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sutepriFic. Anime spoilers within.
These Ruddy Drops
Rating: G, except for blood
I. He knows he must do this, and the thought of her makes it much easier.
Before he saw her, life in the army and after leaving it had been much the same, a succession of mundane violence and necessary cruelty, comfortably devoid of purpose and wholly undemanding.
The role of protector is not new to him, but the desire to do so has been absent for a long time; though he came to realize this soon after their meeting, it is only now that he understands what it means.
So when he leaps off his horse to face the soldiers, he barely registers the pain of the knives and arrows as the old fighting reflex reasserts itself, and time stops for him. The last thing he sees is her face, and it is her name that he breathes through the blood on his lips.
II. He knows he must do this, but the sight of her does not make it any easier.
Before he was shown the infirmary, he could not have believed that this girl with the warm eyes and strangely familiar smile could destroy the world. But he trusts the evidence of his own eyes, and mirrors her smile encouragingly as she attempts to bridge the gap between them.
He asks her to forgive him, not only for what has been done to her, but for what he is about to do.
A part of his mind wonders why her eyes hold no reproach, only sorrow and bewilderment, but there is only time before the others reach them to turn the sword on himself, relieved that he is finally able to share some of her pain. Even at the last, he is unable to say her name again, and only an apology passes the blood on his lips.
These Ruddy Drops
Rating: G, except for blood
I. He knows he must do this, and the thought of her makes it much easier.
Before he saw her, life in the army and after leaving it had been much the same, a succession of mundane violence and necessary cruelty, comfortably devoid of purpose and wholly undemanding.
The role of protector is not new to him, but the desire to do so has been absent for a long time; though he came to realize this soon after their meeting, it is only now that he understands what it means.
So when he leaps off his horse to face the soldiers, he barely registers the pain of the knives and arrows as the old fighting reflex reasserts itself, and time stops for him. The last thing he sees is her face, and it is her name that he breathes through the blood on his lips.
II. He knows he must do this, but the sight of her does not make it any easier.
Before he was shown the infirmary, he could not have believed that this girl with the warm eyes and strangely familiar smile could destroy the world. But he trusts the evidence of his own eyes, and mirrors her smile encouragingly as she attempts to bridge the gap between them.
He asks her to forgive him, not only for what has been done to her, but for what he is about to do.
A part of his mind wonders why her eyes hold no reproach, only sorrow and bewilderment, but there is only time before the others reach them to turn the sword on himself, relieved that he is finally able to share some of her pain. Even at the last, he is unable to say her name again, and only an apology passes the blood on his lips.
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Date: 2005-10-31 11:17 pm (UTC)I really appreciate all the Scrapped Princess fic you've been writing (yes, even the cracktastic Muu-chan crossovers). There once was a time when the only decently written SutePri fic was Chris/Winia, and. Well.
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Date: 2005-11-01 02:48 am (UTC)Especially when it's from someone who writes the best Forsyth/Chris fics I've seen.
There once was a time when the only decently written SutePri fic was Chris/Winia
Happens in other fandoms as well, case in point being Harry Potter (don't shoot me). Never wrote for it, but from what I read, the het (Ron/Hermione, Harry/Hermione)was initially better, and now most of the best authors are slash writers (primary Harry/Malfoy, or Marauders and Snape).
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Date: 2005-11-01 04:16 am (UTC)Can't really comment on the HP fandom since the only HP fanfic I've ever read was, uh, Canis M's. :D;