3 x F for Forbidden Forest: Aconite, Blood, Caterpillar.

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Title: Aconite, Blood, Caterpillar
Word Count: 3 x 100
Rating: PG
Challenge: Alphabet. F for Forbidden Forest
Characters: Remus/Severus
Authors Notes: Drabbles, somewhat connected. Pre-slash - for now. Shameless gacking of alphabet theme for all the drabbles.




Aconite


'What are you looking for?' a soft voice asks, and you startle.

When you come here, you are alone. Because you want to be. Because you always are.

Alone.

'Go away,' you sneer, to emphasise how much you do not want him. 'Sod off, Lupin.'

You see the hurt in his eyes, how the golden light in them flickers and disappears, and you are satisfied.
You turn your back at him, as if to show him what an insignificant creature he is.

'What are you looking for, Severus,' he persists.

'Aconite,' you hiss.

No, he means nothing to you.



Blood


'Idiot werewolf,' you snarl. 'Why does he have to come back like that every full moon?'

Poppy just shakes her head as if she does not have an answer.

You look at him with his bruises and his cuts and the beauty of his pale chest, smeared with blood. His - or another creature's - you don't know. Nor do you want to.

'He seems to mark territory, fighting... He seems to patrol the borders of the Forbidden Forest. Maybe he just wants to...'

'I don't care,' you say. But you stay, watching over him as he sleeps.


Idiot werewolf.



Caterpillar

'No, William,' Professor Lupin smiles at the tiny boy. 'It is not a monster. It's a caterpillar. They are used for Shrinking Solution. Professor Snape can tell you more about them.'

'Pro- Professor Snape?' the child asks, and puts down the caterpillar carefully in the grass, letting it perch on a strand.

Yes, Professor Snape, Remus thinks. He knows so much, and then so little. For a moment Remus stares into the darkness between the trees and imagines Snape kindly telling a curious child about the properties of caterpillars.

There is so much Remus wants to hear Severus Snape say.

Comments

[bronze-ribbons.livejournal.com]

Oooh, so we have at least 23 more to look forward to? :-)

I especially like the third -- your characterisation of Lupin is lovely, and the scene's quiet undercurrents of fear and yearning are affecting.

[ex-snapelike865.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I think I'll go for quality more than quantity, but I hope to finish all alphabet.

[cordeliadelayne]

Very nice look at them both.

[ex-snapelike865.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[greenwyvern.livejournal.com]

Lovely little vignettes, like snapshots into the heart of these two characters. I look forward to reading more from you. :-)

[ex-snapelike865.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I try to describe feelings more than actions, and I'm really glad you like it.

[nehalenia.livejournal.com]

These are great!

[ex-snapelike865.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :0)