Day 20. Harry Potter. Harry/Draco. Show Him How Much Title: Show him how much Author:digthewriter Word Count: 295 Rating: PG-13 Warning: EWE. Auror Training Academy. Made up stuff. Pretend Relationship. Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended. Author's Notes: This story is going to be called "Nothing Ventured. Nothing Gained." Each chapter is going to have a unique title but it'll all be part of one big story. I hope! AO3 link for all chapters in a row! All my thanks to nia_kantorka for the beta - omg best alpha/beta ever!
It was as if the universe knew to screw with him again, a group of people dressed up in elf costumes came in and started to dance around the room.
The intense gaze Harry had been holding with Malfoy dissipated, and Harry was almost afraid they'd lost their moment. Except, Malfoy said he'd not been pretending for a while now. So even if the moment was lost, he had not lost him.
All Harry wanted in that moment was to take Malfoy home. Even if he didn't have a home, not really. He lived in the dormitory at the Academy, and he technically owned Grimmauld Place, but his home was more the Burrow than Grimmauld Place. Still, he imagined a warm sitting room, a brightly lit tree, a warm fire -- all where he and Malfoy could stay and no one would bother them. Where they could be alone. Explore each other in ways Harry had only dreamt about.
He looked away from the distraction, everyone laughing and enjoying themselves, and smiled at Malfoy.
"You like me." Malfoy frowned at Harry and Harry couldn't help but laugh. "You like me just as much as I like you."
"I hate you, Potter," Malfoy said but his smile dissipated any venom in the words. "There's a part of me that'll always hate you."
Harry shrugged. "I suppose that's true. But it'll be good for our sex life. Hate sex can be hot..." He paused for a moment when a light twinkled in Malfoy's eye. He was interested. "Or so I've heard."
"Are you suggesting you'd like to find out."
Harry smiled. "I'm suggesting we should get out of here and let me show you how much I don't hate you."