Early


Lucius woke early, as he did every morning, but - and much to his surprise - the other side of the bed was empty.

He stretched out a hand warily. Empty and already cold.

Lucius frowned, then yawned, stretching sinuously, mind slowly getting to normal functioning.

"You're finally awake."

Lucius jumped, not that he would admit to it later, and sat up, looking towards the door.

Severus had reappeared, looking far more alert than he had any right, whilst Lucius was still struggling to process.

"Good morning, Lucius." Severus prompted, stepping into the room and seating himself on the side of the bed he had vacated earlier.

"Good morning, Severus." Lucius replied, voice slightly husky from sleep. "Are you always such an early riser?"

Severus shrugged. "Perils of working so intensely towards my Mastery. Now that I have it, I've trained myself to wake early and fully." he admitted. "Not terribly convenient."

Lucius smiled. "I can imagine." he teased gently. "I don't suppose I could entice you back to bed for a bit, now, then, could I?" he leaned back slightly as he spoke.

Severus sighed heavily through his nose. "Oh, I certainly expect you can." he replied, with a crooked smile.

~Fin~


Just because I didn't hesitate to hit the sore spots doesn't mean I was going to stay there, of course! Anyone who's read one of my other drabble series will already be familiar with my whiplash changes of topic, mood, and genre, of course. . . I hope it isn't too disconcerting, as always!