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sansa1970 (sansa1970) wrote in adventdrabbles,
@ 2008-12-05 08:53:00

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contributor: sansa1970, dec05, fandom: harry potter, prompt05, year: 2008

Dec 05, Harry Potter, Teddy/Scorpius, Pain Management
Title: Pain Management
Author: sansa1970
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Teddy/Scorpius
Rating: PG
Words: *cough*288*cough*
A/N: Links to previous parts: 1 ll 2 ll 3 ll 4

Did all heartsick teens look like fallen angels? Disheveled and tragic and beautiful?

Sleep-rumpled Scorpius stood outside his back door, shoulders hunched against the snow, gnawing his bottom lip and staring at the icicles above his head. He screwed his eyes shut, stomped his foot once, twice. The icicles shook, but held. Scorpius pouted.

Were all fallen angels so melodramatic?

Teddy eased the door open. "They'd give a nasty cut, but I doubt they'd open your throat."

Scorpius plunged his hands into his coat pockets and lifted his foot again. Teddy hauled him inside by the scruff of his neck. "Idiot."

"Leave it to you to get to the truth of things."

Teddy swallowed a bitter laugh. They made a pair, the two of them: the angel and the martyr. He grabbed a tea towel and began rubbing the melting snowflakes from Scorpius' hair.

Scorpius endured it silently, all artless innocence, until Teddy couldn't pretend there was any more reason to keep touching him. He threw the towel on the table. "Who put those marks on you? Was it Albus?"

Scorpius' mouth fell open. "Of course not! He wouldn't . . ."

"Hurt you?"

Scorpius lifted his hands. They both studied the irregular black smudges. "Not like this."

No, Al's disinterest was enough of a blow. "A stranger, then." He ground his teeth until blood pounded in his temples. He took Scorpius' hand in his. "Why do you do it? Does it really help?"

"I just want . . ."

What he couldn't have. Didn't they all? Teddy lifted the captured hand to his mouth, kissed a finger-shaped bruise, and Scorpius blinked like a child. "What are you doing?"

"Helping. And my pain management techniques don't leave marks."

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	torino10154 2008-12-05 08:31 am UTC (link)
	Oh, oh, this I like. Poor Scorpius. Let Teddy kiss it better. Well done. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sansa1970 2008-12-05 12:02 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you. Maybe later he can do more than kiss it better. ;-p (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hpstrangelove 2008-12-05 08:51 am UTC (link)
	Oh wow, so beautifully sad. I clearly remember the feeling of loving someone who didn't love me back. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sansa1970 2008-12-05 12:03 pm UTC (link)
	It's such a painful thing. Think Teddy can help him get over it? ;D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	snapesgirl 2008-12-05 10:59 am UTC (link)
	I want to cuddle both of them. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sansa1970 2008-12-05 12:03 pm UTC (link)
	Me too! LOL Thanks for reading and commenting. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	alisanne 2008-12-05 05:00 pm UTC (link)
	Oh my! God, the UST is killing me! They are SO delicious. licks (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sansa1970 2008-12-06 02:10 pm UTC (link)
	Hee! Glad you like. More UST to come! Thanks for reading. :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	celandineb 2008-12-05 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Why do you do it? Does it really help?" Oh god, isn't that always the questions? sniffles (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sansa1970 2008-12-06 02:10 pm UTC (link)
	pets They'll be okay. :D Thanks for reading, cel. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	shiv5468 2008-12-06 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	STILL teasing... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sansa1970 2008-12-06 02:09 pm UTC (link)
	It's my specialty. That, and Irish coffees. Busy later? ;-p (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shiv5468 2008-12-06 02:12 pm UTC (link)
	I've never liked Irish coffees. But a nice cup of tea and a biscuit is always welcome. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ex_lilyseyes671 2008-12-07 12:43 pm UTC (link)
	Poor Teddy - the desperation he feels is exquisite! Scorpius - wake up! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sansa1970 2008-12-07 03:11 pm UTC (link)
	g He will soon. He's a bit slow for a Malfoy. ;) Thanks for reading. :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	firefly124 2008-12-07 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	So the love triangle is broken on all sides. I hope these two are able to help each other heal. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sansa1970 2008-12-08 01:43 pm UTC (link)
	That's my goal. :D Thanks for sticking with the story. I really appreciate the comments -- it helps to know I'm not letting the story flounder. :D (Reply to this) (Parent)