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Around the World in 31 Days: Barbados (Butterbeer)
He finds Seamus at the Three Broomsticks, sipping a glass of butterbeer. "Mind if I join you?" Dean doesn't wait for Seamus to answer. He takes the seat across from him, signaling to Aberforth for a drink.
"You know you broke my heart," Seamus says softly. "I could have run away with you, but you just left. I spent months…"
He trails off as the barman brings the second butterbeer. Dean sighs as Aberforth disappears into the crowd again.
When he'd returned, Seamus had hugged him. Dean had been foolish enough to believe that it would have been enough, that they could go back to normal. He should have known there would be hurt feelings left unresolved.
"I thought you'd be safe at Hogwarts," Dean says softly.
Seamus snorts. "Right. The Carrows certainly made me feel right at home."
"It wasn't exactly a picnic for me," Dean snaps. "I had a mate die. He died while trying to protect me."
Seamus softens at that. Dean takes a deep breath. He's forced thoughts of Ted from his mind; he hasn't even had a chance to properly mourn the heroic man. Now, however, he feels a sob tearing apart his chest.
Seamus reaches out, taking Dean by the hand. Dean offers him a shaky smile, trying to calm his nerves again. He's happy to realize his boyfriend's touch still manages to silence his demons.
"It's been a hard year for both of us," Seamus says.
"Can we go back to being okay and hopelessly in love?" the other wizard whispers. "Please?"
Seamus leans forward, grazing his lips gently over Dean's in the smallest of kisses. "We already are," he assures him. "We'll heal from this, Dean. We always do."
Dean's smile feels more solid as he sips the warm butterbeer. Though months have passed between them, he and Seamus fall back into a familiar routine. They tell their own stories- Seamus, and his time spent rebelling against the Carrows and Dean with his time on the run.
It has been a hard year, but he's finally home, and nothing else matters.