HP drabble: Mercury Rising [Harry/Severus, general]
Title: Mercury Rising Author: celandineb Fandom: HP Pairing: Harry/Severus Rating: general Length: 100 words Summary: If Severus had survived. Note: For alisanne, who asked for Harry Potter, Severus/Harry, prompt: welcome.
Frozen.
It took him a few moments to even recognize the sensation, and name it.
Cold.
His hands and feet (and ears and nose, for that matter) almost felt as though they were burning, but he realized that the air was barely warm, and that rather than fire, it was a cold so deep in his bones that even that air seemed to scorch.
Warm.
Fingers pressed against his forehead. He struggled to open his eyes, to see who was touching him as if his survival mattered.
Hot.
Once-familiar green eyes gazed back at him. "Welcome back, Professor," said Potter.