Despite the closeness of their embrace, the kiss still caught Harry unprepared, sending needles across his skin. Even though Harry’s mind had been elsewhere, it still bought a dumb smile to his face - it always seemed to.<br/>Tipping his head slightly forward, Harry tried to get a better view of Draco.<br/>“You’ alright, darling?” he asked with a little chuckle, gently and with a smile rather than accusatory.<br/>Draco’s face had been obscured to Harry throughout the entirety of their conversation, and despite the tenderness of the caress, Harry found Draco’s state of mind terribly hard to read. After all, Harry knew from experience how tender these subjects still remained, even a decade after.