Crowley and Aziraphale are supposed to go down to Atlantis to sort things out after Armageddon, but they get sidetracked, largely because they're too busy pining to be at all competent.
There's nothing quite like falling for a vampire you tried to kill through a series of midnight conversations at the grave where you buried him... Except maybe falling for the guy you tried to Turn through a series of midnight conversations at the grave you just crawled out of.
Shuri calls Steve in to see Bucky. Bucky decided to go back into unconsciousness because he felt that Hydra was still in his mind, and he's been asleep, his memories and mind being worked on by Shuri, ever since. Steve automatically thinks it's an emergency, a health issue, something bad, but it isn't. It really isn't.
Steve tells Bucky that he's going to stay in the past once he's returned the infinity stones, because that's what he believes he's going to do. But once in the past, he begins to have a change of heart. Or: Fuck the end of endgame, fuck the way they did Bucky, fuck it
"If there's one thing Harry thought he'd never see, it's Pansy Parkinson shaking him awake at three AM." Draco goes back in time to convince himself not to become a Death Eater. Pansy must enlist Harry Potter to go back after him and convince him not to before he fucks up the fabric of time, because he has "emotional sway." Harry has no idea what she's talking about.
Harry's soulmark is his scar, but he doesn't know that. He thinks he has no soulmate. And Draco, who has Harry Potter's scar on the inside of his hip, is not planning on ever telling him. Ever. It would break him in two. But when Hogwarts institutes a Health Ed week where Draco is tasked with the topic of soulmates, he begins to think maybe Harry needs to know.
"You are the one Harry Potter took to bed last night, correct?" Draco has a questionnaire he calls the Boyfriend Check for Harry's boyfriends. Because he's roommates and friends with Harry, and he needs to make sure they're up to snuff. And also for other reasons.
When Pansy's parents want Pansy to make a powerful, socially approved of match in the Post-War climate, Muggleborn Hermione Granger, Minister for Magic, seems like the dream candidate. Lucky, Hermione's looking for a way into the favor of the rich class so she can fund her charity projects. But somewhere along the way... Pansy begins to fall for real.
Blaise and Neville have... something. They spend their weekends together, kiss and visit Blaise's mother—all that. They're basically in a relationship. Except they haven't said so. Except Blaise isn't out, and when they go clubbing with their friends, Blaise dances all over the girls he finds. But they're basically in a relationship, so it's fine. It's fine.
Blaise would like to ask Neville out, but he ends up falling into bed with him instead. Neville's asexual– he's not sex-repulsed, but he still thinks he should let Blaise know. But while Blaise and Neville are best mates, there are things like holding hands and kissing and snuggling that friends with benefits do and friends don't. So he'll tell Blaise… some other time.
Draco wants to get a tattoo, but he can hardly do that when it turns out the artist of the shop he chooses is none other than Harry Potter.
Sirius wished he had said something– something different– all those years ago, at seventeen. Now here they were, Remus hefting the Sword of Gryffindor with a tired smile. "We might catch them this time. I hope you can handle it." Sirius made himself grin back. "I've been ready since the First War." OR: Sirius thinks he's not who he used to be and Remus who loves him as he is now.
Draco is lucky... or he was. He was lucky enough to get partnered with Harry Potter, who aside from being a record-breaking Junior Aurors partner, also happens to be the idiot Draco has been pining after for... well, it doesn't do to mention. Because he's not lucky anymore– Harry Potter has filed for partner reassignment, and Draco has no idea why. (Okay, he has a little idea why.)
"I think you're… you're bright," Luna tried. Words were so stupid, she thought. So inadequate. "And you're made out of summer. Do you know what I mean?" Luna said reasonably, "You're very hot." Or: Where Luna's in love and Ginny is having a hard time figuring that out. To be fair, James is being a little bit of a bother.
Harry should've seen the signs, but when has he ever figured anything out before it came and slapped him in the face? He gets it now, all the clues he's failed to follow. But what he doesn't understand is why, exactly, Draco felt compelled to keep it a secret from Harry. Or: Where Draco is a vampire and Harry is a worried boyfriend.
Sometimes Ron doesn't quite know how to show his girlfriend or his sister how much he loves them. Sometimes Luna's not sure what pronouns to use. Sometimes Ginny can't stop staring at Luna, who is not her boyfriend. Sometimes Hermione guesses feelings wrong. Sometimes after a war can be quite confusing.