scorpius turned Al's face towards himself, studying those guarded green eyes, "Where are you going with this, love?"

"I'm just wondering what it would be like for us. The roles keep changing between us, sometimes you take charge and sometimes I do. Isn't it supposed to be more of a fixed thing?" Al's brows furrowed in concern as he looked at his boyfriend. He was new to this whole thing, but from all that he'd read and heard of, every gay relationship had one dominant personality and one submissive one. Their relationship didn't fit the mould. Didn't that mean something would eventually go wrong?

Scorpius smiled softly, "Oh, Al." He wrapped his arms around the Slytherin's waist and pulled him closer, nudging Al's nose with his own, "Nothing is fixed. Sure, a lot of gay men have a strong preference for either topping or being a bottom, but there are quite a few who go either way. Like me. And if I'm being completely honest, I'd like to do it both ways with you. I'll be fine if you don't want to though."

Al processed this then nodded slowly, "No, I'd like that too." He met Scorpius's silver gaze, "I want you to top the first few times though."

"I can do that." Scorpius agreed readily, allowing curiosity to get the better of him as he asked, "Why though? Usually, when they have gay sex for the first time, guys tend to prefer topping."

Al looked mildly embarrassed as he answered, "You implied that it's more enjoyable for the person on the bottom if their partner knew what they were doing. The only way I could know what I was doing is if you taught me."

Scorpius let out a harsh breath, staring wide-eyed at his boyfriend. After long moments he finally kissed Al's temple and hugged him tightly, "You're going to be the death of me, you know that?"

Al just chuckled, wrapping his arms around Scorpius as well.

A looooong chapter :) And yes, there's going to be one more up today :D You will all be happy to know I've finished writing the story on my end. Only need to put it up now. I'll try to be regular with the updates. I know I'd hate waiting for them.

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