A frosted-over window (V is for Voyeurism)

[frakcancer]

For the second round of the rememberlaura alphabet drabble challenge

She was a voyeur of her own life. She watched her reactions to the deaths of her family. She watched a teacher climb to the Cabinet and then the highest office in the Colonies. She watched a woman with her name and face make unconscionable decisions. She watched her death and

Comments

[lacklusterfic]

Oh my! This is fantastic stuff. That outside-looking-in feeling, that inability to lose oneself in the moment and become a participant instead of a mere spectator?... Yeah. You nailed it.

I'm thinking of the Love and Bullets scene here, though I think the point is that this needn't be a charged, meaningful moment, but any everyday one.

[longlivelaura]

Wow. This is so sad in it's honesty.

Well done.

[pandj1958]

She watched as a flawed, honorable man slowly fell in love with her. She watched as he made a home for her in his ship, in his quarters, in his life.

Oh my gosh, *lip wibble* Its so good.

[kastari]

She watched as a flawed, honorable man slowly fell in love with her. She watched as he made a home for her in his ship, in his quarters, in his life.

(Oh, the power in those words.)

She wished she could melt her icy heart and live the life she watched.

(And this line pierces mine.)

Wow.

V is for 'victory' with this drabble.

[bugsfic]

I'm missed a lot of this, not being on this comm, but I think I'm figuring it out...maybe?

Anyway! Doesn't matter! Point is, I can see Laura being an observer in her life as a defense mechanism and of course, wily ol' Bill just keeps plumping the pillows on the couch, waiting for her to come on over and take a seat. Like a kinda stubby snake in the grass.

[frakcancer]

wily ol' Bill just keeps plumping the pillows on the couch, waiting for her to come on over and take a seat. Like a kinda stubby snake in the grass.

ooh, I love those images!