A Month of Prompts - Day 2 - Fireflies
Continuing on with my "Month of Promps" challenge, here's Day 2! If you would like to suggest a prompt, just leave me a comment below and I'll see what I can come up with.
Prompt: Fireflies
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Sirius/Remus
Rating: PG
Summary: Sirius discovers something he's never seen before. Luckily Remus is there to give his knowledge on the subject.
“Moony! Moony, come and see what I’ve found!”
Remus marked his spot in his book and set it down before stepping off the porch and heading out into the yard where Sirius stood. It was already getting dark out and so he used the tip of his wand to light his way. A warm breeze swept over his skin, making him shiver in the summer night. It was pleasant here in America-Remus was glad that James had invited him, Sirius, and Peter along for the Potter’s holiday vacation. “What is it, Pads?”
“Look!” Sirius pointed up at a glowing dot that was hovering just above their heads. Remus watched as it circled around them, its light dying out only to rekindle itself several seconds later. If he were to look more closely around him, he would have noticed that there were more of these floating lights. They glided through the air, blinking in some mysterious rhythm.
Remus’s lips curled into a smile as he reached up and offered the light a place to land. “They’re fireflies.”
Sirius’s eyebrows drew together in confusion. “So they’re bugs that’ve caught on fire?”
The firefly nearest to him decided to take a rest on Remus’s index finger. The werewolf gently moved his arm down, bringing it between Sirius and himself so that the two could study the insect more closely. “They aren’t on fire. See? They’re luminescent insects that communicate by lighting up their thorax.”
Count on Remus to know so much about bugs. Sirius leaned in for a closer look, poking his nose extremely close to the firefly. The bug lit up in response, earning a smile from the Animagus. “How come I’ve never seen them before?”
“They aren’t native to the UK.” Remus answered. Remus Lupin: Walking Encyclopedia. He knew everything there was to know about nothing. Why was Remus so full of information that other people would find completely useless? Sirius absolutely loved it.
“We should bring some back with us.” Sirius replied, holding out his finger for the bug. It walked across the bridge the two boy’s fingers created and rested on Sirius’s index finger, glowing softly. “Hey, they kinda look like wand lights, don’t they?”
“I suppose.”
Using his free hand, Sirius dug into his pocket and extracted his wand. With a whispered “Lumos”, the tip lit up and Sirius brought it as close as he could to the firefly. “Maybe I can communicate with it.”
Remus chuckled and placed his own wand into his back pocket. “I don’t think it works that way, Padfoot.”
Concentrating hard, Sirius made his wand blink just like the firefly’s abdomen. The firefly lit up in tandem with it for a few seconds before spreading its wings and taking off. Frowning, Sirius tipped his head back to watch his new friend fly away. “I must have offended it.”
“Ah, yes. I should have warned you, fireflies are easily offended. I think you told it that its mother smelled like moldy socks.”
Suddenly, Remus found himself pinned to the ground with a heavy Sirius Black sitting on his chest. He coughed as the air was forced from his lungs and Sirius shifted to allow him to breathe more easily.
“Are you saying my firefly-talk was flawed?”
Remus grinned wolfishly back up at Sirius, not the least bit intimidated even though Sirius had the upper hand. “It could do with a bit of work. Though, that firefly could have been offended for an entirely different reason.”
Sirius leaned down closer, his wand still clutched in one of his hands, lighting up Remus’s face so that he could see his smile. “Oh? What’s that?”
“Fireflies also blink to try and attract a mate.”
Sirius’s smile matched Remus’s as he brought his wand closer to the werewolf’s face. He tapped his nose with the tip of his wand, which blinked on and off in a steady pattern. “Oh, Moooony.”
Remus’s laugh echoed around them as he struggled to get out from underneath Sirius. “I’m immune to your blinking, Padfoot.” He flipped them over and pinned Sirius’s hands above his head, leaning in to press their noses together. “Moonys attract mates in a completely different fashion.” Remus pressed their lips together in a soft kiss and felt Sirius respond gently, his laughter dying in his chest.
