When the War is Over
Title: When the War is Over
Author: tehkandrewfan
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Anna Bates, John Bates; Anna/Bates
Warnings: Mention of sex
Word Count: 300.
They’d been fighting a battle where the odds were out of their favour right from the beginning. Vera had proven to be a strong enemy. Even with her elusive absence in the beginning, their win had looked grim.
It had caught them off guard when she’d wriggled right into the heart of their battlements. She’d been the snake in the grass, waiting for her chance to strike. The first battle had gone to her, with her malicious threats and her powerful hold over her husband. Anna had been left holding nothing but a broken heart.
But the first victory hadn’t been the end. John had fought back, escaping from his prison of war, making his way back to her side. How they had rejoiced in that.
When Vera had reared her ugly head again, they had been caught unprepared a second time, but they had been determined to fight tooth and nail. They had resolved to win, to stand united, and that was all that had mattered. They had managed to push her back into a corner. They’d been sure that their victory was imminent.
But, as they should have predicted, Vera had not been ready to surrender. Instead, she had produced another, weapon. A weapon that had almost overcome them.
Their wedding night had been just a small victory in an endless war of misery and sacrifice. The tenderness, the love, the unexplainable feelings of pleasure, had been rejuvenating. But it had been over too soon, with the enemy that they’d hoped too weak to fight back launching yet another surprise attack, almost dividing them for good.
But they’d pushed on and they’d won. Their war is over now. There will be no more casualties. No more pain and suffering. Just a world of peace.
The war is over.
Author: tehkandrewfan
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Anna Bates, John Bates; Anna/Bates
Warnings: Mention of sex
Word Count: 300.
They’d been fighting a battle where the odds were out of their favour right from the beginning. Vera had proven to be a strong enemy. Even with her elusive absence in the beginning, their win had looked grim.
It had caught them off guard when she’d wriggled right into the heart of their battlements. She’d been the snake in the grass, waiting for her chance to strike. The first battle had gone to her, with her malicious threats and her powerful hold over her husband. Anna had been left holding nothing but a broken heart.
But the first victory hadn’t been the end. John had fought back, escaping from his prison of war, making his way back to her side. How they had rejoiced in that.
When Vera had reared her ugly head again, they had been caught unprepared a second time, but they had been determined to fight tooth and nail. They had resolved to win, to stand united, and that was all that had mattered. They had managed to push her back into a corner. They’d been sure that their victory was imminent.
But, as they should have predicted, Vera had not been ready to surrender. Instead, she had produced another, weapon. A weapon that had almost overcome them.
Their wedding night had been just a small victory in an endless war of misery and sacrifice. The tenderness, the love, the unexplainable feelings of pleasure, had been rejuvenating. But it had been over too soon, with the enemy that they’d hoped too weak to fight back launching yet another surprise attack, almost dividing them for good.
But they’d pushed on and they’d won. Their war is over now. There will be no more casualties. No more pain and suffering. Just a world of peace.
The war is over.