Ficlet: Pillow Talk #2 (This fic is now completed.)

[emmagrant01]

Title: Pillow Talk #2
Author: Emma Grant
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Summary: Vignettes from a relationship.
Length: Short (594 words).
Note 1: Written for anise_anise, who is loved muchly. ♥
Note 2: Part of a series of short fics written out of order, all centered around a theme. This is the fifth and last planned installment.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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"I thought they'd never leave," Harry said, pushing Draco onto the bed.

Draco pulled him closer by his necktie. "Me too. And now we're all alone." He arched one eyebrow. "Whatever shall we do with ourselves?"

Harry stared down at him, a strange expression on his face. "I've been thinking about that, actually. How should we do this?"

"What?" Draco frowned at him. "Are you drunk or something?"

"No," Harry said, rolling to the side and propping his head up on one elbow. "This is important. We can't just do it like… you know, without really thinking about it."

Draco laughed. "You are drunk! Why should we do it any differently than we always have?"

Harry looked entirely serious. "That's not what I mean. This is supposed to be special."

Harry picked the strangest ways to be sentimental. "It's already special," Draco sighed. "I love you. But I just want you fuck me now, please?"

Harry wasn't deterred. "We fuck all the time, have done for three years. I don't want this to be just a fuck. It's supposed to be--"

Draco cut Harry off with a kiss. "It doesn't matter what it's supposed to be. Haven't you figured that out already? It doesn't matter who's on top tonight, or if we just suck each other off, or -- god forbid -- if we don't do it at all. We don't have to live up to anyone's expectations."

Harry's forehead wrinkled. "I know. But… I guess I wanted it to be special."

Draco brushed hair away from Harry's forehead. "Then it will be, okay? We'll do whatever you want. Just tell me what to do."

Harry shrugged, then ducked his head. "No, you're right. Never mind. I'm being stupid."

"You're being sweet. But you're entirely too clothed at the moment." Draco pulled the Harry's necktie loose and started to work on the shirt's buttons.

Harry rolled onto his back and let Draco undress him. He stared at Draco while he worked, his glasses slightly askew on his face.

By the time Draco tugged Harry's underwear down over his hips, he was already hard. Draco couldn't resist leaning down to kiss the tip of Harry's erection. He looked up to see Harry still watching him.

Draco smiled. "Well? Where do we begin?"

To his surprise, Harry blushed. "I… I think I know what I want," he said. At Draco's nod of encouragement, he continued, "I want you to make love to me. I want you to do anything you want, as long as you think it's something I'll like. Don't tell me what you're going to do -- just surprise me. Consider it my gift."

Draco grinned at him. "That's a lovely gift. Thank you."

Harry grinned back. "I meant it to be a gift for me, actually. But if that saves me from having to buy something absurdly expensive for you--"

"Of course it doesn't," Draco quipped. He stretched out beside Harry and kissed his forehead. Harry closed his eyes, and an expression of contentment settled on his face. Draco kissed his temple, his cheek, his nose, his chin. He wouldn't admit it to Harry, but he wanted this night to be special too. It meant more to him than he wanted to think about -- and if he thought about it too much, he would be overwhelmed by the enormity of it all.

"I love you, Harry," he whispered, planting a soft kiss on the corner of Harry's mouth. "Thank you so much."

Harry smiled. "For what?"

"For marrying me today."

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fin



ETA: Or read the entire thing here.

Final note: Once again (because people keep asking), these were written non-chronologically on purpose. This was just a little writing experiment, unbeta'd and written for a friend as a gift, but the response has been amazing. Thank you all so much -- I really appreciate it! This is all I'd planned to write, but… you never know. If the inspiration strikes me, I may post a few more at some point. ;-)

Oh, and one more thing: The last line of this fic was planned from the beginning, and part of the reason I wrote the vignettes out of order was so I could reveal that at the very end. I'm curious if it changes the way you look at the story?

Comments

[msbhaven.livejournal.com]

Wow! How sweet... experiment or not this was cool.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reading! I really appreciate it. :-)

[rosequoll.livejournal.com]

So so sweet. I love this! Although I still have a bit of a lusting for the theme of yesterdays. Mrrr.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! ♥

[wendy.livejournal.com]

Ahhh...AHHHH! With THAT reveal, I def have to go back and read through these start to finish.

You are such a captivating writer!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*grins* That was always going to be the last line of the fic, too! I wanted to represent a marriage, but I wanted to wait until the very end to tell you that's what the fic was about. ;-)

Thanks so much!

[tipgardner.livejournal.com]

I know I'm becoming repetitive, but you really are my fluff queen. Thank you for making me five times happier than when I'd not read these.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you! I had a lot of fun writing this. It was all about cheering up Anise, so I just hope I accomplished that goal. :-)

[princesskirsty.livejournal.com]

its incredibly sweet and lovely, and i'm thinking....draco? is that you? really? then this:
"I meant it to be a gift for me, actually. But if that saves me from having to buy something absurdly expensive for you--"

"Of course it doesn't,"

ah draco, sweet and lovely yet still the brat we all know and love. you always keep draco being OUR draco. *snogs you*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

And we do love our Draco, don't we? ;-)

Thanks so much for reading these! ♥

[spark-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

It does change the perspective. At least mine. I mean, while reading the previous four installments it was quite obvious that they are having a long relationship, but I always thought it was secret, unofficial, you name it. Knowing that they are so close, so open about all of it makes the entire story more understandable and beautiful and... *g*

Once again, a gorgeous piece of writing!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Interesting! It was intended to be a piece about love and marriage, but I wanted to keep the marriage part unreferenced until the very end, partly as a statement about how important marriage is in our society, and how horribly unfair it is to deny it to a group of people. I wondered if people would view them as married all along, or if the fact that we all know such relationships are prevented from becoming marriages by most countries would interfere.

