Severus Sighs

All,

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who participated in the fest, whether by creating art or writing fic, or by betaing and commenting. We appreciate you! Thank you for making our fourth AVD fest a huge success. Please feel free to repost your fic or art on your own journals.

We came, we broke hearts, shredded hope, burned the flowers, drugged the participants, killed random people, had crazy sex, and redefined how this holiday should go down.

Just writing that? Crazy smiling mods, yo. Crazy. Smiling. Mods.

So if you missed some of the awesomeness, have a little drink, put something appropriate on to listen to, and dig in!

( You Oughta Know )

Title: Joy Lost In Memory
Author/Arist: starduchess
Pairing: Severus/Lucius, mentions Lucius/Narcissa
Rating: R
Word Count: ~2060
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Snape still loved Lucius, but only in memories.
A/N: Written for promts “Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day like a bloody Malfoy smirking on your doorstep” and “He took the phial of memories and smashed them on the stones.” Beta by the wonderful roozetter. Thanks for letting me get this in late. {Ed: Goonies never say die, yo!}

( Joy Lost In Memory )

Title: My Gift
Arist: sealcat
Pairing: Severus and Harry
Rating: R
Medium: Markers on paper
Warnings: A lot of nudity, a little bondage.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fanart. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: From prompt 6. Severus considered his Valentine's gift a work of art. It was a pity he was alone in this, but as "the gift", Harry didn't want to let Severus to share it to anyone at all...so poor Severus only could enjoy it all by himself...
A/N: Note 1: I would said this one and Awaken could be a pair, if you think "Awaken" as when Harry confess his feeling to Severus at Valentine's Day while he is recovering after war, And "My Gift" as one of their Valentine's Day after they are being together~ :D
Note 2: Fun facts: When I was using Copic markers, I notice that I use a lot of colours call "Milky White","Raw Silk","Sand", and "Yellowish Shade" for Severus, "Baby Skin Pink", "Skin White", "Yellowish Skin Pink" and "Brick Beige" for Harry. Don't you think it is interesting? XD XD XD

( My Gift )

Title: Incompatible

Author: lemondropseven 

Pairing: Severus/Harry

Rating: PG-13

Word Count: ~3k

Warnings: None.

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.

Summary: A bird may love a fish, but where would they live?

A/N: I wrote this a while ago, but wasn't happy enough with it to post it. I'm still not totally satisfied, but it fit one of the prompts really well, so I fiddled with it a bit, and I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. Any ideas about love, sexuality, and statistics pertaining to sexuality are completely made up, so don't shoot me if it sounds crazy. I just wondered what if? :)


( Incompatible )

Title: A Slim Volume
Author: inamac
Pairing: Severus and Lucius
Rating: PG
Word Count: 565
Warnings: Bad Verse
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary/prompt: Because nothing says 'Happy Valentine's Day' better than a bloody Malfoy smirking on your doorstep.
A/N: This takes place during 'Chamber of Secrets'.

( A Slim Volume )

Title: Bon Appetit
Author/Arist: someoldcat
Pairing: Severus/Sirius
Rating: PG
Medium:Pencil on cardstock
Warnings: Gross foodstuffs and silly expressions
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Sirius always wanted Severus to cook for him.
A/N: For prompt #1 Severus' lover demands a romantic gesture, so he decides on one that will ensure he is never asked to do so again.

( Bon Appetit )

Title: Another Kiss
Author/Arist: lilyseyes
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Rating: R
Word Count: 4060
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Prompt 3/Every time Severus kisses someone, they end up dead.
It's hard enough to find a partner when one is the Headmaster of a boarding school, even harder when everyone you kiss turns up dead.
A/N: Many thanks to roozetter for the last minute beta and veridari for the pre-read!

( Another Kiss )

Title: Last Kiss
Author/Arist: calanor
Pairing: Severus/OMC, Severus/Harry .
Rating: PG
Word Count:1506
Warnings: Character Death
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Severus’ family is cursed.
A/N: Morganlefay1958 for helping me beat this muse into submission and the use of prompt 3: Every time Severus kisses someone, they end up dead.
The inspiration for the last scene from this art here


( Last Kiss )

Title: Your Spelling Sucks
Author/Artist: miss_e
Pairing: Severus/Lucius
Rating: PG-13 – R (language)
Word Count: 889
Warnings: Hmm… Harry being an arse? Anti-Snarry? (Thanks, Selkie :D )
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Severus was nothing to look at, he had no charm or natural confidence to smooth his rough edges, so why was this happening?
A/N: Set during what would be Seventh Year/DH, but nothing inappropriate occurs. Again, with many thanks to Selkie for her very fine job as beta.

