Written for TrueBeliever831's Freeverse Challenge
Pairing: Harry/Luna
Prompts: cascade, tether, anxious
What started as a stream
is now a coursing river
that pulls them along in its current,
and they're hurtling towards the edge:
the edge of the cliff,
of this state,
of love.
They used to have control,
but they lost their life jackets
and their oars were ripped away.
They used to be able to stop,
but they've been caught up now
and couldn't escape it if they tried.
The only thing that's sure,
the only thing that's real,
is that they're tethered together;
they'll fall down the waterfall together,
will have to sink or swim together,
plan to spend their lives together.
The cascade of water pulls them down
and they cling to one another
as they flounder
and flail in anxious desperation.
But then they find themselves again;
they start to float
and enjoy the warm water
as it sparkles under the hot sunlight.
Blonde hair sticks to her face.
Blue eyes look back at how far they've come.
A lightning scar stands out against pale skin.
Green eyes blink away the liquid's sting.
They've been battered for years,
by war and by conflict,
but they're still smiling and living and loving.
And that's a victory in itself.
And the one thing they know for sure,
the one thing that'll always be real,
is that they're tethered together;
they were swept into the unknown together,
they learned to love and swim together,
and they plan to spend their lives together.
Once as friends and now as partners,
they're linked forever with the tether of love.
