It Was All Right - Harry/Ron
Sep. 15th, 2003 10:05 pmAnother drabble request, this is number seven of twenty (yes, they're going up -- people keep adding more) for
ragnhildholm, Harry/Ron. This is my first attempt at a post OotP fic.
It Was All Right
by Icarus
The sun slowly settled beyond the outline of the Forbidden Forest. Harry leaned both elbows on Ron's shoulders and stared off into the distance, not really seeing the sunset, magnificent though it was. Ron shifted uncomfortably.
"You're getting heavy."
Harry leaned a little harder, wrinkling his nose in an impish grin.
"Harry..." Ron complained, "you're such a dick sometimes."
He relented, and nuzzled into Ron's hair and hummed in his ear, slightly off-key:
"Weasley is my king,
he can do most anything,
that's why Gryffindors all sing -
- Weasley is my king..."
Ron glowed, his chin dropped in embarrassment. "You're a dreadful singer, Harry. I think I hear Fang howling. No - wait - he's gone deaf."
Harry cuffed him, laughing. But he didn't draw away.
Ron eyed him cautiously, up and down, for a pregnant moment. If anyone caught them even sitting like this it was a good bet they'd hear about it. But there was an undefinable line they usually didn't cross. Usually. Just friends.
Still, lately Harry had taken to staring off in the distance, then becoming suddenly present and doing things... well. It was crazy. It was also hard to say no, who could say why? Because he was Harry Potter? Because he was his friend?
Warm arms slid around Ron's waist, causing Ron's pulse to race, and then Harry rested his chin on his shoulder. A puff of a sigh breathed across Ron's cheek.
It was all right.
It Was All Right
by Icarus
The sun slowly settled beyond the outline of the Forbidden Forest. Harry leaned both elbows on Ron's shoulders and stared off into the distance, not really seeing the sunset, magnificent though it was. Ron shifted uncomfortably.
"You're getting heavy."
Harry leaned a little harder, wrinkling his nose in an impish grin.
"Harry..." Ron complained, "you're such a dick sometimes."
He relented, and nuzzled into Ron's hair and hummed in his ear, slightly off-key:
"Weasley is my king,
he can do most anything,
that's why Gryffindors all sing -
- Weasley is my king..."
Ron glowed, his chin dropped in embarrassment. "You're a dreadful singer, Harry. I think I hear Fang howling. No - wait - he's gone deaf."
Harry cuffed him, laughing. But he didn't draw away.
Ron eyed him cautiously, up and down, for a pregnant moment. If anyone caught them even sitting like this it was a good bet they'd hear about it. But there was an undefinable line they usually didn't cross. Usually. Just friends.
Still, lately Harry had taken to staring off in the distance, then becoming suddenly present and doing things... well. It was crazy. It was also hard to say no, who could say why? Because he was Harry Potter? Because he was his friend?
Warm arms slid around Ron's waist, causing Ron's pulse to race, and then Harry rested his chin on his shoulder. A puff of a sigh breathed across Ron's cheek.
It was all right.
THANK YOU!!!
Date: 2003-09-16 02:11 am (UTC)It's really beautiful - you have a way with words, you know. I like the way you incorporated the "Weasley is our King" song - sweet, funny, and a very effective way of placing this in relation to canon.
But there was an undefinable line they usually didn't cross. Usually.
I really like this. I can practically hear Ron's thoughts.
It was also hard to say no, who could say why? Because he was Harry Potter? Because he was his friend?
This, too, is fantastic. It's just... Ron. You've portrayed it brilliantly.
And the ending - the ending is exactly right.
I especially love how the relationship is definitely there, but undefined, vague - it works. And I can accept it completely.
Well done and, once again, thank you!
Re: THANK YOU!!!
Date: 2003-09-16 09:08 am (UTC)Icarus
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Date: 2003-09-16 09:16 am (UTC)Am happy... and grateful. You really made my day, you know!