|
Post by pandora on Jul 7, 2011 11:40:51 GMT 10
Title: Becoming Rating: G Character: Lianne II Event: 110 word hurdles Words: 110 Summary: The portrait gallery reminds her of where she is from and what she will become.
She moved slowly, gazing upon each face in turn. Here is her great-grandfather, the conqueror; feared by all. Here, her grandmother, her namesake; generous and loving – by her father’s account at least. Here are her father and mother… Powerful people reduced to near nothing by the stroke of an artist’s brush.
One day she too would be great, mounted on these walls like those before her. But she would be remembered as more than an insipid face on a canvas. She felt her gift burning beneath her skin, raw power demanding to be released. With one last glance at the empty faces of her family, she turned and walked away.
|
|
|
Post by journeycat on Jul 7, 2011 12:08:12 GMT 10
Oooh, I like this feeling of newborn ambition!
|
|
|
Post by pandora on Jul 7, 2011 12:15:37 GMT 10
Thanks Mandi
|
|
sidonie
Soldier
lunatic, lover, and poet
Posts: 928
|
Post by sidonie on Jul 9, 2011 2:07:13 GMT 10
Oh, lovely! I adore the idea that she wants to be something new and different, and you've really captured the weight of history behind her.
|
|