Inspiration Day: Ups and Downs

[astreamofstars]

Another drabble day today. As before, drabbles are exactly 100, 200 or 300 words, for our purposes.

The prompt today is "the highest high and the lowest low". Do with that as you will!

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Time and Tide-You Can Never Go Back(Adama & Felix, Helo & Sharon)

[rigel66]

He couldn’t do it, he couldn’t look him in the eyes, couldn’t wade past the shifting blues and storm cloud greys that he knew still held the power to strand him on distant shore. He couldn’t do it, not because he feared he might see disappointment or resentment painted there; but because he didn’t want to look back past time and tide, the seasons and the seas. He couldn’t stand to see memory’s ghost dance in the admiral’s eyes across all the yesterdays when they still felt hope and promise. He knew if he even but stole a glance he would remember the high, the rush of blood and warmth that filled him when he had faith in himself and the path he chose to walk, when his love and respect for this man was still returned in kind. If he looked back he could never move forward to journey’s end

Re: Time and Tide-You Can Never Go Back(Adama & Felix, Helo & Sharon)

[fragrantwoods]

Haunting, gorgeously written, and so achy. The first one just killed me, reminding me of that agape/familial love between Felix and Adama that just broke into so many pieces. I can see Felix having these inner thoughts and fears--so sad. And Helo, longing for a simpler time even if he had thought back then it was complicated. Poor babies!

Re: Time and Tide-You Can Never Go Back(Adama & Felix, Helo & Sharon)

[rigel66]

Ah, thanks for such a lovely review-it means a lot coming from you sense I know your wonderful way with words. I am never sure how readable my pieces are so the fact that you thought these were gorgeously written makes me very pleased. Every character had highs and lows, but these two instances always struck me, and I am glad I could do them some justice.