Prompts: Hand, Edge, Moon
Title: "Sun, Moon"
Author:
lockea_stone Word count: 100
~Set in the Demestrian Oligarchy using "The Space Between" characters.
For
saskia399 who wrote, and I quote, "DO one with Josh and Nate *hinthint* with scenery in it *innocent smile*". Weeeeeeeeeeelllllllllll.... (I did get the other hint, I just didn't take you up on it.) :D Takes place whenever.
How do you write scenery in 100 words? I am epic failing at this. T_T
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Beneath the moon, splayed fingers cast shadows across his face, the light filtered through them.
“Moonlight is really a reflection of the sun.” Joshua commented, covering one of Nathaniel’s hands with his own.
“Why do we call it moonlight then?” Nathaniel asked.
This bedroom, in darkness lay, cast across by silver light. The flow of sheets against bare skin, the steady thump of Nathaniel’s heart beneath Joshua’s ear. In the darkness, there was only the two of them.
“Because the sun is harsh and demanding, maybe. The moon’s light, by contrast, has no edge. Like you and me. Sun, moon.”