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Post by Kypriotha on May 31, 2012 21:50:16 GMT 10
Title: A Secret Place Rating: PG Prompt: #69 - Just before the dawn Summary: Niko and Crane have a secret place that belongs to just them.
During the day, the greenhouse was filled with people and noise and light. Orders were given and plants were watered and weeds were pulled. During the night, it was quiet and still, almost eerie. The plants slumbered, but whispers lingered and echoes came around every corner.
But it was the in-between time that Niko liked best. When the shadows were gone, but before the sun cast its harsh glare through the glass walls. When everything seemed bathed in a pure golden mist, that transported the inside of the greenhouse to a faraway place.
That time was their time – his and Crane’s. It was when they could escape from the bustle of every day Temple life and simply just be. Be themselves. Be together. Be peaceful.
It was the time that Niko looked forward to during the day and missed most when he was away. No matter how long he had been away, or how far he had travelled, he knew he was home when he entered that greenhouse in the grey pre-dawn light and fell into the arms of his beloved.
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Post by Tamari on Jun 6, 2012 7:32:30 GMT 10
This is so adorable! I love your interpretation (I can never spell that word right, spell check always has to do it for me!) of their relationship as so soft and peaceful, and your imagery is spectacular, especially this part:
... the shadows were gone, but before the sun cast its harsh glare through the glass walls... everything seemed bathed in a pure golden mist, that transported the inside of the greenhouse to a faraway place.
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Post by Rosie on Jun 6, 2012 22:09:11 GMT 10
Kyp, this is seriously, tingling, gorgeous, wonderful. Might be a Niko/Crane convert now.
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Post by Kypriotha on Jun 7, 2012 14:49:38 GMT 10
Thanks for both your wonderful reviews! Might be a Niko/Crane convert now. Yay! I'll actually have to get stuck into my Decathlon now, so I can fully convert you ;D
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