Severus Sighs

Title: (Love is a) Battlefield
Artist: veridari
Pairing: Severus/Harry, Neville, Teeny Nagini and new canon characters which you can see under the highlight, or don't if you want to be surprised! (highlight for spoilers) * Minerva, Draco and BAMF!Trevor...there is just not enough BAMF!Trevor and I am attempting to rectify this*
Rating: G
Warnings: not a damn one
Disclaimer: I don't own any of them, or the books, or the theme parks or the movies. If I owned it all I'd be a billionaire, on my yacht, living off my riches, with cute cabana boys seeing to my every need. And I do mean my EVERY need. *wink wink*
Summary: It is the annual Staff Valentine's Day Party, where lines are drawn in the sand, enemies are made and Cupid is nowhere to be found. Or is he? Yes, just your typical holiday at Hogwarts.
A/N: This has been floating around in my head for ages, as I decided that both Teeny Nagini and Snape needed some shaking up. Some...adversaries, you might say. *g* There is also a reference to my last year's entry with the missing Cupid. If you haven't seen that or would like a refresher, you can find "Hazardous Duty" here.

( (Love is a) Battlefield )

Title: Ninja Fail
Artist: veridari
Pairing: Severus/Harry, Neville, and Teeny Nagini cuz we luuuuv her!
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: (highlight for spoilers) * goofy use of Halloween costuming but you'll forgive me I'm hoping because there is SNAPE ARSE IN THE LAST PANEL*
Disclaimer: I don't own either of them, or the books, or the theme parks or the movies. If I owned it all I'd be a billionaire, on my yacht, living off my riches.
Summary: The Hogwarts Staff Halloween Party is on the horizon, and Harry had the perfect costume idea. It didn't take too much convincing to get his fellow professor/sidekick Neville to go along with it. Other staff might not be so easily swayed...
A/N: I blame this on roozetter. She threw out the word "ninja" and my muse ran with it and you KNOW what kind of kooky place my brain is. *shakes head at self* BUT look at the rating! That gets me bonus points, right?

( Ninja Fail )

Title: Lament for the Lost Boys Reboot
Artist: veridari
Pairing: Severus/Harry and a surprise cameo
Rating: G
Warnings: (highlight for spoilers) * not sure if this is considered crack!angst or angst!crack - the jury is still out
*
Disclaimer: I don't own either of them, or the books, or the theme parks or the movies. If I owned it all I'd be a billionaire, on my yacht, living off my riches.
Summary: Every evening year he returns to the Astronomy Tower and laments the deaths that stain his soul. Or at least he tries to.
A/N: I did try and go for angst. Really I did. I created the first one and before it was *even* finished my brain came up with this. I'm sorry. no I'm not really

( There be angst of sorts here... )

Title: Lament for the Lost Boys
Artist: veridari
Pairing: Severus...just Severus
Rating: a very angsty G
Warnings: (highlight for spoilers) * Character death. Hey! They wanted angst!!!*
Disclaimer: I don't own him. If I owned him I'd be rich. And living in a palatial estate.
Summary: Every evening he returned to the Astronomy Tower and lamented the deaths that stained his soul.
A/N: I never had to warn for this before and broke my own cardinal rule. My #womance for our beloved mods brought me to this moment. *cries copious tears*

( Lament for the Lost Boys )

All,

The sighers have declared Thursday to be "National We Love veridari Day"!!! <333

With her bubbling enthusiasm, genuinely warm and caring persona, and willingness to lend a hand to any and all requests and shameless begging for help, veridari has firmly cemented herself in our hearts. And that's not to mention her fabulous art!!

This here? This is the offical sighers version of the veridari LOVE MEME!!

So if you feel the same way and adore our spunky, generous, supportive bb, leave her a note or two here and let her know!

xoxoxo

Title: Hazardous Duty
Artist: veridari
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: Cupid wishes he got combat pay. Hell, he wishes he just got paid...
A/N: Dedicated once again to the severus_sighs mods atypicalsnowman and roozetter for all their hard work putting on these fun fests. *mucho hugs* Also hugs for my good bb's lilyseyes and suitesamba cuz you rock the cheerleader roles in my life. Also, a certain additional green character might make more sense if you've followed along with my entries in a *koff* previous fest. Just sayin'. ;)
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I just play nicer with them. And no real cherub was harmed in the making of this project. *g*


( Hazardous Duty )

Title: Teeny Nagini: The Epilogue
Artist: veridari
Pairing: Severus/Harry, Nagini, Neville
Rating: G
Warnings: none...HA! You were worried about the little reptile, weren't you! Admit it!
Summary: A deal is a deal...
A/N: I do believe that in the Challenge post, the mods said (quote), "I want veridari with her “there must be a happy ending, OMG!” art. And because I am a people pleaser, I present you the following...
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I just play nicer with them. And happy endings are my idiom. So say the mods. *g*

( Teeny Nagini: The Epilogue )

Title: Teeny Nagini
Artist: veridari
Pairing: Severus/Harry, Nagini
Rating: G
Warnings: Could possibly trigger a bout of Ophidiophobia *fear of snakes* in those susceptible. (kidding, sort of)
Summary: It wasn't necessarily the first spell that Severus would have chosen...
A/N: This monstrosity art project started out as pure crack!art and then my muse gave it a definitive left turn into Snarry. This will probably come as no surprise to anyone who knows me well. *sigh* Dedicated to the severus_sighs mods and good bb's, atypicalsnowman and roozetter. *hugs for you both* And before I forget - long live Severus! At least in OUR hands, anyway. ;)
Disclaimer: Not my characters. I just play nicer with them. And no real snakes were harmed in the making of this monstrosity art project.


