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Team: Hufflepuff

Challenge: Hurt/Comfort – Narben aus der Angst-Tabelle – fürs Team

Fandom: Tazza 2 – The Hidden Card

Titel: Gift bag

Inhalt: Teacher brings Daegil a gift.

Anmerkung: Tazza ist ein koreanischer Gambling-Film, den ich jedem empfehle, weil er super spannend ist. Daegil ist der junge Hitzkopf, der sich fies verzockt beim Kartenspielen und dem sehr wehgetan wird und der sich dann einen Mentor sucht, der im Film auch einen Namen hat, aber da er ihn die ganze Zeit nur "Teacher" nennt, bin ich dabei geblieben. Uh..Spoiler für den Film? Ich wollte es angsty machen, aber ich habs nicht übers Herz gebracht.



Gift bag
"What's this?" Daegil asks, looking up from the floor as Teacher drops a bag in front of him.

"I don't know maybe take a look?" he offers and laughs at Daegil's confused face.

The boy eyes the bag warily as if he expects a snake to jump out of it and eat him alive.
Teacher says nothing but he notices the faint horror that creeps in Daegil's eyes. They cannot lie after all.

They have been working on his jumpiness and his flinching, long painful hours of Teacher throwing pillows at Daegil at the most random of times. He has gotten better but he still can't calm down from a scare as quickly as he needs to and Teacher knows that he will never be completely over it. The boy has been in too deep too early on, and Teacher is worried that maybe despite his talent Daegil is not meant for this life of gambling after all.
They'll have to wait and see.

"It won't bite", Teacher says, making Daegil blush and avert his eyes. "I guarantee you that I do not intend to kill you with this soggy plastic bag."

"Could have fooled me," Daegil mumbles, which is a lame comeback and he knows it because he finally extends his hand and takes the small package out of the bag.

It's a pair of buttery soft leather gloves, the darkest black with subtle grey and white stitches around the fingers.

Daegil stares at them open mouthed and suddenly Teacher feels the need to clear his throat.

"It's a gift. More of a training exercise really, but you have been my apprentice for a month now and I…"

"They are amazing," Daegil sighs and puts the gloves on. He still isn't looking at Teacher but instead focuses on his hands in the leather and moves his fingers as quick as possible.

"You need to be as quick with the gloves as without them," Teacher explains but he can see that Daegil didn't get a word of that. He is turning his hands and when he sees the back of his hand covered not in scars but in soft warm leather, he laughs.

It's the first time Teacher has ever heard him laugh out of joy and not schadenfreude or sarcasm.

It's a beautiful sound. Deep and rumbling and all encompassing just as Daegil himself. Teacher finds himself smiling along.

"Thank you, Teach," Daegil says, his eyes huge and full of love. "Really."

"It's alright", Teacher says and pats Daegil's hair until he closes his eyes and leans a bit further into the touch. "You are a good student, a good boy. You deserve a gift."

He really does, Teacher thinks.

And vows to get him some more.