FIC: Soaked
The notes that follow are not necessary to receive this drabble and can impose certain interpretation, so feel free to skip them if you’d rather avoid this. The fic can of course stand on its own, and is another take on the rain prompt at sirius_remus100.
I wrote this piece for paulamcg (at least in as much as I could ever write anything for anyone), whose particular interpretation of the previous two rainy drabbles inspired me to add another one and let Remus show he has not given up. In paulamcg’s interpretation, “ Just a Drizzle” presents the actual outcome of Sirius and Remus’s fight, while “ Through the Rain” is Remus’s dream of how it should have been. (If anyone’s interested, our discussion on this extrapolation starts here.)
I suppose it’s the first time I have so consciously decided to write something specific, which is a very new experience. Thank you, paulamcg, for the inspiration and for teaching me about hope!
All comments are most welcome!
Title: Soaked
Characters: Remus/Sirius
Era: post-Hogwarts
Rating: G
Word count: 100
Disclaimer: I disclaim.
Soaked
When Sirius opens the door, it’s Remus. Remus whom he hasn’t seen for two months now. Remus, his light green sweater soaked from the rain, droplets of water dripping from his hair.
“You were wrong,” he says, and Sirius involuntarily ducks his head, only to notice Remus’s shoes which are clearly falling apart. This makes him move aside to let Remus enter.
“Come in.”
“You were wrong.”
Sirius meets the steady bright gaze framed by wet eyelashes. “I know,” he answers simply. “We both were.”
“Yes.”
And this solemnity is enough. Without looking away, Sirius steps out into the rain.
24th of June 2007
I wrote this piece for paulamcg (at least in as much as I could ever write anything for anyone), whose particular interpretation of the previous two rainy drabbles inspired me to add another one and let Remus show he has not given up. In paulamcg’s interpretation, “ Just a Drizzle” presents the actual outcome of Sirius and Remus’s fight, while “ Through the Rain” is Remus’s dream of how it should have been. (If anyone’s interested, our discussion on this extrapolation starts here.)
I suppose it’s the first time I have so consciously decided to write something specific, which is a very new experience. Thank you, paulamcg, for the inspiration and for teaching me about hope!
All comments are most welcome!
Title: Soaked
Characters: Remus/Sirius
Era: post-Hogwarts
Rating: G
Word count: 100
Disclaimer: I disclaim.
Soaked
When Sirius opens the door, it’s Remus. Remus whom he hasn’t seen for two months now. Remus, his light green sweater soaked from the rain, droplets of water dripping from his hair.
“You were wrong,” he says, and Sirius involuntarily ducks his head, only to notice Remus’s shoes which are clearly falling apart. This makes him move aside to let Remus enter.
“Come in.”
“You were wrong.”
Sirius meets the steady bright gaze framed by wet eyelashes. “I know,” he answers simply. “We both were.”
“Yes.”
And this solemnity is enough. Without looking away, Sirius steps out into the rain.
24th of June 2007