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kh_drabbleChallenge: [216] Once Upon a Time
Title: Only This and Nothing More
Wordcount: 503
Notes: Anybody recognize The Raven in my title there? XD Features Axel and Saїx and things remembered (and also features Roxas and Xion). Mild spoilers for 358/2 Days, I suppose. And maybe eensy weensy ones for Birth by Sleep.
Once upon a time, there were two boys who used to joke and tease and laugh. Once upon a time, these two boys used to eat ice cream and watch the sun set together. Once upon a time, one of these boys used to take everything entirely too seriously whilst the other one didn’t take anything seriously enough (sometimes, it’s still kind of like that, to be fair—but he’s not as clueless as he leads some of them to believe; he is deadly, and that is why he is here).
Once upon a time, the older of these two boys taught the other about responsibility; once upon a time, the younger of the two taught the other about letting responsibility take a vacation.
Once upon a time, two souls touched and sang together in an imperfect harmony that was just perfect for them.
Then the darkness came and changed everything.
They aren’t kids anymore—aren’t even true beings, as such.
Two boys (Nobodies) and a girl (puppet) now joke and tease and laugh like it’s real even though it isn’t. Two Nobodies and a puppet eat ice cream and watch the sun set together. The younger two have questions that the older one never directly answers, but he makes them smile and they make him smile (brilliant and nearly-blinding, better than sunset and sunrise combined, maybe realer than it was when they were real).
They try to teach him about responsibility, perhaps, but old habits (and old personalities) die hard, because he obviously tries to be just as carefree as he ever was, with them.
It’s only when they aren’t around that he is different: quiet and contemplative and moody. More like the rest of them.
Things that were are no longer. There are no souls to touch, and now their perfect imperfect harmony is like a thousand nails scraping down a chalkboard.
Those kids (the light) who shouldn’t even exist (one more than the other) have changed everything.
The memories are getting fuzzy now, but Saїx hasn’t forgotten—hasn’t forgotten what was, though Axel seems quite content to banish those memories from his mind. The past belongs in the past, and all that.
“Lea?”
He still answers to that name, though with a decent amount of hesitation.
“Isa.” It’s a greeting and an acknowledgement.
“You remember ‘the good old days’, as you would call them?”
This earns him a sort-of half smile—nothing like the one he shows Roxas or Xion, and nothing like the one he would have given when they were more than empty vessels wrapped in skin. “Yeah, I remember. Once upon a time, huh?”
“Do you ever miss it?” He doesn’t know why he bothers asking, because neither of them is capable of missing anything.
Axel shrugs and laughs it off. “Miss it? No way.”
Saїx’s lips quirk and he closes his eyes. “Neither do I.”
The sun is setting, but it doesn’t feel the same.
‘Once upon a time’ is clearly only that, and nothing more.
Title: Only This and Nothing More
Wordcount: 503
Notes: Anybody recognize The Raven in my title there? XD Features Axel and Saїx and things remembered (and also features Roxas and Xion). Mild spoilers for 358/2 Days, I suppose. And maybe eensy weensy ones for Birth by Sleep.
Once upon a time, there were two boys who used to joke and tease and laugh. Once upon a time, these two boys used to eat ice cream and watch the sun set together. Once upon a time, one of these boys used to take everything entirely too seriously whilst the other one didn’t take anything seriously enough (sometimes, it’s still kind of like that, to be fair—but he’s not as clueless as he leads some of them to believe; he is deadly, and that is why he is here).
Once upon a time, the older of these two boys taught the other about responsibility; once upon a time, the younger of the two taught the other about letting responsibility take a vacation.
Once upon a time, two souls touched and sang together in an imperfect harmony that was just perfect for them.
Then the darkness came and changed everything.
They aren’t kids anymore—aren’t even true beings, as such.
