shadowycat (shadowycat) wrote in adventdrabbles, @ 2013-12-26 11:25:00 |
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Entry tags: | contributor: shadowycat, dec26, fandom: harry potter, prompt26, year: 2013 |
Dec 26, Harry Potter, Severus/Remus, Enjoying the Beach
Title: Enjoying the Beach
Author: shadowycat
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Severus/Remus
Word Count: 440 words
Prompt: 26: A sandy snowman on a beach
Rating: PG
Warning: unbeta'd
Severus took a sip from his glass and sighed contentedly. This was the way to spend the Christmas holiday. No more freezing in a draughty old northern castle, battling through snow drifts as tall as his waist to collect half dead materials for his potions, and wearing two layers of warming charms simply to keep his teeth from chattering.
Sitting beneath a huge umbrella, sipping something cool and tasty, and reading a good book while the waves filled the air with an enticing scent and soothing music, what could be better than that? He closed his eyes, leaned back, and sighed again. Perfection.
Suddenly he was pulled out of his contented musings by a dribble of cold water and a firm tug on his arm.
“Come for a swim, Severus! The water’s fantastic.”
“Lupin!” Severus sat up and brushed at the sand and water that now speckled his arm and leg. “I have no desire to frolic around in cold water. I’m perfectly fine right where I am.”
Remus smiled. “The water’s hardly cold. In fact, it’s downright balmy.”
Severus merely shrugged and took another sip from his drink.
“Okay, if you don’t want to come for a swim, how about taking a walk down the beach? We could look for shells and...” Remus let his suggestion trail off in the face of the glare that was directed his way. “If all you want to do is sit and read, you could have done that at home. Why did we come all this way if you didn’t want to enjoy the beach?”
“I am enjoying the beach. You enjoy it your way, and I’ll enjoy it mine. If you really must expend all this energy, why don’t you go build a snowman or something and let me get back to my book?”
“A snowman? Here? Well, why not?” Remus laughed then looked hopeful. “Maybe we could take a walk later?”
Severus nodded. “Later perhaps, now go play in the sand.”
Remus shook his head in bemusement and moved down closer to the water where he began to scoop up the dampened sand and fashion it into a snowman.
Severus let his book fall to his lap as he watched Remus avidly from behind the privacy of his dark glasses. He paid particular attention to the fine play of muscles across his lover’s broad shoulders, his trim waist and well formed legs, and the extremely nice way he filled out his swimsuit both front and back. Severus took another leisurely sip from his glass. Yes, the view from here was magnificent. This was definitely the best way to enjoy the beach.