wee fic!

[phineasjones]

whee! i wrote something. something schmoopy and drabble-ish. it's totally a songfic. ahaha. huge geekerific points if you know which song. whew, i've almost cheezed myself out doing this.

i have written precious little h/d and i owe some to camillafarfalla. so this is dedicated to her - who i miss and love.


How It Goes


Draco had thought about it. He'd thought about it long and hard. He knew the day would come and he had to be ready for it. Like he was ready for everything else.

He knew how he wanted it to go.

He wanted a sunny day. A sunny Sunday, in fact, would be best of all. He always liked Sundays. But he would take a Saturday too. Preferably after a Quidditch match. Preferably with the snitch still in his hand.

Or just outside on the grounds. That would do. He loved the lake on a cold, crisp day. As long as it's quiet. As long as there's no long, drawn out conversation. As long as Harry doesn't get that pitying look. As long as there's no shouting.

He hates shouting. When Harry leaves, he wants everything else to be going his way.

Last night - after the party where they had been drinking, when Draco had insulted the weasel and Harry had been so angry - their raised voices had echoed off the bare dungeon walls. Harry had stormed out, slamming the door closed behind him and leaving Draco to think No, no, not like this.

And in the morning, there had been an owl. Draco almost didn't unscroll the parchment because no, that was not how he wanted it to go either. Not in writing, not from a distance. He read it anyway, and breathed in relief.

He almost turned back to the dungeons on his way to breakfast in the hall when he saw Granger striding toward him purposefully. But all she said was, "Have you seen Harry? He didn't come down to breakfast."

No, he hadn't seen Harry, not yet. He opened the doors to a quintessential autumn day. Clear, cool and sunny. The tops of some of the trees in the forest were already tinged with golden orange.

When he found Harry sitting on the flat rock by the lake, his chest tightened ever so slightly. Harry motioned for him to sit and he did, glancing nervously away, unable to speak.

Harry spoke instead, "I'm sorry I shouted last night. I didn't mean what I said. Really." He paused. "And there's something I've been wanting to say to you."

Draco braced himself. This was exactly how it was supposed to go. He was ready. He had the sun and the lake and the turning trees on his side.

"I think... I don't know." Harry paused again. "I think I might be in love with you."

Comments

[novembersnow.livejournal.com]

Awwww! This is so sweet, but crisp at the same time--like a perfect autumn apple, with just a hint of the tart. (Oh, it must be close to fall with such tasty fics to be found today!) I do wish you'd write more H/D. Hell, I wish you'd write more anything. :D

[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

ooh, thank you for the lovely fall-relate analogy there. and the sweet words. i wish i wrote more h/d too. ;)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, call my dentist, that's the sweetest thing I've consummed in ages. Awwww. I feel all warm and fuzzy, I probably need to go kill someone now to balance that all out.

[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

wait, no! i'm supposed to be spreading the love, not invoking the death. it's a fine line, i know, but i try.

[jjtaylor.livejournal.com]

I love how Draco has thought the whole scene through. He's planning, scheming, still. Hermione is a smart girl, too - she goes to see Draco when she can't find Harry. Uh huh, that's right.

Well done! Sweet, crisp, wonderful - and of course we knew Draco's favorite season was autumn!

[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

yes, indeed, hermione is the smartest. <3s

yeah, it seems that autumn is the favored season of all my characters. hmm. funny, isn't it? draco sue? remus sue?

thanks very much. ;)

[addictedkitten.livejournal.com]

You fluffmonster.

That was sweet.

*loves*

[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

heehee. i am a fluffmonster, it's true. ph34r me. or whatever those kids say these days.

[starbuckle.livejournal.com]

oh the sweetness! the click of things falling into place! the realization that yeah, every once in awhile, things go the way they're s'posed to.

i love it.

p.s. eee again that you were home this afternoon to chat with. i feel immeasurably more able to combat my illness now that i've had a visit with you. ;)

[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

thanks, love! mwah!

heehee, this is some special kind of cheezy. but what can i say? i was in a good mood.

[dancingrain.livejournal.com]

Autumn fics are the bestest. Fics where there is loving instead of breaking up, best-er still.
:-*

[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

:) yeah. i'm always more inclined to write in autumn... and then it sneaks right into the fic.