Spiral (Challenge 80: Life Before Torchwood)
Title: Spiral
Author: rustydog
Characters: Myfanwy
Challenge: Life Before Torchwood
Rating: G
Notes: No spoilers.
Her life is a spiral of seasons, saturated with sensation and need. She knows the beat of her broad wings pushing the air, her beak skimming the water, a fish slipping down her throat. Nothing is harder than wood and bone. She buries her leathery eggs in mud, away from the sun and the little thieves who would make them a meal. Her children hatch, fly away; she returns to the endless bright circle of the sky, the air streaming along her body, lifting her to twist and dive, find her mate and take the next turn of the spiral.
Author: rustydog
Characters: Myfanwy
Challenge: Life Before Torchwood
Rating: G
Notes: No spoilers.
Her life is a spiral of seasons, saturated with sensation and need. She knows the beat of her broad wings pushing the air, her beak skimming the water, a fish slipping down her throat. Nothing is harder than wood and bone. She buries her leathery eggs in mud, away from the sun and the little thieves who would make them a meal. Her children hatch, fly away; she returns to the endless bright circle of the sky, the air streaming along her body, lifting her to twist and dive, find her mate and take the next turn of the spiral.