new drabble

[loyseofverlaine.livejournal.com]

Well, this hit me as I was biking home - and I didn't even need a prompt.

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Euclid

She was beautiful.

Don't think I ever said more than that about her: Krivas killed her and she was beautiful.

And here's Doyle, grey as a ghost and thin as a rag, hair all snarled and flattened, covered in bandages and tubes coming out everywhere. And he smells.

But he's breathing.

He's so full of painkillers his eyes are all pupil, and he can't get them more than half-mast as they drift aimlessly all round the room. I know he's not really seeing anything.

Then he looks straight at me and smiles.

Christ, I never knew what beautiful was.

Comments

[myrebelcat.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so glad this hit you! It got just the right kind of punch. I love how complete it is, and how rich you've managed to get the description in just a few words. Perfect!

[magenta-blue.livejournal.com]

Aw, this is really nice, truly warms the heart :) Thanks!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Wow, Verlaine. Just great. I loved Bodie's idea of beauty. Thank you.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh... *heart breaks*... Thank you...

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Okay, so I'm now in a puddle of goo.

Thanks, it was just delightful.

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Ah, Verlaine, I'm *so* glad you're sharing your talents with the lads! Beautifully done, as rich and lyrical as ever. I loved this description of Doyle especially: grey as a ghost and thin as a rag

[schnuffi.livejournal.com]

That's one hell of a cool drabble. And I'm so with Bodie - even half dead that golli still looks beautiful. *sigh*

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

I love this. Bode knows what beautiful is now all right - nothing can compare with Ray alive against the odds!

[empty-mirrors.livejournal.com]

Lovely moment. Thank you

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Awww, lovely.

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

Wonderful distillation of *so* many Pros things ... loved it.

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

That's just gorgeous. Thank you for writing and sharing.

[crimson-37.livejournal.com]

Ah, the way it hits Bodie. The way that smile melts him.

What a lovely moment you have captured for us here. I can feel the realisation in that last line.

Thank you for sharing this with us. :)

[blkandwhtcat.livejournal.com]

Very nice.

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Hope you didn't fall off the bike....

Great drabble! And I love the last sentence.