( Teeny Nagini )

*banner provided by the ever talented veridari*

Reviving Severus *sighs* challenge submissions of fic and art are due to severus.sighs@gmail.com on Friday, January 6th, 2011.

PLEASE NOTE IT IS SEVERUS.SIGHS NOT SEVERUSSIGHS AT GMAIL.COM. Just saying. <333

Submissions need only be a minimum of 500 words for fic/drabbles, and the equivalence of an exhibition at the Louvre for art. *cough*

If you are searching for a beta with your hand outstretched, lips parted, and a faint sheen of tears making your eyes shine like crystals... This is the place for you to leave your name!

And if you occasionally dress in your old cap and gown, hugging your degree in literature (journalism? writing? English? Whatevs!)closely to your chest, petting it and calling it your preccccciousssss ... Or, you know, you have a severe hatred of the Oxford comma and some free time ... This is the place for you to leave your name, too!

See what we did there? Multi-tasking. We rock it. *fist bump*

Title: SeverusBear and his Lieutenants
Artist: veridari
Pairing: SeverusBear, LuciusBear, HarryBear, HermioneBear, and RemusBear (with a cameo by Hedwig)
Rating: so G it's squeaky
Warnings: overuse of cuteness; possibly sickenly so - you have been forewarned, people!
Summary: SeverusBear was fully prepared to defend himself against the Wizengamot. Then LuciusBear bought his way out and tried to repay him for helping DracoBear. HarryBear refused to leave his side, and with HarryBear came his miserable, do-gooder friends. Next thing you know, SeverusBear is free and surrounded by the unreasonably obstinate individuals the press laughingly refers to as, "SeverusBears' Lieutenants!"
A/N: Officially requested by starduchess and firmly seconded by atypicalsnowman and roozetter, that alas, I could not refuse. Besides, being a Hufflepuff through and through, I had to throw my hat into the ring. \0/ (And thanks to roozetter for the ingenious summary!)

( SeverusBear and his Lieutenants )

Title: Mirror, Mirror
Artist/Author: veridari, atypicalsnowman
Pairing: Snarry
Rating: PG
Word Count: 500
Warnings: None.
Summary: Severus just can't see what Harry sees. Perhaps it doesn't matter.
A/N: Medium used was Photoshop CS4. Art originally schemed by veridari for prompt number three, Severus looked in the mirror, but he just couldn't see the image of a lover. Thanks to whitecotton for the SPaG beta.

( Mirror, Mirror )

Title: The Present
Artist: veridian_dair
Pairing: Severus/Harry (implied)
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Harry was going to be surprised when he didn't get the usual chocolates.
A/N: Created for whitecotton's challenge. I think I was feeling naughty after reading atypicalsnowman's post to this same challenge. ;)

( The Present )

My take on the challenge for: Severus stared blankly at his lover and said, "No, there's not a potion for that."

( What happens when Harry goes drinking with Ron )

Title: The Sentinel
Artist: Veridian Dair
Pairing: Severus/Harry(implied)
Rating: PG
Medium: Photoshop CS4, Wacom tablet
Warnings: If you are allergic to virtual cat hair, do not open
Theme: Overcoming Adversity
Prompt: The night falls on the shadows
Summary: "Constant vigilance."
A/N: Painted for my dear friend joanwilder/RaeWhit, who discussed a Siamese cat with me for a past project a few weeks ago. It ended up not being incorporated in the piece I was working on, but the idea of Severus with a Siamese has had me itching to paint it ever since. It got away from me a bit on the "drawble" part because I never know when to stop as I was having so much fun painting it. A huge thank you and squeezy hugs to atypicalsnowman for art beta skills which she didn't even know she had but came in darn handy!

( The Sentinel )

Title: Adonis
Artist: veridian_dair
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: R
Medium: Photoshop CS4, graphic tablet
Warnings: none
Theme: Overcoming Adversity
Prompt: What's love got to do with it
Summary: An enchanting August moon changes the course of two men's lives in ways neither could have expected.
A/N: Recently, I reread joanwilder/RaeWhit's story Surprised by Harry and this scene, which appears immediately in Chapter 1, captured my imagination and set my muse on fire. Hopefully, I have come close to creating some piece of the amazing magic contained in her words. Thank you, joanwilder, for giving us so many incredible stories and putting up with me once again as I picked your brain to paint this. As always, jadzialove was my biggest cheerleader and I couldn't have done it without her. Thank you to the mods for giving me another excuse to paint Severus. :)

( Adonis )

Title: Close Your Eyes
Author: obsidianembrace
Artist: veridian_dair
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: G
Word Count: ~200
Summary: Harry has something special for Severus' birthday.
A/N: Created for severus_sighs birthday prompt #1: 'Severus opened his eyes, but it was a few seconds before what he was seeing registered with him.' Thanks for the beta, joanwilder and last minute help from jadzialove when Severus refused to play along with this.

( Close Your Eyes )

Title: Undivided Attention
Artist: veridian_dair
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
A/N: Art has been problematic of late since the fall that caused a fractured wrist, but not doing any drives me crazy. I had the lineart for this piece finished before the accident and had fun adding some color to it without getting too detailed (which the wrist is not allowing yet). Thanks to jadzialove and joanwilder for their input! And of course they aren't mine. I wouldn't want the accounting nightmare anyway.

( Undivided Attention )