Not sure if this'll make sense... It started as I was trying to explain a relationship to myself in order to explain it to another and the opening phrase struck me...
Title: Between Lovers and Friends
Author: CC
Rating: PG
Pairing: Read it and you'll see. All I'll say is the year is 1976
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: Not mine, if they were mine I wouldn't even imply the things that "happen" in book 5
There's this place between lovers and friends where you know that you are in love with them, but that it will just never be that way between you. So you smile, and say the words, and hold each other tight. And you fight down the soft tug of jealousy because as much as it isn't fair and as much as you hate it, it happens anyway. But finally you see that for them it's the right path, in much the same way that you both always knew that while you walked together in daylight you'd pass your nights apart, because you just couldn't feel that way for each other. And so you give his lover a hug, and hand back your friendship, even though they never knew they'd lost it, and you wish them the best together. Because while you're not his lover you're not just his friend either and you know where his moon rises and sets, and it's not in your eyes. And yet as you're turning away, focusing on those pretty green eyes again, he calls your name. You turn and he murmurs "Thanks mate, for everything."
And you smile softly, "Don't mention it Sirius, it was all because I love you after all."
"Love you too James, you're the brother I always needed," He calls back and you smile, and never correct the mistake...