Two boys (Nobodies) and a girl (puppet) now joke and tease and laugh like it’s real even though it isn’t. Two Nobodies and a puppet eat ice cream and watch the sun set together. The younger two have questions that the older one never directly answers, but he makes them smile and they make him smile (brilliant and nearly-blinding, better than sunset and sunrise combined, maybe realer than it was when they were real).
They try to teach him about responsibility, perhaps, but old habits (and old personalities) die hard, because he obviously tries to be just as carefree as he ever was, with them.
It’s only when they aren’t around that he is different: quiet and contemplative and moody. More like the rest of them.
Things that were are no longer. There are no souls to touch, and now their perfect imperfect harmony is like a thousand nails scraping down a chalkboard.
Those kids (the light) who shouldn’t even exist (one more than the other) have changed everything.
The memories are getting fuzzy now, but Saїx hasn’t forgotten—hasn’t forgotten what was, though Axel seems quite content to banish those memories from his mind. The past belongs in the past, and all that.
“Lea?”
He still answers to that name, though with a decent amount of hesitation.
“Isa.” It’s a greeting and an acknowledgement.
“You remember ‘the good old days’, as you would call them?”
This earns him a sort-of half smile—nothing like the one he shows Roxas or Xion, and nothing like the one he would have given when they were more than empty vessels wrapped in skin. “Yeah, I remember. Once upon a time, huh?”
“Do you ever miss it?” He doesn’t know why he bothers asking, because neither of them is capable of missing anything.
Axel shrugs and laughs it off. “Miss it? No way.”
Saїx’s lips quirk and he closes his eyes. “Neither do I.”
The sun is setting, but it doesn’t feel the same.
‘Once upon a time’ is clearly only that, and nothing more.
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Date: 2010-02-05 12:05 am (UTC)Adding to mems.
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Date: 2010-02-05 01:00 pm (UTC)but he’s not as clueless as he leads some of them to believe; he is deadly, and that is why he is here
YES.
but he makes them smile and they make him smile (brilliant and nearly-blinding, better than sunset and sunrise combined, maybe realer than it was when they were real
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and the ending... it's so sad :(( Aw, man. You have to write more. Please write some fanfiction, a longer one, and not "just" drabbles. I know, like, who the fuck do I think I am to tell you to do this except it's not telling but INDIRECT BEGGING BECAUSE I LOVE YOUR WRITING.
You. ♥
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Date: 2010-02-05 09:35 pm (UTC)I am currently working on a fic right now that is Axel/Roxas/Xion with Riku/Sora/Kairi at the end... or there will be, when I get back to it. -_-; Gosh it's taking me a while, but this feels like one of those ones that I pour my little soul into. Here, I'll give you a snippet~:
He has two Keyblades now, and one is a gift from her. His memories of her are at present – for whatever reason – disjointed and he can’t seem to remember her name, even though he knows that he should be able to remember it very well, knows that it should be etched into that empty place in his chest where his heart isn’t. Etched into that emptiness, just like Axel’s name is.
Why do my muses try so hard to break my heart? ;o;
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Date: 2010-02-09 07:49 am (UTC)Darling, write. Write write write write write. I want to read more. And yes, my muses are always trying to break my heart too. I guess it's inevitable with these three...
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Date: 2010-02-05 04:58 pm (UTC)Once upon a time, two souls touched and sang together in an imperfect harmony that was just perfect for them.
Then the darkness came and changed everything.
Especially liked this, because it says so much in just two sentences. And the end was really quite heartbreaking. I'm torn between thinking they might be honest or not. And my reaction to the last line was something along the lines of 'wsbhvbhfjkFbhdcgsa', which I guess says it all. Really enjoyed this!
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Date: 2010-02-05 09:39 pm (UTC)I think that was my favorite part--the part you copied and pasted. It says a lot about the two of them, before, and that's what I wanted. :)
The ending... in a sense, I wanted readers to feel a little sorry for Saїx, because I think in his own weird way, he feels kind of lost. He wants that same feeling of closeness, but it's never going to come back.