ENT 100: Metaphor (Archer/Reed) [G]
Title: Metaphor
Prompt: Ocean
Pairing: Jonathan Archer/Malcolm Reed
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Timeline: post Season 4
Summary: Making peace with the sea
Notes: This takes place after Jonathan and Malcolm have been together for several years. The setting is unspecified, but could be during a shore leave on Earth, perhaps along the Oregon coast. It is Malcolm's voice.
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We view the ocean differently, Jonathan and I.
He sees its breadth, the distant horizon, the endless cycle of the tides. That immensity draws him to it - it’s space and the stars in microcosm.
I see its depth, the darkness beneath the sparkling surface. There is beauty there, and peril. While he willingly - eagerly - skims across the waves, chasing the wind for his sails, I’m always aware that those waves can draw me under, never to emerge.
“It reflects our lives, Malcolm - and the way we fit together. You temper me, and I challenge you.”
We keep each other safe.
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Prompt: Ocean
Pairing: Jonathan Archer/Malcolm Reed
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Timeline: post Season 4
Summary: Making peace with the sea
Notes: This takes place after Jonathan and Malcolm have been together for several years. The setting is unspecified, but could be during a shore leave on Earth, perhaps along the Oregon coast. It is Malcolm's voice.
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We view the ocean differently, Jonathan and I.
He sees its breadth, the distant horizon, the endless cycle of the tides. That immensity draws him to it - it’s space and the stars in microcosm.
I see its depth, the darkness beneath the sparkling surface. There is beauty there, and peril. While he willingly - eagerly - skims across the waves, chasing the wind for his sails, I’m always aware that those waves can draw me under, never to emerge.
“It reflects our lives, Malcolm - and the way we fit together. You temper me, and I challenge you.”
We keep each other safe.
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