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Ultimate OTP Comp (main entry, a wave goodbye)
As Strong As We are United (team two, 218 words)
You kiss him again, pinning him to the compartment wall, pressing closer to him as though to make up in advance for the months you'll have to spend away from him. "Love you," you whisper into his mouth.
Maybe Barty says it back, but you can't tell. His voice is too muffled by your desperate lips.
The train begins to slow, and you swear softly, still keeping a firm hold on Barty. You have only minutes now, rapidly fleeting minutes that fade into seconds with each breath.
You will have to let go soon. You will have to go back to pretending to be the perfect pureblood, and Barty the Ministry brat. You will go back to your separate lives, masquerading as strangers who might pass one another on the street with a cordial nod.
But for now, he is yours, and you are his. For now, time does not matter.
"I wish things could be different," you admit.
Barty slumps against you, head resting on your shoulder. "So do I," he sighs, his breath tickling your neck as the train finally stops.
He leaves the compartment first with a soft smile and wave goodbye. You count to twenty in your head before following, and he is already lost in the sea of students ready to return home.