The fireflies hovered around them, blinking on and off in the warm night air.
Prompt: Fireflies
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Sirius/Remus
Rating: PG
Summary: Sirius discovers something he's never seen before. Luckily Remus is there to give his knowledge on the subject.
“Moony! Moony, come and see what I’ve found!”
Remus marked his spot in his book and set it down before stepping off the porch and heading out into the yard where Sirius stood. It was already getting dark out and so he used the tip of his wand to light his way. A warm breeze swept over his skin, making him shiver in the summer night. It was pleasant here in America-Remus was glad that James had invited him, Sirius, and Peter along for the Potter’s holiday vacation. “What is it, Pads?”
“Look!” Sirius pointed up at a glowing dot that was hovering just above their heads. Remus watched as it circled around them, its light dying out only to rekindle itself several seconds later. If he were to look more closely around him, he would have noticed that there were more of these floating lights. They glided through the air, blinking in some mysterious rhythm.
Remus’s lips curled into a smile as he reached up and offered the light a place to land. “They’re fireflies.”
Sirius’s eyebrows drew together in confusion. “So they’re bugs that’ve caught on fire?”
The firefly nearest to him decided to take a rest on Remus’s index finger. The werewolf gently moved his arm down, bringing it between Sirius and himself so that the two could study the insect more closely. “They aren’t on fire. See? They’re luminescent insects that communicate by lighting up their thorax.”
Count on Remus to know so much about bugs. Sirius leaned in for a closer look, poking his nose extremely close to the firefly. The bug lit up in response, earning a smile from the Animagus. “How come I’ve never seen them before?”
“They aren’t native to the UK.” Remus answered. Remus Lupin: Walking Encyclopedia. He knew everything there was to know about nothing. Why was Remus so full of information that other people would find completely useless? Sirius absolutely loved it.
“We should bring some back with us.” Sirius replied, holding out his finger for the bug. It walked across the bridge the two boy’s fingers created and rested on Sirius’s index finger, glowing softly. “Hey, they kinda look like wand lights, don’t they?”
“I suppose.”
Using his free hand, Sirius dug into his pocket and extracted his wand. With a whispered “Lumos”, the tip lit up and Sirius brought it as close as he could to the firefly. “Maybe I can communicate with it.”
Remus chuckled and placed his own wand into his back pocket. “I don’t think it works that way, Padfoot.”
Concentrating hard, Sirius made his wand blink just like the firefly’s abdomen. The firefly lit up in tandem with it for a few seconds before spreading its wings and taking off. Frowning, Sirius tipped his head back to watch his new friend fly away. “I must have offended it.”
“Ah, yes. I should have warned you, fireflies are easily offended. I think you told it that its mother smelled like moldy socks.”
Suddenly, Remus found himself pinned to the ground with a heavy Sirius Black sitting on his chest. He coughed as the air was forced from his lungs and Sirius shifted to allow him to breathe more easily.
“Are you saying my firefly-talk was flawed?”
Remus grinned wolfishly back up at Sirius, not the least bit intimidated even though Sirius had the upper hand. “It could do with a bit of work. Though, that firefly could have been offended for an entirely different reason.”
Sirius leaned down closer, his wand still clutched in one of his hands, lighting up Remus’s face so that he could see his smile. “Oh? What’s that?”
“Fireflies also blink to try and attract a mate.”
Sirius’s smile matched Remus’s as he brought his wand closer to the werewolf’s face. He tapped his nose with the tip of his wand, which blinked on and off in a steady pattern. “Oh, Moooony.”
Remus’s laugh echoed around them as he struggled to get out from underneath Sirius. “I’m immune to your blinking, Padfoot.” He flipped them over and pinned Sirius’s hands above his head, leaning in to press their noses together. “Moonys attract mates in a completely different fashion.” Remus pressed their lips together in a soft kiss and felt Sirius respond gently, his laughter dying in his chest.
The fireflies hovered around them, blinking on and off in the warm night air.