( Your Spelling Sucks )

Title: Awaken
Author/Arist: sealcat
Pairing: Severus and Harry
Rating: PG-13
Medium: Markers on paper
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This is a work of fanart. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: From prompts 4. Severus was nothing to look at, he had no charm or natural confidence to smooth his rough edges, so why was this happening? Because Harry loves him no matter what.
A/N: Totally thanks for Mods that willing to waits for me, thank you so much!! :D

( Awaken )

Title: It’s Been a Long Cold Lonely Winter
Author: atypicalsnowman
Pairing: Snarry
Rating: R
Word Count: Just under 5k
Warnings: None but some man smut.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story. Additional disclaimer:: This fic makes mention of a real person. No harm or insult is meant to this person in any way.
Summary: If Harry wants a romantic proposal Severus will be sure to give him one he will never forget.
A/N: (As if you couldn’t tell) I used prompt number one: Severus' lover demands a romantic gesture, so he decides on one that will ensure he is never asked to do so again. Thanks to fellow mod roozetter for betaing and hand-holding and also telling me to get moving already.

( It’s Been a Long, Cold, Lonely Winter )

Title: Kiss of Death
Author/Artist: miss_e
Pairing: No pairing. Unless you consider it to be Severus/Voldemort.
Rating: R
Word Count: 1,242
Warnings: Dark. Character death (minor, except for Voldemort)
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Every time Severus kisses someone, they end up dead.
A/N: Well, it is Anti-Valentine’s Day. With many thanks to Selkie for her very fine job as beta.

( Kiss of Death )

Title: It All Happened on a Valentine's Day
Author: demarafis
Pairing: None.
Rating: PG; the naughty words have been bleeped out
Word Count: 2,000
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Post-war. McGonagall is Headmistress. Snape survived and went back to being head of Slytherin and Potions professor. He also mellowed out a teeny tiny bit. The actual story is based on this prompt: "Because nothing says 'Happy Valentine's Day' better than Minerva 'pussy-cat' McGonagall trying to set you up with every unattached member of staff, including non-humans and ghosts, in a crisis of guilty conscience and self-recrimination. (Or she's just drunk.)"
A/N: sighing_selkie is the beta and she's wunderbar.

( It All Happened on a Valentine's Day )

Title: Chocolate True Love
Arist: phoenixcharm180
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
A/N: Written for the Anti-Valentine's Day fest for severus_sighs


( Chocolate True Love )

Title: For Want of a Kiss
Author: suitesamba
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1530
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Severus has never kissed his current lover because every time he kisses someone, they end up dead.
A/N: Thanks to abrae for the beta and the encouragement and to veridari for the preread and telling me it didn’t suck.

( For Want of a Kiss )

Title: Cupid, Draw Back Your Bow (and shove it up your arse!)
Author/Arist: Stormypups
Pairing: Severus/Harry Potter - pre-slash
Rating: PG
Word Count: Approx 1650
Warnings: Humor and Cranky Snape, (sad lack of sex)
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Snape has Cupid locked up in a cage in the Potions Lab. This can’t possibly end well.
A/N: Okay, so I mostly amused myself with this one, hope you’re amused as well. Thanks to faynia and beatlejessie for their Beta work. Any other mistakes are my own because I fiddled a little.

( Where is Cupid? )

Title: Dinner for Two
Author/Arist: miss_e
Pairing: Severus/Lucius, Severus/Remus
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,366
Warnings: mmm… Nope.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: It was the perfect evening. Then the moron turned up.
A/N: With thanks to Neymay for a nice and quick beta.

( Dinner For Two )

Title: Baby Lessons
Author: starduchess
Pairing: Severus/Hermione
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1800
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Severus is nothing to look at and his scowl is imposing enough, so why are people thrusting their babies at him?
A/N: A lovely thank you to miss_e for her quick beta work. Surprise! This one is light-hearted and cute. :)

( Baby Lessons )

Title: Something More Than Refuge
Author: arynwy
Pairing: SS/HP, mention of HP/DM
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3,391
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: There are some lines that a man won't cross. Severus won't ask. Will Harry answer?
A/N: Thanks to sighing_selkie, sky_bleu_angel and iulia_linnea for the stellar alpha and beta services. All errors and awkwardness are my own – these ladies are awesome!

Festival Prompts used – if you consider use of them to consist of turning them upside down, staring at them cross-eyed and dancing the Tango with them: #5. Severus took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his heart breaking. #2. Because nothing says 'Happy Valentine's Day' better than Minerva 'pussy-cat' McGonagall trying to set you up with every unattached member of staff, including non-humans and ghosts, in a crisis of guilty conscience and self-recrimination. (Or she's just drunk.)

( Something More Than Refuge )

Title: Fool's Game
Artist: lovetoseverus
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This is a work of fanart. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this art.
Summary: Severus' lover demands a romantic gesture, so he decides on one that will ensure he is never asked to do so again.
A/N: Cheers to gingertart50 for the idea wrangling and once-overs, and to choosetolive for the fine-tuning. Dedicated to Annie, who said she could really use a laugh right now.

( Fool's Game )