Ollivander gave him a look—sharp, with the hint of a challenge. “If you prefer the floor, be my guest. But I promise you, this is the most comfortable place in the shop.”
They lay there, side by side, the space between them impossibly small. Gregorovitch shifted slightly, his arm brushing against Ollivander’s, and though neither man said a word, the tension crackled in the air like static before a storm.
Gregorovitch didn’t answer immediately, but when he did, his voice was softer than Ollivander had ever heard it. “This,” he muttered, shifting slightly under the covers. “Enemies. Rivals. I remember a time when we were… something else.”
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As Gregorovitch and Ollivander share a cramped bed, the weight of their rivalry and unresolved emotions comes to the surface. In the quiet of the night, they confront the connection they've long ignored, realizing that perhaps they've always been better together.
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“We weren’t always like this, you know.” Ollivander opened his eyes, staring up at the ceiling. “Like what?” Gregorovitch didn’t answer immediately, but when he did, his voice was softer than Ollivander had ever heard it. “This,” he muttered, shifting slightly under the covers. “Enemies. Rivals. I remember a time when we were… something else.” Ollivander’s brow furrowed as he processed the words. He turned his head slightly, watching the outline of Gregorovitch’s form in the darkness. “What do you mean?” Gregorovitch let out a low, humorless chuckle. “You don’t remember? When we were apprentices. Before all of this… before the war. Before the Elder Wand.”
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When rivalry gives way to intimacy, can Gregorovitch and Ollivander find a way to stop being fools and embrace what’s always been between them?
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