@hprecfest Day 8: A Canon-Divergent Fic
chasing down the silver linings of wounded minds and wounded souls by darlingjustdont
Ship: James/Lily Rating: Explicit Relevant Tags: Canon-Divergent, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, First War Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence Word Count: 79,557
she hasn’t cried over someone dying in a long time and tonight is no exception. they burn at the back of her eyes but refuse to fall, refuse to give her any relief. it’s a deep sadness welling inside her, raging against her mind, but it doesn’t spill out. god, she just wants it all to stop: the war, the deaths, the loneliness. the floorboards creak outside the door and she brings a hand up to rub at her aching eyes. “go away, sirius.” “i’m not sirius,” james says, pushing open the door enough for him to step in. lily and james, from hogwarts to halloween, if everything had been a little different.
