A Grief Observed
Canon: The Chronicles of Narnia
Characters/Pairing: Susan Pevensie
Prompt: wild
Rating: G
Notes: Apologies to Lewis for the title. This is told from the prospective of an outsider. I wanted to write a one shot about the "Susan Problem" as it is called, but I couldn't find the words, so I decided to try a drabble.The last words are a phrase from The Last Battle.
She came out of her mourning in a slow progression.
First, she sat broken in front of eight graves
Then, she stood erect as she faced the world like a performer on a stage.
Next, she sat silently, gently atop a horse as she searched the country trails for answers.
Later, she was all power--and anger, as the arrows flew, and she careened along at breakneck speed, hitting the target with deadly accuracy.
Eventually, she settled, into constant, selfless work with children as broken as she had been.
And finally, she ran with abandon, further up and further in.
Characters/Pairing: Susan Pevensie
Prompt: wild
Rating: G
Notes: Apologies to Lewis for the title. This is told from the prospective of an outsider. I wanted to write a one shot about the "Susan Problem" as it is called, but I couldn't find the words, so I decided to try a drabble.The last words are a phrase from The Last Battle.
She came out of her mourning in a slow progression.
First, she sat broken in front of eight graves
Then, she stood erect as she faced the world like a performer on a stage.
Next, she sat silently, gently atop a horse as she searched the country trails for answers.
Later, she was all power--and anger, as the arrows flew, and she careened along at breakneck speed, hitting the target with deadly accuracy.
Eventually, she settled, into constant, selfless work with children as broken as she had been.
And finally, she ran with abandon, further up and further in.