Death and the Bees - for shampayn

[lilacsigil]

Author/Artist: lilacsigil
Recipient: shampayn (extra gift fic!)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: temporary major character death, technically underage in some places (Anna is 16 or ageless, depending)
Pairing: Anna/Tessa
Summary: When Anna Milton was sixteen years old she died and woke up.
Notes: Thanks to st_aurafina for the speedy beta and late night first aid.

Comments

[shampayn]

oh my goodness. this is stunning.

your style is so pretty and your characterization is brilliant; the imagery is so wonderful; i could see everything clearly in my head as i read :))

i totally love this so much; thank you so very much, it's gorgeous ♥♥

[lilacsigil]

I'm really glad you liked it. I saw your prompt and it all just flowed into my head, so thank you for thinking of and asking for this pairing!

[familiardevil]

"I'm sorry, bee," she tried to say, then, for no reason that she understood, "Bees are beautiful. I used to wear one like a jewel in my hair." Her throat was entirely closed, though, and no sound came out. Her eyes swelled shut and the hot white sun was the last thing she saw.
Gorgeous. I love what she says - it seems so Anna and so delirious sixteen-year old girl. The imagery is stunning as well. The throat closing, the eyes swelling shut, the sun - really, really nice.

Anna stroked the side of Tessa's neck, where her skin was soft like the frangipani petal.
The whole exchange is beautiful, but this line is especially lovely. The way you describe how Anna feels - warm, relaxed - it's very easy for the reader to understand how Anna feels, but it's not overbearingly descriptive. So so nice.

Where her throat had felt hot kisses, it now burned; where her mouth had been wet with desire it was parched into silence.
*______________* You are such a wonderful writer. Thank you so, so much for participating. This was a lovely read.