I run my fingers lightly over the raised welts that cover my sleeping lover’s back. They are red and ugly, and even though I know that they rarely cause him pain, I can’t force myself to do anything but touch them gently, so very gently.

Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: None
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Angst, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None

Story notes: Thanks to the wonderful Glynna_vyre for her quick, thorough beta.

1. Chapter 1 (Reviews - 6) 1765 words

The rating is purely for the violence this story contains. This is slightly angsty, but finshes with a hopeful ending. Oh, and the idea for writing being carved into someone's skin was stolen, I admit, from the master of my universe, JK Rowling.