FICLET: Dressing, Harry/Sirius, not rated, ~250 words

[amanuensis1]

waccawheels's newest contribution to Harry/Sirius love made me think of a wedding picture, and aras_fixation said she'd kill for such a story, and the plotbunny attacked, except--oh, hell, just read it. (Thanks to florahart for looking it over.)

Dressing, Harry/Sirius, ~250 words.



Blue. Yes, he and Sirius would both wear blue, rather than the more traditional colour. Harry was being allowed to make all the decisions; blue felt right.

Formal robes, of course, but that didn't mean they had to be excruciatingly adherent to wizarding guidelines. Sirius would have the pocketwatch in his waistcoat, the non-magical one Harry had given him two Christmases ago, the one he'd exclaimed over ("Look at all the tiny wheels! Inventive blokes, those Muggles, even if it only tells the time") and vowed he'd carry always. In exchange Harry would have a fragment of Sirius's mirror on him, the largest piece that had been left after it had shattered, polished and set in a tiny frame.

And he wanted Sirius to have something of his, something not given as a gift, but lent, like a promise that it would be kept safe for him, always. He wanted it to be his wand, but that would have been foolish, so instead he had chosen the miniature Hungarian Horntail he'd pulled from the sack in the Triwizarding Tournament. Sirius had been so proud of him, defeating the dragon on his own in the first task.

And the ring, of course. Harry was already wearing his.

He lifted Sirius's left hand, slid the circle of gold onto Sirius's fourth finger. Bent, and kissed Sirius on the lips.

He straightened. Moved to the door on legs that seemed not his own and opened it. The attendants were waiting, hands folded.

"You can take him now," he said.

Comments

[gmth.livejournal.com]

OMG WHY ARE YOU SO EVIL? I was totally lulled into a soppy grin and had an "Awww" all set to go and then you sucker punched me. Wah!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I DO NOT MEAN TO BE EVIL, I SWEAR. IT IS THE EVIL BUNNIES!

(Damn, I have no The Master icons on LJ. They'd be perfect.)

[florahart]

She IS evil, isn't she? Totally and utterly. *nods*

[samena.livejournal.com]

That is beautiful. And so very, very sad. *deep sigh* Poor guys.

Thank you!!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I don't know why I do this to them, sigh. ^_^

[mosrael.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure you're a genius. ^_^

Your drabbles and ficlets might be my favorite things, out of all your work. Not that the longer stories aren't excellent, because they are; but because your shorter ones pack such a punch. There's a whole world of detail in just a few sentences. <3<3

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*blushes* Your feedback makes everything worth it; I'm of the school that says fanfiction does so much of the background work that shorter's often better when it comes to fleshing out an idea, as opposed to stories that are meant to be longer because they've got to create a mood or a romance or what have you. Little ideas? Yeah, tell 'em quickly. Um, thank you bunches and bunches. *hugs*

[gracilejenn.livejournal.com]

My thought process:
Harry wouldn't marry Sirius.
Huh, maybe he would.
Oh, that's so sweet.
Beautiful.
OHMIGODHESDEAD!!!1!HOWCOULDYOU!!


Ah, your writing. It twists me up inside. Beautiful job there.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Eee, thank you for demonstrating your thought process, it makes me go squeeeeee! *hugs*

[aasaylva.livejournal.com]

Ow!!! To be honest, I love fluff in general, but I hate weddings and marriages and proposals and all that stuff. So I was in kind of limbo, whether to be drawn into the general sweetness or be annoyed by the wedding preparations, and then banG! It hurt!!! But was so nice (I am a very sick person)...

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Heeee! I love that I got you before you bailed; I like weddings but even I'm turned off by serious fluff, so, yeah, wanted to keep this short and hit the reader before they fled from saccharine overdose. ^_^ Thank you!

[vissy.livejournal.com]

Oh, mean. My eyes caught "You can take him now" before I read anything else so I was expecting something completely not DEATH and WOE.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

HEE! What did you think "You can take him now" was going to mean, then, if not death and woe? Tell me tell me!

[floweringjudas.livejournal.com]

....That was NOT FAIR. *sobs*

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Sorry! Truly sorry! *hugs*

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Ah ha ha ha ha ha! You don't know how it delights me to see you detail your thought process like this! *hearts*

[incapricious.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's just awesomely done. *applauds*

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Aw, you sweetie, thank you! *hugs*

[tsuj.livejournal.com]

Well as I went to look at the wacca art first, I was definately expecting sommat different. I ,too, was a bit slow on the uptake. But now that I've caught up: *GBHS* (Great Big Honking Sniff)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*RUTYG* (Resists Urge To Yell "Gotcha!") :D

[drgaellon]

Ooooh... sneaky angst. I don't even LIKE Harry/Sirius, and this makes me want to cry.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Aww! I like being sneaky, but I do apologize for being angsty in a way I hadn't anticipated when I woke up this morning. ^_^

[inspiredlife.livejournal.com]

*flails* c'mon, now! *sighs* who am i kidding i love me some sirius/harry angst and this was gorgeously done. so many details in so few words!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I should own up--so do I, except I wish I didn't have to do this to them ALLA TIME! :D Thank you so much!

[ambrosia-revels.livejournal.com]

Oh God, that took me SO SO LONG to figure out, and then when I did, I wished I hadn't because OMGSOSAD!! But you rock for this anyway. :D

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Eh heh heh heh! Yeah, sometimes you wish you hadn't gone any further! :D Thank you muchly!

[demonqueen666.livejournal.com]

...Omigod, EVIL. EEEEEVIL.

I love you.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*hearts you*

(*also loves your icon*)

[persephone-blue.livejournal.com]

It's the first day of a new semester, and my brain was so fuzzy, it took me three times to read this before I GOT IT.

Then I was content. Many thanks.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

:D You make me giggle! *hearts*

[pushdragon.livejournal.com]

Oh, so cleverly done! Did not see the end coming, no clue at all.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Eee! Oh, goody, you make me dance around the room to hear that from you. *dances* *hugs*

[angiepen.livejournal.com]

Oh, oww. [is sad] That ending was a bear trap waiting to take the legs off any read who came by. :(

One funny, though. [duck] When I got here: "to the door on legs" my immediate image was that it was literally a door on legs, as in, a door that can walk around, and hey that'd be a pretty cool and maybe convenient although sometimes frustrating bit of magic! Because this is Harry Potter and there's magic all over the place and so why not a door on literal legs? Then I read on and had to stop and read the sentence again once I realized the legs were Harry's and not the doors. [rueful smile]

Gotta be careful with your phrasing, though, when you're writing fantasy. :)

Angie

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

It's the Baba Yaga door, whee! :D It's like those phrasings, "His eyes fell onto the page," and you think, "Squelch."

[moit.livejournal.com]

Wow, that one packs a punch. Very nice.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Thank you bunches! :D

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

You and MEAN and EVIL, and I love you for it!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Hee hee hee hee. ^_^

[bewarethesmirk.livejournal.com]

Cruel, but beautiful.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I don't mean to be cruel but that's how the stories get told sometimes! *whimpers*

[fly-chickadee.livejournal.com]

I swear, I had tears for half a second there.
Awww! That's so evil! *covers eyes*

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*hugs you* You sweetheart!