[300] Thoughtless Hyperbole
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kh_drabbleChallenge: [300] The End Of The World... Or Not
Title: Thoughtless Hyperbole
Word Count: 125
Notes: Inspired by the fact that it drives me crazy when people do this. Also, someday I will come up with an idea in the actual first week of a challenge. This is not that challenge. Slow writer is slow.
The end of the world.
Sora hears the words spoken in jest, in thoughtless hyperbole, and it makes him grit his teeth.
On the one hand, these people don’t know what it’s like, when the world really ends and you don’t end with it.
On the other hand, part of Sora’s job is to keep them from ever knowing.
Crucial to it, he thinks, might be experiencing the frustrations of everyday life, remembering always that the small troubles have as much importance as the small triumphs, reaching out in sympathy to these people he works so hard to save.
He wishes fiercely for these worlds to go on forever. He knows it’s impossible, but he has no intention of letting them end on his watch.
Title: Thoughtless Hyperbole
Word Count: 125
Notes: Inspired by the fact that it drives me crazy when people do this. Also, someday I will come up with an idea in the actual first week of a challenge. This is not that challenge. Slow writer is slow.
The end of the world.
Sora hears the words spoken in jest, in thoughtless hyperbole, and it makes him grit his teeth.
On the one hand, these people don’t know what it’s like, when the world really ends and you don’t end with it.
On the other hand, part of Sora’s job is to keep them from ever knowing.
Crucial to it, he thinks, might be experiencing the frustrations of everyday life, remembering always that the small troubles have as much importance as the small triumphs, reaching out in sympathy to these people he works so hard to save.
He wishes fiercely for these worlds to go on forever. He knows it’s impossible, but he has no intention of letting them end on his watch.
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Date: 2013-01-23 12:39 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2013-01-24 01:56 am (UTC)eeee. I like the idea of Sora actually being irritated. People's being dramatic over everyday things would strike that note, after all. But Sora is too awesome to get (too) bitter over it.
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Date: 2013-01-26 03:13 am (UTC)Thanks for reading and feedback!
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Date: 2013-01-25 05:36 am (UTC)sooooora. this is a thing for him, isn't it? because i can see that being IC where it's the small things that he's so happy to have saved, the bad days and the good and then someone has a slightly off day and acts like it's the end of everything and he just kind of wants to grab them and shake them and go THIS TOO SHALL PASS and soooora
(and all these feelings are your fault I hope you're happy)
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Date: 2013-01-26 03:15 am (UTC)Is it bad if i'm happy?I mean, I'm sorry and I understand, so many feelings where Sora is concerned.The line you quoted is the line that came to me first, the rest of the drabble was written around it.
Glad you enjoyed (er, as much as it applies) and thanks for reading!
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Date: 2013-01-25 07:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-26 03:17 am (UTC)Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks again for reading!