All I Want for Christmas (Is You) - Skating
Title: Skating
Author: sophia_clark
Word Count: 1,080
Characters/Pairings: Draco, Harry, Teddy (eventual H/D)
Rating: PG
Warning: So fluff, much cute.
Summary: Draco, Harry, & Teddy go ice skating, with varying levels of success.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Author's Notes: Written for slythindor100's 25 Days of Draco & Harry Traditional Prompt 14 - Frozen tree branch with berries, & for dracoharry100's Christmas Challenge prompt - Leather gloves. Part fourteen of All I Want for Christmas (Is You). The title for each part will be a different Christmas song/carol, because I love them all! :)
*Sorry this is being posted here late, I was so exhausted last night! ♥
Read on AO3
Part One
"Come on, Hawwy! Come i-skate wif me!"
Draco glanced over to the edge of the frozen lake he and Teddy were skating on, where Harry was still standing awkwardly, watching them. He was looking markedly less than confident on his ice skates, and Draco couldn’t help but to flash a smile at him.
"Not scared of a little frozen water, are you, Potter?"
Harry met his gaze head on, his green eyes blazing intensely even from meters away. There were a number of trees growing up and down the bank behind him, and he was framed by their many frozen branches, glistening red berries dotted all along them. It was quite a striking sight to behold. Draco wanted to skate right over there and snog him silly, but unfortunately he was currently moving slowly backwards, pulling Teddy along by his small hands. He would simply have to wait for another opportunity to present itself. More's the pity.
"I’m not scared, Malfoy. I’ve just never done this before. And, well," he went to run a hand through his hair, forgetting the Gryffindor-red hat currently covering it and knocking the woolly monstrosity askew. He then jammed it farther down over his ears, and Draco admired the blush on his cheeks, almost as red as the hat. "You’ve probably noticed I’m not the most graceful person, even on solid ground."
"You know, I had noticed that, as a matter of fact." Harry rolled his eyes, and Draco smirked. "However, I dare say that you are rather more than a graceful flyer. Perhaps this will turn out to be another hidden talent of yours."
"Peas, Hawwy! Come i-skate. Is weely fun!" Teddy then hit him with the full force of his pathetic puppy dog eyes and pouty lip. Draco knew he himself was utterly powerless against such maneuvers; he sincerely doubted Harry would be any different.
Harry did look quite torn, obviously moved by Teddy’s plea. He took a visible breath. "Okay, buddy. I’m coming."
He took one unsteady step onto the ice, his face a comic mix of terror and surprise when he instantly started to slip. Draco looked down at Teddy. "Do you think you can stay up on your own for a bit if I go try to help Harry?"
"Yeah! I can do it, Dwaco! I no fall!" His little eyebrows, inky black today, were scrunched together as he nodded determinedly. Draco smiled down at his adorable little cousin.
"I have absolute faith in you, love." He stroked Teddy’s cheek with his supple leather glove, making him giggle. He wobbled a bit as Draco let go of his hands, but after a few moments, he regained his balance and started gliding forward on his own.
"I do it! Look, Dwaco! I i-skate!"
"You sure are ice skating, Teddy. And all by yourself! Now let’s just see if I can get Harry up to your advanced level." He turned back to where Harry was standing. Or, well, where he had been standing moments before. He was now sprawled on his arse just a few paces away from the lake’s edge. Draco tried to hold in his laughter as he skated over to his side.
"Don’t say anything." Harry said, staring straight up at the sky. "I think it’s safe to say that this is not a hidden talent of mine."
Draco couldn’t contain an amused snort at that, and when Harry finally turned to look at him, he lost it completely. Harry scowled at first, but soon he was laughing as well, sitting up gingerly and swatting Draco’s leg with the back of his hand.
"Prat. The least you can do is help me up. This whole thing was your idea, after all. I wanted to take Teddy to see the gingerbread house competition Luna mentioned the other day, but oh no! We just had to go ice skating instead."
