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prayer_at_night (prayer_at_night) wrote,
@ 2009-09-29 17:40:00

Current location:	the desk, surrounded by a ton of papers >_>
Current mood:	busy
Current music:	Rickman reads Sonnet130
Entry tags:	drabble, severus/lily, snape100

The Moth and the Flame - Snily drabble
Title: The Moth and the Flame
Author: prayer_at_night
Pairing: Severus/Lily
Word Count: 100
Challenge: #301 "Snape's First Date"
A/N: Thanks a million to red_day_dawning for beta-reading and her nice words^^, and to my best friend for first feedback (even before I was sure I was going to send it to Red). She said: "It's... different.":D

They are sitting cross-legged on the rough wooden floor, facing each other over a flickering candle. A pack of crackers and a red apple nicked from the greengrocer are their dinner, the cicadas’ humming noise their music.

Moths are drawn to the spluttering candle flame.

Lily leans closer, placing a sweaty palm on his bare knee, and Severus stills.

Hot puffs of breath hit his face, carrying the apple’s sweet scent.

Her lips are warm against his.

Helpless, his hands bury in her soft hair. Her arms slide around him, holding on tight.

A moth is consumed by the flame.

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	alisanne 2009-09-29 05:18 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, what fabulous imagery! And so very true. weeps for Severus (Reply to this) (Thread)

	prayer_at_night 2009-09-29 05:29 pm UTC (link)
	So happy you like the imagery!:D Thank you, hon!^^ (And you don't need to weep for him; at least he gets the girl in my universe!^_~ shakes fist at Jo) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	joanwilder 2009-09-29 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	That's just beautiful! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	prayer_at_night 2009-09-29 05:30 pm UTC (link)
	blushes Thank you!:-* (Reply to this) (Parent)

	elethian 2009-09-29 05:33 pm UTC (link)
	Awww... sweet :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	prayer_at_night 2009-09-29 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	Heh, thank you!^^ (Reply to this) (Parent)

	nimrod_9 2009-09-29 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	Very lovely!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	prayer_at_night 2009-09-29 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you, dear!:-* (Reply to this) (Parent)

	torino10154 2009-09-29 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	Beautiful. Wonderful work. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	prayer_at_night 2009-09-29 08:53 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks so much, sweetie!:-* (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sweetmelodykiss 2009-09-29 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	That was just gorgeous! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	prayer_at_night 2009-09-29 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	bounces Thank you!:-* (Reply to this) (Parent)

	red_day_dawning 2009-09-30 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	Repeating myself - this is lovely, the imagery is so effective. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	prayer_at_night 2009-09-30 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	Heh.^^ Thank you so much, sweetie. hugs (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Where are the cookies?! (Anonymous) 2009-10-02 04:31 pm UTC (link)
	grin Guess who's here! So, you promised me cookies... looking around Where are they?! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Where are the cookies?! prayer_at_night 2009-10-02 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	Lemme guess... Nady? And I must ask you to please forgive me, dear lady, that I did not provide cookies. Sadly, I had no time to bake them before now. takes platter full of freshly baked, still warm cookies from the kitchen Do tuck in, my dear. offers said cookies Hugs, prayer:-* (Reply to this) (Parent)