shadowycat (shadowycat) wrote in adventdrabbles, @ 2013-12-01 18:22:00 |
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Entry tags: | contributor: shadowycat, dec01, fandom: harry potter, prompt01, year: 2013 |
Dec 01, Harry Potter, Severus/Remus, For a Good Cause
Title: For a Good Cause
Author: shadowycat
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Severus/Remus
Word Count: 400 words
Prompt: 01
Rating: PG
Warnings: slash, unbeta'd
Severus held up the scrap of red fabric and squinted at it. “You want me to do what with this?”
Remus sighed. “It’s for charity. Homeless orphans.”
“The little wretches would freeze to death if they wore nothing more than this.”
Remus tried again, more patiently. “The orphans don’t wear the costumes, we do, and then we have our picture taken for the calendar. I told you about this weeks ago, and you agreed to participate.”
“When you asked me if I’d be willing to be photographed for a calendar to earn money for a worthy cause, I assumed that the resulting photograph would be tastefully done. Perhaps a shot of me in my lab brewing something intricate, not prancing around in next to nothing for the world to gawk at!” Severus dropped the bit of red underwear onto his desk.
“Prance!” Remus snapped his fingers and bent down to rummage around in his bag. With a smile, he withdrew a set of fabric reindeer antlers and held them up.
Severus simply stared at him.
Remus’s smile faltered. “It’s for a good cause. Did I mention that part?”
“I am not wearing that miniscule bit of fabric in public, and I am certainly not wearing those ridiculous antlers, and what’s more neither are you.”
“Severus, I already signed us up.”
There was a long moment of rather cold silence before Severus spoke again.
“The point of this idiotic invitation to blackmail is to raise money to house these penniless little waifs, correct?”
Remus nodded. “Yes.”
“Very well. My Potions mail-order business has done quite well this year. I’ll simply give this charity a sizeable donation. That should take care of any lingering feelings of ill will. Let someone else wear the silly antlers and leave themselves open to ridicule.”
Remus sighed. “Okay. I’m sure they’ll appreciate the donation, and it’s not as if we were going to be the only ones in the picture. I’m sure they won’t be too upset if we beg off.”
“Good.”
Remus picked up the antlers, stuffed them back into his knapsack, and reached for the little red bikini. As his fingers touched the fabric, Severus’s hand landed on top of his holding Remus in place. Remus looked up questioningly.
“I said I wouldn’t wear it in public.”
Remus’s eyes lit up. “There are only two of us here...”
Severus smirked. “I’ll lock the door...”