HP ficlet: Leave the Past Behind [Harry/Percy, general]
Title: Leave the Past Behind Author: celandineb Fandom: HP Pairing: Harry/Percy Rating: general Length: 191 words Warnings: schmoop, I guess Summary: Harry wants to look to the future. Note: For quill_it, 100.3, prompt 45, "ideals". For swtalmnd, who asked for this pairing.
Harry kissed Percy's closed eyelids, first the right, then the left. "I never want you to bring it up again," he said firmly. "It's in the past, over and done with, and there's an end of it."
Bright blue eyes opened. Percy blinked at Harry. "But I..."
"No buts." Harry put his fingers over Percy's lips. "You were living by your ideals. You thought you knew how everything ought to be, who ought to be trusted, and you behaved accordingly. I can't blame you for that, not really, not when I know you meant it for the best. You did come to fight when it counted, and that's what matters most. That's enough for me."
Percy laid a kiss on each of Harry's fingers before he reached up and twined them with his own. "All right," he agreed. "Let's leave the past behind us and focus on the future. What do you want from it?"
"The first thing that I want is to make love with you." Harry gave Percy a teasing smile. "After that, who knows?"
"And who cares?" murmured Percy in reply as he took Harry in his arms.