Here is my final entry for the M&MWP Competition 2012, in the form of a freeverse with the pairing Theodore/Terry. Obviously, credit goes to Mew & Mor for the pairing, and JKR for writing Harry Potter.
Thanks to Izzie (built castles in the sky) for beta'ing. :)
Credit goes to The Woman In Black for the quote 'don't go chasing shadows'. I've wanted to use that in a fic for a while, so it's in here. :)
when you were young
your mother used to tell you
"don't go chasing shadows"
"don't run from the light"
"always remember that darkness is often lighter than you think"
.
stupid mrs boot
you were always going to chase shadows
why would you |stay| in the light?
the darkness is as black as night
even theo(dore) knows that
&& he's the darkness
{but, shush, don't tell!}
he is the darkness
and so you disobey your mother
because if theo(dore) is the darkness
what do you want with LIGHT?
.
and so you chase his shadows
you —run— from the light
&& you don't begin to pretend
that theo(dore)'s darkness is anything but that
— darkness
.
it's dark but you don't—can't—care
because every bit of darkness is heaven
&& when you're with him, the darkness doesn't matter
{it's there, though, it never fades away}
you're not really chasing darkness
you're not really chasing shadows
because the darkness
&& the shadows
follow YOU
just like you wanted them to
.
maybe your mother was right about one thing
{shush, don't tell anyone that you actually listened to her!}
maybe she was right
maybe theo(dore)'s darkness
is lighter than you thought
Please don't favourite without reviewing. :)