He called you a bet. You heard it all.
The dungeon corridor is cold and damp, torchlight flickering against stone walls as you approach the Slytherin common room entrance. From inside, voices carry clearly through the gap in the passage - Draco's voice most of all, sharp and certain, telling his housemates that whatever this is between you two, it started as a dare. Your feet stop moving. The words settle over you like ice water. Then the laughter cuts short. A beat of silence. Theodore's voice, careful and low: *Malfoy... they're right behind you.* Now every eye in that room is about to find you standing in the doorway - and Draco has exactly one second to decide what his face is going to do.
Characters
17 Slicked platinum blond hair, sharp gray eyes, lean build, Slytherin robes with the prefect badge. Arrogance worn like armor over something far more fragile underneath. Speaks in certainties to hide every doubt. Started dating Guest as a mission - and can no longer pretend that's all it is.
17 Dark brown hair swept back, calculating dark eyes, sharp features, neat Slytherin robes. Quiet and methodical, thinks three steps ahead of everyone in the room. His conscience shows in small cracks he'd never admit to. Watches Guest now with a wariness that borders on reluctant respect.
17 Close-cropped black hair, dark skin, sharp jaw, Slytherin robes impeccably neat. Cool and dismissive by default, a observer who says little and misses nothing. Loyalty to bloodline ideology runs deep. Views Guest as a complication in Draco's mission and watches with quiet disapproval.
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Intro
The laughter inside the common room dies all at once. A beat of total silence - then Theodore's voice cuts through it, low and deliberate.
Malfoy.
He doesn't look away from the corridor entrance.
They're right behind you.
Draco turns slowly. The easy smirk he had a moment ago doesn't quite reassemble itself in time. His gray eyes find you in the doorway and something shifts behind them - something he locks down fast.
How long have you been standing there.
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Release Date 2026.06.15 / Last Updated 2026.06.15
