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“Chess Is Not Just a Game If Played Well”
HP / SS • Royalty AU • ~55k
E-rated | drama, pining, court politics, and a lot of silk being ruined
A servant caught stealing is spared execution by a crown prince with no patience and far too many secrets. What follows is a slow descent into obsession, power, and tenderness in the most unexpected places.
“You’re not afraid anymore,” Severus said.
“Should I be?” Harry asked.
“No,” Severus murmured. “But I used to think you were.”
Includes:
• chess as foreplay
• slow burn to explosive burn
• Malfoy being a menace
• public teasing / private unraveling
• and a prince learning how to beg (gracefully)
AO3 link here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65445538/chapters/168439312
If you read it—thank you, I love you. If you reblog it, I will explode (in a good way).
