pairing: BaekChen
length: 1314 words

“Guess what?”

“What?”

“I’m bored.”

Jongdae frowned as he looked away from the roll of parchment paper in front of him, right hand paused in midair while brandishing an ink-tipped quill. “And you interrupted me just to say that?”

Baekhyun shrugged, rather clumsily since his head was currently resting against his boyfriend’s thighs. “Well, I was hoping we could, y’know, do something.”

“I am doing something, you dingus.” Jongdae’s eyes and right hand returned to the five foot-long parchment paper, and he doggedly scribbled away while his left hand mindlessly continued combing through the older Gryffindor’s hair. “Our N.E.W.T.s start next month. And I know you plan on becoming an Auror, so you’d better start studying if you want to actually qualify for Auror training after graduation.”

“But studying is so boring,” Baekhyun whined as he turned his head and stared distastefully at his stack of textbooks at the other end of the room. “Besides, I have to strategize for the last Quidditch game of the season. No shot we’re letting Ravenclaw pull one over us when we’re this close to winning the House Cup this year.”

“And you can do that after you’ve finished your essay on Manticores, which I know you haven’t even touched, even though it was assigned a week ago,” the younger Gryffindor chided. He then let out a long sigh. “Merlin’s beard, why did I get stuck with such a jock?”

“Because I’m handsome and funny and you’re handsome and smart, and together, we make the perfect pair,” Baekhyun smugly answered before grasping his boyfriend’s left hand and pressing a chaste kiss on top. “We’re the best power couple in Hogwarts history as Head Boy and Quidditch Captain.”

“Head Boy and Head Girl would probably be more of a power statement, to be honest,” Jongdae placidly commented as he moved his left hand back to the top of Baekhyun’s head, only half-listening to his boyfriend’s drivel.

This time, it was Baekhyun’s turn to frown when he replied, “You wouldn’t ever date Hyeri though, right?” His grimace deepened as he continued, “You can’t ever trust a Slytherin. She’s literally the definition of a snake.”

“She’d be a better study partner than you, considering she actually pays attention in class and does her homework when she’s supposed to,” Jongdae mildly pointed out.

“But that’s boring,” the Quidditch Captain childishly repeated, visibly pouting in an attempt to get his significant other to pay attention to him.

However, the younger Gryffindor remained focused on his Transfiguration essay, murmuring various theoretical points that he needed to hit under his breath as his hand flew across the parchment.

The silence lasted a solid five minutes before Baekhyun worriedly asked, “You’re going to watch the game next month, right? You’re not going to skip, even though we have exams around the same time?”

“Of course I’ll be there,” Jongdae quickly reassured him, leaning down to drop a soft peck on the older Gryffindor’s forehead, before resuming his essay again. “When have I ever missed one of your games?”

“All of them in third year and fourth—”

“When have I missed any since we started dating?” Jongdae clarified while shooting his boyfriend a slightly exasperated yet amused look.

Baekhyun grinned cheekily while answering, “None, which I’m very grateful for, since you’re my lucky charm. I have a perfect record when it comes to catching the Snitch, thanks to you.”

“I’m glad I’m useful for something, considering I can barely follow the sport in real-time once you’re all on the field,” the Head Boy commented wryly. “How you’re able to keep an eye out for the Snitch while also calling out plays for the Chasers, I’ll never understand.”

“We’ve all got our strengths and weaknesses. Mine just happen to be superior eyesight and spontaneous calculations,” Baekhyun boasted.

“And humility is definitely a weakness that I’m not sure you’ll ever be able to overcome,” Jongdae playfully snarked in return.

“Which I don’t think is a problem, since then I’d be in Hufflepuff and we never would’ve gotten together,” the older Gryffindor stoutly pointed out. His devilish grin returned again as he slyly added, “And then you would’ve missed out on the best snogging you’ll ever experience in this castle.”

“Merlin’s beard, Baek, do I need to put you on time-out until you can behave yourself?” Jongdae then flicked his boyfriend’s forehead without warning, causing Baekhyun to yelp loudly. “If I’m not able to finish this essay by tonight, you’re not going to be snogging anyone until graduation. And that’s if you even manage to graduate, you little gremlin.”

“Hey! You can’t deny me my snogging rights! You’ll just be denying yourself snogging rights as well!” Baekhyun protested while sitting up and rubbing his sore forehead.

“I lived just fine for fifteen years without snogging anyone, so two months with no snogging is perfectly fine by me, to be honest,” the Head Boy said with a shrug. “I’ll probably be able to focus better on N.E.W.T.s if I don’t have you slobbering all over me every other hour.”

“Hey! I do not slobber!”

Jongdae only hummed in response, his mind clearly done with this topic and back on his Transfiguration essay, which was now missing two feet of analysis.

Baekhyun pouted again, but decided against prodding his boyfriend in case he really did follow through with his quasi-threat of no snogging. However, as the minutes passed by, the seventeen-year-old Gryffindor soon found himself fidgeting from boredom again. And it took an excruciating amount of self-control to keep himself from dragging Jongdae with him to the Quidditch field so that they could throw a Quaffle around for about an hour.

And it took even less time for Jongdae to warningly say, “Baek, I know what you’re thinking right now, but we’re not leaving until we finish our homework. You know you’re going to hate yourself if you don’t end up qualifying for Auror training and I care about you too much to let you self-sabotage yourself right before the finish line.”

Baekhyun let out a dramatic sigh as he stood up and dragged himself over to his neat stack of textbooks, noticeably untouched compared to Jongdae’s which were creased and dog-eared. He grabbed his Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook, since that was the subject he had the least trouble with, before padding back to his boyfriend and sitting across the table from him. “Do we get to have a snack after this?” Baekhyun asked with a sheepish smile as he flipped open the textbook. “I’m hungry.”

Jongdae reached over and pinched his boyfriend’s soft cheeks while smiling and nodding. “We can ask Sungyeol and Myungsoo to sneak us into the kitchens later.”

“Oh, is the Head Boy planning to break the rules?” Baekhyun mischievously raised an eyebrow while using his quill to tickle the younger male’s arm.

“Only for my needy boyfriend, since he deserves a reward after he writes the best essay ever on Manticores,” Jongdae sang back while pointedly tapping the edge of Baekhyun’s empty parchment paper. “He also might get a kiss if he gets an O on this essay.”

“Is that a challenge, my good sir?” Baekhyun asked with a saucy grin.

“Merely a suggestion,” the Head Boy primly replied.

But there was an impish glint in his eyes that didn’t go missed by Baekhyun, who preened at the prospect. “And do I get another kiss after we win the House Cup?”

“You get that kiss now, so you don’t get distracted from your studies,” Jongdae decided as he leaned forward and planted a sweet kiss atop Baekhyun’s thin lips. “Now focus, Baek. We’ve only got a few hours left until I have to go out for patrol.”

Thoroughly pleased, Baekhyun nodded and unabashedly returned the kiss, causing his boyfriend to shake his head in amusement. “I love you, Jongdae.”

“I love you too, Baekhyun.”

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