Thanks so much for reading!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for reading!

[rachecho.livejournal.com]

oh my goodness. you don't need a beta XP these were all so beautiful and oh so sweet. they were wonderful to read.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*grins* I do need a beta, but maybe not for the reason you're thinking. ;-) Thanks so much!

[mw2127.livejournal.com]

So sweet..Loved it.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[anise-anise.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! *dances and dances* omg emma!!! I love you so damn much!! It's beautiful! And sweet and cute and funny and fluffy and sexy and everything that I love in a fic. I loved that they were written out of order, I loved the ending, I loved every single little word. I can't thank you enough, It is so sweet of you to do this. *clings* You've helped, babe, thank you. *loves and loves*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I'm glad this has helped to cheer you up! This is probably the fluffiest thing I've ever written. *grins* But anything for you! ♥

Thanks, sweetie -- your words mean a lot! I hope you feel better about everything fandom sometime soon. And I hope things in your RL are going okay too... I'm thinking of you. *hugs*

[ktoth04.livejournal.com]

yay! more ficcy *happy*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[luahoana.livejournal.com]

Oooooooohhh don't stop there!! *pouts*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*pets* Sorry, dear. That's all I had planned! ;-)

And I've been neglecting STG a bit much while writing this... *coughs*

[wook77.livejournal.com]

had to wait for the brain to start functioning again. How you can do so much with so few words shocks and amazes me.

Will do the fangirl thing and ask for more please.

That being said... these were absolutely brilliant! I loved the little looks into their lives. I especially loved the out of order-ness (is that a word?) of the series. I liked how I could see (now that I know what happened and have re-read the whole thing) the different levels the relationship was at. You did change my interpretation of the series.

The last line? priceless.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

It was interesting to write it out of order. I was drawing really heavily on my own marriage, which began to feel a bit weird when people started commenting on their sex life (or lack thereof). :-P

[calypso98.livejournal.com]

Wow. That was beautiful, and gave me chills and warm fuzzy feelings. And I think it did change my perception a bit--before this segment I saw them in a long term relationship, sure, but with just a few people knowing maybe, or keeping it quiet or open. But knowing they're married...mmph. Words fail me. <3

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I was imagining them as married all along (and based a lot of the fic on my own marriage) but I was conscious not to mention it. I wanted to save it for the end. ;-)

[sdkshelly.livejournal.com]

That was beautiful... and made me feel incredibly happy and sappy and just plain good. :)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad! Thanks for reading. :-)

[lauramcewan.livejournal.com]

All are very wonderful, the right length, full of punch and emotion, and EEEE marriage!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Yes, marriage! And maybe a little too TMI... :-P

Thanks for reading, sweetie!

[slayra.livejournal.com]

Oh, I loved it! Strangely enough, I could see this happening after reading the other parts. I mean, I wasn't expecting it exactly, but I could see it happening because of the kind of relationship Harry and Draco seemed to have (lol, sorry if I'm not being very clear *blushes*). Anyways, these short fics were great really. Hmm wish I could say more but that's all I can do with my english. *grins*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! And your English seems fine to me! ;-)

[monifieth.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Oh! I'm all squeeeee-ing and that never happens! Wow!
Oh they're so cute as a married couple. All the way through I just assumed they were in a long-term relationship but I never thought..... Eeee! Marriage!
*runs around madly squealing*
I love you (and your writing, I hasten to add) very very much :-)
Thank you for brightening what has been a terrible day. And I mean that whole-heartedly. Thank you.
♥

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I appreciate it! :-)

[marksykins.livejournal.com]

Awwww! These were all really adorable, and I think I'm going to go into sugar-shock after reading them all at once. A good sugar shock.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

LOL! It is a bit fluffy for me, I know! ;-) Thanks so much!

[lafiammatabella.livejournal.com]

I loved them all! So beautiful, sweet, and most of all real. I actually enjoyed them being out of order. It sort of made it like a puzzle, how did they get to where they are, especially the one where they are 12 years into the relationship. ((HUGS)) this was wonderful. :)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It is a puzzle of sorts, yeah. I had the storyline in my head, so it all fit together for me, but I wasn't sure how other people would see it. :-)

[oconel]

Nice experiment! I've just read them all and I want to read them again in the "proper" order to see if they feel different, because the end --"For marrying me today."-- doesn't change the way I understand them, I want to see if the same applies for the order.

The ficlets are very nice shots from a couple's life, and you make them sound very real. I particularly like the one in which Harry and Draco hadn't have sex in a week and they make each other guilty, without really meaning to do that. This one, the last, is also very sweet but doesn't tell the rader what Draco does to Harry, damn it! *clears throat*

[cutecoati.livejournal.com]

*sighs happily*

perfectperfectperfect...

sweet and lovely and funny, and still there's so much characterisation of both of the boys in it

*throws herself admiringly to your feet*

[singlewoman.livejournal.com]

This was a great series. I am glad you saved the marriage detail until the end, but it does not surprise me or change my opinion of the fics in the least. The fic where they haven't had sex in a week is just RL. An amazing set of snapshots from the life of a relationship. And I so agree with your point about marriage, that it should be allowed and legal for ALL people.

[mitzi007.livejournal.com]

I just melted. See the puddle on the floor.

I really loved these, totally sweet yet so real at the same time, things that I recognize from my own relationship too.

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

v. lovely. [*is happy*]

i liked the out of orderness (is that a word?)

and no, the last line didn't change my view because, well, i figured they were at some point when reading the #3 & #5 (they just sounded married. it is one reason why i liked them so).

a v. lovely experiment, thanks for sharing. ♥