Fic: Alive | Ron/Hermione

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Title: Alive
Summary: Once, all was great.
Characters/Pairings: Ron/Hermione
Genre: Poetry, Drama
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, hints of infidelity
Notes: Written for dysfuncentine 2013. Original Prompt: "I want to say somewhere: I've tried to be forgiving. And yet. There were times in my life, whole years, when anger got the better of me. Ugliness turned me inside out. There was a certain satisfaction in bitterness. I courted it. It was standing outside, and I invited it in." -Nicole Krauss


Ron arrived at home,
heading to the bathroom first,
shower was needed.

Being an auror,
his work was not always fun,
today was the worst.

Once his family
was part of the solution,
not of the problem.

~ ~ ~

Hermione got home,
her son in her arm, holding
the daughter's left hand.

The kids were in bed,
but her day not over yet.
Housework was waiting.

Having nobody
her home depressed her further;
not what she wanted.

~ ~ ~

When they got married,
they were deeply in love and
trusted each other.

What kept him alive
were his kids, Rose and Hugo,
and friend alcohol.

What kept her alive
were her kids, Rose and Hugo
and her secret love.