Character OOC
Pairing: Godric Gryffindor x Salazar Slytherin
WARNING: Original character's first-person POV, major character deaths, 17th century, extensive headcanon
About 25,000 words, seven chapters.
In the end, they parted peacefully. Salazar's departure brought their story to a close, and the silence that remained was filled with their endless, yet untroubled, longing for each other.
The title comes from:
Because even if I climb the hill, I cannot bloom like a rose. Only a rose can bloom like a rose; nothing else can. That much is certain.
-Wislawa Szymborska, "Attempt," from The People on the Bridge
Theme: Face the wind and snow with courage
Author Author, how are you doing abroad? [Compare your heart]