MY IDIOT
"Do you remember how you said you loved me as I am? Toe fuzz and all? Well, as much as I prefer having you around, I do not believe I can take much more of your BLASTED SNORING!" Severus snapped, directly in the young man's ear.
"Fuck!" Harry yelped, effectively cutting himself off mid-snore. "What's wrong with you?" Green eyes squinted up at Severus as he stumbled for his glasses on his nightstand.
"What is wrong with 'me?' The fact that your snoring is keeping me awake at night is reason enough to yell. Rolling you over no longer works. I demand that you cease this disgusting noise!"
"I can't help it! I didn't even know I snored."
"Now you do. Stop it."
Harry rolled his eyes. "Unless you know some kind of spell or potion that will stop it, there's nothing I can do. I guess I could try one of those Muggle nasal passage things."
"If it works, then by all means, stick the blasted thing up your nose so I can get to sleep."
"Why can't you just cast a silencing spell on me?"
Severus looked away, pulling the comforter up further on his chest. "Because I need to hear your screams should your nightmares start."
"...I didn't know I screamed."
"Only when it gets bad. I always wake up when you do start and I... make you go back to sleep."
Harry smiled softly. "You mean you soothe me back to sleep?
"Yes," Severus answered gruffly.
"Okay, so a silencing spell is out of the question. If those Muggle things don't work, I guess we'll have to come up with something."
"I'll start researching tomorrow for a potion," Severus promptly said, his distrust of Muggle methods obvious.
Harry smiled. "So, can I go back to sleep now?"
"You may as well, as it is only dawn. Though, I think the question is if you'll let me sleep," Severus grumbled.
The young man sighed. "Sorry, Severus," he slurred, his eyes already drooping. Severus silently took the man's glasses off and, reaching over, he put the glasses on the nightstand before getting comfortable beside Harry. He tucked the messy head beneath his chin and said a quiet goodnight, holding his lover close as he attempted to get to sleep quickly, his mind working all the while on various ingredient combinations that help to clear nasal passages.
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