if they put an iron circle around your neck, i will bite it away

by starlight.moon.princess

Rebuilding a castle - and a life - takes time. ::Dean/Seamus, and the first year after the war. Told through a drabble collection::

1. May

This collection has been written for the "A Year In The Life Of" Challenge.

This chapter has also been entered in the If You Dare Challenge (421. Loop) and the Magical Creatures Challenge (Murtlap)

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MAY: REMEMBER

It's barely a few days after the end of the war and Dean still finds it hard to believe that everything is over.

He stills wakes up at every slight sound, wand in hand and ready to attack, before remembering that there's no one left to attack him.

And yet, the terror still remains. Because a year on the run is not the easiest fate for anyone, especially not a seventeen year old boy whose only training for the real world had been the D.A. lessons under Harry's command.

Every time he sends a Patronus to Seamus after a nightmare, he feels weak. But Shay always, always comes for him, and wrapped in his best friend's arms, finally able to sleep, Dean cannot help but feel like his pride is a small price to give up for the sensation of safety.