Skin Deep.

[pekeleke]

Title: Skin Deep.

Author: pekeleke

Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter

Challenge: Written for snarry_100 ( IJ, LJ, DW ) prompt challenge 423: Show.

Rating: G

Length: 100

Warnings: None

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

Summary: Harry Potter believes that beauty shouldn't be skin-deep.

Skin Deep.
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Severus looked away as the shirt slid down his trembling arms, exposing the unbearable ugliness of his scarred chest to Harry's gaze for the first time.

His non-existent confidence vanished with the auror's shocked gasp and he gritted his teeth, refusing to make eye-contact.

“Is this why you've never let me...?”

“I knew you'd be disappointed.  I'm nowhere near beautiful enough for you, Harry.”

Calloused hands framed his face gently, forcing him to confront green-colored solemnity.
“Beauty is never skin-deep, Severus.  Your scars shouldn't shame you.  They show everything you've suffered and survived.  They reflect your indomitable spirit.  They...  belong.”

Comments

[patolozka]

Awww, Severus... We know that you are beautiful and Harry knows it too! Thank you for this heartbreaking tale!

[pekeleke]

I'm thrilled that you enjoyed this drabble, pat. Thanks so much for your beautiful comment. :)

[agneskamilla]

*cannot weep 'cause she's at work* It was really touching.

[pekeleke]

I'm glad that you found this drabble so touching, agness. Thanks for taking the time to both read and review. Your beautiful comment meant the world to me. :)

[adafrog]

Oh, poor Severus. Harry will take care of you.

[pekeleke]

Yes. Harry will definitely take very good care of Severus from now on. :)
Thanks, as always, for taking the time to both read and review another work of mine, ada. Your extra-long comment made my day, you know? ;D

[adafrog]

I'm glad. :)

[teryarel]

In hope of being able to express as much as you do in these great stories with only 100 words, I'll try to summarize my thoughts for this work in one word: beautiful.

Thank you!

[pekeleke]

I'm glad that you found this drabble so beautiful, teryarel. Thanks, as usual, for taking the time to both read and review another work of mine. Hearing from you every now and then never fails to make my day a whole lot brighter. :)

Take care.
Hugs

pekeleke

[fallconsmate]

of course harry is not that shallow!! beauty lies in the soul, not in the skin.

beautifully written!

[pekeleke]

It is true that beauty lies in the soul instead of the skin, and Harry has always been able to look beneath most masks. I'm thrilled that you enjoyed this drabble so much, fallconsmate. Thanks, as always, for your lovely comment. :)

[alisanne]

Aww! *sniffs*
Poor Severus. I can see why he'd be less than confident, but Harry has always seen what's beneath.
*nods* I bet they do wonderfully together!

[pekeleke]

True. Harry has always been able to see what's beneath the masks most people show him and he'll make sure to reassure Severus as much as he possibly can.

Thanks for taking the time to both read and review another work of mine, ali. Your lovely comment meant the world to me. :)

[keyairreem]

beautiful in his pain is our Severus-so good for Harry to sooth and cherish

[pekeleke]

Harry has always been good at soothing Severus' fears, no matter how deeply ingrained they happen to be. Severus needs someone just like this. Someone willing to see past all his mask and able to love the wounded creature that hides under all that snarky attitude. ;D

Thanks, as usual, for taking the time to both read and review another work of mine. Your beautiful comment meant the world to me. :)

[myk_myk]

Oh, Severus... My poor boy. You are enough for Harry. Your scars don't matter.
Hugs,
myk

[pekeleke]

True. Harry loves Severus enough to see all those scars as something to cherish, rather than something to disparage about. Severus will eventually learn that he's finally placed his poor battered heart in the best possible hands.

Thanks, as usual, for taking the time to both read and review another work of mine, myk. Your lovely comment was greatly appreciated. :)

Hugs
pekeleke