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Harry POV
Ron has been avoiding me for a week and I can’t figure out why we haven’t fought lately. I can not stand that he's gone, that he’s not with me during the day, sitting by me in class or playing chess with me in the common room at night. I miss him. Did he figure out I have a crush on him ? oh no no he can’t I buried that down beneath the layers of trauma over the years he can’t know. I sit on my bed panicking. I don't know what will happen with us now. Do I try to talk to him or not?. After panicking for a while I decide to let this play out for a bit and see how it goes. He can’t ignore me forever right
Ron POV
I am in love with Harry Potter. No denying it he can’t do anything about it he can’t have Harry. Hes Harry Potter and I am just Ron Weasley why would the boy who lived want him as anything romantic whe nhe could have any guy or girl he wanted he doesn’t want me `so I ignore him its to painful to be around him and not have him so I avoid him. Even though it pains me seeing him looking so lost wandering through the halls and sitting by the fire in the common room upset at my absence no matter how much I want to kiss the pout off his lips I keep my resolve I cant’t have him I can’t have him. He doesn’t want me is what I convince myself even as I see the absolute forlorn on his face as he drifts through the halls as if he's nearly headless nick.
A week later
Harry POV
He’s still avoiding me I can’t stand it I am gonna confront him after dinner I miss him I can’t keep doing this with him gone I don’t feel complete
After dinner
Harry had Ron cornered alone in there dorm alone
“ Why are you ignoring me ?”
Ron tries to leave. I don't let him.
“ Please Ron what did I do wrong ?”
His head snaps up fast
“Why did you think that you did anything wrong ?”
“Becuase you haven’t so much as look at me in the past two weeks it hurts just tell me whats wrong so I can fix it I love you Ron please “
Harry sees Ron’s resolve physically break
“ I love you romantically and I can’t have you your the boy who lived you could have anyone you wanted why would you want me I am not anybody you deserve so much more so I ignored you tried to push down it hurt that I couldn’t go hug and kiss the sad look of your face when I saw you in the common room that I couldn’t be completely yours because you woyldn’t want me when you could have ginny or blaise zabini or anyone you wanted in this bloody castle and it hurt that you wouldn’t want me “
It hurts to hear him talk about himself as if he wasn’t my first friend as if he wasn’t what I’d miss most during the second task. As if I am not completely in love with him I grab the tie of his uniform and pull him down to kiss me shutting up his rant composed entirely of insecurities.
“ and what if it is you I want Ron its always been you do you not remember the second task?”
“ whats the triward tournament got to do with this “
“ you were my thing I would miss the most “
It takes a minute but I see the moment it clicks in his eyes the moment he realizes I love him too
“ y-you want me ?”
“ yeah I do “
He grabs the sides of my face and kisses me and it’s a very long time before we move apart and even then we only do because Neville Dean and Seamus get back.
And if they notice Ron sneaking into my bed to cuddle the nights following they never say a thing and there the first nightmare free nights I have had in the longest time.