Drabble Night, June 4, 2004
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amanuensis1Three drabbles tonight--the theme was "Animal metaphors." (Do you guys care? Nah, you're all seeing PoA. 'S cool. I'll be doing that tomorrow!)
Snape/Black. You heard that rumor where? (challenge by me)
"...thought I was a virgin?"
"Well...yes. That was the rumor. From your tone, I take it--"
"Not even close."
"Ah."
"House Slytherin was quite the hotbed of action in our school days--"
"Actually, I don't think I want to know."
"Why, Black. So squeamish. A man of your reputation."
"Yes. Um. Well."
"...Oh, you can't mean. No."
"Well, it's like you said. Not all rumors are founded."
"A virgin."
"Well, yes."
"Sirius Black. A virgin. I was your first."
"Stop looking like that, would you?"
"How am I looking?"
"Bloody smug. I don't care that you know, given what's between us now, but...keep it quiet, eh?"
"As a mouse."
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Staring at the Quibbler gossip column two days later, Sirius fumed that mice must have very loud voices on Snape's planet, and that he was going to kill the squeaking little cheese eater.
Snape/Lucius -- What would I do without you? (challenge by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cluegirl)
"Sit and drink with me, Severus." Lucius drew the cork with a wandflick and poured, careful not to let the warmth of his hand contaminate the goblets as he handed one to his friend. "Chateau Mephistophe. Eighteen ninety-one. The Dark Lord is generous." Lucius sipped, savoring the bouquet of pepper and walnut.
"The wine's a gift from Voldemort?"
"He's very pleased with our work falsifying the Ministry records. It would appear he's willing to forgive the efforts that effecting our escape cost him. Drink, Severus. For Merlin's sake, you can't think I'm planning to poison you, of all people."
"The Dark Lord doesn't forgive, Lucius. I don't--"
The glass fell from Lucius's hand as the pain hit him in his throat, his gut, his groin, his every nerve.
Severus knelt at his side.
"An ignominious end, my friend. You deserved better than to be my canary in the coalmine."
Harry/Ron. The devil is in the details. (challenge bysparrohawk)
"So, can you deal with the headlines?"
"Headlines?"
"'Boy-Who-Lived in Gay Sex Scandal.' Or shall we just stay in the closet for the rest of our lives?"
"Ron, it's not a scandal. We're two unattached blokes, remember? Scandals have to be a bit juicier. Adultery. Threesomes."
"Of course, one of us could agree to transfigure into a girl, instead."
"Oh, yes, that would make things ever so simple. I assume you're volunteering?"
"Well, actually, I was thinking: everyone says you've got your mother's eyes, you're loads likelier to look better as a girl than I ever--"
"Git."
"Well, it was a suggestion."
"Yeah, not one you were likely to take. You know what they say: a leopard can't change its spots."
"Since when did you get an animagus form, then?"
"Shut up and get naked. We've got fifteen whole minutes before either of us has to leave for work."
Snape/Black. You heard that rumor where? (challenge by me)
"...thought I was a virgin?"
"Well...yes. That was the rumor. From your tone, I take it--"
"Not even close."
"Ah."
"House Slytherin was quite the hotbed of action in our school days--"
"Actually, I don't think I want to know."
"Why, Black. So squeamish. A man of your reputation."
"Yes. Um. Well."
"...Oh, you can't mean. No."
"Well, it's like you said. Not all rumors are founded."
"A virgin."
"Well, yes."
"Sirius Black. A virgin. I was your first."
"Stop looking like that, would you?"
"How am I looking?"
"Bloody smug. I don't care that you know, given what's between us now, but...keep it quiet, eh?"
"As a mouse."
*****
Staring at the Quibbler gossip column two days later, Sirius fumed that mice must have very loud voices on Snape's planet, and that he was going to kill the squeaking little cheese eater.
Snape/Lucius -- What would I do without you? (challenge by
cluegirl)"Sit and drink with me, Severus." Lucius drew the cork with a wandflick and poured, careful not to let the warmth of his hand contaminate the goblets as he handed one to his friend. "Chateau Mephistophe. Eighteen ninety-one. The Dark Lord is generous." Lucius sipped, savoring the bouquet of pepper and walnut.
"The wine's a gift from Voldemort?"
"He's very pleased with our work falsifying the Ministry records. It would appear he's willing to forgive the efforts that effecting our escape cost him. Drink, Severus. For Merlin's sake, you can't think I'm planning to poison you, of all people."
"The Dark Lord doesn't forgive, Lucius. I don't--"
The glass fell from Lucius's hand as the pain hit him in his throat, his gut, his groin, his every nerve.
Severus knelt at his side.
"An ignominious end, my friend. You deserved better than to be my canary in the coalmine."
Harry/Ron. The devil is in the details. (challenge by
sparrohawk)"So, can you deal with the headlines?"
"Headlines?"
"'Boy-Who-Lived in Gay Sex Scandal.' Or shall we just stay in the closet for the rest of our lives?"