Draco smirked as he grabbed Harry’s hand to pull him up. Harry clung to his shoulders for balance and Draco tried very hard not to preen. "This is what Teddy chose to do, if you will recall. Today is a perfect day for skating. It is not too bitterly cold, and the sun is even shining somewhat. I can have you skating like a professional in no time, not to worry. Besides," he said with a leer, "if you fall again, I will be right here to get you upright."
They were standing so close to one another, Harry still clutching onto him tightly. Draco unashamedly took advantage of the situation to hold onto Harry’s waist and shift even closer to the other man. He swore he could actually feel the heat from Harry’s blush as he stared at him, wide-eyed. Then Harry’s gaze shifted down to Draco’s lips and he sucked in a little breath. Merlin, this was it, this was his golden opportunity right here. He just need to lean in ever so slightly and…
Thump.
Something solid suddenly knocked into Draco’s legs from behind, sending both himself and Harry toppling over into the damp snowbank beside them. When the world stopped spinning a few moments later, Draco found his face wedged uncomfortably into Harry’s right armpit. He could also feel something heavy squirming around on top of his legs. He warily lifted his head up and turned to see Teddy beaming back at him.
"Dat was so fun! We all fall down in da snow!"
Draco huffed, but quickly turned back around, startled, when the ground began shaking slightly beneath him. Harry was laughing, the sound and motion vibrating up into Draco’s chest from where they were pressed together along their fronts. The sight of his flushed and smiling face, along with the feel of his solid, warm body were causing entirely inappropriate feelings to race through Draco, quick as a snitch. Inappropriate only because of the bouncing three-year-old still on top of them.
"Wow, thanks so much for the skating lesson, Draco. I reckon I’m really starting to get the hang of it, now."
Draco rolled his eyes, and he reluctantly moved to get off of Harry. "It is not my fault that this one is a, what is it that you call him? Oh yes, a monkey." He grabbed Teddy under the arms, and the boy was already laughing even before Draco started tickling him. "Care to assist me, Harry? He is known to be a wily little thing."
Harry grinned broadly before doing just that.
TBC...
Part Fifteen
Author: sophia_clark
Word Count: 1,080
Characters/Pairings: Draco, Harry, Teddy (eventual H/D)
Rating: PG
Warning: So fluff, much cute.
Summary: Draco, Harry, & Teddy go ice skating, with varying levels of success.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Author's Notes: Written for slythindor100's 25 Days of Draco & Harry Traditional Prompt 14 - Frozen tree branch with berries, & for dracoharry100's Christmas Challenge prompt - Leather gloves. Part fourteen of All I Want for Christmas (Is You). The title for each part will be a different Christmas song/carol, because I love them all! :)
*Sorry this is being posted here late, I was so exhausted last night! ♥
Read on AO3
Part One
"Come on, Hawwy! Come i-skate wif me!"
Draco glanced over to the edge of the frozen lake he and Teddy were skating on, where Harry was still standing awkwardly, watching them. He was looking markedly less than confident on his ice skates, and Draco couldn’t help but to flash a smile at him.
"Not scared of a little frozen water, are you, Potter?"
Harry met his gaze head on, his green eyes blazing intensely even from meters away. There were a number of trees growing up and down the bank behind him, and he was framed by their many frozen branches, glistening red berries dotted all along them. It was quite a striking sight to behold. Draco wanted to skate right over there and snog him silly, but unfortunately he was currently moving slowly backwards, pulling Teddy along by his small hands. He would simply have to wait for another opportunity to present itself. More's the pity.
"I’m not scared, Malfoy. I’ve just never done this before. And, well," he went to run a hand through his hair, forgetting the Gryffindor-red hat currently covering it and knocking the woolly monstrosity askew. He then jammed it farther down over his ears, and Draco admired the blush on his cheeks, almost as red as the hat. "You’ve probably noticed I’m not the most graceful person, even on solid ground."
"You know, I had noticed that, as a matter of fact." Harry rolled his eyes, and Draco smirked. "However, I dare say that you are rather more than a graceful flyer. Perhaps this will turn out to be another hidden talent of yours."
