One shot collection

28. The dragon's heart (DeanPharm)

Summary: Pharm, a famous and powerful young wizard, didn't pay much attention to the classes and ended up involved with a mysterious and charming dragon named Dean. What none of them expected is that their fate was written way before they had the chance to meet each other.

Originally posted on AO3 for the BU/UWMA Bingo.

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Pharm was looking at the scenery from the classroom window as he remembered the dream from the night before and didn't hear the voice calling for him. He couldn't remember the specific details, only a warm feeling that filled his heart as someone gave him a passionate kiss. He woke up after failing to look directly into the face of the one who had kissed him.

The boy brought his fingers to his mouth, as if trying to reach the sensation that seemed to linger there, still so real, oblivious to the fact that the voice demanding his attention was increasingly in dumbfounded anger before his distraction.

"Pharm Triwinij, I swear that it doesn't matter if you are my son or even the heir to the throne, if you don't pay attention in class, you will get a warning!", the teacher's voice finally reached the ears of the distracted boy who blushed intensely.

"I'm sorry, mom!", he replied trying to hide his head between his shoulders. The entire class's attention was focused on him. It wasn't enough that the teacher was his own mother, she was also the queen, which technically made him a prince, a member of royalty. All titles he would trade for being a simple commoner any day of the week.

"If you really feel sorry, go to the front of the class and name the 3 main characteristics of dragons!", the woman still maintained her stern look and tone without any hint of humor.

Oh, great! That dragon issue again. In all of his 19 years of existence, Pharm never managed to get rid of this topic and it made him increasingly irritated about everything related to it. Wizards were mortal enemies of their neighbors, the dragons. Because of the disputes over territory between the two magical realms, wizards and dragons were prevented from interacting and living together and, for that, everyone had been taught how to recognize one of those terrible creatures.

"Okay, dragons…", Pharm cleared his throat before starting. The attention of the other mates was still glued on him. He knew that to err was to jeopardize the reputation of his mother and the realm, but that only made him even more nervous. He had always been shy and terrified of speaking in front of a group of people, as was exactly the situation he found himself in now. "Dragons…", he swallowed hard trying to remember the first information that luckily seemed to have come to him in memory form. "Dragons can take human form.", he recited and looked to his mother for encouragement.

"I asked for 3 characteristics, Pharm. Speak up and get out of there!", the woman ordered impatiently.

Pharm felt a bead of sweat running down his back and his cheeks flushed at his mother's reprimand.

"Dragons…", he started stuttering from the stress "D-dragons a-are very charismatic!", he managed to get it out with some effort.

"Charismatic?" The word had been spoken in a controlled tone to hide the indignation it carried, but Pharm knew it better and started to fear for his own smooth skin.

"Pharm Triwinij," the queen said, raising her arms to her sides, sparks sprouting organically from the tips of her 10 fingers. "How dare you say dragons are charismatic?", she punctuated the question by shooting small bolts directly at Pharm. The attack caused panic among the other students who took refuge in the back of the room for fear of getting hurt by accident, but the real victim to whom they were directed knew that there was no alternative but to resist in the place where he was. The shocks hurt and made his skin fry where they touched it, the trick was to try to use a protective shield to get away with it as best as possible. However, in addition to the main characteristics of dragons, another thing Pharm had a hard time remembering was protection spells, which made him vulnerable.