Ficlet: Paradox
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au_bingo, prompt: demons / angels
fandom: harry potter; pairing: harry/ draco; rating: pg-13; approximately 640 words
My AU Bingo Card
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and the characters used in this story. No copyright infringement intended.
A/N: This is AU, not beta'ed, please excuse any mistake.
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They both stood at the edge of a cliff, watching chaos unfold miles and miles below them. Fire and black smoke crept across cities, tearing families and friends and even lovers apart. The cries for help – for mercy – reverberated through his bones and Draco felt like shit because all he could do was watch.
"It's a mess out there," Harry said with a hint of amusement in his voice. The reflection of the scene before them danced across the surface of his eyes.
"It shouldn't have come to this." Remorse ripped through Draco like shards of broken promises and shattered dreams. How could he be so naïve to think that his selfish act wouldn't have its bitter consequences?
"Oh c'mon, Draco. You knew this could happen. You knew what we were risking."
"But…"
But what? Harry had a point. Maybe at the beginning, Draco refused to believe that the delicate barrier between Angels and Demons existed, that crossing the fine line between heaven and hell wouldn't so much as disrupt the balance of good and evil. Now he realized that he had been purblind to the rules that governed both their races.
Draco wondered when he had become so cold-hearted, so reckless and so self-centered that he didn't heed the warnings of the Dominions. One of them – Percy – had even told him that "Potter used to be one of us – one of the Powers. But he was seduced, inveigled to betray his own kind."
His words were too much for Draco to digest. It was something he found difficult to accept because he knew for a fact that no Power had ever fallen from grace.
Harry hadn't denied it though when Draco confronted him. But Draco's qualms melted when Harry held him close and told him that it would turn out well in the end.
It didn't.
The trial, the angry words from the Thrones and the Rulers still echoed in Draco's ears. They forbade him to see Harry, forbade Harry to set foot on the common ground.
The demons retaliated in Harry's behalf.
As a result, a war between the two races started. And as an aftermath, the world suffered under their wrath.
"I can end this." The certainty in Draco's voice seemed to take Harry by surprise. "I can end this war."
"How?"
There was only one way Draco knew how and the mere thought cut like a knife.
"No." Anger burned in Harry's eyes. "No fucking way, Draco."
"The Thrones only declared war against your kind because they thought you seduced me so you could have your revenge against them" was the most rational explanation Draco could come up with.
"What exactly are you planning to do?"
Tears brimmed in Draco's eyes but he blinked them back. He couldn't show weakness. Not now. "They haven't clipped my wings. I could go back, ask for forgiveness, for salvation, in exchange for peace."
"What about us?"
Draco had no response to offer.
"What about us, Draco?" Harry must have found the answer in Draco's silence because he started spitting out curses, his face masked with fury and hurt and—
"I'm sorry Harry," Draco said softly and he lifted his eyes to meet Harry's, heart pounding against his chest. "I'm so, so sorry. I love you. But if that love could only cause millions to suffer, then a sacrifice has to be made."
"Fuck sacrifices," Harry spat. "I want us to stay together."
Draco had to look away. He couldn't bear seeing the expression that took shape on Harry's face. He felt the bones in his back twitch, stretching slowly as he spread out his wings.
"Goodbye Harry," he muttered before he pushed himself up in the air, soaring back to the heavens where he belongs and away from the Demon that he had come to love for the past months.
fin
written for
au_bingo, prompt: demons / angelsfandom: harry potter; pairing: harry/ draco; rating: pg-13; approximately 640 words
My AU Bingo Card
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and the characters used in this story. No copyright infringement intended.
A/N: This is AU, not beta'ed, please excuse any mistake.
--
They both stood at the edge of a cliff, watching chaos unfold miles and miles below them. Fire and black smoke crept across cities, tearing families and friends and even lovers apart. The cries for help – for mercy – reverberated through his bones and Draco felt like shit because all he could do was watch.
"It's a mess out there," Harry said with a hint of amusement in his voice. The reflection of the scene before them danced across the surface of his eyes.
"It shouldn't have come to this." Remorse ripped through Draco like shards of broken promises and shattered dreams. How could he be so naïve to think that his selfish act wouldn't have its bitter consequences?
"Oh c'mon, Draco. You knew this could happen. You knew what we were risking."
"But…"
But what? Harry had a point. Maybe at the beginning, Draco refused to believe that the delicate barrier between Angels and Demons existed, that crossing the fine line between heaven and hell wouldn't so much as disrupt the balance of good and evil. Now he realized that he had been purblind to the rules that governed both their races.
Draco wondered when he had become so cold-hearted, so reckless and so self-centered that he didn't heed the warnings of the Dominions. One of them – Percy – had even told him that "Potter used to be one of us – one of the Powers. But he was seduced, inveigled to betray his own kind."
His words were too much for Draco to digest. It was something he found difficult to accept because he knew for a fact that no Power had ever fallen from grace.
Harry hadn't denied it though when Draco confronted him. But Draco's qualms melted when Harry held him close and told him that it would turn out well in the end.
It didn't.
The trial, the angry words from the Thrones and the Rulers still echoed in Draco's ears. They forbade him to see Harry, forbade Harry to set foot on the common ground.
The demons retaliated in Harry's behalf.
As a result, a war between the two races started. And as an aftermath, the world suffered under their wrath.
"I can end this." The certainty in Draco's voice seemed to take Harry by surprise. "I can end this war."
"How?"
There was only one way Draco knew how and the mere thought cut like a knife.
"No." Anger burned in Harry's eyes. "No fucking way, Draco."
"The Thrones only declared war against your kind because they thought you seduced me so you could have your revenge against them" was the most rational explanation Draco could come up with.
"What exactly are you planning to do?"
Tears brimmed in Draco's eyes but he blinked them back. He couldn't show weakness. Not now. "They haven't clipped my wings. I could go back, ask for forgiveness, for salvation, in exchange for peace."
"What about us?"
Draco had no response to offer.
"What about us, Draco?" Harry must have found the answer in Draco's silence because he started spitting out curses, his face masked with fury and hurt and—
"I'm sorry Harry," Draco said softly and he lifted his eyes to meet Harry's, heart pounding against his chest. "I'm so, so sorry. I love you. But if that love could only cause millions to suffer, then a sacrifice has to be made."
"Fuck sacrifices," Harry spat. "I want us to stay together."
Draco had to look away. He couldn't bear seeing the expression that took shape on Harry's face. He felt the bones in his back twitch, stretching slowly as he spread out his wings.
"Goodbye Harry," he muttered before he pushed himself up in the air, soaring back to the heavens where he belongs and away from the Demon that he had come to love for the past months.
fin
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Date: 2011-10-10 04:28 am (UTC)The angst is bittersweet.
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Date: 2011-10-10 04:40 am (UTC)thanks for reading bb.
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