No Angel
Copy of a drabble from elsewhere:
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It was pitch dark. Lily couldn't even see if James was awake next to her. The full moon had passed weeks ago while she'd watched him worry about Remus.
"James," she whispered.
His head sprung up in the darkness. "Lily?"
"Sorry. Were you asleep?"
He let his head fall back onto the pillow. "Just barely," he answered hoarsely. His tone switched to one of concerned disapproval. "You're not."
"I can't sleep again." Not after the Prophecy about Harry.
"Do you want to put your head on my chest?" he asked, knowing this had comforted her in the past.
"Mmmhmm." She shifted and lay her ear down against his core. He wrapped his arms around her, then reached up and smoothed her hair.
"Let's see if we can sleep now. Harry's asleep," he added convincingly.
"He always sleeps," Lily replied. "So good... such an angel."
"Hmmm...more like you than me then." His gentle smile pervaded the darkness.
Lily smiled too, momentarily forgetting her worries as she burrowed her head.
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It was pitch dark. Lily couldn't even see if James was awake next to her. The full moon had passed weeks ago while she'd watched him worry about Remus.
"James," she whispered.
His head sprung up in the darkness. "Lily?"
"Sorry. Were you asleep?"
He let his head fall back onto the pillow. "Just barely," he answered hoarsely. His tone switched to one of concerned disapproval. "You're not."
"I can't sleep again." Not after the Prophecy about Harry.
"Do you want to put your head on my chest?" he asked, knowing this had comforted her in the past.
"Mmmhmm." She shifted and lay her ear down against his core. He wrapped his arms around her, then reached up and smoothed her hair.
"Let's see if we can sleep now. Harry's asleep," he added convincingly.
"He always sleeps," Lily replied. "So good... such an angel."
"Hmmm...more like you than me then." His gentle smile pervaded the darkness.
Lily smiled too, momentarily forgetting her worries as she burrowed her head.