Harry Potter -H/G -Silence

Feb 08, 2007 14:10

Title: Silence
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Silence
Word Count: 417
Rating: PG
Summary:When you come out of the shadows of battle, she’s frantic.



When you come out of the shadows of battle, she’s frantic. You can see it in the way her eyes move wildly around, and her beautiful hair is plastered against her face, almost covering the freckles on her cheeks. She doesn’t notice you, at first, even as you stand in her line of sight and take her in, breathing deeply, because if she’s safe, if she’s alive, then you’ve really succeeded

There’s a hot air balloon in your chest, ready to burst, and she’s standing there, alive, so you can let it all out. Yet all you do is stand there, and the balloon gets bigger and bigger until it’s pushing against your chest painfully, but you can’t take your eyes away from her, even if she’s covered in dirt, and blood. Because she’s alive, and so are you, and for the first time, you’re beginning to realize that you could have all you’ve ever dreamed of.

She notices you at last, and all the fire seems to go out of her eyes. You see her breathe in, and you wonder if you look as shell-shocked as she does, but she doesn’t give you much time wonder before she’s in your arms, raining kisses down your face, tracing the muscles in your chest with her tiny hands, and suddenly it’s like the pressure against your chest is deflating, and you still haven’t moved to hug her back, and already she’s feels like she’s healing you of hurts you never knew you had.

You feel your throat constrict, and your eyes are suddenly filled with tears, and she doesn’t seem to realize it, or maybe she does, for she’s holding you tight and you can’t keep it inside any longer. You’ve walked this far, but now she’s here, and it doesn’t feel like you can take one more step. She’s with you, and everything is over, and you don’t need to be strong anymore.

Silently, you collapse into the ground, and the tears are running down your face, and you’re finally, finally together, and you hold her tightly in your arms you think that, though no word has passed between the two of you, she understands your silence perfectly. So you close your eyes and lean into her, take some of her strength, and let yourself begin to heal.

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