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Chocolate 19, Papaya 17, Sangria 25 [Divide and Rule]

Aug 31, 2015 10:02

Title: Splinters
Author: lost_spook
Story: Heroes of the Revolution (Divide & Rule)
Flavor(s): Chocolate #19 (solitude), Papaya #27 (wrapped around my finger), Sangria #25 (I don’t need my freedom when I’m dead)
Toppings/Extras: Malt - Birthday prompt ("I broke my bones playing games with you." - roisin_farrell) + Gummy Bunnies (for hc_bingo square “broken bones”).
Rating: Teen
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[challenge] sangria, [extra] malt, [topping] gummy bunnies, [challenge] papaya, [challenge] chocolate, [author] lost_spook

Comments 7

fachefaucheux August 31 2015, 10:33:59 UTC

Gah, I knew this was going to end poorly, but it's harder when you see it all written out like that. Written very well, but still. I suppose that's just sort of what happens when you end up in a dystopia. Still. Very bleak, but in a...good way?

And that Egyptian curse line was from such a happy piece, too. Curse you, foreshadowing! XD

lost_spook September 1 2015, 20:05:16 UTC

Thank you! And, yes, it all very well for people to know that Julia disappeared, another thing to have to write it out. As I said, it took the malt prompt to give me an angle, because it nearly was a little too much to get away with before that.

And that Egyptian curse line was from such a happy piece, too. Curse you, foreshadowing!

I don't know if counts as foreshadowing when I wrote them up at practically the same time, but... sorry?

fachefaucheux September 1 2015, 20:16:11 UTC

Hah, I suppose it's not foreshadowing, then, no...just didn't know that it would be brought up again in such a dark place, though I can see why it did. You know. Being a curse and all. XD

rustydragonfly August 31 2015, 15:14:24 UTC

Well, fuck, what more can I say? So depressing but so well done.

lost_spook September 1 2015, 20:01:55 UTC

Thank you! And, sorry, yes. It was almost a little too much to write until I got the angle from the Malt prompt.

oonaseckar September 8 2015, 06:31:58 UTC

Oh dear, awful consequences. Her grief is brutally clear, and the working and re-working in her mind of the story is clever - seeing where it could have been different, looking for an alternative outcome. That's what you do, after disaster, it's true.

Only a time machine could fix this, though.

I do like Julia: I never want to look clearly at her flaws, but she seems willing to.

lost_spook September 9 2015, 17:36:52 UTC

Oh, thank you!! ♥