Excerpt: Albus Day (7900 words, rated T, Albus/Scorpius)
Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/2hxm7ft at December 14, 2016 at 12:00PM
Albus swallowed his disappointment, sensing the no before it was spoken.
“Oh. I - um -” Scorpius’s voice held the high, rushed tone that it always did when he was nervous. “I mean, parts of me are definitely … interested, but - I don’t think the rest of me is ready for that quite yet. Sorry. I know it’s your birthday and all, but -”
“Hush.” Albus groped for his hand and squeezed it. “It’s OK. We don’t have to. It - it was just an idea.”
“Oh. Good.” Scorpius sounded relieved. “You’re sure?”
“Yeah. Of course,” said Albus. “I’m not going to make you do anything you don’t want to do. When we - do things, I want you to want it, too.”
“That’s - thanks. You really wanted to, though? Tonight?” Scorpius now sounded more curious than nervous.
“Yeah. I mean, I think so. But it’s OK,” Albus assured him quickly. “I can wait.”
“I just thought - that doesn’t seem very … special,” Scorpius said hesitantly.
Albus frowned, puzzled. “What d'you mean?”
“I mean all rushed and sneaking it in the middle of the night, surrounded by our roommates,” explained Scorpius. “I thought when we - that it would be … special. The first time.”
Albus grinned. “Soppy git.” He wrapped an arm around Scorpius and pulled him close for a kiss, which Scorpius returned without hesitation.
When they broke apart, Albus said, “So you’ve thought about it? What it will be like -?”
“Yeah. A bit,” Scorpius admitted. “Haven’t you?”
Albus chuckled. “Yeah. More than a bit. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one.”
“And it’s really OK if we wait, and if we … make it special?”
“It’s really OK,” Albus promised, kissing him on the nose. “And how could it not be special? I’ll be with you.”
- Excerpt from Albus Day by @picascribit
Albus swallowed his disappointment, sensing the no before it was spoken.
“Oh. I - um -” Scorpius’s voice held the high, rushed tone that it always did when he was nervous. “I mean, parts of me are definitely … interested, but - I don’t think the rest of me is ready for that quite yet. Sorry. I know it’s your birthday and all, but -”
“Hush.” Albus groped for his hand and squeezed it. “It’s OK. We don’t have to. It - it was just an idea.”
“Oh. Good.” Scorpius sounded relieved. “You’re sure?”
“Yeah. Of course,” said Albus. “I’m not going to make you do anything you don’t want to do. When we - do things, I want you to want it, too.”
“That’s - thanks. You really wanted to, though? Tonight?” Scorpius now sounded more curious than nervous.
“Yeah. I mean, I think so. But it’s OK,” Albus assured him quickly. “I can wait.”
“I just thought - that doesn’t seem very … special,” Scorpius said hesitantly.
Albus frowned, puzzled. “What d'you mean?”
“I mean all rushed and sneaking it in the middle of the night, surrounded by our roommates,” explained Scorpius. “I thought when we - that it would be … special. The first time.”
Albus grinned. “Soppy git.” He wrapped an arm around Scorpius and pulled him close for a kiss, which Scorpius returned without hesitation.
When they broke apart, Albus said, “So you’ve thought about it? What it will be like -?”
“Yeah. A bit,” Scorpius admitted. “Haven’t you?”
Albus chuckled. “Yeah. More than a bit. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one.”
“And it’s really OK if we wait, and if we … make it special?”
“It’s really OK,” Albus promised, kissing him on the nose. “And how could it not be special? I’ll be with you.”
- Excerpt from Albus Day by @picascribit