dhorrible_mod (dhorrible_mod) wrote in deeply_horrible, @ 2013-05-13 15:52:00 |
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Entry tags: | *2013 fest, *ss2013, rating: pg-13, type: fic |
Sloppy Seconds Day 9: As Time Goes By
Title: As Time Goes By
Author: writcraft
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Unrequited Severus/Lily, non-explicit Severus/Albus Dumbledore, suggestions of future Severus/Harry
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1,500
Content/Warnings: Canonical character death, non-consensual kiss, Severus lives AU
Prompt: Yet each man kills the thing he loves/By each let this be heard,/ Some do it with a bitter look,/ Some with a flattering word,/The coward does it with a kiss,/The brave man with a sword
Summary: “Be open to all possibilities, no matter how unlikely they may seem – if you do that, I believe you will be happy.”
Author’s Notes: Thank you to the deeply_horrible mods for running this fest and for their endless patience. Thanks to A for the beta read. All remaining mistakes are my own. I intended to show Severus’ development from the coward who kills (Lily) with a kiss to the brave man who kills (Albus) with a sword.
He watches her from the shadows of the corridors.
As the staircases creak and move behind him, he moves deeper into the darkness and holds his breath.
He thinks that she is at her most lovely just after being kissed. Her lips are plump and pink and her eyes shine brightly. She looks embarrassed and it’s bloody beautiful. Her cheeks take on a light flush as she looks from side to side.
Severus brings his hands to his own lips and traces them with his fingers. They are rough and chapped and he finds it revolting.
He wonders if she would find it revolting too.
“Come on, Evans. There’s no one around.”
Pushing
Potter is always pushing her to do more than she wants to in a place where any student or staff member might stumble upon them. Severus glares as he sees Potter’s hand slide under her skirt before he kisses Lily again.
Severus hates him so much he can hardly breathe.
He wants to move out of the shadows and disturb them to stop her from letting Potter touch her with his unworthy hands, but it wouldn’t do to reveal he knows where they go when they want to be alone.
If they knew Severus was watching they might find somewhere else.
Somewhere without any shadows.