Aspern Papers, Henry James - PG, gen
Title: What is to give light must endure burning
Fandom: The Aspern Papers by Henry James
Author: tigriswolf
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Viktor Frank
Warnings: spoilers for book
Pairings: mentions of het
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 355
Point of view: third
Her aunt would have commanded her to destroy these documents, had she been able. Such things are private, between a man and a woman, between a poet and his muse. Not for the eyes of everyone, for public view.