Okay so the og version of this chapter is shit and I hate it so I'm doing something completely different hope u likies :)))))
More Blaise development yippee
Also song is Teenager by Deftones :) it was so hard finding something that was sleepy vibes but not depressing
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Blaise fucked up.
He ended up hanging out with Harry until nearly 2am, at which point he was on the verge of passing out and had to get the boy's help returning to the Slytherin dormitories.
It doesn't help that he has a double Potions class this afternoon. While Professor Snape does treat the Slytherins better than the other houses, that doesn't mean he can get away with slacking off or being visibly about to fall asleep in class.
Currently, he's having breakfast in the Great Hall, where his friends are chatting away about something he can't be bothered to pay attention to. Not when he's up to his third cup of coffee and still feels out of it. Blaise thinks this is what Harry must've felt like the day he passed out in DADA.
The dark-skinned boy honestly doesn't know how Harry manages to go so long without sleep and still be so full of energy every day when he's about to pass out after sleeping for only three hours less than normal. It must be the energy drinks he chugs like water.
Regardless, Blaise's first class of the day is starting in an hour, and the boy has thanked every higher being he can think of that it's History of Magic, the class that wins the figurative award of "World's Easiest Bludge". Appearances be damned, he will be sleeping for that entire hour.
He's quite literally shaken from his thoughts when Theo grabs his shoulder and, well, shakes him.
"You look like you haven't gotten a wink of sleep. Surely you didn't spend that long with Potter after the rest of us left?" The brunette whispers. Despite his friend's little skill in tactfulness, at least Theo knows to keep his voice down.
"He's... more interesting than I'd thought. And I'm honestly willing to take a chance on anyone who's less of a gossip than Pansy at this point."
At Theo's dumbfounded expression, Blaise realizes he's probably said too much, but he's way too tired to think of the consequences he's about to face.
"I'm telling Pansy you said that." The asshole interrupts with a mean smirk on his face.
"Go for it." He goads. Blaise knows his friend isn't bluffing, and he struggles to contain himself as Theo gets up and beelines straight for where Pansy's sitting further up the table.
He watches as Theo leans over to whisper in the girl's ear, to which she immediately sends a scandalized look his way, removes herself from her conversation with Draco, and storms over to stand in front of him.
"How dare you, Blaise Zabini! What in Merlin's name possessed you to say something like that!?"
"The fucking 4 hours of sleep I got last night." He replies snarkily.
Blaise finds out the hard way that he should've just apologized.
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The verbal thrashing from Pansy took up the rest of breakfast, so the group of Slytherins are now making their way to History of Magic. Blaise is even more exhausted and very much looking forward to his nap after being scolded for the past half hour.
(Literally. He had an entire plate of food and two more cups of coffee in the time it took for her to be done.)
His arrival to class is rewarded by finally being able to sit down and go to sleep, which he's in the process of doing when Potter sits down next to him. Of course.
"Didn't sleep well, huh Blaise?" He says like it isn't blatantly obvious.
"You think you're so funny, don't you? Bastard. Let me sleep."
"'Kay." Potter says simply, turning back towards the front of the room.
And so, Blaise's naptime goes uninterrupted for the whole class.
His friends send him weird looks as they leave the classroom, but Blaise feels so much better that he could not give less of a fuck about it.
The rest of the day goes as normal.
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Potions is, surprisingly, not an utter disaster. The nap in first period really helped Blaise remain focused for the rest of his classes, so he brews the assigned draught with ease. As it shifts into its final color, a vibrant orange, he sighs with relief and bottles his finished brew, submitting it to Professor Snape and starting on his homework.
After class ends, Blaise and his friends head back to the Slytherin dorms, where he's promptly interrogated about what happened with Potter last night, followed by the group finishing their homework together when he finally exhausts their interest.
At least he can go to sleep at a normal time tonight.
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(Edit 03/14: added more snark bc funny :3)
Okies I know this was probably a dry read but I didn't know how to cut stuff without it seeming unnatural so I ended up keeping almost everything 😅😅😅
I did like doing a Blaise-centric chappie tho, it was fun and I did my best to flesh out his friend group a bit more since I want them to stay relevant this time around <3
Next will be a time skip of about 2 weeks so I can do more Blaisarry shenanigans without having to write 20,000 words of character dialogue
Thanks for reading!!!
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