The Truth's Superb Surprise.

[pekeleke]

Title: The Truth's Superb Surprise.

Rating : G

Author: pekeleke

Word Count: 100

Challenge: Written for snarry_100 prompt challenge 389: Terms of Endearment.

Warnings: None.

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

A/N: The title of this particular drabble comes from the poem “Tell All The Truth” by Emily Dickinson.

Summary: Harry Potter teaches Severus Snape that, although the truth might be surprising, it's never -ever- premature.
 

The Truth's Superb Surprise.

Severus turned away, silently rejecting Potter's kiss. He felt too fragile for anger. Too disappointed. Too wounded.
“This was a mistake. Please go home, Harry.”

“But you wanted me to stay. I don't understand...”

Severus jerked away, looking absolutely shattered.
“I heard you floo-calling your friends while I was in the kitchen. You were boasting about... this.”

“Severus...”

”You want a casual affair while I...”

“Yes?”

“I don't do casual. I...”

“You?...”

“I fall.”

“Then fall, sweetheart. I promise to catch you.”

Severus blinked:
“Sweetheart? Aren't terms of endearment a bit too premature?”

“The truth is never premature, my love.”

Comments

[soleo]

Oh. the wounded Severus. Falling for all the wrong people, until Harry! ^_^
and I wonder if Harry was really boasting or if he was just so excited that Severus was accepting him that he just need to tell his friends how happy he was.

there's a lot of promise in their relationship here. the start of something wonderful. and I think Severus is going to going to be called a lot more things after sweetheart. He'll get used to it ^_^

[pekeleke]

I think you are right when you say that Harry was just so relieved to have been accepted that he couldn't resist contacting his friends. Severus being Severus, though, will always be suspicious of anyone's intentions, at least initially. Hopefully Harry will cure him of that habit in the not so distant future with plenty more terms of endearments and all their associated goodies... :)

Thanks, as always, for taking the time to both read and review, soleo. Your gorgeous comment meant the world to me.