the haunting of hill house | G | 1057 words
hugh crain/olivia crain
for challenge #1, @writers-choice; no trigger warnings
"All right," Hugh says, pleating his fingers tighter with his wife's, his new wife, merely five hours minted. The rings are still new and not quite settled, and he has secret plans to replace Liv's in ten years with something big and starry like her eyes (when she'd taken off her engagement ring they'd both exclaimed in surprise at the ruddy ring of skin beneath it, like she was already married to some red phantom).
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 9-1-1 (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Evan "Buck" Buckley, Maddie Buckley, Howie "Chimney" Han, Karen Wilson, Athena Grant
Additional Tags: Fire Family Conflagration, Sweet and short, writer's choice, Buck is a grown-ass adult who makes his own choices
Summary:
"I love the layout but, well, what's with the off-white walls everywhere?" Buck waved a hand.
For @writers-choice prompt #98 - mess. Also on AO3.
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The portkey dropped them into an alcove off of the village square. They took a breath and stepped out into the square.
Not that anyone was watching. A tornado had devastated the village two hours ago and the residents were focused on salvaging their lives.
"Clear weather," Harry looked up at the blue sky.
"That may not be unusual," Severus replied. "We need to find where it started."
They were there to determine if the tornado, otherwise rare in England, was natural or magical. There had been no weather patterns that should spawn tornados, which triggered the need to check.
They wore a notice-me-not, so they would not be called on to help deal with the mess the villagers were already attempting to clean up.
"They need more help than just the two of us," Severus said firmly as Harry's instinct to help kicked in.
Harry sighed. "I know... just..."
"We will get help sent, once we are done," Severus promised.
They tracked the path of destruction back to its origins.
"It started here," Severus decided. It was an empty field outside of the village. The grass was ripped out, the trees toppled.
"Here," Harry stood in a small circle.
Severus nodded. He raised his wand. "Revilio!" he commanded, turning in a circle.
"There!" Harry pointed off to his left.
A small totem had appeared. It had runes embedded in the wood.
"Oak," Severus decided, without touching. "It holds the runes well and gives strength to the casting.
"A magical storm," Harry nodded. "I wonder why."
"That is not our task," Severus replied. "Now that we know there is magic behind the tornado, it becomes someone else's task to determine why."
That was Harry's frequent complaint. Once they determined that magic was used to cause a problem, they were done.
Severus determined it was safe to remove the totem, the tornado had already happened.
Harry made copies of the runes, to use as evidence if something similar happened elsewhere.
"Finished?" Severus asked.
Harry shrugged. "Well, for now I am."
"Wynde will have dinner," Severus reminded him. "And Hermione will be by with a new film she wanted to share."
"It will be fun," Harry replied. He leaned into Severus, relaxing against the warmth. "Maybe we could ask for a rain check?"
"Tonight is a rain check, for last week," Severus grinned as he leaned in for a kiss.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, CC-2224 | Cody
Additional Tags: Community: writers_choice, Drabble, Drabble Collection, 100 Drabble Challenge
Series: Part 33 of Ten Thousand Words is a Drop in the Bucket, Part 1 of Jupiter's Living Room
This is not Codywan, but it is Cody and Obi-Wan (with a teeny slice of Wooley, as a treat).
Written for the 7/24 @writers-choice prompt: altitude
