LMOM #23
Title: Relief Author: Ellid Rating: PG-13 Pairing: Snape/Lupin Kink(s): finger fetish Challenge: Lusty Month of May 2009 Word count: 363 Note: not DH compatible in the slightest.
Dinner had been simple: salad, cold chicken, and biscuits baked by freed elves Hermione was sheltering at Hengewood House. Severus had set the table and tossed the salad, which meant that Remus had to do the washing up, or rather the scourgifying, while Severus fed the owl and checked the warding spells on the grounds. Voldemort was gone and all was well, or so the Ministry said, but they had made enough enemies that Severus insisted.
Remus gestured at the dishes, which obediently floated to the sink and began washing themselves. He was reaching for the balsamic vinegar they had drizzled on the greens when a familiar twinge in his left hand reminded him that he had forgotten to take his willow bark tincture that morning.
"Damn arthritis," he muttered, rubbing at the ache. Wolfsbane kept Moony from rampaging about the countryside, but so far Severus hadn't found a way to reverse the damage to his joints caused by years of transformations.
"You should know better by now," said Severus, entering through the kitchen door. He summoned a bottle of liniment from the still room. "Here, sit down. Let me take care of it."
"Ugh, not that cack. It smells like camphor," said Remus, recoiling slightly as he recognized the label. "Can't you just kiss it and make it better?"
"Stop complaining." Severus poured thick, translucent liquid on Remus' hand and began to massage it into his joints. "I'm not your fairy godmother."
"A kiss would help." Remus sighed as the pain eased. "That's wonderful, love."
Severus snorted and continued to massage, his touch firm but gentle. "If you think I'm going to kiss anything covered in liniment, you are sadly mistaken."
"Woe is me," said Remus. He cast a cleansing spell on his pain-free fingers and raised them to Severus' lips. "Better now?"
Severus smiled thinly and delicately ran the tip of his tongue along Remus' index finger. Remus shuddered as Severus turned his attention to each finger in turn. "Much better," Severus said. He drew Remus to his feet and reached down to cup his balls in one slim, graceful hand. "Although I could perhaps give a better demonstration upstairs."