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comment_fic lately. *smiles sheepishly* I'm very flighty at the minute, and short prompts are doing me good, I think. Heh. And today, I'm too sore to be up to much. Anyway. Today's theme is 42 words, as in ficlets of that length. So far:
comment_fic lately. *smiles sheepishly* I'm very flighty at the minute, and short prompts are doing me good, I think. Heh. And today, I'm too sore to be up to much. Anyway. Today's theme is 42 words, as in ficlets of that length. So far:Shield
The air smelled of burning, wood and flesh. They'd been too late. As he stared blindly out to sea, James felt Andrew at the rail behind him, tacit shield for his pain. Theodore, somewhere beyond, standing guard.
Slowly, he felt his hands unclench.
The air smelled of burning, wood and flesh. They'd been too late. As he stared blindly out to sea, James felt Andrew at the rail behind him, tacit shield for his pain. Theodore, somewhere beyond, standing guard.
Slowly, he felt his hands unclench.
Magic
When he'd been young, this joy had been uncomplicated. Through Justin, Lea, Lash, Ebenezar, Mab, it had become different, bittersweet, grieved. But even still. Sometimes, in magic, there was a simple kind of joy.
He opened his hand, and saw sunshine there.
When he'd been young, this joy had been uncomplicated. Through Justin, Lea, Lash, Ebenezar, Mab, it had become different, bittersweet, grieved. But even still. Sometimes, in magic, there was a simple kind of joy.
He opened his hand, and saw sunshine there.
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