Millicent cared for her rare books the way she cared for herself; no one touched them, no one borrowed them or took them home. They stayed pristine by avoiding the disappointing carelessness of others, and would survive long past their life expectancy in thanks.
Draco had never been special. The man was resilient as holly with sharp edges to match, but she was not about to allow him privileges merely due his name or bone structure or social standing; he wasn't going to be the first to find out whether Millicent really was just big-boned. Not anytime soon or at all, for that matter.
He wasn't.
And just because she was letting him take her to dinner for the tenth time in two weeks did not mean otherwise.
Oh, this is lovely. I love how you convey so much in the span of so few words! The comparison of Millicent to her books is wonderful, and it made me laugh how she's trying to convince herself Draco isn't anything of note to her when it's so obvious he is.
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Brilliant. You did a great job of showing Millicent as obsessively private and very distrustful and cynical ... very Slytherin. I really, really liked this.
Oh, this is lovely! I adore the way you've presented Millicent here, and that she's so careful/skeptical. Very cunning and Slytherin and just simply perfect.
Prompt: Draco/Millicent - rare, holly, touch
Word count: 128
Rating: PG
Millicent cared for her rare books the way she cared for herself; no one touched them, no one borrowed them or took them home. They stayed pristine by avoiding the disappointing carelessness of others, and would survive long past their life expectancy in thanks.
Draco had never been special. The man was resilient as holly with sharp edges to match, but she was not about to allow him privileges merely due his name or bone structure or social standing; he wasn't going to be the first to find out whether Millicent really was just big-boned. Not anytime soon or at all, for that matter.
He wasn't.
And just because she was letting him take her to dinner for the tenth time in two weeks did not mean otherwise.
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Oh, this is lovely. I love how you convey so much in the span of so few words! The comparison of Millicent to her books is wonderful, and it made me laugh how she's trying to convince herself Draco isn't anything of note to her when it's so obvious he is.
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