Happy birthday, alafaye!
Title: Fall with me
Author: bleedforyou1
Pairing: Harry Potter/Charlie Weasley
Rating: PG
Beta: vanessawolfie
Summary: Harry realises how much he enjoys autumn... for more than just the leaves.
Word count: 358
Warnings: none
Note: Happy birthday, alafaye!!! I hope you enjoy this harry/charlie ficlet with your prompt of "leaves" :)
Harry kicked another pile of leaves as he walked down the path, feeling slightly childish as he imagined rolling around in the cool autumn air. He had always loved doing that as a kid-- making giant piles of leaves and then diving into them.
“Harry, wait up!”
He turned around to see Charlie running after him, his Weasley scarf waving as he caught up to Harry.
“Hey,” Harry said softly, stopping and waiting for him. In front of the Weasley household was a rather cozy forest that Harry found much more appealing than the awkward and stuffy air inside. He had just broken up with Ginny two weeks ago and he kind of felt like he'd just broken up with the whole Weasley family.
“We don’t hate you, y’know,” Charlie said as they started to walk again. “Quite the opposite in fact. And mum will get over it eventually-- she just imagined a bunch of Potter and Weasley kids running around and playing with each other.”
Harry chuckled and shook his head, glancing up through his fringe at the older red-head. “So you’re angry? About Ginny and I breaking it off?”
“Nah,” he said, shrugging. “You owe us all our lives; the least we can do is let you be happy, with whoever you choose.”
Sighing, Harry rubbed his arm through his woolly sweater. “I don’t know who that’ll be. I don’t think I’ll be having any Potter kids running around though.”
“I know,” Charlie smiled. Harry looked up in amazement. “Yeah, I figured you’d be bent, like me. Don’t ask me how-- Bill says I have amazing gay-dar, whatever the hell that means.”
Harry bit his lip to stop from laughing out loud. “Gay-dar, huh? What other gay powers do you have?”
“I have this one...” Charlie stopped and put his hand on Harry’s arm. Watching him through wary eyes, Harry’s heart stuttered as Charlie leaned closer.
“Show me,” Harry whispered.
And with that one kiss, Harry felt as though he really were diving into a pile of leaves and rolling around, all filled with joy and an air of prolonged happiness that he really wanted.