ext_284754 ([identity profile] i-got-spunk.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] kh_drabble2006-11-17 10:47 pm

phew, made it

Challenge: [083] Reflection
Title: One Thing (I Can Do Nothing About)
Word Count: 100




He visited Sora out of some dull ache of obligation.

Dark skin and yellow eyes shot themselves back from the glass every time; it was the one thing he could never avoid. His reflection always startled him at first, if only for an unnoticeable fraction of a moment.

A moment of weakness, he reminded himself. What a joke. All this time wanting to be big and grown up, and here he finally had the chance. Before him, the outlines of a man gleamed sharply. He stood tall and strong next to that stupid pod and wanted to smash it to pieces.

[identity profile] lindskaba.livejournal.com 2006-11-18 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, Julz... This is fantastic. You capture...everything that needs to be said in a mere 100 words, including Riku's persona and motivates and he's so in character and guh... Beautiful. So entirely out of your usual scope, and beautiful. Yay for 100-word drabbles!

[identity profile] crimsoncookie.livejournal.com 2006-11-18 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
i love how simple (& clean ♥) this is - i adore drabbles. ♥

i think my favorite bit is him thinking on how he wanted to be grown up. ^v^ eee.

[identity profile] invisibledancer.livejournal.com 2006-11-18 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
oh wow! I really like this! oh... :D I love how it is so short but says so much! you get love!
it's so...ahh! i like this so much!

[identity profile] yo-yo-san.livejournal.com 2006-11-21 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
AWESOME. Pure, unadulterated awesome. In 100 words. ♥
I have great appreciation for Ansem!Riku and his internal drama. ♥