(Brave Spoilers) Mother and Son 1/2
anonymous
July 27 2012, 04:13:38 UTC
Note: Never written for Brave before, never written about a trans character before, and never written a parent dealing with such a big revelation about his/her child before, so apologies in advance if I’ve failed to do the fandom, prompt, or issue justice. Also, I’m never sure what to do about accents, so sorry if the dialogue doesn’t sound quite Scottish enough. All that said, I liked writing this, and I hope OP likes it as well!
oOoThe wind blew her long, tangling hair back, rushing and roaring in her ears, and the infinite shades of green that made up the forest passed her by in a beautiful blur. As her horse’s muscles bunched beneath her to send them soaring over a fallen tree, she felt weightless, like right now she could let go and fly off to the horizon and never touch the ground again
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(Brave Spoilers) Mother and Son 2/2
anonymous
July 27 2012, 04:15:15 UTC
A quiet moment passed and Elinor felt tears stinging her eyes. She’d thought things had been so different, that they’d come so far… She dabbed at her eyes with her sleeve and set her jaw. No. She wasn’t going to let this happen, to let the rift re-open like this.
“Merida,” she said. Her voice came out far too harsh. She cleared her throat and tried again:
“Merida, talk to me, please.” She reached out and touched the tangled mass of red hair gently. “Please.”
It took a moment, but at last Merida murmured, “It’s not that I can’t be a princess, Mum, it’s that I can’t be a princess.”
Elinor didn’t understand yet, so she waited, stroking the not-princess’s hair.
“I…” said Merida, struggling to hold back tears, “I jus’ don’t see why, why I can’t be a prince“A prince…” Elinor whispered. She certainly hadn’t been expecting that, but, at the same time, she wasn’t very surprised. In fact, suddenly things were starting to make sense. The past several years rushed through her mind: Merida wanting to learn to fight, Merida throwing tantrums
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Re: (Brave Spoilers) Mother and Son 2/2
anonymous
July 28 2012, 21:45:49 UTC
OMG, OMG. OMG.
“I mean it. Jus’ because you’re my son instead of my daughter doesn’t mean,” Elinor choked up a little and her eyes welled up again, “Doesn’t mean you’re not my baby.”
I AM LEGIT CRYING RIGHT NOW, THIS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND TOUCHING. I HAVE SO MANY FEEEEEEEEEEEEEELINGS AND I AM JUST SOBBING BECAUSE THIS.
Merida is a trans* guy. The rest is up to you.
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oOoThe wind blew her long, tangling hair back, rushing and roaring in her ears, and the infinite shades of green that made up the forest passed her by in a beautiful blur. As her horse’s muscles bunched beneath her to send them soaring over a fallen tree, she felt weightless, like right now she could let go and fly off to the horizon and never touch the ground again ( ... )
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“Merida,” she said. Her voice came out far too harsh. She cleared her throat and tried again:
“Merida, talk to me, please.” She reached out and touched the tangled mass of red hair gently. “Please.”
It took a moment, but at last Merida murmured, “It’s not that I can’t be a princess, Mum, it’s that I can’t be a princess.”
Elinor didn’t understand yet, so she waited, stroking the not-princess’s hair.
“I…” said Merida, struggling to hold back tears, “I jus’ don’t see why, why I can’t be a prince“A prince…” Elinor whispered. She certainly hadn’t been expecting that, but, at the same time, she wasn’t very surprised. In fact, suddenly things were starting to make sense. The past several years rushed through her mind: Merida wanting to learn to fight, Merida throwing tantrums ( ... )
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“I mean it. Jus’ because you’re my son instead of my daughter doesn’t mean,” Elinor choked up a little and her eyes welled up again, “Doesn’t mean you’re not my baby.”
I AM LEGIT CRYING RIGHT NOW, THIS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND TOUCHING. I HAVE SO MANY FEEEEEEEEEEEEEELINGS AND I AM JUST SOBBING BECAUSE THIS.
Thank you, anon, thank you!!!!
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