hphalloween_mod (hphalloween_mod) wrote in hp_halloween, @ 2010-10-31 19:49:00 |
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Entry tags: | !2010, #het, *winnett, ^charlie/tonks, rating: pg13 |
Halloween Treat for Gelsey
Gift for: gelsey
From: winnett
Title: Stone of Wishful Thinking
Pairing: Charlie/Tonks
Rating: PG13
Warnings: Angst, character death
Summary: Charlie wishes for another chance, but things go unexpectedly wrong.
Notes: Thanks to my reviewers. I've been told this is a bit non-canon, but I feel it fits the season!
The Stone, heavy in Charlie's hand, pulsed with dark heat.
She laughs at his stories about dragon kits and scorched tails. She smiles at him, her purple hair shifting in nonexistent wind. Lines crinkle at the edges of her eyes she smiles so often.
And then Remus walked by, gait smooth, powered by the animal within, and her gaze slid from Charlie.
Please, he'd pleaded. Tonks, just, come away with me.
She smiles at him. I can't, she says. I love another.
Charlie gripped the Stone, his knuckles white. Slowly, he opened his hand, then turned the Stone on his palm once, twice, three times. He knew the lore. The Stone's promise.
If only he could see her smile once more. Hear her laughter. Know her love. Together, they would flee this place like nest thieves and start all over.
The air shimmered as Tonks oozed through cracks between worlds, pulled forth by the power of the Stone. Contorted with despair, she sought something behind her, beyond.
A dark shadow tore from the gloom, hungry scythe scorching an arc of pain.
Tonks crumpled.
The shadow soared towards him.
Charlie collapsed, his fingers limp; the Stone rolled onto the forest floor.