Belief
Title: Belief
Author: railise
Word Count: 166
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Allan, Tom, OC
Summary: Someone from Allan's childhood is proud of him.
Disclaimer: I have no rights to or association with the show Robin Hood, and get nothing from this other than the fun of playing in the world provided by the BBC and Tiger Aspect.
Notes: For treatallanright in rh_intercomm.
She had always known that Allan A Dale would make something of himself.
Even when her mother childed her that she was wasting her time, trying to keep that boy out of the noose, she knew that Mum was wrong. And she told him so, told him that she believed in him. She believed he could make something of himself, do something worthwhile.
Perhaps, he did not care what the neighbor girl thought. Possibly, he and Tom laughed at her; she always made sure to steer clear of that other boy, though. At least, if Allan was ridiculing her, it was behind her back. Tom was liable to do it to her face, and that was one of the many reasons she had no such hope for him.
Years later, when the stories reached her, she felt a swelling of pride. Most of it was because he was doing something important.
But a little of it was because she hoped that, just maybe, he had taken her belief to heart.
Author: railise
Word Count: 166
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Allan, Tom, OC
Summary: Someone from Allan's childhood is proud of him.
Disclaimer: I have no rights to or association with the show Robin Hood, and get nothing from this other than the fun of playing in the world provided by the BBC and Tiger Aspect.
Notes: For treatallanright in rh_intercomm.
She had always known that Allan A Dale would make something of himself.
Even when her mother childed her that she was wasting her time, trying to keep that boy out of the noose, she knew that Mum was wrong. And she told him so, told him that she believed in him. She believed he could make something of himself, do something worthwhile.
Perhaps, he did not care what the neighbor girl thought. Possibly, he and Tom laughed at her; she always made sure to steer clear of that other boy, though. At least, if Allan was ridiculing her, it was behind her back. Tom was liable to do it to her face, and that was one of the many reasons she had no such hope for him.
Years later, when the stories reached her, she felt a swelling of pride. Most of it was because he was doing something important.
But a little of it was because she hoped that, just maybe, he had taken her belief to heart.