Should Have Been Mine
Severus/Lily
Lily had never loved him. He was sure of that now, watching her casket being lowered into her grave, Potter's as well. Buried side by side, just like they had always been. Lily and James had been a perfect couple, in everyone's eyes expect for his.
He could have made her just as happy as she had been with Potter. Happier, even, if she had dared to come with him.
But she hadn't taken the chance he had offered, hadn't leapt over the cliff with him. She had stayed, and been happy in Potter's stable arms.
He shook his head softly as they began to cover up her grave, watching her mother sniffle, struggling to hold back tears, her green eyes pooling up with salty water. Mr. Evans sat by her side, eyes staring blankly ahead, barely managing to blink, as he rubbed his wife's back almost robotically.
He felt the same way. Like a machine, forced to live in this world, live this way, every day, until grateful death came to offer some sort of relief from the pain.
A tear slid down his weathered cheek, and he disappeared, his cloak flapping in the wind.
With Lily gone, who could possibly love him?
This is the first part of a ten-drabbled story, based on the 100 Pairing Challenge over at HPFFC. Enjoy!