Drabble originally appeared on the clampfiction livejournal community.
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-----An Idle Wager
"No. I won't. You always stack the deck."
"You think I cheat on these bets?"
"Oh, I suppose it's not your fault your side had the flaming sword! Or that the entire story was written by you. I resent being made the bad guy, you know!"
"You never stop whining about that… Alright! You set the terms, then."
"Mine has to be stronger. And… yours has to be emotionally damaged."
"I suppose I can manage that."
"Hey! My terms, remember? He'll… lose his mother in a fire! And then we'll put his best friend on my team. That should do."