Drabble -- Branch
Title: Branch
Prompt: Generations
Author: CeriseReve
Character: Don
Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Summary: Don imagines his family tree.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in the Numb3rs universe.
Word Count: 100
Branch
Charlie and Amita announce I'm going to be an uncle and I imagine a tree passing through seasons. Spring's bloom and summer's soil mask the tree's structure. The roots-unremembered ancestors-hold history. The trunk-the Eppes name-ties family together. The branches-children-carry life father to son.
My smile and words of congratulation hold no bitterness. My resentment is buried deep like generations past. I'm the older brother; I should be first. I've loved women-Nikki, Kim, Leah, Liz, Robin-but when autumn's leaves fall and winter's cold takes hold will my blood end, or will it branch?
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Prompt: Generations
Author: CeriseReve
Character: Don
Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Summary: Don imagines his family tree.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in the Numb3rs universe.
Word Count: 100
Branch
Charlie and Amita announce I'm going to be an uncle and I imagine a tree passing through seasons. Spring's bloom and summer's soil mask the tree's structure. The roots-unremembered ancestors-hold history. The trunk-the Eppes name-ties family together. The branches-children-carry life father to son.
My smile and words of congratulation hold no bitterness. My resentment is buried deep like generations past. I'm the older brother; I should be first. I've loved women-Nikki, Kim, Leah, Liz, Robin-but when autumn's leaves fall and winter's cold takes hold will my blood end, or will it branch?
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