The Lake Isle Of Innisfree

[aloysiavirgata]

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Laura sits on the park bench and hates all the people who aren't dead. She finds it callous of them to eat ice cream in front of her, to buy balloons from the vendor at the corner. To breathe. She is ashamed of this element of self-pity, but one can only suffer so much. Her family's graves are still raw wounds in the dirt. It is strange to be

Comments

[logopraxis]

Oh wow. Every bit of this is beautiful. But I think my favorite line is this:

"Cottle's looking at her as though she's an otherwise reliable dog that just peed on the good rug and chewed the sofa to bits."

Aww, I love Cottle. And I happen to think he's absolutely right to look at her like that at this point. But at the same time, you've made it so I kind of have to admire Laura's not caring as well...

Lovely fic!

[aloysiavirgata]

Thank you so much! I'm glad I got to work Cottle in too. He's so surly and gruff and dear.

[lily_winterwood]

That. Is. Poetic.

Beyond frakking belief.

♥

[aloysiavirgata]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad that you liked it.

[zinke]

This is gorgeous. Lyrical and poignant and such a beautiful window into Laura's internal life and struggles.

Thank you so much for sharing it!

[aloysiavirgata]

And thank you so much for the feedback! I really enjoyed writing it, and I'm pleased that it worked so well for you.

[moireach]

Ahhhh, this is so wonderful. Most especially that last part, her happy not-ending. And I just loved the line Laura kisses her tumbled hair.

[aloysiavirgata]

Sigh. I seem to be a sucker for strong women with wretched lives. Woe is them.

I'm so glad you liked the story.

[icedteainthebag]

I'm always so happy to see when you've written again. It's always worth the wait.

Every one of these scenes was so poignant and lush in its description. Laura carries so much with her. I'm amazed by her resiliency yet the weakness that she, in very small ways, lets show. That she tries to move forward, always forward, yet has these regrets that sit in the back of her mind that don't ever quite go away. You really reflect that through this entire piece.

"No," she says, the lie floating down easy as a feather. "Not a thing."

This made me cry. First time I've cried over her in at least ... a few weeks. lol.

The moment with Elosha is gorgeous. Thanks for bringing her that peace.

[aloysiavirgata]

I'm always so happy to see when you've written again. It's always worth the wait.

What a lovely thing to say! Thank you so much.

That she tries to move forward, always forward, yet has these regrets that sit in the back of her mind that don't ever quite go away. You really reflect that through this entire piece.

Well! You certainly know how to make with the compliments, lady. When I first read the prompt I was really intrigued and didn't want to take the obvious route with it. It took me a while to get the story properly pieced together in my head, and I'm delighted to see that you think I did all right.

This made me cry. First time I've cried over her in at least ... a few weeks. lol.

The moment with Elosha is gorgeous. Thanks for bringing her that peace.

&hearts