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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2011 10:16:02 GMT 10
Title: Almost Unreal Rating: G Word Count: 213 Pairing: Circlecest Round/Fight: 3/B Summary: Almost unreal yet/It's too soon to feel yet... Tris, Lightsbridge, and getting there. (Someday, #2)
When Tris was ten years old, she dared not imagine going to Lightsbridge. It hurt too much to know all the expectations she failed to fill, and she refused to give anyone the satisfaction of seeing her tears.
It's difficult, despite her months of planning and preparation, to believe she now attends classes there.
The expectations of her two families, she finds, are shockingly different. She doesn't know for certain, of course, what her blood family would think, but she imagines they'd be pleased she attends Lightsbridge's hallowed halls. She wouldn't have hesitated to announce her decision to them.
But Sandry, Daja, Briar... they were shocked, when she told them, in Narmon. She now has enough distance to appreciate it's because they were outraged, on her behalf, for her need to work to be normal. They were outraged at the implication that she wasn't perfectly fine as the irritable, unjoking person she projected.
What feels most unreal to Tris (though Sandry just shakes her head in exasperation when she expresses this sentiment) is not just their sentiment, but that, despite it, they still help her prepare to blend in. She can't help the faintest, barely-there smile at her new clothes, her metal charm, or the shakkan in the sunlit corner of her room.
QC by: journeycat
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Carbon Kiwi
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Post by Carbon Kiwi on May 9, 2011 11:17:18 GMT 10
She can't help the faintest, barely-there smile at her new clothes, her metal charm, or the shakkan in the sunlit corner of her room. Awwwr! This whole piece is adorable, but that line killed me dead. Wonderful. Fantastic series. (:
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Post by Moony on May 9, 2011 11:17:58 GMT 10
I love the little touches they each gave her for Lightsbridge. It seems that they would all help her, despite how much they dislike the idea of her going. I also see it as very realistic how she wouldn't realize why they would do it. Great Job!
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2011 14:21:30 GMT 10
The series isn't over yet!
Yes, Tris is so damaged. That's one of the reasons exploring her can be so fun.
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