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The Weekly Drabble Challenge 162 - Icon challenge

Dec 09, 2011 07:44

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Guess I miss it more than I thought... dorsetgirl December 9 2011, 12:34:53 UTC

For basaltgrrl who unknowingly inspired this.

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Sam stops at last, held by the sound of the sea. Slowly, softly, gently, washing the smallest stones, he sits to watch it barely seem to move, its might re-wrapped in summer sun, grey-green, calm and still.

Salt bubbles nibble and lick the sandy edge of Sam’s new shoes; he stands, and waits as pillow-soft waves encase clean leather, then steps away, uncertain. “We’re here,” it seems to say, “for you. Be whole, your soul will heal.” He smiles.

Sam moves backwards up the beach, reluctant yet to go, then as sky and sea turn silver-black he quietly walks away.

Re: Guess I miss it more than I thought... _lethe_ December 9 2011, 19:03:48 UTC

Beautiful.

Re: Guess I miss it more than I thought... dorsetgirl December 9 2011, 22:42:27 UTC

Thank you!

Re: Guess I miss it more than I thought... talkingtothesky December 10 2011, 00:08:16 UTC

I miss your writing so much. ♥ ♥ ♥ This is simply stunning.

Re: Guess I miss it more than I thought... dorsetgirl December 10 2011, 23:13:05 UTC

Thank you very much - what a great comment!

Re: Guess I miss it more than I thought... chamekke December 10 2011, 10:56:40 UTC

This is lovely. (And so wonderful to read a ficlet in which Sam is relaxed and at peace.)

Re: Guess I miss it more than I thought... dorsetgirl December 10 2011, 23:14:20 UTC

Thank you! It didn't start with him being at peace; it was going to be an angsty piece, but thinking about the sea soothed me and that soothed Sam!

Re: Guess I miss it more than I thought... blueteak December 10 2011, 19:54:05 UTC

Lovely. I love the sea and Sam, and so putting them together in this gorgeous way makes me very happy. I love all of it, but held by the sound of the sea especially.

Re: Guess I miss it more than I thought... dorsetgirl December 10 2011, 23:15:28 UTC

Thank you; I enjoyed writing this rather a lot because it gave me a reason to get lost in thoughts of the sea.

Re: Guess I miss it more than I thought... basaltgrrl December 11 2011, 01:40:30 UTC

Do you miss the sea, or the boys? Both, I hope...

This is gorgeous, and I can imagine Sam taking solace from it.

Re: Guess I miss it more than I thought... dorsetgirl December 11 2011, 02:06:10 UTC

The sea, mainly - I hadn't really realised until writing this how much I think about it in tiny, tiny detail. I could hear it, feel it, see it while I was writing this, so it took quite a long time!

I must do a rewatch some time, because I've completely run out of stories. Thanks for reading!

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