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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2013 8:38:41 GMT 10
Title: On in Dreams Rating: PG-13 Word Count: 212 Pairing: Dedicate Crane/Dedicate Lark/Dedicate Rosethorn Round/Fight: 1/B Summary: Rosethorn escapes in dreams. Set during Battle Magic. Warnings for limited sexuality and limited violence.
Oh but she misses them both.
Her dreams are bittersweet and painful.
There's greenery all around her as she strolls through Crane's glasshouse -- scowling, always, at the strangeness of plants blooming out of season -- and he's watching, not without a touch of smugness, as she kneels by the tomato plant she'd exchanged so long ago. The only solution is to grab him by his habit and effectively distract him with kisses, and the plants bending in to shield them from sight.
She doesn't remember the feeling of Crane's hands on her body, or the plants that made up that greenhouse.
There's warmth, and love, and well-worn rooms she calls home, and there's the woman who makes it home stretched out beside her. The planes of Lark's back and how she stretches like a cat when she slips out; the sound of looms as Lark weaves; dishes and chores with the children, and once they've sent the children away at last, they have time alone.
She doesn't remember Lark's face, and that hurts as much as the bruises down her arms and legs.
When she dreams, she is happy, and safe, and warm.
When she wakes, she is scared, and fleeing, and cold.
It's all she can do to hold on.
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Post by mistrali on Apr 24, 2013 6:11:45 GMT 10
Oh my gosh. Why do you do this to my heart? *sniffs*
This is so bittersweet. The slipping away of detail in her dream is just perfect.
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Post by Muse on Jun 10, 2013 12:03:33 GMT 10
This ending works very well! Wow, super poignant
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