Fic: Solutions

[meridian_rose]

Title: Solutions
Fandom: Original
Pairing/Characters: unspecified male, no pairings
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 178
Prompt: For the writerverse prompt 'use Write Or Die for ten minutes and post with only minimal editing for spelling/grammar errors
Summary: problems have solutions, though the cost may be too high
Warnings: allusions to death/suicide


(writing against the clock is difficult! In some ways this has a similar theme to the sonnet I posted yesterday; the key is knowing what you want and what you're willing to do/pay to get it – and to remember that the person you're asking advice from might not have your best interests at heart!)

Solutions

All problems had solutions. This was his philosophy of life.

Of course, not all solutions were desirable. Some required sacrifice, and the sacrifice might cost more than what the problem was worth, but that wasn't his concern. A costly or imperfect solution was still a solution, after all.

There were even situations where the ultimate price would have to be paid for the desired outcome. In fact many problems could be solved by death, but he was a practical man and would never suggest this as the first option to solve any problem. There were plenty of romantic types willing to die for their cause and that wasn't what he had in mind at all.

All problems could be overcome if one put their mind to it, and made the necessary sacrifices. The trick was to find the best solution, the one that met the objective with the least cost. He could offer people possible solutions by the dozen, but it was up to them what choice they finally made.

It wasn't his fault if they chose unwisely.

Comments

[eternal-moonie.livejournal.com]

WOW!!!

What an AWESOME story!

[meridian_rose]

Thank you so much :D Hugs :D

[hrhrionastar.livejournal.com]

Ooh, creepy - especially that last line ;D

But he's not wrong, of course - people have to make their own choices.

Edited to add that I'm so impressed with the whole writing for ten minutes straight and posting whatever you have - sounds like a tough challenge!

[meridian_rose]

Thanks :D It is sort of creepy, because he seems so remote and dispassionate about people's emotions and lives.
LOL, I wasted about half of the ten minutes staring at the screen and thumbing the space button when the penalty screen started! It's definitely a challenge for me to write under that kind of pressure.

[brontefanatic.livejournal.com]

He could offer people possible solutions by the dozen, but it was up to them what choice they finally made.

It wasn't his fault if they chose unwisely.

Wonderful companion piece to your poem.

Did you really have to write this all at once with no editing? I'm really impressed. I could never do it.

[meridian_rose]

Thank you :D I stared at the blank screen for at least two minutes before I started writing! The sonnet was still on my mind so I guess that's why this happened. And yes, I was good, and didn't edit it :D To be fair, I was watching the timer and tried to rein it in to a proper end in plenty of time rather than go off on a tangent; and I did delete a couple of words that didn't make sense at the end of one line and change the start of one sentence for grammar while doing the writing.