La Douleur Exquise.

[pekeleke]

Title: La Douleur Exquise.
Author: pekeleke
Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Challenge: Written for snarry_100 ( IJ, LJ, DW ) prompt challenge 593: Legal.
Rating: G
Length: 100
Warnings: none.
Disclaimer: Don't own these characters. No money is being made out of this work.
Summary: Harry knows the pain, the glorious, exquisite, pain, of loving someone unattainable. 
 

La Douleur Exquise.

 

If I were older, posher, cleverer; if you didn’t despise me so much, maybe you’d already be mine, Severus. But I’m not. And you do. So I’m cursed to adore you from afar.

Your drink is delivered with a chirpy “good morning, professor!” You hum grumpily, put on those sexy glasses that shouldn’t be legal, and hide behind the Prophet.

I watch you sip your tea while my coffee grows cold, wanting you so much I can’t breathe. You don’t look my way, don’t notice me. Probably don’t care that ‘Harry-Bloody-Potter’ sits nearby. Or that he’s alone. In love. Yours.
 

Comments

[lara_quinn]

Touching and sad.

[pekeleke]

True, but then that is the nature of unrequited love, isn't it?

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

[dreamingjewel64]

Melancholy Harry hurts.

[pekeleke]

True. But I think this particular version of Harry is more in love with the idea of loving Severus than he is with the idea of being in a relationship with him. There are a lot of people like that out there, willing to be in love, but so terrified of commitment that they invariably fall for someone they can have. I wanted to explore that mindset here.

Thanks, as always, for taking the time to both read and review another work of mine, dreamingjewel64. Your kind and lovely comment meant the world to me. :)

[alisanne]

Aww, poor pining Harry. :(
*sniffs*
I hope you fix this with the new prompt! *fingers crossed*

[pekeleke]

"I hope you fix this with the new prompt! *fingers crossed*" The problem here is that I doubt Harry's goal is to get his man. I think he is perfectly happy with his intense stalking and his drama-llama decision to embrace a life of wallowing in the tragic nature of his unrequited affection towards this unattainable creature of perfection who won't ever look his way. Severus would probably ruin his life if he turned around and blew him a saucy kiss. :)

Thanks, as always, for taking the time to both read and review another drabble of mine, ali. Your kind and lovely comment was greatly appreciated. :)

[adafrog]

*hugs him carefully*

[pekeleke]

I think he needs that, ada.

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

[keyairreem]

*waaaa* That hurt! Perhaps though if Harry would just talk to Severus they might make progress! Thank you for sharing.

[pekeleke]

Yes, the lack of happy ending here definitely hurts, but I think this particular version of Harry would rather live with that hurt than risk approaching Severus. I wanted to explore the idea of a Harry who is more in love with loving Severus than he is with the concept of being in a relationship with him. I know that's an unusual theme for me since I usually prefer them to find their happily ever after together, but every now and then I enjoy exploring other, less-conventional, forms of affection.

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

[komadori]

Oh, I love the longing! I can feel it.

[pekeleke]

I'm glad that you could picture the emotions I was trying to convey in this drabble so well. Thanks for taking the time to both read and review it. Your kind and lovely comment meant the world to me. :)

[teryarel]

Oh. Poor Harry. Although it is sad, this is a completely realistic scene. I whish for him that Severus just would look up once - and see.

Thank you for this melancholy piece, dear friend! ^^

[pekeleke]

I'm glad that the unrequited nature of Harry's affection here didn't put you off this drabble completely. It is true that this is a sad, but realistic, situation. Let's hope your wish comes true and Severus decides to raise his head at some point and catches sight of Harry. He'll be less alone if he did that. :)

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

[sarahsezlove]

Beautifully poignant.

I just need to think that Snape is sitting there, mired in his own unrequited love, and waiting for the foolish Gryffindor to make a move.
Please.

[pekeleke]

Maybe you are right and Severus is really sitting there, waiting for Harry to make a move, but I think this particularly foolish Gryffindor is too busy wallowing in the misery of his unrequited passion to pay attention to the possibility of moving things forwards at this point.

Here is to hoping that Harry's light bulb clicks on sooner rather than later, or that Severus will decide to make a move of his own. All I know is that no one has rejected anyone here yet, so everything is possible. :D

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