Shadows at Night (H/D, PG)

[sesheta66]

Title: Shadows at Night
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
Challenges: hd100's prompt of "crash," dracoharry100's prompt #41 of "shadows," and my GJ 100_prompts table #011 - "shadow".
Summary: Fear exists even after the war.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.



I lie awake every night watching the shadows ... watching, waiting, listening for cries, screams, or the sound of a body crashing against a wall. The sounds never come. All I hear is the wind rustling through the trees, or the rain landing on the roof, or a bird in the distance.

I know he's gone ... gone for good. But it doesn't make the nights any easier.

When sleep finally claims me, I really do hear the cries, the screams, and the crashes. I wake to find him beside me. He comes to me when he hears my screams.

Comments

[piratesmile331.livejournal.com]

*weeps*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

*hands you tissue*

[svgurl.livejournal.com]

this was absolutely beautiful. i'm awed by how you can provoke such intense emotions in so few words.

excellent fic. it really made my heart ache but i loved it anyway. :D

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks, hon.

[thrnbrooke.livejournal.com]

Only when he hears the screams? Why not beside him every night?

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hard to project a whole story in 100 words ... I picture them as friends, sharing the house, but one goes to the other to provide comfort. ♥

[drgaellon]

Oooh, I read it completely differently. I read "he's gone" and "find him beside me" as the SAME 'he' - the other half of the pair is gone, and only comes to the one left behind in his dreams...

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Mmm ... that's an interesting take. I love reading how others interpret what I write ... especially when it's a 100-word drabble and you need to convey so much with so few words. Thanks.

[winter-june.livejournal.com]

War is terrible, and its effects never end when the war end. Good they have one another to mend themselves

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

*nods* - sad how many lives are forever damaged by war, even when there are no immediately visible signs.

*snuggles the boys*

[prettyhairs.livejournal.com]

*shivers* Wow! You are awesome!:)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Awww ... you're sweet - thanks. ♥

[gurliemoviegeek.livejournal.com]

This is amazing...
And so are you.
I can't believe how you evoke so much in so few words...
I am stunned and in awe...

Gorgeous writing, darling...

Now, hand me a tissue...

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

*hands you tissue*

Thanks so much, sweetie!

[kaykayen.livejournal.com]

*sobs*
Gorgeously sad.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

*hands you tissue*

Thanks, hon.

[lesmisfreak87.livejournal.com]

heart-wrenchingly beautiful.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

*g* I grinned at your icon. No mincing words! Heh.

[facecat.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. I read it completely different - from the title and the middle paragraph I thought that one of them has died and only his 'shade' comes at night to offer comfort. Sorry, weird.

Very well done.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

No worries. It's always interesting to see how others interpret what I write. :)

[drgaellon]

Waaaaaaah!

And there's no way to know which one it is...

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Left up to the reader. *nods*