Prompt Post - Part Ten
I am REALLY, REALLY SORRY about taking so long, guys, and about not being around much recently. I've been busier than I have in a while, and it just kept slipping my mind between uni applications and volunteering and all sorts- for some reason I thought we were much further off a new post.
If there is anything I haven't responded to, as of now, I'm ( Read more... )
Wally kisses her.
Wally kisses her, and she can barely breathe, because...
She really doesn't like Wally that way.
She thinks perhaps she should. She can see their chemistry boiling away, only helped along by the fumes of UST and the constant explosions of snark.
But she isn't attracted to him. He's too incendiary. He'll go up in smoke and drift away on the wind. Too akin to the wind, too ready to slip through her fingers before she has a chance to get a good grip, too likely to slip away even if, by some miracle, she does.
She wishes he more like Kaldur. Understated beauty, and loyal. Steadfast, there, like the earth even if he comes from the water. The earth that has never abandoned her, unlike everything else.
She reminds herself that the team hasn't abandoned her.
Yet.
She gets nightmares sometimes, of them finding out, accusing, pointing fingers.
But that's not that bad.
What's worse is when they walk away.
What's worse is when she can't call them back, screamingpleadingbegging but it doesn't matter, their backs are turned, and they walk away. They walk away, they abandon her, and she's alone.
What's worse is the moments that feel like years before she wakes up.
And Artemis decides:
This time? No.
She runs away, because at least if she runs she can't see them doing the same.
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And, uh, quote may not be exactly related? /: Mostly I meant to convey that nothing's very stable for Artemis, everything's spinning away and she has to fight hard to stay exactly where she is.
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Thank you for this. I like the way the quote fits into it, so don't worry about that. And I loved the comparison of Wally and Kaldur, how Wally feels fleeting to her and Kaldur is so steady, and how Artemis can't like Wally that way, because her fears make it impossible for her to even consider it. And the nightmare bit was heartbreaking.
Great character piece. You managed to convey a lot in few words. Thank you.
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On the other hand, I ship Artemis/Kaldur like fire, so this is going to fan my flames.
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And yes, that's probably true. But she doesn't know that. ;D
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