"And then there’s all of the pressure that we’ve been under - that we’ve put on ourselves," Draco clarified, "I’m worried that... I’m worried that the strength of my feelings is linked to the trauma that we’ve experienced together. I’m afraid that," he chuckled darkly, "Well, I suppose that’s the root of the problem: I’m afraid. What if, after everything is over, and we don’t have this millstone around our necks, and this Damocles sword above our heads - what if, when life is calm again, I realise that I made a mistake. That it was the heat of everything. And I’ve gone and betrayed the vows I made to my wife, and hurt you in the process," he looked up, his eyes suddenly panicked.