Semantics - Short Affair 4th December 2017

[otherhawk.livejournal.com]

This turned out to be much shorter than I was expecting. :(

Word - hostile
Colour - silver
Wordcount - 454

Semantics

A discussion of metaphor at an inappropriate time.

Fic on AO3     Fic on FFNet

Comments

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

'Bees make honey, wasps make enemies.' Not a truer word has ever been said. Brilliant tale :-)

[otherhawk.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks. It was really supposed to be more about the robots, but that kinda got away from me a bit!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

I'll repeat my comment from FF.net...Full of anxiousness and great visuals and you managed to have them bantering back and forth in the middle of it all! Well done!

[otherhawk.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So pleased you liked it.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

First class dialogue all through, with a great last line.

[otherhawk.livejournal.com]

Thanks - the last line was among the first written.

[pactnmmt.livejournal.com]

I am so glad that you have found your “voice” again! I loved this particularly your last line! I hope you keep writing more.

[otherhawk.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you - me too, tbh. I've missed this community.

[glenmered]

“But they behave in the manner of wasps,” Illya explained, rubbing absently at the wound on his arm. “They are vicious, persistent and intractably hostile.”

“So are you,” Napoleon said – foolishly, Illya thought, all things considered. At least he seemed to realise that, as he hastily changed the subject. “Ah, have you found the portfolio yet?”

Brilliant!