87) Author’s Choice: nightmare8butterflyboy8June 29 2011, 02:21:56 UTC
Time Period: Future (post-wedding) Notes: I'm -- honestly not sure where this dark prompt came from. It just popped into my head. It originally had Victor waking up all the way and trying to pass off his recurring nightmare, but that wouldn't fit in the word count. A visual representation of his dream can be found here.
Hearing someone whimpering was not the best thing to wake up to, Alice realized. Concerned, she leaned over her husband. Victor was all curled in on himself, and his expression - he was not having a nice dream. She shook his shoulder. “Victor. Victor!” Victor stirred, looking up at her. He seemed surprised to see her. “Alice?” Alice nodded. “Are you--” Victor grabbed her in a tight hug, sniffling. “Stay,” he whispered, sounding not quite awake. “Don’t want to be all alone in the dark. . . .” Alice felt her heart break. “Don’t worry,” she whispered, hugging back. “I’ll never leave you alone.”
65) measuring the bathing suit picture8butterflyboy8June 29 2011, 02:29:42 UTC
Time Period: Near future (I imagine this on their honeymoon) Notes: I wasn't sure WHAT I wanted to do with that picture -- I only knew it would be a comedy piece. Eventually, this resulted. The cannon crabs are another shoutout to "Alice: Madness Returns" -- they're an enemy you fight in the "Deluded Depths."
“You want to measure my what?” “Bathing costume, miss,” the man said. “This is a family beach, you know. We can’t have the children getting any naughty ideas.” Alice glared at him. “I doubt my bathing costume being an inch too short will cause irreparable damage to anyone’s child.” “Yes, is this really necessary?” Victor added. “Of course it is! You let someone out in too short a bathing costume, and the next thing you know, there’s some Touched with his cannon crabs overrunning the beach!” Victor stared for a moment, stunned. “And they put you in the asylum, Alice?”
Time Period: Far future (you'll see in the drabble itself) Notes: I'm not sure what inspired this drabble, besides the fact that I've already worked out family trees up to everyone's grandchildren. Fun fact: Most of the kids marry one another in this verse. For example, Marty's son Douglas marries Victor's daughter Lorina, while Marty's daughter Marlene marries Doc's son Jules. Yes, I do like making everyone related, why do you ask?
It was quite the reception, Victor noted. The tables at the wedding breakfast were completely filled with friends and family. Everyone was eating, talking, and laughing. He glanced over at the bride and groom. His son Vincent had a grin from ear to ear, while Mabel practically glowed. It made Victor happy to see a pair so deeply in love. “What do you think our parents would have made of this?” he asked Victoria, across from him. Victoria smiled. “I don’t think it’s quite the union they hoped for. But I’m perfectly happy to have you as an in-law, Victor.”
88) Author’s Choice: time travel8butterflyboy8June 29 2011, 02:44:49 UTC
Time Period: Vague future Notes: Oh come on, what other prompt could I have chosen for this number? XD I've got this at a very vague future date, mostly because I'm not sure when exactly Doc's time train will become fully operational. Having a time machine can complicate plot matters quite a bit. This'll probably happen sometime between "Secundus" and "Secundus 2," but don't quote me on that.
A brilliant flash, a loud boom. . .and then they were back in the sunlight. Victor glanced around the cabin, then at his friends. “Did. . .did we make it?” “The readouts indicate that we have,” Doc said, voice tinged with uncertainty. “Check the house, Doc,” Marty suggested. “See if the train’s still there.” Doc nodded and turned the train around. Victor fidgeted impatiently. Had they really gone back to yesterday? The sight of the train on the flat’s roof gave them their answer. Victor gasped. “We did it!” “We certainly did!” Doc beamed. “Congratulations, boys! We’re the world’s first time travelers!”
Time Period: Post-"Secundus" summer (July 4th, to be exact) Notes: I debated on whether to do this about Independence Day or Victor feeling more independent after leaving Burtonsville. The upcoming holiday convinced me to do it about the former. Mostly because I couldn't resist Alice's snark at the end. Those Brits. . .
"So, today is the day you celebrate as the day your country broke away from ours?" "Right," Marty nodded. "Good old July Fourth." "Doesn't it feel strange celebrating the date over here, though?" Victor asked. "Well, a little," Marty admitted. "But Doc and I are proud to be Americans, and doing a little something kinda reminds me of home. Besides, it's not like we're parading through the streets in red, white, and blue and yelling how great America is." Victor laughed. "True." "Oh, you could do that if you wanted," Alice smirked. "We'd just say we didn't want you anyway."
