Drabble: Pot Calling The Kettle Black

[ceredwensirius]

Title: Pot Calling The Kettle Black
Author: ceredwensirius
Written For: tujours_nigel
Word Count: 206
Rating: G
Prompt: Sirius and Lily talk after James proposes.
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine.
Author's Notes: For Rhea who is dying of school.


Sirius turns a corner in the castle and sees Lily; James' ridiculous grin floats into his mind. He pulls up and falls in beside her, smiling down from several inches over her shoulder. Her cheeks stain pink immediately.

"Watching you fall for James and then try to deny your feelings has been, perhaps, the most entertainment I've had all year. May I?" He lifts her hand to view the ring he helped James to select. "Very lovely."

"You're something of a prat," says Lily affectionately. "Did you know?" She is trying not to smile as he admires the ring. It is adorable how miserably she is failing.

"I did, actually, as you enjoy reminding me." His grin is wide and unrepentant. "I knew you'd say yes."

"Yes, well..." She looks at him shyly. He beams back.

"Which is of course," he teases with a grin, "my way of saying, 'thank you'. It was either you or me and honestly..." He pauses dramatically. "He's too much man for me."

Lily giggles and pats his arm with tender admonishment. "You're awful."

"Well, lets not tell him I said that," continues Sirius, using the same light, mirthful tone. "His ego is large enough as it is."

Lily tuts scoffingly. "Isn't that the pot calling the kettle-"

"Black?"

Lily groans.

Comments

[toujours-nigel.livejournal.com]

I love this. Thank you. Once I'm done dying of school, I will write you a happy-ish Sirius/Remus. promise.

[ceredwensirius.livejournal.com]

*grins*

You are my genfic audience of 1 and I confess to enjoying writing for your praise. Glad you enjoyed it.

Please don't feel pressured, by the way, on the Sirius/Remus. You sounded a bit and I don't want that.

[toujours-nigel.livejournal.com]

heeey, no, no pressure. Not from you, at any rate. The Sirius in my head is another thing altogether.

Yes, Padfoot, shut up, now

[ceredwensirius.livejournal.com]

Believe me when I say I feel your pain. He does like to prattle on.

[calistokerrigan.livejournal.com]

I love...It was either you or me... LMAO. Lovely tidbit ;)

[ceredwensirius.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Glad you liked. It was fun to write.

[werewolfsfan.livejournal.com]

I adore this! Excuse me while I quote more than 1/2 of it back to you as my favorite part but I was going to say this is it:

"I knew you'd say yes."

"Yes, well..." She looks at him shyly. He beams back.

"Which is of course," he teases with a grin, "my way of saying, 'thank you'. It was either you or me and honestly..." He pauses dramatically. "He's too much man for me."

But then I finished the drabble and this sums James Potter (and Sirius Black) up so well!

"Well, lets not tell him I said that," continues Sirius, using the same light, mirthful tone. "His ego is large enough as it is."

Lily tuts scoffingly. "Isn't that the pot calling the kettle-"

"Black?"

[ceredwensirius.livejournal.com]

This was really, really fun to write. They had an obvious closeness as evidenced by her letter to him in DH. I may end up writing more Sirius and Lily friendship fic. Its strange for me too. as a diehard, super committed crossgen shipper to find myself writing gen but these are fun stories to think about.

[secretsolitaire.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, that's very cute!

[ceredwensirius.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked!

[jena-elizabeth.livejournal.com]

This was adorable! I always thought that Lily and Sirius would have had quite the lovely relationship. :)

[serade-black.livejournal.com]

Have you SLASHED on me?!

[ceredwensirius.livejournal.com]

Take a deep breath. My fanfiction is as hetero as ever. I don't have any fics out there with Sirius doing anything other than Hermione.

I have these two little genfic drabbles where Sirius is paired with no one. In this one Sirius is making a joke. The implication of course is that any man would be too much man.

Feel better?

[serade-black.livejournal.com]

*Fans self* Okay....okay. Phew!

I mean, the "joke" is always fine. It's tongue-in-cheek humor that I love. I'm sorry for my moment of density there.

Just checking.

;)