Title: The Impossible Dream and The Unreachable Star
Summary: Harry wants the impossible, and Ron is unable to give it to him.
Rating: PG
Warnings: Slash, angst, and unrequited feelings.
Word Count: Two Drabbles at 100 words apiece.
Prompt: Written for harryron100 community on Livejournal which is inspired by kath_ballantyne's beautiful artwork Saddest, which can be found here .
Author's Notes: While these two drabbles can easily stand alone, they complement each other in such a way that I wanted to present them together. Thank you to oncelikeshari for reading everything over and coming up with titles that, much like the drabbles themselves, are "like two verses of the same song".
The Impossible Dream and The Unreachable Star
He did it without thinking.
In a moment of pure insanity, Harry gave into the temptation and kissed his best mate full on the mouth.
Ron didn't kiss him back. He placed his hands on Harry's shoulders and gently pushed him back.
Harry's heart sank, but Ron's hands never left his shoulders, so he couldn't pull away.
"I love you, Harry," Ron said softly. "I'll always love you, and I'm so sorry, but I don't love you like that."
Harry nodded, not trusting his voice, and silently rose to his feet. Blinking back tears, he walked out of the room.
~*~*~*~
It had come out of nowhere.
One moment he was sitting on the floor laughing and joking with Harry, and the next Harry's lips had been on his, snogging him as though his life depended on it.
At once a million little things that Ron had never paid attention to suddenly made sense, and he gently raised his hands to push Harry away.
The wounded look on Harry's face crushed his heart, but this was one thing that Ron could never give him.
He hung his head as Harry walked away and hoped that he hadn't managed to ruin everything.
