LJ Idol Week 42 Open Topic: True Story

[suesniffsglue]

Lucid

It was snowing on the moon, big flakes that glimmered in silver streaks against a black backdrop and blended with stars. Tara tilted back, mouth open, and caught one on her tongue. It melted quickly, but it tasted like cotton candy. This is strange, something inside her whispered. She scooped a handful in the palm of her hand--not cold, she

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[i_17bingo]

And: Where is he?

This began with the poetry that one lives in one's dreams, but there was so much unspoken anxiety within it. And then the anxiety became clear, unwrapping itself for us little by little.

There's so much symbolism here that I picked up (the warm snow made me think of ashes; the tea is something that is supposed to be calming and stimulating), and a lot of it feels private between Jon and Tara.

This is a beautiful, moody, moving piece.

She tasted air for the first time in a year.

And this is exactly how that moment feels.

[suesniffsglue]

Thank you so much! I didn't think of the ashes at all, so that's really interesting. I have a tendency to dream lucidly, so I wanted to capture that dreamlike state where things are very off but still feel very real until one thing clicks and you realize you're dreaming.

[bleodswean]

Aw, sad. :( I loved the idea that someone with enough determination can find a lost loved one through dreaming.

[suesniffsglue]

Thank you :) It was sad--I did not set out to write something sad, but it just happened.

[tsuki_no_bara]

this starts out almost scifi/fantasy-ish - "it was snowing on the moon" - but then turns more realistic and anxious and sad. but at the same time it's really lovely, and tara's dream visuals are pretty fabulous, and you can kind of read it as having a happy ending. i mean, tara gets to be with jon again. sort of. in a way.

[suesniffsglue]

Thanks so much! When I realized it was going in a sad direction, I still wanted it to have a happy aspect. I'm glad that came through.

[murielle]

Ah, lovely. Lovely, lucid dreams where we can for a moment or two be with loved ones lost to us. I've dreamed those dreams, too.

Just lovely.

[suesniffsglue]

Thank you! I have been lucid dreaming for awhile, but only recently started to have control in them. It's a very lovely experience indeed.

[comedychick]

This was a nice piece, and reminded me of people I miss, who I'll sometimes see again in my dreams.

[suesniffsglue]

Thanks so much!