"Ron, it's not a scandal. We're two unattached blokes, remember? Scandals have to be a bit juicier. Adultery. Threesomes."
"Of course, one of us could agree to transfigure into a girl, instead."
"Oh, yes, that would make things ever so simple. I assume you're volunteering?"
"Well, actually, I was thinking: everyone says you've got your mother's eyes, you're loads likelier to look better as a girl than I ever--"
"Git."
"Well, it was a suggestion."
"Yeah, not one you were likely to take. You know what they say: a leopard can't change its spots."
"Since when did you get an animagus form, then?"
"Shut up and get naked. We've got fifteen whole minutes before either of us has to leave for work."
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Date: 2004-06-04 08:01 pm (UTC)Excellent, as usual. I am expecially fond of the Harry/Ron one, but it's probably because I'm tired and Boy-Who-Lived in Gay Sex Scandal makes me giddy.
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Date: 2004-06-06 10:20 am (UTC)Almost First!
Date: 2004-06-04 08:16 pm (UTC)1. BWAHAHAHAHAAA! The phrase "squeaking little cheese eater" is officially entering my vocabulary. Perfect. Just perfect.
2. Ooooh. Teaser opening to a TV movie spinoff, or something. Beautiful.
3. Fascinating. Exactly enough banter to make me wonder if one or both is more bi than they want to admit, to themselves or to each other, and if the rest of the story would be bringing Hermione into the fold....
You're really on tonight, dear!
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Sobriquet :)
Re: Almost First!
Date: 2004-06-06 10:22 am (UTC)Thank you so much. You are too nice!
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Date: 2004-06-04 08:39 pm (UTC)I love these, though my favorit is they Harry/Ron. I like the ship, but I don't like a lot of fics I see for it (or drabbles) as they're either too sugary to too angsty for my tastes.
You've done a great job capture character in just a few words!
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Date: 2004-06-04 09:13 pm (UTC)Nono, some of us are now running on adrenaline from repeated PoAing with little sleep and no regular food. :D
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Date: 2004-06-04 09:56 pm (UTC)P.S. Hello, I'm just a random person who has read some of your fics and loved them (especially No Happy Memories. But I don't think I've ever reviewed. Bad me. :\) Anyway... decided to check out your LJ, and here I am. *waves* And that's quite enough rambling. *leaves*
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Date: 2004-06-06 06:37 pm (UTC)I suppose you won't mind if I friend you, then? :D *hugs*
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Date: 2004-06-05 01:40 am (UTC)Sirius fumed that mice must have very loud voices on Snape's planet, and that he was going to kill the squeaking little cheese eater.
Oh, my goodness! So funny and cruel and just snape. And if you think about it- kinda fitting with the characters. When did Sirius ever get time to get laid? Even ugly bastard Snape would have gotten lucky!
on 2): Ouch. You have hurt me, precious!
on 3) : *laughs*
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Date: 2004-06-06 01:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-05 02:22 am (UTC)And, speaking of girl!Harry, here's something you may like: my first Harry/Lucius pic, drawn for
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Date: 2004-06-05 03:43 am (UTC)and loved the canary reference in the Snucius. Good ones!
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Date: 2004-06-06 01:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-05 08:58 am (UTC)Snape/Sirius was great. It really was. Sirius Black - Virgin? So unexpected, after all the *ahem* 'adventures' most authors put him through.
And Snape/Lucius?
Aah.. You'd think Lucius would have known better.. XD
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Date: 2004-06-05 01:14 pm (UTC)I'm rather fond of all of them, but the first and last ones in particular. I'm a giant fan of banter. la la la
Good as always. ^-^ (write more long-fic!)
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Date: 2004-06-05 02:19 pm (UTC)Snape/Black - Cheese eater! *snickers* I can see Sirius bellowing at Snape, "bloody little... cheese eater!"
Snape/Lucius - Ah, I do love it when Snape poisons the one he's with. Love the canary in a coalmine analogy.
Harry/Ron - Good dialogue between these two, I like that it's all dialogue.
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Date: 2004-06-06 03:29 pm (UTC)The second was funny and grim at the same time. It's a great Gotcha! on Lucius and I got a grin out of it. But it's very sobering when you think about it for a moment. Voldemort just tried to kill them both and only succeeded with one. Severus is going to be looking over his shoulder for a while. :/
The third one was cute, very fluffy. Although --
"Ron, it's not a scandal. We're two unattached blokes, remember? Scandals have to be a bit juicier. Adultery. Threesomes."
Umm, I knew Harry was sort of unworldly, but really, what planet has he been living on if he thinks that news of a major celebrity being gay wouldn't interest the scandalrags and the public? :P Good thing he has Ron to keep an eye on him.
Angie
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Date: 2004-06-07 03:42 pm (UTC)Oh, yeah. This was Severus's "Time to get out" wake-up call, and he's just hoping he can run far enough and fast enough.
And I think Harry's take in the third one is that being outed as gay will be all the news--he's just hoping that "scandal" is too strong a word. ^_^
Thanks a lot!
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