You are making sense and I definitely know that you don't like this Harry's attitude, lol!

Do consider that if Draco had owled that safeword, he couldn't have assumed that Harry would be there 8pm Friday night. He had Harry on a hook, and by not releasing him, he retained control. Now they can talk in person, and that's exactly what's going to happen next. It's already half-written, actually. I'll refine it when I know the next prompt. And I think this arc finishes next week, too, so this week is probably a bad time to stop reading it!