Rating: PG-13
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: n/a
Spoilers: n/a
Summary: Harry confesses his love for Severus. Severus doesn't feel the same way.
Song: Violins
Artist: Yellowcard (originally by Lagwagon)
Author's Note: Originally a songfic, the lyrics have been removed from this fic to comply with FF rules. Song lyrics can be found here: www (dot) azlyrics (dot)com (slash) lyrics (slash) yellowcard (slash) violins (dot) html
For the original version of this fic, please check out my livejournal:
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Harry Potter and Severus Snape had been in a relationship for almost a year now. Though they started out having a purely physical relationship, Harry couldn't help but fall in love with the older man. After all that time together, Harry assumed that Severus loved him as well. After a night of passionate love-making, Harry made what he would come to consider the biggest mistake of his life. He told Severus that he loved him.
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Severus just laughed in his face. He told Harry that while they had some great sex, he wasn't interested in a relationship. Severus asked Harry why he thought anyone would want to be in a real relationship with him when he served his purpose in life simply by being such a great fuck toy. Harry hadn't been able to take anything else after that. He ran from the house and into the nearest bar. There was no way he was going to deal with his broken heart sober.
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The next morning Harry woke up with a splitting headache. Empty bottles littered the floor, and Harry could hear someone else's deep snores. Severus never snored. It took Harry a moment to figure out where he was since he was sure he wasn't at Severus's house. Harry looked around and spotted a blond head sticking out of the covers. Groaning, Harry rolled out of bed, gathered his clothes, and went back to his house. The man didn't say anything when he saw Harry leave. Maybe Severus was right. Maybe Harry was only good for sex.
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The more Harry thought about it, the more he realized that he couldn't just take Severus's words at face value. The man had been a Death Eater, after all. He was used to hiding his feelings. Harry just couldn't believe that after a year of being with the man, Severus would simply cast him aside. The man had to feel something for him, didn't he?
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Halfway home, Harry changed his course and walked to Severus's house instead. He walked up the stairs and knocked on the door. Shuffling was heard from inside before the door opened, revealing a well-rested Severus.
"I don't believe that you don't love me," said Harry before the older man could get any words out.
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"I assure you that I don't love you," Severus said, looking bored and a slight bit irritated. "I do not fall in love. If you cannot tell the difference between love and lust, then I have nothing more to say to you. Goodbye."
And with that Severus shut the door in Harry's face.
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When he heard the slam, Harry winced and dropped his eyes. Those eyes immediately started to fill with tears. Severus really didn't love him. Wiping his hand over his eyes and trying to ignore the trembling of his lower lip, Harry turned and walked away from the door broken-hearted.
I know, not very happy. Sorry, but this was the only song I could find that started with the letter "V," and I thought the story needed a bit more variety.