Battleships - Scorpius/Albus

Scavenger Hunt - Write a slash pairing.

WC: 313


"Scorpius Malfoy!"

This can't be good, he thinks. Albus rarely uses his whole name, and when he does, it means he's in some kind of trouble.

He takes in a deep breath. Might as well get this over with.

"Yes, love?" he asks, plastering a cheerful grin on his face.

Albus appears, his lips pursed and his fist clenched. Scorpius swallows.

"What is this?" he questions, uncurling his fist and shoving it into his face.

It's a ring. A ring which Scorpius is all too familiar with. It's his mother's engagement ring, the one he'd planned to propose to Albus with,, and he'd stashed it in his underwear drawer. Apparently, that wasn't a good enough hiding place.

"It's a ring," he says nervously. Albus can't know. He'd planned an elaborate proposal, and it would ruined if he was found out now.

"Yes, but what was it doing in your underwear drawer?" Albus inquires.

"What were you doing rummaging through my underwear drawer?" Scorpius asks slyly, trying to divert the topic.

Albus reddens, and it's an adorable sight. "I was just—I mean, I was—I was organizing it," he says finally, averting his eyes, and Scorpius knows he's fibbing.

"Nonsense," he retorts, amusement coloring his tone. "You don't look me in the eyes when you're lying. Tell me the truth."

Albus finally looks him in the eye. "Fine, I was snooping, all right? Partners do that to each other. Don't tell me you haven't been looking through my things as well."

"I have," Scorpius admits upfront. "If you want to know about the ring, it was my mother's. My father gave it to me."

It's the truth, with an omission. He deliberately leaves out what he plans to do with it. He doesn't say that it will soon be residing on Albus's finger.

But he's content to withhold the secret until the time is right.