red_day_dawning (red_day_dawning) wrote in lupin100, @ 2008-03-17 02:20:00 |
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Title: Poison Ivy
Author: red_day_dawning
Prompt: #188 - allergy
Word count: ~100 X 2
Rating: G
Warning: none
Disclaimer: JKR owns all the HP characters & settings
Poison Ivy
Insidious, twining and twisting as it grows, inserting tiny root filaments into other living things, causing fierce responses from those sensitive to it, allergic reactions – jealousy was like a poison ivy growing through the soul.
Every shared smirk, communication of lifted brow, caused Remus to flare and burn. He hated the friendship between Severus and Lucius Malfoy.
Poison ivy flourished best where the land had been disturbed, developed - its natural habitat altered. Loving Severus had changed the landscape of Remus’s heart, he sometimes felt lost, wandering unknown paths through unfamiliar territory.
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“Lucius helped me find you a present today. See – a magical compass, pointing to the heart’s own desire, like a magnet. It points to me, and from me to you. We will always be able to find each other.”
“What did Lucius think of it?”
“He grumbled a little,” Severus said, nuzzling the side of Remus’s throat. “Said we’d been friends so long the needle ought to flicker his way. The artifact’s merchant had to explain – the compass will only work for a truly bonded relationship. A soon as I picked it up, it pointed straight home to you. ”
A compass to reveal a path clearly navigated, without poison ivy.