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the fool's gambit by burntbuttercroissant
Fandoms: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV)
27 Jan 2026
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Summary
Kaz was a card dealer at a casino that occasionally skimmed off the side, his movements smooth and practised and untraceable even to the discerning eye.
Some days he spied a girl at his table perched on the lap of one man or another twice her age and size, their meaty hands around her waist like a vice, caging her. She, too, seemed to slips hands into pockets and pluck out wallets when the men that draped over her had their senses too dulled by alcohol. She thought no one noticed, and well, no one did, except for Kaz. And he wasn't going to say anything. For the most part, he simply watched her watch the flow of chips and cash with a dead look in her eyes.
Until one day, when the girl is caught for trying to pick pocket her client. And Kaz finds himself stepping in.
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When Inej is caught skimming extra from her clients in order to pay off her debt to Heleen, Kaz offers her a job at the casino dealing cards to make extra money on the side so she can be rid of her debt quicker. In order to skirt Heleen's suspicions however, Kaz must pose as one of her regular clients, so she has an excuse ready to explain why she spends several of her nights at the casino.