I wrote this drabble a few months ago for
hd100 and
100quills ... and then somehow managed to forget to actually post it at
100quills. So, here it is now.
Title: Sentinel
Author:
waterbirdRating: PG
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: Written for the
100quills Seek prompt and the
hd100 Whisper challenge. Believe it or not, I started out intending to write something fluffy ... oh well. Implied character death.
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Harry wakes and pushes the blankets away. The chill in the air is like a clean cut against his bare skin, like a whispered curse.
His mother couldn't have known her sacrifice would work. Harry knows this now. He's spent the years since the war - since countless other sacrifices - learning to understand.
But he doesn't blame her as he crosses the property, mown grass sticking to his wet feet.
As always, Draco is there, trying with a scowl to conceal the worry in his colourless eyes. He reaches through Harry - his cold, tingling touch the only comfort left to them.