Comments | unnameduntamed: Feb, Week 1 for BF

unnameduntamed

Feb, Week 1 for BF

Jan 31, 2012 21:47

She was his life. It wasn't just an over-done phrase that Jack used to make people believe he loved her - Linda was his everything. When he woke up in the morning, her smile was the first thing to cause his own. When he lay in bed at night, her kiss was better than any lullaby. She was the mother of his children and his constant companion. He would ( Read more... )

theflame, thank you, euthanasia

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keppiehed February 6 2012, 01:54:38 UTC

Oooh, that is such a sad subject! Very unexpected, but apropos for the prompt in a creative way. Well done!

bluegerl February 6 2012, 16:34:28 UTC

Sad, but so nice they had so long together, and he could give her her freedom to die as she wished. A very nice way to give thanks.

Thank YOU.

greenwillow27 February 7 2012, 23:31:22 UTC

Sad at the loss, but I think even the man who had to say goodbye can feel content in his goodbye to her and how they were able to do it their way.
Nice.

osoreranai February 9 2012, 19:06:41 UTC

The strength of this piece is in its physical descriptions, particularly as they're juxtaposed against the reality of the love they have for one another.

belluminabyssus February 13 2012, 17:15:32 UTC

It's so interesting that at least three of the stories that came out of this prompt (mine included) were about assisted suicide/euthanasia/etc, and yet they were all so vastly different in execution and in plot. I love the tenderness here, and the way you've managed to give us such a solid understanding of what Jack and Linda's relationship was like in just a few hundred words -- that's something to really be proud of!