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Never Quite Good Enough [Lucius/Severus - PG-13]

Sep 27, 2010 00:58

Author: vix_spes
Title: Never Quite Good Enough
Prompt: #48 Submitted by: alley_skywalker
Pairing: Lucius/Severus with background Lucius/Narcissa
Rating: PG-13
Warnings:
Word Count: 4,016
Summary: Severus Snape hates the fact that when it comes to Lucius Malfoy, he’s never going to be quite good enough.
Notes: I have had to fiddle around with the ages for this in order ( Read more... )

!round3, rating: pg-13, !prompt fest, pairing: lucius/severus, slash, fic

Comments 2

alley_skywalker September 27 2010, 00:22:50 UTC

I really enjoyed this. I am actually kind of glad the relationship with Lucius was well defined but not graphic as I hoped this would focus more on motivations/emotions. I think Severus is very believable here. His guilt over betraying Lily, his, technically, unrequited love for Lucius and how he was basically used in a lot of way - all made him end up feeling jaded. I also kinda like the decision to leave Lucius wasn’t really emotional. It wasn’t easy, yes, but it was like he was just too drained to feel the agony of it, he just wanted something to be RIGHT for once.
Thank you for writing this :)

astarloa October 10 2010, 10:14:51 UTC

I very much like the theme of "being good enough" that runs throughout this. It says so much about the insecurity underlying Severus' actions, even when he may not want to acknowledge it. And that part of his motivation to spy for Dumbledore stems from finding that sense of approval (whether it's as much a manipulation as Lucius' actions or not). Lovely writing.