Ankhiale
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Post by Ankhiale on May 23, 2012 15:14:42 GMT 10
Series: Weighed and Measured Title: Radiance Rating: G Event: Tasty triple jump Words: 139 Summary: There are only two things Thom has ever loved. A bit of an abstract take on the prompt, so I hope it's alright. Implied character death, if you squint.
For Seek.
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Thom has always dreamed of being great. In that, he is like Alanna, though she wouldn't recognize the parallel. She talks always of duty, of honor, of chivalry, and yet she radiates greatness like a small sun.
The Bazhir call her the Burning-Brightly One. Thom is the only northerner who realizes it's not a reference to her hair.
He does not like women; there are none who can compare to a twin. He disdains other men. Everyone thinks, therefore, that he is a narcissist, and Thom lets them think that, because they are all so quick to see scandal where there is none that telling the truth would only make things worse.
There are only two things Thom has ever loved: his magic and his sister.
When it comes to a choice, there isn't one. There never was.
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Post by Seek on May 23, 2012 19:04:18 GMT 10
Good point about the Burning-Brightly One. Come to think of it, there's a vitality to Alanna, I guess, that it really caught...
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Ankhiale
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Post by Ankhiale on May 23, 2012 19:13:00 GMT 10
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Griff
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Post by Griff on May 27, 2012 18:12:17 GMT 10
I love, love, love the fact that Alanna is his measurement for all women, and that they fall utterly short. It's both wrong and so utterly fitting.
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Ankhiale
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Post by Ankhiale on May 27, 2012 21:27:25 GMT 10
I'm just relieved Alanna doesn't use Thom as her standard for men. ;D
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Post by Griff on May 28, 2012 2:05:23 GMT 10
That's horrifying. And a brilliant point. Allow me to go back to being horrified, please.
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Post by Muse on May 29, 2012 13:57:20 GMT 10
I'm just relieved Alanna doesn't use Thom as her standard for men. ;D Oh no. O________O But this whole fic felt so utterly Thom it almost hurt. (Thom feels like boney, with only a little squish, FYI)
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Ankhiale
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Post by Ankhiale on May 30, 2012 6:23:00 GMT 10
Thank you!
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