Know That Love Is Truly Timeless

by starlight.moon.princess

"And maybe that was love. Being so vulnerable and allowing someone else in so far they could hurt you, but they also give you everything." -Christine Feehan. :: A collection of drabbles and oneshots about the love shared between a variety of pairings, both het and slash. :: Latest - PercyOliver

3. Life In Stasis - HorceSLycorisB

This drabble has been entered in The Ultimate Pairing Drabble Competition.

Pairing: Horace Slughorn/Lycoris Black

Word Count: 343

Prompt: frozen

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At the start, they're simply two children in love.

It doesn't matter that she's the eldest child of the black family, expected to marry well and that even though he's a pureblood, he's from the poorest of families. It doesn't matter that they're the very antithesis of the idea of a good match.

Because when they're together, they're so much more than society's expectations of them.

When they're together, they're simply Horace Slughorn and Lycoris Black, two children in love.

But the thing about childhood is that it passes in the blink of an eye, and no matter how hard they try, society won't accept being ignored for much longer.

But the two of them, they're Slytherins to the core, and they've already planned for this very instance.

So she carries a vial of poison whenever she meets prospective husbands, and he secures a position as Hogwarts Potions Master. Soon enough, no one will dare to even attempt a marriage alliance with her, and he'll control enough influential figures to be suitable to marry her.

But ambition always comes at a price, and a single mention of the darkest of arts to the wrong student means that when the new Dark Lord rises, he fears for his life.

He's always loved more dearly than life itself, so he keeps her a secret. He dares not marry her and thrust her into the public eye, where she will undoubtedly become a way to target him.

She's a Black. She knows the danger the newest madman in the wizarding world imposes. So she keeps quiet, and they meet only in secret.

And then tragedy strikes.

There's a round of Dragon Pox going around, and somehow, she catches it.

(She isn't supposed to catch it; she's already had it when she was child, notherpleasemerlinnother.)

Once upon a time, they were simply Horace Slughorn and Lycoris Black, two children in love. But they've been cursed to live a frozen life.

Because childhood disappears very quickly, and the world has a way of destroying even the deepest relationsips.

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For:

The If You Dare Challenge, Prompt 672. Frozen Heart

Create-A-Potion Challenge