Inspiration Day: Prompts

[astreamofstars]

Morning guys,

You're awesome. You get me over my grouchiness.

Ok, today we're doing prompts. I stole hearts_blood's giant prompt list last week (same one as we used at the weekend, laura_lee_bsgers) and it's pretty awesome

Comments

Islanded

[lostinapapercup]

She hasn't told anybody about finding (burning) her body. Maybe if she had, Helo wouldn't leave, accusing her of boozing and bitching. She's here and Hera's not.

Whiskey swirls her brain, clouds her senses. Anger replaces surprise, and she slams her glass down with enough force that it shatters. "I broke a glass," she hears herself announce, half-hearted, like she hasn't already attracted attention. The wet pieces littering the table sparkle silver in the overhead light.

She's sorry Helo's in pain. She's sorry about Hera.

(She's sorry about Sam.)

Whatever it means, she's sorry she's the harbinger of death.

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[kag523]

Beautiful and sharp-edged. I love the terseness of your language. It is so beautifully evocative for capturing Kara. :)

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[lostinapapercup]

That's so nice to hear. I'm so glad it works for you. Thank you!

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[lostinapapercup]

(I love your icon. Favorites!)

This comment makes me so happy, and doubly because I've so enjoyed your thoughts on Laura. Kara can be a difficult character to identify with, and I'm honestly not sure I'd get along with her in person but I certainly adore her as a character. I'm glad this drabble could offer some perspective on her, especially at the difficult point in canon it highlights.

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[astreamofstars]

Oh wow, awesome stuff!

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[lostinapapercup]

Thank you! ♥!

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[sunshine_queen]

So painful and good.

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[lostinapapercup]

I'm glad you liked it!

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[lizardbeth_j]

oh ouch. This is such a hard time for Kara, and I think you captured that really well.

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[lostinapapercup]

Thank you! Sometimes season four just feels like pain everywhere.

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[fragrantwoods]

Kara is her own island, isn't she? This is so easy to see, the way you've written it. And I agree with the others re: your wording and flow is sharp and pointed, like the images here. Well-done.

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[lostinapapercup]

Oh, thank you so much! She's so isolated in season four that it makes my heart ache for her. I'm glad this worked for you.

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[lorrainemarker]

The a brittleness of your writing writing evokes Kara and the entire time period extremely well.

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[lostinapapercup]

Thank you so much!

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[gracent_dic]

Oh, poor Kara. :-( This is gorgeous, and you capture her so wonderfully.