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Title: Good Enough.

Rating : G.

Author: pekeleke

Word Count: 100

Challenge: Written for snarry_100 prompt challenge 356: Confession.

Warnings: None.

Disclaimer: Don't own these characters. No money is being made out of this work.

Summary: Achieving perfection takes time. Sometimes the probability of getting there is good enough to start with...

A/N: Wrote two very different drabbles for this prompt and couldn't make up my mind about which one to submit, so I'm posting both of them. :)

Good Enough.

Severus woke slowly, lashes fluttering apart to expose dark eyes.
He sighed wearily, unable to suppress the sorrow-tainted sound.
Callused fingertips forced him to face the man he'd so foolishly bedded.
You're still here...”

Where else would I be? Have you forgotten what I said last night?”

He fidgeted uncomfortably, avoiding Harry's gaze.
Firewhiskey-induced avowals of love are generally... unreliable.”

Needing Dutch-courage to make my confession doesn't make it false, Severus.”

You were drunk.”

I'm sober now and I still love you”

He flushed scarlet.
I...”

Yes?”

I probably love you, too”

Harry smiled brightly:
Probably is good enough, Severus...”

 

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Date: 2013-02-01 03:54 pm (UTC)
alisanne: (Default)
From: [personal profile] alisanne
Awwww! So sweet! *cuddles them*
Just adorable!

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Date: 2013-02-01 04:27 pm (UTC)
fallconsmate: (Default)
From: [personal profile] fallconsmate
what a sweet non-answer! "probably" is slytherin for "ass-over-teakettle in love with you and have been for some time, just too scared to SAY so!"

*hugs them both* :D

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Date: 2013-02-01 05:04 pm (UTC)
mrs_sweetpeach: (Default)
From: [personal profile] mrs_sweetpeach
Awww. And in this case I'm pretty sure "probably" translates to "fervently and forever" in Severus-speak.

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Date: 2013-02-01 05:11 pm (UTC)
accioslash: made for me (Default)
From: [personal profile] accioslash
“Needing Dutch-courage to make my confession doesn't make it false, Severus.”

How delightfully wicked of Severus that he decided to just go for it. Apparently he still has good instincts even in his insecurity.
Edited Date: 2013-02-01 05:12 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2013-02-02 01:15 am (UTC)
adafrog: (Default)
From: [personal profile] adafrog
Very good, thanks.

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Date: 2013-02-02 02:48 am (UTC)
majmunka: (Default)
From: [personal profile] majmunka
Probably! Bless him :D

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