Happy Daft Day, quill_lumos! Recipient:quill_lumos Title:Joie de vivre Author:ivylady Rating: NC-17 Warnings: Angst, bottom!Snape, Slash, AU, barest hint of Mpreg (blink and you'll miss it). Prompt/Summary: At the end of OotP, Sirius doesn't fall beyond the Veil — Snape does. Tired of the war and Voldemort's strangle hold on himself and others, Severus sacrifices himself for the greater good. Instead of dying, he learns to accept himself and live life to the fullest — and that includes accepting Harry's love. Author's Note:quill_lumos was very lenient with her criteria, so I let my plot bunnies run away with the story. I do hope you like it, quill_lumos!