Cheeseburger 3, Passionfruit 22, Sea Salt 2: Time

Nov 14, 2011 18:54

Title: Time
Main Story: In the Heart
Flavors, Toppings, Extras: Cheeseburger 3 (oh noes), passionfruit 22 (Time is the fire in which we burn - Delmore Schwartz), sea salt 2 (river/stream) hot fudge (Farid), pocky, malt (SC 122: I had everything I ever wanted and I let it go. For you.), fresh pineapple (Something filled up/My heart with nothing/Someone told me not to cry/But now that I'm older/My heart's colder/And I can see that it's a lie -- Wake Up, the Arcade Fire), butterscotch, cherry, rainbow sprinkles.
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG.
Summary: Time is a river-- it only flows one way.


Time is a river, wide, deep, deceptively fast, serene and ignorant of the frantic flailing of those trapped in it.

she lay next to him, sleep in her eyes

He knows he couldn't keep them all. He couldn't keep her and his children, and he couldn't make that choice.

she sat beside him on the blanket, sun on her skin

She made it for him. He should be grateful.

she closed the door in his face, tears on her cheeks

Time is a river, every twist pulling him farther from her, no matter how hard he tries to swim back.

[topping] sprinkles, [extra] malt, [challenge] sea salt, [topping] butterscotch, [topping] hot fudge, [inactive-author] bookblather, [extra] fresh fruit : pineapple, [challenge] passionfruit, [extra] pocky, [topping] cherry, [challenge] cheeseburger

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