Birthday Drabble!

[bratanimus]

Title: Life Preserver
Author: bratanimus
Characters/Pairings: Edward/Bella
Rating: PG
Prompt: "The life you save may be your own." - Flannery O'Connor
Word Count: 100
Author’s Note: Written for saskaia for her birthday using her requested pairing and prompt. Happy Birthday, hon! *hugs* :D

Comments

[duck_or_rabbit]

I really dig this. The small, sparse sentences evoke Edward's inner voice so accurately to me.

This is my favorite line because it represents clearly the false conclusions people jump to:

the E.R. desk nurse thinks I’m the one who hurt Bella.

[hrymfaxe]

You have me on the floor with all these potato-icons!! :D:D Did you really replace them all?

[duck_or_rabbit]

Lets just say that I'm its newest fangirl. (And I know you're tempted to do some fanart.)

[hrymfaxe]

Aw, the potato going to school! The most amazing thing is that it is the mascot of a television station.. I'm both intrigued and terrified by this, trying desperately to imagine what sort of programmes they would show.

[duck_or_rabbit]

awesome ones, that'd i'd obsessively watch.

[hrymfaxe]

ROFL!!!! *fangirls blank-eyed dancing flower-friend of the angry potato*

[mexicantt]

It's Domo!!! *huggles Domo* I have a Domo calendar. :D

[duck_or_rabbit]

*domo huggles back*

he's banging awesome!!

[mexicantt]

I'm been thinking of getting a Domo plushie...he is oh-so-cute!

[duck_or_rabbit]

*must friend you immediately*

[mexicantt]

Sure thing! But I'm a bit of a basket case. Especially lately. Consider it your warning. :lol:

[duck_or_rabbit]

warned, but now that i know you have a tender spot for Domo, couldn't resist. :)

[bratanimus]

Thank you! I'm glad you noticed the shorter sentences in this; I was trying to reflect Edward's desperate state of mind without hammering the reader over the head with it. Also, I wanted to play with his more concrete voice as compared with Bella's more flowery one. ;)

Thanks for pointing out the line about the E.R. nurse thinking he was a crazy boyfriend who had hurt Bella. I like that Edward can't bother to care what she thinks and just keeps holding and sniffing Bella's hand. Thanks again. :)