Week 11, (I) Title: Sky bound

[swirlsofblue]

He blinks awake, eyes adjusting to the dim light. He sees his father work carefully by candle-light; meticulously tipping the candle to anoint the feathers with wax, laying the feathers in rows against the bigger structure. This newest machine is a thing to behold: a pair of wings to give mortal man the power of flight.

As he attaches the device

Comments

[banana_galaxy]

Yeah I enjoyed this different take on Icarus. I thought it might've been Inception-esque before the Groundhog Day elements were pointed out.

[swirlsofblue]

Thank you, glad you liked my take :).

[static_abyss]

This was amazing. That paragraph in the beginning of each new section really added to the whole feeling of repetition. Just wonderful job all around.

[swirlsofblue]

Thank you, so glad you liked the way the paragraph at the beginnning worked.

[karmasoup]

I love this. I love how your version addresses the issues of this story being used as an allegory to keep the classes in their place.

[swirlsofblue]

Thank you, so glad you liked me addressing the issue of it being used to keep people in their place :)