sesheta66: (Highlands Sesheta)
sesheta_66 ([personal profile] sesheta66) wrote2008-02-12 12:28 am
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The Ultimate Betrayal (H/D, PG)

Title: The Ultimate Betrayal
Author: [livejournal.com profile] sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 200
Challenges: [livejournal.com profile] dracoharry100's prompt #56 - "Betrayal," and [livejournal.com profile] hd100's prompt of "heart."
Summary: Harry prepares for his big day.
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 gaze at my reflection in the mirror, unable to focus, unable to reason, unable to run. I am minutes away from sealing my fate, joining my future with the one who loves me. Surrounded by friends, loved ones, well-wishers. And suddenly I cannot breathe.

My ears are filled with buzzing. I hear voices I recognize but I understand nothing. Everything is a haze, unclear, unfocussed. My thoughts drift away from this place, away from these people. I see pale skin, fair hair, and eyes of stormy grey. My soul is there with him, adrift, while my body remains here.

But he doesn't know how I long for him, for his touch, for his kiss. I laugh inwardly, a jeering laugh at my hopelessness, as I imagine his reaction if I were to tell him.

Surprise, for we have been rivals for so long. Shock, yes, but more than that, so much more. I imagine laughter, scathing laughter, ripping me apart, mocking me, cursing me to a life alone, a life never lived, a life without love.

To thine own self be true ...

And so I face the day, and commit the ultimate betrayal ... that of my own heart.


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[identity profile] chyldofeternity.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oooooo very nicely done *claps and rereads in awe of the angsty lurve*

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
Why thank you. *preens*

[identity profile] thrnbrooke.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
If you can't be true to no one else you always have to be true to yourself. *sigh*

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Living a lie can never end well. *hugs Harry*

[identity profile] svgurl.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, this broke my heart! It was written so poetically but I felt horrible for poor Harry.

Excellent work nonetheless! Thanks for writing and sharing!

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Edited 2008-02-12 06:00 (UTC)

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks sweetie. ♥

[identity profile] oldenuf2nb.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Lovely. Sad, but lovely.

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks. ♥

[identity profile] softly-sweetly.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Very nice darlin, I love first!person fics, and this was a stellar example

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, thank you. ♥

*smooches*

[identity profile] lijahlover.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
I looooove the anst in this!

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks, hon. I do like writing angst, so your comment is much appreciated. ♥

[identity profile] winstonmom.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
Really good, I was able to feel Harry's mood and all thanks to your clever use of 200 words. Amazing.
Thanks for sharing.

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much. ♥

[identity profile] kaykayen.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
*cries*
Do you think I'd cause a scene if I ran down the aisle yelling "I object!"?

[identity profile] flawless-beauti.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah.
...
Though if both of us did....?

Lovely story. It made me want to cry and at the same time it was a beautifully written piece.

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 01:57 pm (UTC)(link)
You two could walk calmly down the aisle, hand-in-hand, and no one would notice. Then you could take Harry away to an awaiting Draco. Alternatively, you could take Ginny away and Floo Draco to come get Harry. Either way would work, I think. :)

Thanks ♥

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
*ponders*

Perhaps. But I say 'go for it'!

[identity profile] luci0logy.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Foolish, foolish man. You should've took the chance. *pets your broken heart*

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
But it's so ... scary! *cuddles him*

[identity profile] aquila-star.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
oh my god. *sobs* You're killing me.


but I like it. ;)

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
*hands you tissue and hugs you*

Thanks :)

[identity profile] accio-yossarian.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
This was beautifully written. The angst was perfectly done and not, as is the norm, melodramatic. *applauds*

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks ♥

I really do like writing angst. I prefer it to the fluff I write.

[identity profile] damedbx.livejournal.com 2008-02-12 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
hello! *waves* I copied and pasted ur ficage. cannot wait to read it! :D

[identity profile] damedbx.livejournal.com 2008-02-28 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
i absolutely did! brilliant!XD

[identity profile] damedbx.livejournal.com 2008-02-29 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
^_^

[identity profile] setdragonfriend.livejournal.com 2008-02-13 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Whoa, that was poetic. Wow. Love it!

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-13 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks ♥
ext_69972: pixel_bits (angst)

[identity profile] moonlitdark.livejournal.com 2008-02-13 12:34 pm (UTC)(link)
So sad, so lovely.

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-13 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks ♥

[identity profile] ayurubie.livejournal.com 2008-02-16 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
i hate ginny...

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-02-16 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww ... but this time she hasn't done anything but love Harry. He's the one who has to tell Draco how he feels. She doesn't even know she's about to marry a man who loves someone else. :(