And the post-DH fic starts a-comin'--

[dollsome]

Title: Repose

Pairing: Snape/Lily
Word Count: 145
Author's Note: Darnit, Harry's kinda-post-death scene with Dumbledore has me imagining all these heaven-type scenarios for everybody. And, well, there was lots of dying going on. But first thing's first. This one's for you, Sevvie. (Tear.)

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The summer breeze is gentle across his face; he opens his eyes to sun and green. His hands are wrapped loosely around the chains of the swing – they’re warm to the touch, but not hot. He is still. Next to him, the chains creak, slow and steady like breathing. He feels ridiculously light.

He turns to look at her. She’s as beautiful as he remembered, swinging lazily, barely, her feet tracing patterns in the dirt. She doesn’t turn to look at him, but a smile curves her mouth. Her hair shines, brilliant, in the sun.

After a gentle, lingering silence that might have been measured in seconds or years – time seems unimportant now – she turns to face him. Her eyes are very green.

“Thank you,” she says, and every doubt and torment he has carried all this time is extinguished.

Perhaps he smiles. “You’re welcome.”

Comments

[sundancekid.livejournal.com]

Aww, very sweet. I like it. :)

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Yay, I'm glad. :D Thank you!

[honey-wheeler.livejournal.com]

I...did not just get choked up. Nope, not at all.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Snape/Lily might actually have to be the most tragic thing ever. Le sigh. I will officially never be over it.

Thanks for reading, you!

[cryssa.livejournal.com]

Oh, Severus. So very, very tortured. This made me so sad. And it's very true to what we saw, albeit far too short, in that a gesture as small as a "thank you" from her has such a profound affect on him. <3 <3 <3

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you, darlin'. Ohhhh, Sev. I kind of like to think that he and Lils hang out a lot in the afterlife, because James is too busy scheming with Sirius and Remus. Yup. That's right.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Awwwww so cute! *cries and cries* It would be exactly what he would want. Finally after all this time, the hate and all the other horrors in his life are gone. And the swing, yay! Can't forget the eyes either. I'm just so glad he's finally happy :)

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you so much! It made me happy to write this. Just . . . Snape earned it, dude. Times about ten.

[agate.livejournal.com]

Okay, I had JUST gotten over the sporadic crying jags. NO FAIR.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Mwahaha!

Or, um, thanks for reading. That, too. ;-)

[lianhanshee.livejournal.com]

*bawl*

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

*pats* Be strong!

Thank youuuuu for reading. :)

[littledivinity.livejournal.com]

Oh God, Nita. My soul.

*sniffles*

This is so perfect and heartbreaking and sweet in it's brevity.

Jesus.

Me = Crying.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Awww, thank you. :D I'm glad you liked it.

Darnit, I must write more Snape/Lily in the future. I AM DETERMINED.

[vervada.livejournal.com]

*melts into puddle*

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

:) :) Thank you for reading!

[obsession-inc.livejournal.com]

::sob::

God, I cannot even imagine what his whole life has been like, loving someone who didn't love him back and then who married someone else and then who had someone else's kid AND THEN WHO WAS KILLED BY HIS BOSS, hello, thanks. Years and years and years and years of lonely work, not getting to talk to anyone about what was going on in his head-- sometimes Dumbledore maybe, but it doesn't sound like they discussed Lily much after things got underway-- just missing her and trying so hard to make up for betraying her, for going over to the Death Eaters, for not managing to save her...

Oh, SNAPE. ::sob:: I can't even. Poor lonely bastard.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Gaaah, I know. It's so tragic that I'm still not sure whether I comprehend it all the way. Snaaaape.

Thank you for reading. :)

[southerncharmfa.livejournal.com]

Guh. Just- guh, So perfect.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you!

[lessthangreat.livejournal.com]

I did not just start sobbing openly and pathetically. No. Nope. Did not. *clenches jaw stubbornly*

OH GOOD LORD. I NEED A BOX OF TISSUES. headdesk*

[lessthangreat.livejournal.com]

Also, am going to link to this on my LJ. Hope you don't mind. :)

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Awwwwww. Snape/Lily may very well be the most emotionally unhinging thing, oh, EVER. Yup, that's right.

Thanks for reading, miss! :)

[lessthangreat.livejournal.com]

Oh that would be lovely, darling. *swoons*

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you so much. :) I'm glad you liked it!

[builtofsorrow.livejournal.com]

I think I love you. This is splendid, and I cannot stop reading it. Thank you; it was just what I needed.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Aw, I'm glad! Thank you so much! :)

[nzlaura.livejournal.com]

Aw, now I'm tearing up again. Lovely.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

*sniffle*

AW.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you. :)

[allibabab.livejournal.com]

Perhaps he smiles.

Yup, thanks, I'm dead now. Thanks a bunch.

*sobs into sleeve*

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Aw, I'm sorry I killed you. :D But, er, it was for a good cause? Or . . . something?

In any case, thank you muchly. :)

[moireach.livejournal.com]

a;sijdfa;oja

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you. :D

[aeternitasbeach.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

these two....

yeah...

there are no words.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Don't I know it! Ohhh, the angst and the awesome.

Thanks for reading! :)

[spaciireth.livejournal.com]

Aw! I was going to write something like this, except you beat me to it, which is probably just as well, because yours is infinitely better than mine was shaping up to be. Very sweet, I like muchly!

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you very much! :)

[bloodrebel333.livejournal.com]

Oh. *shivers* One of my first OTPs, done beautifully.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)