HP drabbles: Departed and Desolated [Harry/Draco, general]
Title: Departed and Desolated Author: celandineb Fandom: HP Pairing: Harry/Draco Rating: general Warnings: angsty Summary: Two connected drabbles; Harry has left Draco. Note: Written for the "Cold" challenge at hd100.
Departed
The room was all in warm reds and golds, clearly designed to make the hotel's guests feel swaddled in luxury. Harry had chosen it at random, and although the price made him blink, he could find something else soon.
Tonight was New Year's Eve; he deserved comfort. He pulled a bottle of firewhisky from his suitcase and tilted it to his lips as he slouched in the overstuffed chair. Between the alcohol and Muggle central heating, he ought to have been warm, but coldness gripped him as he thought of Draco, willing himself not to give in and go back.
Desolated
No fire burned tonight. Usually on New Year's Eve they had had a roaring one, sprawling together on the rug, sipping champagne, sharing conversation and kisses. Not this year. Draco huddled alone on the cold smooth leather of the sofa, legs curled up under him, drinking firewhisky, not wine, and going over and over their last conversation.
As the hours slid past, ticking down to midnight, he knew that Harry wouldn't return. Honesty compelled him to realize that he would have to make any overture for reconciliation. Slowly Draco wrote the words that he hoped might convey his profound regrets.