Ficlet: Us. Here. Now.
Nov. 6th, 2011 11:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magnetic_poleTitle: Us. Here. Now.
Pairing: Severus Snape/Evan Rosier
Word count and rating: 200, G
Summary: On Halloween, you can move between worlds.
Notes: Written for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
verus_janus for the exchange at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
hp_halloween, a Death Eater Halloween coming out story. Many, many thanks to mods _lore and shadowycat for hosting this fun short-fic fest!
Evan Rosier appeared in the Floo while Severus was washing up. Evan, who hadn’t owled since leaving school. Not once.
“Hullo,” Evan muttered. “You, er, said you’d show me. The Muggles? Halloween?”
Four months ago, they were friends. Now Severus wasn’t sure.
“Never mind--”
“Don’t go!” Severus exclaimed. “You...can’t wear that. That’s missing the point.” Upstairs, he rummaged for an extra set of robes quietly, so Mum wouldn’t hear.
They walked to the crowded high street, where bonfires burned. Severus loved Halloween. Like the spirits, he could slip between two worlds.
When the Dark Lord came to power, every day might be Halloween.
It was hard to explain the holiday’s pull, now that the Dark Lord had shown him another way. “When I was young,” Severus said slowly. “It was the only time I didn’t need to pretend.”
“I don’t like pretending, either,” Evan said.
Severus glanced up in surprise. Evan had never lived with Muggles.
“I like being with you,” Evan said. “Us. Here. Now.”
The pieces fell into place. The awkward silences. The unexpected return. Mum always said magic was strong on Halloween. Anything could happen.
“Yeah?” Severus feigned nonchalance.
Evan grinned. “Halloween’s fine, too. But, yeah.”
In the distance, the bells chimed midnight, ushering in a new season.
Pairing: Severus Snape/Evan Rosier
Word count and rating: 200, G
Summary: On Halloween, you can move between worlds.
Notes: Written for
verus_janus for the exchange at hp_halloween, a Death Eater Halloween coming out story. Many, many thanks to mods _lore and shadowycat for hosting this fun short-fic fest!Evan Rosier appeared in the Floo while Severus was washing up. Evan, who hadn’t owled since leaving school. Not once.
“Hullo,” Evan muttered. “You, er, said you’d show me. The Muggles? Halloween?”
Four months ago, they were friends. Now Severus wasn’t sure.
“Never mind--”
“Don’t go!” Severus exclaimed. “You...can’t wear that. That’s missing the point.” Upstairs, he rummaged for an extra set of robes quietly, so Mum wouldn’t hear.
They walked to the crowded high street, where bonfires burned. Severus loved Halloween. Like the spirits, he could slip between two worlds.
When the Dark Lord came to power, every day might be Halloween.
It was hard to explain the holiday’s pull, now that the Dark Lord had shown him another way. “When I was young,” Severus said slowly. “It was the only time I didn’t need to pretend.”
“I don’t like pretending, either,” Evan said.
Severus glanced up in surprise. Evan had never lived with Muggles.
“I like being with you,” Evan said. “Us. Here. Now.”
The pieces fell into place. The awkward silences. The unexpected return. Mum always said magic was strong on Halloween. Anything could happen.
“Yeah?” Severus feigned nonchalance.
Evan grinned. “Halloween’s fine, too. But, yeah.”
In the distance, the bells chimed midnight, ushering in a new season.
