Moving Drabble for open_on_sunday
Ever since the show ended, I've been feeling sympathy for Buffy much more than I ever used to. It's very odd.
Anyway, the drabble, which I couldn't think of a name for:
Warnings: None.
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She was pretty sure she could do it. Over the past couple of weeks she’d been able to do all kinds of neat stuff.
OK, here goes.
She leapt; span once, twice; three times; and landed. Cleanly!
Her stomach swelled with pride, and she skated over to the edge of the rink.
“Mom! Dad! I did a triple Axel!”
They were shouting at each other. Right in front of everybody. People were looking.
She skated away, pride gone, face and eyes burning.
She didn’t try any more moves, and just skated faster and faster round the rink, refusing to cry.
Anyway, the drabble, which I couldn't think of a name for:
Warnings: None.
...
She was pretty sure she could do it. Over the past couple of weeks she’d been able to do all kinds of neat stuff.
OK, here goes.
She leapt; span once, twice; three times; and landed. Cleanly!
Her stomach swelled with pride, and she skated over to the edge of the rink.
“Mom! Dad! I did a triple Axel!”
They were shouting at each other. Right in front of everybody. People were looking.
She skated away, pride gone, face and eyes burning.
She didn’t try any more moves, and just skated faster and faster round the rink, refusing to cry.