Ten Prompts in Search of Their Authors (E.T.A.)
Part of my writing process, when I can't get any writing done, is to write random prompts. Here are ten, which you should feel free to take. If you do take one, please post your result (or, if it's long, a link to it) in comments. (I'll update this post to reflect your offering.)
( Please find the prompts and links to the responses to them under the cut. )
( Please find the prompts and links to the responses to them under the cut. )
3. Luna had never killed anyone before. She'd never even killed a fruit fly; those she bottled with a sprig of mint along with the fireflies.
Luna, however, was not one for never. Just because she'd never done something once didn't mean she wouldn't do it, ever. Circumstances inspired action that before might've been disfavored.
It was automatic, the way her arm raised, in a speed too quick for the eye. And when she flicked her wrist, she didn't think twice, or even at all. Her cloaked adversary was a fourth-year Slytherin she only knew vaguely as Eloise. Though from a snatch of memory, Luna recalled her dark features, the constant sulk and quietly seething rage.
People say things like "never regret".
But Luna's not one for never. And even if such a thing could be considered justifiable under the circumstances, regret was a parallel experience that couldn't cancel the other. Nor could it guarantee a never again.
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I like the last paragraph a lot. Thanks for sharing. :)
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