Normally Harry could trust what Mike had to say. More than just sensible, he had a way of separating the wheat from the chaff without so much as a second thought. So, you know, when Mike had come to Harry with the news of a party at Zeta house, when he had raved about it, sworn by it, Harry was understandably excited to head over.
This was without a doubt the worst part Harry had ever been to.
Fucking twenty people in a basement, half of them asleep, and the music playing was something like...what, Enya? It had to be Enya, but pitched down and slowed to a crawl. No booze - Harry was pretty sure they were serving fucking chamomile tea - and nothing to even, like. Do. No one was dancing, no one was talking. The most people were doing was cuddling on the couch.
Mike included.
Harry leaned down from his miserable perch on a stool and elbowed his roommate in the ribs. That coaxed a groan past pursed lips, so at least Mike was awake. "Hey," Harry hissed, cupping a hand to his mouth in case any of the other people would hear him. "What the fuck, man!"
"Mmf?" OK, so he was awake. That didn't mean that he was in a state to hold a conversation. Rubbing sleep from his eyes, Mike propped himself up with an elbow and squinted at Harry. "Whuzzat? Whuh's wrong?"
"This fucking sucks!" It was probably just the comparison to the undiluted relaxation surrounding him, but Harry felt like a vein was going to burst in his forehead if he didn't calm down. "What the fuck, you said Zeta had, like, the best parties on campus!"
"They do," Mike sleepily asserted. He shut his eyes and laid back down, nuzzling into the cleavage of his partner on the loveseat. The sheepgirl cooed happily in her sleep, one arm lazily raising up to drape over Mike's waist. "You just gotta..." He yawned. "It's not your typical party. Is like."
He waved a drowsy hand in the air before it eventually went slack. "'s like a get-together. Unwind."
"Fuck this and fuck you! I don't come to parties to unwind! Look at this!" Harry thrust his drink at Mike. "They have exactly two drinks here. Tea. And water! I saw a fucking garbage can, and I thought 'oh, so they have some booze,' and I look inside, and it's full of tea-bags! What kind of-"
"Something wrong?" A dreamy female voice cooed from over Harry's shoulder. He looked, and-
Alright, so there was a definite appeal to Zeta house. As mad as he was about the overall energy - or lack thereof - the women were unilaterally gorgeous. Sheepgirls were known for a lot of things, and curves were one of them. The one that had come to check in on Harry was no different, and her otherwise simple outfit - a white sweater and black jeans - strained against her luscious figure. Hips, tits, ass, she was a walking pin-up, and with a head of wavy, white hair framing her angelic face, she was enough to shut Harry up, if only for a few seconds.
"Hey, Georgia," Mike mumbled from the loveseat. Eyes shut, he was all but drooling against his cuddle-mate's crop top. "Harry's bo-o-o-ored."
"No!" Harry whipped back to face Mike, then back to Georgia. "I'm not- This is just different from most parties I've been to is all. I'm."
Lie, Harry. Lie to her face.
"I'm having. A good time?"
Georgia giggled into her hand, though it turned to a yawn about halfway through. "Mike, your friend's awful sweet, but I think you may be right. Pleasure to meet you." She extended her hand, and Harry took it. "Georgia Sutherland. I'm kind of the house mom here, but only because I'm the only one out of bed before eleven most days."
"Harry Maison. I'm, uh." He looked over his shoulder at Mike. "I'm thinking about pledging to a frat, but not quite sure at the moment."
Georgia's sleepy eyes lighted up at that, and she pulled her hand away to press it to her chest with a grin. "Oh, you're a freshman!" She smiled dreamily, canting her head to the side just so. "Well, I'd be so pleased if you took a glance at Sigma Nu, but that's kinda what I'm supposed to say."
He blinked at her.
"Oh, you probably don't know." Georgia waved a hand towards a bedsheet tacked up on one of the walls, proudly emblazoned with "Z Z Z" and a few Greek letters Harry didn't quite recognize. "Sigma Nu Rho is Zeta's brother house. They're such dears, and I don't know why they put up with us. Hold on, is-"
She narrowed her eyes at the various dozing bodies, clicking her tongue. "Most of the guys here," she explained, "are from Sigma Nu, but I think they're a little occupied at the moment. God." She shook her head with a laugh. "I'm kind of jealous. I'm stuck upstairs cleaning up."
"I can help!" Harry's cheeks burned as soon as he blurted it out. At least his voice hadn't cracked. "I, uh- You know, I'm not really. Doing anything."
Her smile turned beatific, and Harry nearly melted. Then she reached out to cup his cheek, and it was all Harry could do to stop himself from swooning against her.
"Such a gentleman." She hummed. "If you insist, I'm not about to turn you down. Here-" She turned on her heel - oh, no, she had hooves - and clip-clopped towards the stairs. "Just follow me. I'm straightening up the den right now, but I think after that, it's just a few more rooms."
Harry hadn't really heard her, given that she walked with a pronounced sway to her hips. Still, it'd be impolite to not nod along.
It'd be impolite to stare, too, but that only really came up when he saw Georgia watching him over her shoulder. Given the smirk on her lips, it didn't seem like she minded, but Harry still went beet-red.
"Like what you see, hun?" She teased, turning at the top of the staircase and placing a hand on her hip. Before Harry could answer, though, she continued. "Forgot to mention. The girls like it warm upstairs - kinda toned it down in the basement for the party - but it might get a little hot up here. You just let me know if you want me to get you water or something. OK, doll?"
Harry nodded, his voice utterly lost. God, he hoped she didn't think he was easy or something, but he'd been practically eye-fucking her on the way up the stairs. He took a deep breath. Shut his eyes. And held it. He was just helping her clean. Sure, he was helping her clean because he was pretty much smitten, but he was still only helping. That was it. If she came onto him, he'd-
He'd think about possibly saying "no." But, really, why should he be so opposed to sleeping with her? Harry was a sexually-liberated man. Yeah, there was no shame in engaging in consensual lovemaking with a partner he found attractive! Especially if-
Especially if she'd stripped nude while he was parsing it in his head.
"G-Georgia!" He sputtered, looking away and shutting his eyes in gross defiance of his every instinct. "I'm right here, you know!"
"Hm?" There was a pause. "Oh. Right. Hun, don't worry, I'm not..." She giggled. "'Indecent.' You never seen a sheepgirl in the 'nude' before? Here." Another pause. "Don't worry, I promise I won't flash you."