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Dare.

Title: Dare
Author: pekeleke
Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Challenge: Written for snarry_100 ( IJ, LJ, DW ) prompt challenge 587: Original.
Rating: G
Length: 100
Warnings: none.
Disclaimer: Don't own these characters. No money is being made out of this work.
Summary: An invitation to tea. Such a safe, measly, overture. It wasn’t even original, or particularly bold, but the idea of owling it to Potter terrified him.
A/N: I'd like to dedicate this particular work to my dear friend Sheankelor, since her birthday was a few days ago, and I'm hoping that this little drabble will make her smile. Happy belated birthday, Ree! May your day, and year, be merry. :D
 

Dare.

Severus’ every survival instinct demanded he crumple the note he’d just written; urging him to shred it, turn it into another chance he'd never dare to take.

An invitation to tea. Such a safe, measly, overture. It wasn’t even original -or particularly bold- but the idea of owling it to Potter terrified him. Would the auror laugh upon receiving it?  Would he glimpse Severus’ infatuated hopes within, and be utterly repulsed?  Would he misunderstand altogether and conclude that Severus wanted friendship?

“So what?” Severus growled, railing against his own cowardice. “Friendship is better than nothing. Risk it, you, bastard. Dare!”

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[personal profile] pekeleke 2017-07-31 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I think he'll do it. He seems determined enough, and Severus has never been the sort of man to give into his fears, unless he wants to. :)

"Lucky lucky Sheankelor." True. She's a very dear friend, but she isn't the only one I'd be more than happy to write a b'day fic for, if I happened to know the date in question. There are a few readers of mine I'd love to indulge, but it's hard sometimes to gauge whether approaching them with that sort of offer would be welcome. It doesn't help that I prefer to react to the overtures of other, more proactive people, than to risk extending my own, so I'm certain I've lost plenty of chances to develop closer friendships with a few fandom people I'd sincerely love to grow closer to.

Send me a date, if you want. Or a one word prompt of your choosing, and I'd be delighted to spin a tale for you, sarahsezlove. :D
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