(y/n) - your name

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There was a group of girls somewhat (y/n)'s physical age, gossiping and commenting to each other about her and Draco.

"As if she's with that handsome guy."

"No way he would go out with an ugly girl like that."

"She must've blackmailed him or something."

"He's way out of her league."

"She's not even that pretty! I'm more prettier than her for sure."

"She's just a fat cow. He's clearly being held against his will."

Their cruel words wanted to make (y/n) disappear, holding back her tears as she tried to not show the girls that she heard them. It was true, Draco was so handsome so why was he with her? Why wasn't he with someone who was prettier than her? She wasn't skinny, she wasn't as beautiful...

(y/n) pulled her cardigan around her tighter, hiding her stomach from view as she tried not to cry. What she didn't know was that Draco had heard everything, his eyes a dark grey from fury as he sneered at the girls. He saw how hurt his Puff was, using all of his willpower to not curse the girls as he stormed towards his girlfriend.

"(y/n)." she looks up at him after quickly wiping her eyes but she gasps in surprise when he kisses her deeply right in front of these girls. She was shocked that he was willing to show public affection like this, kissing him back as he held her cheeks gently.

"You are more beautiful than all the stars in the sky. Do you hear me? No one looks as beautiful as you do in my eyes." He spoke loudly enough for the girls to hear, glaring at them and they scoff before walking away. "Are you alright?" the Slytherin asks his girlfriend and she nods slightly but he wasn't happy with that answer knowing she was still thinking about those girls' words. He knew how cruel words stuck, the whispers and hushed comments plague the mind even though you try so hard to ignore them and not let them hurt you. "Let's go." the Hufflepuff lets her boyfriend pull her out of the mall and to the car that was waiting for them, the two of them getting in as it drove off once the door closed.

Draco frowned seeing how quiet (y/n) was, looking out the window and he hated not hearing her voice. She was usually quiet during their time together anyway but would still speak to him with a happy smile on her face. Now, she wasn't even looking at him and her face was blank like a statue. He didn't like that one bit. He didn't want her trapped in her thoughts that he knew made her question how gorgeous she was, trapped against a cruel voice that said negative things about her that weren't even remotely true. He knew because she was the one that chased his away.

"(y/n)..." he gingerly held her hand that was on her lap, entwining their fingers together.

"I'm sorry..."

"You have nothing to apologise for. What they said is untrue." she sighed, unsure of what to say and the platinum blonde-haired boy decided to pull her close to his side to just hold her. He let her lean against his arm as they drove to a quiet reserve, soon pulling her out of the car with him when they arrived.

(y/n) looked around at the park reserve they were in, surrounded by families and children that roamed around playground structures or sheltered benches with barbeques. There was a large pond of quacking ducks and shimmery fish, the sky above her a bright blue with a few clouds. It was such a peaceful area that she didn't realise Draco grabbing a picnic basket from the trunk plus the polaroid camera he bought. He smiled seeing his Puffs eyes shine in happiness, holding her hand and taking her up the hill.

"What do you think?"

"It's beautiful here! I didn't know England had a place like this." that made the Slytherin internally sigh in relief, setting the basket down to pull out a blanket to place on the ground. His heart stuttered in nervousness as he set everything out on the blanket but his worries fly away with the wind seeing the Hufflepuff smile at his effort. "Oh Draco, you didn't have to do all this. This is amazing."

"You deserve only the best (y/n)." he pecks her lips which makes her cheeks flush, sitting down on the blanket and pulling her down with him as they sat on top of a hill overlooking the reserve with trees behind them.

(y/n) couldn't believe how Draco pulled out all the stops just for her, taking her on an amazing date that he had all planned. She didn't know what to say to show her appreciation except for, "Thank you... for all of this Draco." he looked at her as she smiled at everything around her but he picked up on the slight doubt that made her lips quiver. 

"Why you? Because of so many reasons."

"What..." it was as if he heard her thoughts exactly.

