Drabble for [livejournal.com profile] open_on_sunday LJ Community

Feb. 23rd, 2004 03:36 pm
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Title: William's Rising
Rating: G
Written for: [livejournal.com profile] open_on_sunday Elements Challenge Drabble (Earth, Air, Fire, and Water)
Disclaimer: Not mine; they belong to Joss. Just borrowing.
Notes: I'm sure someone already thought of this, but I don't read others' drabbles before I write or post, so if I'm poaching, it's inadvertent, and I apologize.


His eyes flew open and he gasped in a breath of unneeded air. Trapped! His fingernails scrabbled against the satin overhead, tore through it and the stuffing, finally splintered on the wood of the box. Raw, bloody, his hands pounded on the mahogany, preternatural strength helping him to break it apart. Soil fell on his face, and he tunneled frantically through the dirt. He thought he'd never arrive at the surface...until his head finally erupted into the rainy London night. His dark princess waited there, clapping her hands in delight.

"Come, sweet William. And bring your burning baby fish."


Heh. I got all four elements in. Go me.

Date: 2004-02-23 08:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alliterator.livejournal.com
Heh. Amazing. Air, soil, rain, and burning baby fishes. Wonderful.

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Date: 2004-02-23 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agilebrit.livejournal.com
Well, I took a liberty with the rain (it's always raining in London, right?), and stole the burning baby fish from FFL. But that was the icing on the cake. I couldn't have come up with it by myself. 'Cause...sane, here.

Most of the time, anyway.

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Date: 2004-02-23 09:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alliterator.livejournal.com
Hmmm.... I wonder if we all have burning baby fishes around our heads? Or is that only "sensitive" poets like William? Perhaps we have burning baby walruses or something.

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Date: 2004-02-24 11:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agilebrit.livejournal.com
Heh. Knowing me, I have baby anteaters....

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Date: 2004-02-24 03:26 pm (UTC)

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