Draco • 025

[mudbloodhater]

Who • Draco Malfoy and you!
Where • Somni.
Style • Let's go with first.
Status • Open.

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[for one of the first times, Draco had a day off. That, in and of itself, was surprising, considering the blond's tendency to be a bit of a workaholic. Naturally, Draco was quite unsure of what to do with himself if he couldn't do paperwork or charm everyone

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[sonuvasnitch]

[ Harry had not been avoiding Draco, or at least that's what he was telling himself. He'd woken up beside the blond after a short nap, had quickly changed, and left Draco in his office.

[He hadn't been back to Mama Mille's since with the excuse to his boss that he wasn't feeling well. Really it wasn't much of an excuse.

[He was out and about now, and was more than surprised to see the blond haired man who he'd previously only seen in the lighting of the club.

Harry was only a few feet away and it would have been impossible for Draco to miss him. ]

[sonuvasnitch]

[ Harry closes the door behind Draco and runs his tongue over his lips. ]

I was asking why you were so calm about all this.

[mudbloodhater]

Because, unlike you, I'm a hint more used to this sort of thing. Say what you will about me, but this isn't precisely new territory.

[he pauses, letting the barest hint of a smirk play across his lips as he heads further into the flat.] I'm also just good at hiding things from you.

[sonuvasnitch]

[ Harry frowns at that but it makes his police senses tingle. Just what did he mean by hiding things? Had he missed an opportunity of some sort when he was in Draco's office? ]

What sort of things?

[mudbloodhater]

[neutral party, Harry. But take it how you will. Though he does mean his own emotions.]

Do I hide from you, you mean? Well, I'll tell you this much: I certainly wasn't this calm when I woke up alone.

[sonuvasnitch]

[ There probably would have been no quicker way to derail Harry's suspicions than what Draco had just said. Harry frowned and diverted his attention towards the stove. ]

...

I'd never done something like that before.

[ Sex? No that's not what he'd meant. He'd never lain with a man before and it had scared him that he hadn't minded it at all. It had been quite honestly one of the most erotic moments of his life. ]

[mudbloodhater]

I figured as much. Largely from your dancing round the topic all bloody night. [not that it's been much easier in the past. But he's managed well enough.]

Tell me this: if I hadn't kissed you, would you have simply gone on staring at me from afar?

[sonuvasnitch]

Yes.

[ There wasn't a single drop of hesitation in that answer. What he had done was beyond wrong and beyond risky and stupid. It never should have moved further than that, but Harry had wanted Draco like nothing he'd ever wanted before. He really had become obsessed with him. ]

[mudbloodhater]

Hm. [satisfied with the answer, he returns to the examination of his nails, cleaning dirt that wasn't there from beneath them.]

Fascinating.

[sonuvasnitch]

[ Harry let out an annoyed noise and ran a hand over his hair setting it off end. Not that it was ever really neat to begin with but the short haircut helped. ]

It's not like that.

[mudbloodhater]

Not like what, pray tell? [and it's here that Draco's tendency to toy with people truly comes out, a small smile curving his mouth as he gives Harry a rather coy glance.]

[sonuvasnitch]

[ A slightly annoyed sound passes through Harry's lips. ]

Look obviously I was interested, but I'm not some club owner who can get away with dating who ever I want.

[mudbloodhater]

No, you're a cop who could get pitched out at any given moment for it.

[Draco gives the apartment a sideways little glance, fully aware that he'd tipped his hand a mite. Opting to keep the conversation going, he continues:] Darling, I can hardly date whomever I like. Neither do I own the club. Have you ever heard of me being with anyone but Mille? No. Thanks to those ridiculous rumours, we've secured the notion in such a way that neither of us has to ever worry about dating. I'm free to flirt - and usually just flirt - and so is Mille.

[sonuvasnitch]

[ Harry was undoubtedly caught off guard by that first comment. He hadn't thought Draco had realized that Harry was a cop, but apparently his secret wasn't as secret as he thought.

[ Draco did have a point however. If Harry and he wanted to start anything it would have to be under complete secrecy for both their sakes. Then again that was a big IF; at least it should have been a big if. ]

...

[mudbloodhater]

[Draco easily caught the sudden shock, sighing carefully.]

Naturally, I'm not going to force you to do anything you don't want to. I have a feeling it would get me absolutely nowhere and just be far too much time spent on a lost cause.

So the ball's in your court.

[sonuvasnitch]

[ The ball was in his court was it? That was great and all, but what did Harry want to do with said ball? A part of him said the smarter option would be to toss it right back at Draco and walk away from the whole thing. He had his career to think about, his life, would it even be possible to keep such a relationship a secret?

[Harry remained quiet for a short while as he thought this one over. He eventually reached a decision and in a few short strides reached Draco. He reached out to take Draco's hand and met the blond's grey eyes.

[No one could say Harry Potter ever ran from anything including his own emotions. ]

I want to be with you.