Theme 70: I'm Worried About You

Aug 19, 2011 00:37

Today's theme:

I'm Worried About You1. Submit your drabble that fits this theme as a comment to this post. It should be between 100-300 words, if you go over/under a bit that's fine! If it's longer than say 400 words, I ask that you post on your journal or fanfiction.net and then submit the link to this post. If you find that your story is going ( Read more... )

theme 70: i'm worried about you

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rattyjol August 19 2011, 09:08:53 UTC
Fandom: Animorphs
Claim: Elfangor & family
Rating: PG
Drabbles completed so far: 23/100

< Good morning, Father. > I twisted one stalk eye to watch his approach from behind, continuing my strengthening exercises. I missed my strong human arms with their ten thick fingers. It wasn't nearly as acute of a loss as my tail blade and stalk eyes were, but it was harder to remember. Just as during my first few human years I had been reluctant to move things, I now found myself attempting to lift objects far too heavy for Andalite arms.

< Good morning. > He trotted up to the bank of the stream to begin his morning ritual, and I felt a deep sense of loss in my core. I may have regained my birth form, but I no longer felt like an Andalite, no longer felt the spiritual effects our rituals are meant to provide.

When he had finished, he stood, gazing with all four eyes out across the grazing fields. I stood several tail-lengths behind, stalk eyes fixed on the ground beneath my hooves like a child waiting for punishment. I knew what was coming.

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