LJ Idol Week 28: Tenebris

[crisp_sobriety]

“To be an astronaut of the void, leave the comfortable house, that imprisons you with reassurance…” --Derek Jarman.

London was born on a ship in the dark space between stars. His parents named him for a city they’d never seen.

That was tradition. His lessons were filled with such names, children called Moscow and Beijing, at least four Paris’

Comments

[witches]

this is so well written and conjures up such vivid images :D

[crisp_sobriety]

Thank you!

[eternal_ot]

Ah! I liked how your mind worked..Well written indeed..*applause*

[crisp_sobriety]

Thank so much! I'm glad (and a little surprised, I'll admit) that the writing in particular has gotten compliments, because I was worried about that. I had very little time to go over the actual words.

[bleodswean]

So well written! I'm left wondering....about the offspring of two suicidal parents....what do they bring to this doomed ship. Nice.

[tsuki_no_bara]

oh wow. this is very vivid and the language is perfect - there's a very strong sense of london's (and everyone else's) faith, and their belief in earth and the four generations reads like a codified religion. the ethics lesson is horrifying, tho, using lobotomized men and women to fertilize and incubate babies. contemporary ethics would call it UNethical, but it gives a good sense of how these people have learned to think, and what's important to them and what's not.

[lrig_rorrim]

This is fantastic! And especially after the conversation in the workroom about opening lines, damn, but this one just grabbed hold and didn't let go. Wonderful!