Super Short Stories, a Miscellany of one sentence fic

[meridian_rose]

Title: Super Short Stories, a Miscellany of one sentence fic
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: For the writerverse one sentence fic, prompts given at start of each fic
Warnings: none
Original/Fandom: eleven original, 1 x "The Good Wife," 1 x "Firefly", 1 x "Game of Thrones", 1 x "Legend of the Seeker"



Original/Fandom: original
Prompt:Pirates

"So you see," he concluded, as the enemy ship sank beneath the waves, "the only difference between a pirate and a privateer is whose flag they fly under!"

Original/Fandom: Firefly
Prompt:firely

The Serenity had her own stories from before and during the war, but she kept her silence on the horrors she'd seen.

Original/Fandom: Game of Thrones
Prompt: snow

He wondered if bastard sons in the North were given the name Snow not only because of the colder climate, but in order to hide their shame, to coat it in a pure white veneer of respectability.

Original/Fandom: original
Prompt: countdown

The days moved too slowly towards the start of her holiday, yet the hours rushed past as she worked on her dissertation.

Original/Fandom: The Good Wife
Prompt: lawyer

Alicia was prepared for the legal battles and long hours and occasional danger that came from being a lawyer, but she hadn't anticipated and couldn't escape the politics that dogged her career all the more for being the State Attorney's wife.

Original/Fandom: original
Prompt: order

The first words to shatter the sudden silence were, "Now, I don't want to shoot anyone else, so let's be clear that, given the current circumstances, anything I tell you is not an advisory, it is an order!"

Original/Fandom: Legend of the Seeker
Prompt: underworld

Not blood red, or starless night sky black, but eldritch green is the colour of the Underworld.

Original/Fandom: original
Prompt: role models

Another supposedly childfree character gets pregnant and she wonders, "Where are the women like me?"

Original/Fandom: original
Prompt: casino

High or low, black or red, you win a little and lose a little, but it's the house who always wins.

Original/Fandom: original
Prompt: daybreak

Dawn came early, not with rosy fingers but with grey clouds and more rain as befits a British summer.

Original/Fandom: original
Prompt: compass

He finally realised that a compass is merely a tool can tell you which direction you're facing, but not where you want to go, or ought to.

Original/Fandom: original
Prompt: proposition

It wasn't a great offer but between the devil and the deep blue sea, he chose the devil, for he was unable to swim.

Original/Fandom: original
Prompt: cowboys

Rock singers and US football players and feckless tradesmen may lay claim to the name, but he always thought of cowboys as Stetson wearing animal herders, American pioneers, and wished he could have the chance to ride with them.

Original/Fandom: original
Prompt: friendship

In an attempt to cheer me up, he showed up with a DVD, a pizza, and a bottle of wine, and really, what more could I ask for?

Original/Fandom: original
Prompt: giggle

Laughter escaped her lips in a sudden giggle and in the face of amusement, her fear fled.

Comments

[eternal-moonie.livejournal.com]

WOWZERS, you've been busy!!!

Great work!

[meridian_rose]

Thank you :D They're only short, but it took me a couple of days to think of something to write for some of the prompts! Love the new icon :D

[eternal-moonie.livejournal.com]

Well, that's not really the new icon. This one is lol ;)

I've filled some prompts for Supernatural, lately they just won't stop getting me interested in filling them... though it's probably near your interest in what's in them. I've already had one 'step down' from reading it and I won't hold it against you if you join her.

[meridian_rose]

Phew, what an icon :D I'm happy to give it a look even thought it's not my fandom.

[eternal-moonie.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much sweetie, for both the icon like and still reading it even though it's not your fandom :)

[erifnosmirc.livejournal.com]

Some nice sentences here. I don't know "Game of Thrones," but I love the use of snow here as a name and a cover of shame, which I often think of as soft and cozy. It's the same case with "Legend of the Seeker," don't know canon but I like how you debunk the idea that red or black aren't representative of the underground. I like the diction in casino. There's a matter-of-factual swagger in the wording. "Compass" has a great life lesson. I'm left wondering what the "Proposition" made to the man is, but I like how you play out the decision to pick between the devil and the sea. I really like "Giggle" as well. I think laughter is a way to deal with that nervousness. It helps you find the lighter side of the situation.

[meridian_rose]

Thank you very much :D