Scallawag
(Romeo and Juliet Drama Club AU - standalone. Remus is Mercutio and Sirius is Tybalt)
Remus drew the rehearsal sword from his hip. “O calm, dishonorable, vile submission! Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk?”
Sirius turned and scowled. “What wouldst thou have with me?”
“Good king of cats, nothing but one of your nine lives…” Sirius stood, staring at Remus as he delivered the speech and completely dropped his cue. “It’s your line,” Remus said pointedly.
“What? Shit. You vile scallawag, you - line.” Sirius said, covering his face with embarrassment.
When the scene was over, they sat down backstage among the curtains. “You didn’t learn your lines?” Remus asked, amused.
“No, I did,” Sirius insisted. “You distracted me.”
“Oh?”
“Yes…you look way too hot with that sword. How am I supposed to remember my lines?” Sirius pouted.
“You’re ridiculous. It’s acting.”
“I know…it’s hard to act like I hate you.”
Remus smiled softly at him. “Same,” he allowed. “But it wouldn’t do for Mercutio and Tybalt to end the scene kissing instead of killing each other.”
“It’s a valid alternate ending.”
Word count: 166
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