Drabble

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Author: Avery11

Written for the Drabble Challenge at UNCLE HQ

Forgetting

He wanders the halls,

Picking insistently at the edges of the pale pink wallpaper,

Looking in vain for shiny gray metal and flashing lights.

They were there a minute ago.

He stands before the door,

Waiting for the whooshing sound,

Waiting for the magic to happen, for the door to slide open.

This door has a knob. He waits a long time.

He has a visitor,

A dark-haired man with warm brown eyes.

They sit in the garden, longing for springtime, bundled against winter's chill.

The man tells fine stories.

Alexander knows there is something he should remember.

Comments

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Yes, perfectly crafted. thank you.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

My pleasure.

[eilidhsd.livejournal.com]

AAAARRRGGGHHH *Starts the day weeping.
Very well done.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. It made me sad, writing it.

[the-wretching.livejournal.com]

So heavy and delicate and beautiful. What an amazing drabble!

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I wasn't expecting it, either-- Glenna asked us for drabbles, and it just sort of came out that way.

[svetlanacat4.livejournal.com]

Really moving... Brava!

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much.

[kanders07.livejournal.com]

How sad! Beautifully written.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

It made me very sad to think of it. Thank you.

[kitty4940.livejournal.com]

Sad, but you've done a lovely job with a beautifully written drabble, Avery.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

I don't know what possessed me to write something so sad.I was in such a happy mood whn I started writing it, but by the time I finished, I was feeling pretty weepy.

Next drabble: something hilarious, for sure!

[kitty4940.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a plan, Avery!

By the way, I've added a new feature to UDJ - a reference library for episode-related fanwork. The reference topic for first season is open for business. :)

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Awesome, and so useful for us writers, thanks! I'll be over there soon to check it out.

[kitty4940.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I told Glenna she can reference her Illya and Marion stories there! :)