hphalloween_mod (hphalloween_mod) wrote in hp_halloween, @ 2016-10-31 07:48:00 |
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Entry tags: | !2016, #het, *shadowycat, ^remus/luna, rating: pg |
Halloween Gift for articcat621
Gift for: articcat621
From: shadowycat
Title: Liminality
Pairing: Remus Lupin/Luna Lovegood
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine, I'd have been kinder
Warnings: None
Summary: Luna invites Remus to join her for an evening stroll on Samhain.
Notes: AU; Post-War; Many thanks to lore for the beta!
Happy Halloween, Articcat621! :D
Liminality (from the Latin word limen, meaning "a threshold") is the quality of ambiguity that occurs in the middle stage of rituals, when participants no longer hold their pre-ritual status but have not yet begun the transition to the status they will hold when the ritual is complete.
You never knew what to expect from Luna, Remus mused as he found himself in a clearing of the Forbidden Forest facing two Samhain bonfires under a starry sky.
Though he and Luna had taught at Hogwarts for some years now, they didn’t have the sort of relationship Remus wished they did. So he was encouraged when she invited him to join her on an evening walk, thinking it might be the opportunity he’d been hoping for.
“Luna, why have you brought me here?”
Reflected flames danced in the depths of her silvery grey eyes as she grasped his hand and pulled him with her into the narrow passage between the fires.
“Samhain is a time of liminality. Here between the fires, we stand in a moment of transition where anything is possible. We’ve known each other a long time, and our relationship has gone through many changes, but I’d like it to change again.”
Gently she took his other hand and stared solemnly up at him. “I love you, Remus. Do you think you could love me?”
Warmth spread through him that owed nothing to mere flames. Smiling happily, he bent to kiss her. “Oh, Luna, I already do.”