Drabble: Stoic

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Title: Stoic
Author: Lilith (lilithilien)
Pairing: Harry and Draco
Word Count: 100 words
Rating: Gen (one swearword)
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing.


"Does it hurt?"

Not waiting for an answer, his hand stretches toward the bloodied chin, the least of his enemy's wounds, the only one he can bear to look at. Fingers still rank with smoke freeze a fraction of an inch above raw skin, their auras bleeding together but not daring more. Harry winces nonetheless.

"I'm fine," he parries.

"Of course you are. You're Harry Potter."

He means it, but like everything between them, it's misunderstood. Bloodshot eyes glare, glazed and terrible behind spider-webbed spectacles. "Fuck off, Malfoy."

His hand hangs in the air, still frozen, long after Harry's gone.

*****

A/N: Inspired by this picture:

Comments

[angela_snape.insanejournal.com]

Silly Harry, always misunderstanding Draco's words.

[lilithilien.insanejournal.com]

I swear, sometimes they're like two magnets repelling each other.

Thanks for reading!

[omarandjohnny.insanejournal.com]

Grr, Harry! ::playfully slaps him in the back of the noggin::

Fingers still rank with smoke freeze a fraction of an inch above raw skin, their auras bleeding together but not daring more.

That gave me the chills, just gorgeous!

[lilithilien.insanejournal.com]

Thank you!! I do love their stubborn insistence on misunderstanding each other. And what's wrong with me, that the sight of Harry all roughed up like that makes me want to poke at him? ;)

[sweetmelodykiss.insanejournal.com]

Very, very nice!

[lilithilien.insanejournal.com]

Thank you so much! :)

[iulia_linnea.insanejournal.com]

Aw, poor Draco. I like the drabble. :D

[lilithilien.insanejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[gin_tonic.insanejournal.com]

Brilliant drabble! Now write more! Please. :D

[lilithilien.insanejournal.com]

*G* It's brewing, definitely. Thanks!!

[goddessriss.insanejournal.com]

Oh, my poor boys! I'm thinking that Draco would be brooding after this, like in THAT photo that makes me want to love him and snuggle him and eat him and take care of him and...you get the picture!

But this was lovely, quite apart from my Draco-licking ramblings. More, please!

[lilithilien.insanejournal.com]

Oh brooding, most definitely! In fact, you should write that drabble. *nods*

[goddessriss.insanejournal.com]

Oh my God. I wrote fic. See what you made me do??!! You are SUCH a bad influence on me. You know, I USED TO BE A LURKER....

[lilithilien.insanejournal.com]

Hee! It's those slopes, you know, they're damn slippery. *hops off to read*

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Oh, that's a gorgeous drabble! I love little missing moments like this, and you describe this one beautifully.

[lilithilien.insanejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it!