Time Period: Post-"Secundus," wedding day Notes: I had to post this one today, because July 7th is the day I chose for Victor and Alice's wedding. I always knew I wanted them to wed in summer, and it just seemed like an appropriate date. I wrote this up in a notebook and STILL somehow managed to hit exactly 100. Go me.
Victor had always known Alice was beautiful. Her thin, graceful figure, long dark hair, soft pink lips, and especially her brilliant green eyes all added up to a lovely lady. No matter what dress she wore (or what condition it might end up in), she was always gorgeous. But today, walking up the aisle with her uncle Charles, Alice was an absolute vision. Her wedding dress, with its brilliant white fabric embroidered with blue flowers and butterflies, fit her perfectly. Victor felt blessed to be able to see her like this. It truly was the happiest day of his life.
89) Author's Choice: handsome8butterflyboy8July 13 2011, 01:42:52 UTC
Time Period: Post-"Secundus," wedding day Notes: Companion fic to the above, "15) wedding." I didn't intend on doing this originally, but then naamah_darling saw the above when I crossposted it to charloft and admitted that she'd like to see a version from Alice's point of view. I got inspired, so here I am! I got lucky in getting this to hit 100 in the notebook too.
Alice knew Victor didn't think of himself as particularly handsome. She did, though. His tall frame, black hair, pale skin, and deep brown eyes all added up to a very cute young man. Even if he'd ripped or dirtied his clothes in the pursuit of entomology, he still looked good to her. Today, though -- today he looked the best she'd ever seen. And it wasn't because of his new wedding suit (though it helped). No, it was all because of that brilliant, devoted smile on his face. The one just for her. She really was the luckiest girl on earth.
Time Period: Post-"Secundus," post-wedding, random summer day Notes: I actually wrote this one just a few minutes ago -- it hit the 100 mark in the notebook and it made sense with the hot day we had today, so why not? The Pool of Tears as Wonderland's premiere swimming location is an idea I've had for a while, for all the different universes.
On hot days like this, Victor was glad that there was a place to swim inside Secundus. The Pool of Tears glittered in the sunlight, looking cool and inviting. Victor busied himself laying out the towels and making sure lunch was adequately chilled as Alice cleared away the snarks. Then it was behind the trees for a quick change before leaping in. The water was wonderful -- salty like the ocean, but just a smidgen warmer. Victor and Alice lounged in the shallows, content to enjoy themselves with a minimum of exertion. Now this was what summer days were all about.
Notes: I'm -- honestly not sure where this dark prompt came from. It just popped into my head. It originally had Victor waking up all the way and trying to pass off his recurring nightmare, but that wouldn't fit in the word count. A visual representation of his dream can be found here.
Hearing someone whimpering was not the best thing to wake up to, Alice realized. Concerned, she leaned over her husband. Victor was all curled in on himself, and his expression - he was not having a nice dream. She shook his shoulder. “Victor. Victor!”
Victor stirred, looking up at her. He seemed surprised to see her. “Alice?”
Alice nodded. “Are you--”
Victor grabbed her in a tight hug, sniffling. “Stay,” he whispered, sounding not quite awake. “Don’t want to be all alone in the dark. . . .”
Alice felt her heart break. “Don’t worry,” she whispered, hugging back. “I’ll never leave you alone.”
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Notes: I wasn't sure WHAT I wanted to do with that picture -- I only knew it would be a comedy piece. Eventually, this resulted. The cannon crabs are another shoutout to "Alice: Madness Returns" -- they're an enemy you fight in the "Deluded Depths."
“You want to measure my what?”
“Bathing costume, miss,” the man said. “This is a family beach, you know. We can’t have the children getting any naughty ideas.”
Alice glared at him. “I doubt my bathing costume being an inch too short will cause irreparable damage to anyone’s child.”
“Yes, is this really necessary?” Victor added.
“Of course it is! You let someone out in too short a bathing costume, and the next thing you know, there’s some Touched with his cannon crabs overrunning the beach!”
Victor stared for a moment, stunned. “And they put you in the asylum, Alice?”
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Notes: I'm not sure what inspired this drabble, besides the fact that I've already worked out family trees up to everyone's grandchildren. Fun fact: Most of the kids marry one another in this verse. For example, Marty's son Douglas marries Victor's daughter Lorina, while Marty's daughter Marlene marries Doc's son Jules. Yes, I do like making everyone related, why do you ask?
