Title: Black Memories
Challenge:
sirius_remus100Prompt: Pensieve
Characters: Remus/Tonks, implied Remus/Sirius, 1997
Rating: PG13
Word Count: 100
Warning: Could be canon compliant!
Summary: “I do love you, that’s not been a lie.”
A/N: Thanks for the challenge, thanks for reading. ETA: 109 = fail, I know. Mind the prompt.
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When Remus entered their lounge, he felt a shake start in his spine.
Dora lay along the sofa, head pillowed on the armrest. Sleeping was now another thing she'd do without him.
He sighed faintly. “I’m sorry.”
“I thought seeing it'd convince me it's true.”
“And . . . ”
“I’m not shocked, only had a cry after. That's supposed to be good, isn’t it?”
“I find so, yes.”
“But I'd assumed your thing with him was simply-”
“I do love you, that’s not been a lie.”
“We’ll manage,” she whispered.
He adjusted to the dim, gazing at her hand preoccupied on her belly, and for an instant he almost believed he could agree.
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