Draco had said he’d take his feelings back if he could. He’d said he wished Harry had left him alone. He’d said Harry was selfish and self-centred. Rushing up to him and expecting to be welcomed with open arms sounded like the exact opposite thing that Draco would want him to do. Rushing back and putting his feelings ahead of Draco’s sounded like the textbook definition of selfish and self-centred. Really though, as much as he insisted to himself that it was for Draco’s benefit, staying away was as much for him. He needed time to lick his wounds. He needed time to find the right words - words that amounted to more than simply "