The Road To Hell.

[pekeleke]

Title: The Road To Hell.
Author: pekeleke
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape.
Rating: PG
Warning(s): Mild angst. Pre-slash.
Word count: 365
Disclaimer: Don't own these characters. No money is being made out of this work.
Written for: hogwarts365 Prompt #93 – 'We do not have to be ashamed of what we are' / Walking / Curry.
Summary: Temptation, that dark and greedy thing, pierced his selfish soul with mighty claws. He was weak with thirst, with longing. He was oh-so-very-hungry for everything Potter offered.

The Road To Hell.

 

Severus set his quill down and sighed, contemplating the blank parchment before him with growing frustration. Restless fingertips pinched the bridge of his nose hard enough to turn his skin red as his overdeveloped self-protective instincts fought against his heart's reckless desire to throw caution to the wind.
“I can't do it, though. Risking what's left of my twisted little heart on a twenty year old is too Gryffindor for me.”

Friendship. That's what Potter had begged him for, and he'd been idiotic enough to take the odd request at face value.
“He must have wanted this all along. He reeled me in with those beseeching green eyes, lulling me into this trap with weekly tea-visits and charming smiles. Waiting for the moment my guard lowered enough to...”

Dark eyes flew towards the note that started it all, the ticking-bomb that had arrived via owl to destroy his peace of mind:
-You once said that we do not have to be ashamed of what we are. I hope that means we shouldn't be ashamed of what we feel, either. I want more, Severus. I've wanted more for ages. Let's do wine, curry and french kisses on my couch. Tonight. 7 o'clock. This isn't a joke. This is me being unashamed.-

Temptation, that dark and greedy thing, pierced his selfish soul with mighty claws. He was weak with thirst, with longing. He was oh-so-very-hungry for everything Potter offered, but he couldn't in good conscience claim the brat through puppy love.
“You're too young to understand the simple, inescapable truth: you haven't looked hard enough if you're willing to waste yourself on me, Harry. You must find someone better, someone more deserving. This has to be the end of the road for us.” He muttered under his breath and all but jumped out of his own skin when the object of his musings spoke suddenly from the depths of his fireplace:

“Don't give me that shit, Severus. Being young doesn't make me blind to my heart's deepest desires. The blasted thing adores you, cantankerous bastard and all. Walking away from you won't lead me to a better anything. It'll put me on the road to hell instead.“

 

Comments

[adafrog]

Go Harry, get your man!

[pekeleke]

LOL. Doesn't he always? I'm pretty sure Severus is toast already. :D

I'm thrilled that you enjoyed this drabble, ada. Thanks, as always, for your lovely comment. ;)

[mrs_sweetpeach]

Oh, very good, pekeleke. Harry's done a great job of explaining where's he's coming from and why Severus should listen.

[pekeleke]

True. I doubt Severus could argue against Harry's reasoning without losing face, not that he'll fight the brat very hard, since he's weak against temptation and all that... ;D

Thanks so much for taking the time to both read and review this drabble. Your lovely comment was greatly appreciated. :D

[teryarel]

Hello dear pekeleke!
I'm so glad to read a new story from you! I would like to leave a witty, long response to it - but I fear that I am too tired to do anything meaningful after some rather exhausting weeks...
But I want to say that it made me smile and warmed my heart to read this. Thank you for brightening my evening! ^^

[pekeleke]

Hello there, teryarel! :D

I must confess that it worried me to hear about these exhausting weeks you've been having and I sincerely hope that everything is going well in your RL, and that you're just unusually busy, like me.

I'm glad this little drabble managed to make you smile and the fact that you felt it brightened your evening was probably the best possible compliment you could have given me. It is my most heartfelt desire that all your evenings are as bright as they can possibly be, my dear friend.

Anyway, thanks, as always, for taking the time to both read and review another work of mine. You know how much it gladdens me to hear from you every now and then, don't you?

Please take care of yourself until we speak again.
Hugs
pekeleke

[sarahsezlove]

Severus never stands a chance where Harry's concerned. Good job, too ;-)

[pekeleke]

LOL. That's true. Our Harry seems to have turned his ability to destroy all of Severus' pesky reservations into an art form, doesn't he?

I'm thrilled that you enjoyed this drabble so much, sarahsezlove. Thanks, as always, for taking the time to both read and review another work of mime. Your lovely comment meant the world to me. :D

[keyairreem]

So much emotion! They will always have that kind of relationship! Thank you for sharing.

[pekeleke]

True. I think the boys will always be able to soothe each other's fears and offer one another the kind of deep understanding that they both would have struggled to find with someone else.

I'm thrilled that you enjoyed this drabble so much, keyairreem. Thanks, as always, for your lovely comment. :D