Birthday Drabble!

[bratanimus]

Title: Life Preserver
Author: bratanimus
Characters/Pairings: Edward/Bella
Rating: PG
Prompt: "The life you save may be your own." - Flannery O'Connor
Word Count: 100
Author’s Note: Written for saskaia for her birthday using her requested pairing and prompt. Happy Birthday, hon! *hugs* :D

Comments

[bratanimus]

Wow, thank YOU, bb! I'm thrilled that you like my Edward so much. He really is fun fun fun for me to write. And I love the challenge of a drabble -- a strict, 100-word drabble. It's an exercise in economy, for sure. Thanks again. :D

[hrymfaxe]

Now I have to ask: what does "bb" mean? I thought it meant bye bye, but that makes no sense here... *should probably go to bed, maybe brain will work better tomorrow..*

[bratanimus]

I think it's short for "baby," a term of endearment. ;)

[duck_or_rabbit]

I really dig this. The small, sparse sentences evoke Edward's inner voice so accurately to me.

This is my favorite line because it represents clearly the false conclusions people jump to:

the E.R. desk nurse thinks I’m the one who hurt Bella.

[hrymfaxe]

You have me on the floor with all these potato-icons!! :D:D Did you really replace them all?

[duck_or_rabbit]

Lets just say that I'm its newest fangirl. (And I know you're tempted to do some fanart.)

[hrymfaxe]

Aw, the potato going to school! The most amazing thing is that it is the mascot of a television station.. I'm both intrigued and terrified by this, trying desperately to imagine what sort of programmes they would show.

[hrymfaxe]

Lovely drabble. Somehow this sentence just sums up the feel of hospital to me: Fluorescent lights hum and flicker over us.

Great use of the prompt! :D Poor conflicted Edward..

[bratanimus]

Thank you! I'm glad that sentence about the lights made the scene more real to you. And I like thinking about Edward's conflict; he wants to bring her over, but he can't (yet), because of his worry for her AND for himself. At this point he still thinks they'd both be irrevocably changed and damned. Thanks for reading. :D

[mexicantt]

This was lovely as always. So very good, such a great mental image.

I also think you write Edward the best out of everything I've read.

[bratanimus]

Oh, there's that jaw again. Rawr. *drools over your icon*

Aw, thanks, hon! *blush* I really appreciate it. I'm glad the scene was vivid for you. :D

[bratanimus]

Thank you! I find that I'm liking the constraint of 100 words. It really makes you pare down to the absolute necessities. Thanks for reading. :)