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g.j. ([personal profile] in_the_blue) wrote2010-02-12 05:55 pm
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Drabble Me This

In honor of Valentine's Day, a writing challenge!



Rules:

Fandom: any fandom.
Word count: According to my sources, a drabble is precisely 100 words. No more, no less.
Main theme: What's love got to do with it?
Ratings: No restrictions.
Duration: Challenge opens now (February 12) and runs for a week. Closes at the end of day Friday, February 19.



A while ago I did an experiment in precise writing with ficlets of exactly 100 words and it was so much fun and I felt so accomplished that I decided to do it again. But I get bored looking at my own stuff, so... here you go. We should all be able to come up with 100 words in a week's time, right?

Post your fics as comments to this entry, or post them in your own journal and link to your story below. Feel free to do as few or as many as you want, and if you read one, be sure to leave a review or a comment. Everyone's welcome, so spread the word.

Nothing and Everything

[identity profile] proudofthefish.livejournal.com 2010-02-13 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Fandom:HP
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG, I suppose

Nothing.
Nothing for it, they told him. The attack too quick, her decision not to leave even quicker, her wand shielding, laying cover – others tended the wounded.
Nothing but chaos, the cutting hex hitting her, her wand remaining a blur, until there was nothing left for her to give.
Everything.
The ring, burning a hole in his pocket but not like he thought it would. Everything depending on the question that had no answer now. Everything was different, every decision unchanged.
In crisp, new Auror robes, there was nothing left to die for, but there was everything to fight for.

Re: Nothing and Everything

[identity profile] jules1278.livejournal.com 2010-02-13 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is brilliant, and chilling, and perfect, Ally.

Re: Nothing and Everything

[identity profile] in-the-blue.livejournal.com 2010-02-13 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
:(

All this HP stuff, I'm having flashbacks. Of the good variety.
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Re: Nothing and Everything

[personal profile] ashavah 2010-02-14 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
All I can really say to this is wow. It's haunting and chilling and devastating. Beautifully done.