Title: To Sleep

Author Eglantine_br

Rating G

Word Count 250 (double drabble)

To Sleep

“Go to sleep,” he said.

And he smiled that shy dark smile. “I won't look at you,” he said. Somehow that touched her more than his other assurances. He settled into the chair, faced away from her. He put his large feet against the door.

“But your own rest, Horatio,” She ( Read more... )

Title: To save the world entire

Author Eglantine_br

Rating G but not nice

Word Count 1156

To Save the World Entire

Horatio thrust his chair back with a scrape. He was out the door and into the hallway before he allowed himself to think. His breath was heaving, rasping. He leaned a moment against the wall. This was a shabby hallway, no wider than a ( Read more... )

Title: Death with Turtle Soup

Author: Eglantine_br

Rating PG for dark thoughts

Word Count 585

Death and Turtle Soup

Percy was hungry. Eat when you can. That was good advice for any soldier. And the turtle soup was really not bad. The company was the problem. He kept his head down, spooned it in. Had he been somewhere quiet, he would have enjoyed it.

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Title: The Evening and the Morning

Author Eglantine_br

Rating G

Word Count 975

We come to Muzillac

The Evening and the Morning

Archie was facing into the sun. The sky dazzled his vision.

But he could see. He could see how the dark brows were drawn down over Horatio's nose. He could see how Horatio's pale hands were tight on the unfamiliar reins. Horatio ( Read more... )