A/N: This is a collection of drabbles written for various challenges.


When the Lilacs Last Bloomed
a collection of drabbles


Character(s): Salazar/Rowena
Challenge(s): The Becoming a Wizard Challenge: The First Breath Into the Wizarding Word #04 and the Minor Character Boot Camp Challenge #45 - quill.


He missed the way she smelled. Wasn't that strange? Before Rowena left, he hadn't even noticed that she'd left her scent everywhere. The scent would hit Salazar out of nowhere- ink and shoeshine and lavender soap that conjured images of long dark hair and rustling skirts and a deep, unladylike laugh.

She had left traces of herself in every corner of his house, but the worst was the parlor. The china sugar bowl Rowena had gifted him sat on the silver side table she picked out. The top of bookshelf was filled with her recommendations, innovative Eastern spell books annotated with her careful quill. She had taken over his house and he hadn't even noticed.

It took Salazar too long to realize he'd have either move or win Rowena back. At some point, it had become as much her home as his.

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