Skin | Nightmare | G

[thrihyrne]

Title: Nightmare
Author: Thevina
Prompt: Skin
Rating: G
A/N: Magic Immunity universe

Ron woke up, totally discombobulated and thrown out of a dream he'd had that was so vivid he was still shaking. He'd never been in a Muggle aeroplane, and yet, the one he'd just been in had crashed, though he'd survived. As his breathing slowed, it slowly registered that he had two hands full: one bunched at the sheets, the other grasping claw-like at Draco's downy chest hair.

"Wake up," Draco said groggily, a warm palm fingering Ron's fist. "It's okay. You're alright, Ron. Hold me."

The relief shuddered through Ron as he spooned against Draco's skin, unrelenting and real.

Comments

[celandineb.livejournal.com]

I like the tactile imagery here, very well done. Do you dream Ron's dreams?

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

I like the tactile imagery here, very well done.

Thank you very much! For one who was so opposed to drabbles a while back, I really enjoy writing them now. I like the self-imposed word restriction; makes me less flowery.

Do you dream Ron's dreams?

Oh, yes. Read any story of mine, read Ron's thoughts (minus the fact that he's male and I'm not) and it's nearly always shameless author self-insert. But I've had several dreams in which I've been in crashing planes, but every time I've survived, and even in the dream, have thought to myself, 'I'm so proud of you! The plane didn't totally disintegrate and you're okay!' My brain is very, very odd, subconscious or no.