Dichotomy
Though the unlit night was my domain, I favored the sun, burning so brightly in the sky. Her auburn hair, my heart's secret delight, the smile she bestowed was my light. Inescapable was the hold she had over me for I would never break those bonds; there was freedom within her embrace.
At what moment did I realize that she would be my all, my everything? Was it when I first met her in a park, her sister barely registered upon my consciousness for herglow outshone all? I was too young to know about eternal love and the unburnished joy and pain of it all.
No, I recall the exact moment, the exact time.
It was a holiday in our fourth year. She'd convinced me to play with her in the park, push her up and up on that swing set. Higher and higher she would fly. She teased me at my hesitation in helping her reach the ether. I played it off as nothing.
But it wasn't.
I'd hesitated because I did not want to have her taken from me by capricious angels who chanced to look down upon her laughing face and realize that they'd forgotten one of their own. I'd never believed in a higher being until I'd met her. For surely, Someone must have formed those beautiful green eyes and that lovely soul with His own hands.
She'd seem to sense my concern and had slowly let herself drift back down, her swing losing momentum until she finally stopped, her face looking up at mine. She didn't say anything, just looked at me with that clear-eyed gaze I could feel down to my toes. Then she smiled, a breathtaking smile, one that I had never seen before in all my years of being by her side. Her hand came up to touch my face and traced the curve of my face, leaving a mark that I thought all would be able to see.
That smile had settled to a gentle grin and my name fell from her lips, hidden amusement in her tone. Shaking her head, she'd laughed and grabbed my hand, making me run with her across the open field and into the woods, down to our secret place beneath the oaks and elms. She stopped and laid on her back, not even looking at me as she'd patted the empty space next to her. Laying next to her, I felt this unfamiliar warmth in my middle, and as she made her way under my arm to rest against me, that warmth grew into an encompassing aura around us, making me feel at peace as only being with her could do.
But silly me for thinking that light could live with dark, that day would conquer night. The never-ending circle that ruled the earth, also held me in its might. The push and pull of power and love, the heated words and callous actions, held enough sway to sunder the chain that linked us.
Author's Note:
I've been wanting to write a Snape/Lily story for a while. I'm doing a challenge where I need to write in just 500 words so decided that writing a succinct Snape was good enough. Please let me know what you think! (press below)
