Sweeney Todd #26 Pretend
Title: To Those Who Can Wait
Fandom: Sweeney Todd
Characters: Nellie Lovett, Lucy Barker
Prompt: #26 Pretend
Word Count: 100
Rating: K
Summary: A conversation between Nellie and Lucy, post-Benjamin's departure.
Disclaimer: All I own is a computer.
"'S'not all bad, love. You've got a beautiful baby - "
"She deserves better than what I can give her."
" - enough money 'til you find a job - "
"I've no skills."
" - and he'll come back soon, just wait - "
"I can't wait for what'll never happen!"
Nellie loses patience. "'Course it'll happen! He promised he'd come back - since when's Benjamin ever broken his word?"
Lucy's lips part in a grin like the cracking of a plate. "You and my husband are unfortunately alike. I can't wait for the impossible as you do. I can't pretend fairy tales are reality."
Fandom: Sweeney Todd
Characters: Nellie Lovett, Lucy Barker
Prompt: #26 Pretend
Word Count: 100
Rating: K
Summary: A conversation between Nellie and Lucy, post-Benjamin's departure.
Disclaimer: All I own is a computer.
"'S'not all bad, love. You've got a beautiful baby - "
"She deserves better than what I can give her."
" - enough money 'til you find a job - "
"I've no skills."
" - and he'll come back soon, just wait - "
"I can't wait for what'll never happen!"
Nellie loses patience. "'Course it'll happen! He promised he'd come back - since when's Benjamin ever broken his word?"
Lucy's lips part in a grin like the cracking of a plate. "You and my husband are unfortunately alike. I can't wait for the impossible as you do. I can't pretend fairy tales are reality."