"Because you make me feel safe, because you care for me without expecting anything in return." the Slytherin says, holding his puffs hands tightly in his own as he looked at her. "The minute you talked to me that first night in year one, you didn't look at me like everyone else does. You only saw me as Draco. Not as a Malfoy, not as Lucius' son but just as myself." he reaches up to hold her cheeks, to make her see he was telling the truth and that this was hard for him to say. He was never good with his feelings but he knew at this moment he needed to prove to the girl in front of him that he was hers entirely and purely hers.

"But I'm not-"

"-you are so beautiful inside and out. More beautiful than anyone that has passed in my life and will pass by in the future. More beautiful than all the stars in the sky, an angel that has blessed me. It's you (y/n), only you, my eyes will ever see and my heart will always lead me to. There's no one else and there will be no one else." (y/n) couldn't help her eyes tear up again from Draco's words as he leans his forehead on hers, his own eyes squeezed shut from trying to understand his emotions that were in turmoil inside of him but it all lead to one certain feeling he was terrified of.

"Draco..." she whispers, nuzzling her nose against his as she held his cheeks. She didn't know what to say but the boy in front of her understood she felt the same. They both understood how hard it was for the two of them to express how they felt verbally but she still needed to say something. "You make me feel safe too... You were the first person I told about my true self and you didn't shut me out, you didn't call me a monster. You still saw me as a person... even after you saw my older self, you make me feel normal, that I deserve to be alive like everyone else here... hell you shower me with such a perfect date too!" Draco chuckles lightly at that, wiping away the stray tears that escape down (y/n)'s cheeks. "There's so many things I want to thank you for but it's just... it's like a storm in my head and I wish I can show but it's so hard and I don't know how-!"

"-I know..." the Slytherin comforts the Hufflepuff, kissing her nose, her cheeks, her closed eyes and lastly her lips. She gasps lightly against his lips as he pulls her close to him, tilting his head to kiss her hard to try and show her what he felt for her and she tried to do the same while she held his shirt tightly in her hands. They pull apart slowly, staying close to each other until they opened their eyes with a smile. Draco couldn't help himself but nuzzle his nose against (y/n)'s, blushing from his sudden soft affection but revelling in her cute giggles. They turned to enjoy the picnic under the setting sun, eating and drinking together with the trees rustling from the cool breeze. 

The Slytherin was setting up the polaroid camera in his hands, reading the instructions on how to use it and he looks up to ask his Puff to see if he got it right but his heart raced seeing how happy she was at this moment. She had such a bright smile on her face watching the sunset, the colours reflecting off her glasses as the wind gently blew through her hair and her dress. He lifted up the camera to take a picture of her, snapping when she turned to face him with her gorgeous smile.

She is ethereal.

"Draco!" she gasps when he pulls out the polaroid, seeing the image appear of her smiling at the camera.

"Beautiful..." he mutters in awe, pocketing the picture for him to keep. "If you get to take pictures of me, I get to take ones of you." he smirks, capturing another picture of his girlfriend.

"Gimme!" she snatches the camera from him when the second polaroid comes out, moving to kiss his cheek and take a picture of the both of them. "Oh, your face!" she giggles when the picture appears, seeing his eyes wide with surprise when she kissed his cheek.

"Nope! Come here!" Draco quickly pulls (y/n) in his lap to kiss her and he takes a picture of the two of them, leaning back slowly with smiles on both of their faces as they looked at each other and he took another picture. 

They sat together well after the sun had set, the Hufflepuff laying her head in he boyfriend's lap as he played with her hair. She was speaking about random things and he leaned down to kiss her, disturbing her storytelling. He chuckles seeing her pout at him for disturbing her but kissed her again when she spoke once more. He kissed her multiple times while she spoke, his hands that were braiding her hair moving to caress her thigh like an irresistible magnet.

"Should we head home?" (y/n) asks as Draco kissed her again and he hums out in delight against her lips.

"I don't want to but we should..."