"Peas, Hawwy! Come i-skate. Is weely fun!" Teddy then hit him with the full force of his pathetic puppy dog eyes and pouty lip. Draco knew he himself was utterly powerless against such maneuvers; he sincerely doubted Harry would be any different.
Harry did look quite torn, obviously moved by Teddy’s plea. He took a visible breath. "Okay, buddy. I’m coming."
He took one unsteady step onto the ice, his face a comic mix of terror and surprise when he instantly started to slip. Draco looked down at Teddy. "Do you think you can stay up on your own for a bit if I go try to help Harry?"
"Yeah! I can do it, Dwaco! I no fall!" His little eyebrows, inky black today, were scrunched together as he nodded determinedly. Draco smiled down at his adorable little cousin.
"I have absolute faith in you, love." He stroked Teddy’s cheek with his supple leather glove, making him giggle. He wobbled a bit as Draco let go of his hands, but after a few moments, he regained his balance and started gliding forward on his own.
"I do it! Look, Dwaco! I i-skate!"
"You sure are ice skating, Teddy. And all by yourself! Now let’s just see if I can get Harry up to your advanced level." He turned back to where Harry was standing. Or, well, where he had been standing moments before. He was now sprawled on his arse just a few paces away from the lake’s edge. Draco tried to hold in his laughter as he skated over to his side.
"Don’t say anything." Harry said, staring straight up at the sky. "I think it’s safe to say that this is not a hidden talent of mine."
Draco couldn’t contain an amused snort at that, and when Harry finally turned to look at him, he lost it completely. Harry scowled at first, but soon he was laughing as well, sitting up gingerly and swatting Draco’s leg with the back of his hand.
"Prat. The least you can do is help me up. This whole thing was your idea, after all. I wanted to take Teddy to see the gingerbread house competition Luna mentioned the other day, but oh no! We just had to go ice skating instead."
Draco smirked as he grabbed Harry’s hand to pull him up. Harry clung to his shoulders for balance and Draco tried very hard not to preen. "This is what Teddy chose to do, if you will recall. Today is a perfect day for skating. It is not too bitterly cold, and the sun is even shining somewhat. I can have you skating like a professional in no time, not to worry. Besides," he said with a leer, "if you fall again, I will be right here to get you upright."
They were standing so close to one another, Harry still clutching onto him tightly. Draco unashamedly took advantage of the situation to hold onto Harry’s waist and shift even closer to the other man. He swore he could actually feel the heat from Harry’s blush as he stared at him, wide-eyed. Then Harry’s gaze shifted down to Draco’s lips and he sucked in a little breath. Merlin, this was it, this was his golden opportunity right here. He just need to lean in ever so slightly and…
Thump.
Something solid suddenly knocked into Draco’s legs from behind, sending both himself and Harry toppling over into the damp snowbank beside them. When the world stopped spinning a few moments later, Draco found his face wedged uncomfortably into Harry’s right armpit. He could also feel something heavy squirming around on top of his legs. He warily lifted his head up and turned to see Teddy beaming back at him.
"Dat was so fun! We all fall down in da snow!"
Draco huffed, but quickly turned back around, startled, when the ground began shaking slightly beneath him. Harry was laughing, the sound and motion vibrating up into Draco’s chest from where they were pressed together along their fronts. The sight of his flushed and smiling face, along with the feel of his solid, warm body were causing entirely inappropriate feelings to race through Draco, quick as a snitch. Inappropriate only because of the bouncing three-year-old still on top of them.
"Wow, thanks so much for the skating lesson, Draco. I reckon I’m really starting to get the hang of it, now."
Draco rolled his eyes, and he reluctantly moved to get off of Harry. "It is not my fault that this one is a, what is it that you call him? Oh yes, a monkey." He grabbed Teddy under the arms, and the boy was already laughing even before Draco started tickling him. "Care to assist me, Harry? He is known to be a wily little thing."
Harry grinned broadly before doing just that.
TBC...
Part Fifteen