Dec 12, Harry Potter, Severus/Remus, Great Minds Think Alike Title: Great Minds Think Alike Author:shadowycat Fandom: Harry Potter Pairing: Severus/Remus Word Count: 375 words Prompt: 12: Mr and Mr ornament Rating: G Warning: unbeta'd
As Christmas music played softly in the background, Remus climbed a ladder to hang ornaments on their tree. It’d taken some effort to get Severus to go along with putting up a Christmas tree this year. He’d spent more time avoiding yuletide traditions over the years than embracing them, but finally Remus got him to agree and, despite his grumbling, Severus seemed to be enjoying himself.
“Severus, hand me what’s in that box there, will you?” Remus leaned down and pointed to a small white box sitting in amongst the clutter of decorations beside the sofa.
Severus set down the garland he’d been untangling and leaned over to pluck the box from under a bit of ribbon. “This one?”
“Yes. Open it, please.” Remus leaned against the ladder and waited.
Severus did as he was asked and opened the box. Inside was a delicate silver ball, swaddled in green paper. He took the ball out of the wrapping and held it up, noticing that it had words inscribed on its surface, he paused a moment to read them. When their meaning sunk in, he stopped in the act of handing the ball to Remus and looked up, a look of surprise on his face. “Will you marry me?”
Remus smiled and stepped down off the ladder. “That’s the question. Will you?”
Severus glanced down at the shiny ball for a long moment before looking back up with faintly glistening eyes. “Yes, I will.”
Remus grabbed him and kissed him deeply. When they separated, Severus slid his wand out of his pocket and waved it at the doorway into the kitchen. In a moment, a plate containing two chocolate frosted cupcakes flew into the room aiming straight for Severus. Plucking the plate from mid-air, he turned and handed it to Remus. “It seems we had similar agendas for the evening,” he said with a smirk.
Remus looked down at the cupcakes. Will you... was written on one cupcake in glittery white icing while the other one said ...marry me?. Remus laughed. “We’re beginning to think alike, it seems,” he said as he took one cupcake and held out the plate to Severus.
“Yes, a somewhat alarming thought,” Severus replied as they toasted their engagement with chocolate.