It was quite the reception, Victor noted. The tables at the wedding breakfast were completely filled with friends and family. Everyone was eating, talking, and laughing.
He glanced over at the bride and groom. His son Vincent had a grin from ear to ear, while Mabel practically glowed. It made Victor happy to see a pair so deeply in love. “What do you think our parents would have made of this?” he asked Victoria, across from him.
Victoria smiled. “I don’t think it’s quite the union they hoped for. But I’m perfectly happy to have you as an in-law, Victor.”
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Notes: Oh come on, what other prompt could I have chosen for this number? XD I've got this at a very vague future date, mostly because I'm not sure when exactly Doc's time train will become fully operational. Having a time machine can complicate plot matters quite a bit. This'll probably happen sometime between "Secundus" and "Secundus 2," but don't quote me on that.
A brilliant flash, a loud boom. . .and then they were back in the sunlight. Victor glanced around the cabin, then at his friends. “Did. . .did we make it?”
“The readouts indicate that we have,” Doc said, voice tinged with uncertainty.
“Check the house, Doc,” Marty suggested. “See if the train’s still there.”
Doc nodded and turned the train around. Victor fidgeted impatiently. Had they really gone back to yesterday?
The sight of the train on the flat’s roof gave them their answer. Victor gasped. “We did it!”
“We certainly did!” Doc beamed. “Congratulations, boys! We’re the world’s first time travelers!”
Reply
Notes: I debated on whether to do this about Independence Day or Victor feeling more independent after leaving Burtonsville. The upcoming holiday convinced me to do it about the former. Mostly because I couldn't resist Alice's snark at the end. Those Brits. . .
"So, today is the day you celebrate as the day your country broke away from ours?"
"Right," Marty nodded. "Good old July Fourth."
"Doesn't it feel strange celebrating the date over here, though?" Victor asked.
"Well, a little," Marty admitted. "But Doc and I are proud to be Americans, and doing a little something kinda reminds me of home. Besides, it's not like we're parading through the streets in red, white, and blue and yelling how great America is."
Victor laughed. "True."
"Oh, you could do that if you wanted," Alice smirked. "We'd just say we didn't want you anyway."
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Notes: I had to post this one today, because July 7th is the day I chose for Victor and Alice's wedding. I always knew I wanted them to wed in summer, and it just seemed like an appropriate date. I wrote this up in a notebook and STILL somehow managed to hit exactly 100. Go me.
Victor had always known Alice was beautiful. Her thin, graceful figure, long dark hair, soft pink lips, and especially her brilliant green eyes all added up to a lovely lady. No matter what dress she wore (or what condition it might end up in), she was always gorgeous.
But today, walking up the aisle with her uncle Charles, Alice was an absolute vision. Her wedding dress, with its brilliant white fabric embroidered with blue flowers and butterflies, fit her perfectly. Victor felt blessed to be able to see her like this.
It truly was the happiest day of his life.
Reply
Notes: Companion fic to the above, "15) wedding." I didn't intend on doing this originally, but then naamah_darling saw the above when I crossposted it to charloft and admitted that she'd like to see a version from Alice's point of view. I got inspired, so here I am! I got lucky in getting this to hit 100 in the notebook too.
Alice knew Victor didn't think of himself as particularly handsome. She did, though. His tall frame, black hair, pale skin, and deep brown eyes all added up to a very cute young man. Even if he'd ripped or dirtied his clothes in the pursuit of entomology, he still looked good to her.
Today, though -- today he looked the best she'd ever seen. And it wasn't because of his new wedding suit (though it helped). No, it was all because of that brilliant, devoted smile on his face. The one just for her.
She really was the luckiest girl on earth.
Reply
Notes: I actually wrote this one just a few minutes ago -- it hit the 100 mark in the notebook and it made sense with the hot day we had today, so why not? The Pool of Tears as Wonderland's premiere swimming location is an idea I've had for a while, for all the different universes.
On hot days like this, Victor was glad that there was a place to swim inside Secundus. The Pool of Tears glittered in the sunlight, looking cool and inviting. Victor busied himself laying out the towels and making sure lunch was adequately chilled as Alice cleared away the snarks. Then it was behind the trees for a quick change before leaping in.
The water was wonderful -- salty like the ocean, but just a smidgen warmer. Victor and Alice lounged in the shallows, content to enjoy themselves with a minimum of exertion.
Now this was what summer days were all about.
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