Daily 200-Drabble: You are My Queen
To get myself writing every day and to propose myself a challenge, I'm limiting myself to a 200 word drabble based on Wikipedia's Featured Article of the Day. This will happen almost every day. The best ones will be posted to various Trek fic comms, so if you want to read all of them you'll just hafta keep coming back here, won't ya?
Today's Featured Article: Anne of Denmark
Today's Drabble Title: You are My Queen
Rating: R, to be safe
A/N: Greatly influenced by my favorite sculpture ever: "Eternal Idol" by Rodin. An explanation of the work and a photo of it after the story's completion. It was in my head the entire time I wrote this. Enjoy.
Uhura gasped suddenly, awoken by pressure on her collarbone. It turned out that it was Spock's lips that had jolted her from sleep. They made their way from her collarbone, up her neck, and along her jawline. She gasped again, but not from shock this time.
After he found her lips she had to ask. "Why'd you wake me? This isn't like you." She hated to break the embrace, but she felt it was necessary.
He threw a leg over her body and propped himself on his hands and knees, straddling her. His face held no emotion at first, other than his eyes-they glittered with a sense of light and passion.
But soon he did become uncharacteristic and showed emotion. He lowered himself down closer to her. She closed her eyes softly and without knowing, opened her neck to him. He breathed in her scent and blew a soft breath down her neck and to her heart, which he could see was beating wildly under her breast. He placed his forehead on her sternum, carefully placing his lips over her heart.
"I had a dream," he whispered breathlessly. "I realized how special you are...and how precious you are to me."
Eternal Idol, 1889
Auguste Rodin
Throughout Rodin's career, the couple was a constant source of inspiration, enabling him to express all nuances of tenderness, passion and sensuality. Along with The Kiss, Fugit Amor, Eternal Spring, Paolo and Francesca, The Eternal Idol is one of the most famous groups inspired by this theme.
Rodin chose to portray in this group the domination of woman over man who kneels before her in an attitude of adoration, and seems to pay an almost religious homage to an indifferent divinity. It should be noted out that the first title for this work was The Host, clearly indicating this notion of devotion. The composition of the group accentuates its psychological aspect; the deliberate vertical line formed by the woman's arms and head contrasts with the diagonal of the man's body and increases the impression of his dependence and respect.
From the Musee Rodin
Today's Featured Article: Anne of Denmark
Today's Drabble Title: You are My Queen
Rating: R, to be safe
A/N: Greatly influenced by my favorite sculpture ever: "Eternal Idol" by Rodin. An explanation of the work and a photo of it after the story's completion. It was in my head the entire time I wrote this. Enjoy.
Uhura gasped suddenly, awoken by pressure on her collarbone. It turned out that it was Spock's lips that had jolted her from sleep. They made their way from her collarbone, up her neck, and along her jawline. She gasped again, but not from shock this time.
After he found her lips she had to ask. "Why'd you wake me? This isn't like you." She hated to break the embrace, but she felt it was necessary.
He threw a leg over her body and propped himself on his hands and knees, straddling her. His face held no emotion at first, other than his eyes-they glittered with a sense of light and passion.
But soon he did become uncharacteristic and showed emotion. He lowered himself down closer to her. She closed her eyes softly and without knowing, opened her neck to him. He breathed in her scent and blew a soft breath down her neck and to her heart, which he could see was beating wildly under her breast. He placed his forehead on her sternum, carefully placing his lips over her heart.
"I had a dream," he whispered breathlessly. "I realized how special you are...and how precious you are to me."
Eternal Idol, 1889
Auguste Rodin
Throughout Rodin's career, the couple was a constant source of inspiration, enabling him to express all nuances of tenderness, passion and sensuality. Along with The Kiss, Fugit Amor, Eternal Spring, Paolo and Francesca, The Eternal Idol is one of the most famous groups inspired by this theme.
Rodin chose to portray in this group the domination of woman over man who kneels before her in an attitude of adoration, and seems to pay an almost religious homage to an indifferent divinity. It should be noted out that the first title for this work was The Host, clearly indicating this notion of devotion. The composition of the group accentuates its psychological aspect; the deliberate vertical line formed by the woman's arms and head contrasts with the diagonal of the man's body and increases the impression of his dependence and respect.
From the Musee Rodin