Thought You'd Never Ask
by
Date: 18 June 2007
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Remus Lupin, Severus Snape
Word Count: 400
Warnings: highlight between brackets if you prefer story warnings: [a wee smidge of humour, a roving hand]
Disclaimer: All the characters are Rowling's. The situations they're in are mine. No profit was made.
Summary: An unseen moment from the 5th film...
Authors notes: For lady-karelia, who wanted a drabble with Friday the 13th in it, but gets a ficlet instead.
The gasp woke him up, but when Remus cast Lumos all he got was swearing and the waving of an irritated hand.
"Turn that infernal thing off."
He did, but not before he'd seen the sweat covering Severus's face.
"Bad dream?"
"What gave it away?" Snape scowled. "Me sitting bolt upright or did I shout?"
Remus ignored his partner's irritable mood. "Can you talk about it?"
"I'd just as soon forget," Snape sighed, then added, "But no more bloody Muggle movies before bed."
Remus frowned. "You had a nightmare about the film we watched?"
Severus glared at him. His tone was sarcastic. "What? A film where some lunatic in a mask goes around with a large knife carving people up? Whyever should that bother me? Obviously, I never ran around with lunatics in masks who enjoyed killing others, did I?"
Remus winced. "Oh, Severus, I'm so sorry. It's just that Friday The 13th is a classic Muggle horror film. I didn't think beyond wanting us both to learn about the more common films in Muggle culture."
"Yeah, well, next time stick to that other sort of film. That one with the two cross-dressers and the harlot."
"Some Like It Hot?"
"Whatever. At least that one was mildly amusing."
Remus chuckled and nodded. "All right, Severus. Tomorrow we'll watch Victor/Victoria."
"Another cross-dresser film with a harlot?"
"Of a sort. Except the only harlot in it is a man and he gets punched in the nose early on."
"Hm."
"And there are lots of musical numbers."
"Please just tell me it's not anything like that ridiculous song and dance rubbish about felines."
"No. Not like Cats at all."
"Good." Severus lay back down and sighed, relaxing.
"I thought you liked Cats?"
"Not really, no."
"But you got misty-eyed during that Memories song."
"I told you - I was fighting a sneeze."
Remus smirked knowingly. "All right. Have it your way."
Severus grumped, then admitted, "Well, it was better than that Friday the 13th pile of shite. I'll give you that."
"I apologize once more."
"Hm."
Remus suddenly grinned. He put his hand on Severus's spine and rubbed all the way down.
"Maybe I could help you relieve some of your... tension."
Severus said nothing. Remus tickled along the tantalizing cleft down below. Severus sighed and then turned, straddling his lover in one rapid movement.
"Fine. But I top this time."
Remus's grin turned lascivious.
"I thought you'd never ask."
~ FIN ~