Shadow (singwithin) (december 6)
Title: Shadow
Author: singwithin
House: Ravenclaw
Date/Challenge: December 6th/'ladies bright of hair'
Character: Cho Chang
Rating: G
All the other girls in your dormitory are asleep or nearly there. You are the one, solitary soul who is still awake, staring at your reflection in a small mirror. The reflection isn't anything new: straight black hair, usually pulled back and now hanging loose around your shoulders; long-lashed brown eyes, slightly crooked teeth. Your hands are small, and all of your fingernails have been chewed on at some point in the day. You know you're not like the other girls, who all have perfect hair, blonde curls and red ponytails and brown waves; straight teeth, and perfectly manicured fingernails. Marietta paints hers regularly, and you often help her, but she never offers to do yours because you bite your nails too frequently.
Your reflection stares back at you, a dark shadow keeping you company while the other girls sleep, and finally you whisper Nox and put the mirror away.
Author: singwithin
House: Ravenclaw
Date/Challenge: December 6th/'ladies bright of hair'
Character: Cho Chang
Rating: G
All the other girls in your dormitory are asleep or nearly there. You are the one, solitary soul who is still awake, staring at your reflection in a small mirror. The reflection isn't anything new: straight black hair, usually pulled back and now hanging loose around your shoulders; long-lashed brown eyes, slightly crooked teeth. Your hands are small, and all of your fingernails have been chewed on at some point in the day. You know you're not like the other girls, who all have perfect hair, blonde curls and red ponytails and brown waves; straight teeth, and perfectly manicured fingernails. Marietta paints hers regularly, and you often help her, but she never offers to do yours because you bite your nails too frequently.
Your reflection stares back at you, a dark shadow keeping you company while the other girls sleep, and finally you whisper Nox and put the mirror away.