Sophie Richard ([info]srichard) wrote in [info]darkisrising100,
2004-12-16 23:01:00
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One Goes Alone--100 words

"Les anges dans nos campagnes..."

The carol ends, and they begin to walk home. No need to stop at the Manor now.

"Good King Wenceslas looked down..." Paul begins, wistfully, as they walk.

They go on until they reach Will's verse; James has broken just this year. "Sire, the night is colder now..."

He continues till the end of the verse, feeling the chill, the loneliness. And almost, almost, he expects to hear that particular baritone answering...

"Mark my footsteps good my page..." Robin sings in response.

Will turns his face away to hide the tears that want to come.
Tags: author: srichard, challenge 033: nowell syng we

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[info]ashkitty

December 16 2004, 23:22:53 UTC 7 years ago

Oh, that's wonderful. :) Because we remember them singing that song, and it's so meaningful, and...yeah. Gorgeous.

[info]srichard

December 21 2004, 16:25:33 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

[info]lady_songsmith

December 16 2004, 23:23:50 UTC 7 years ago

Oh.

Oh. Wow.

[info]srichard

December 21 2004, 16:25:42 UTC 7 years ago

Thanks!

[info]genarti

December 17 2004, 01:01:06 UTC 7 years ago

Aww, Will.

(Minor nitpick: I've always heard and seen it as "looked out.")

[info]srichard

December 21 2004, 16:28:22 UTC 7 years ago

I did a google search to check, it looks like both variants are pretty widely used.

[info]genarti

December 21 2004, 16:31:25 UTC 7 years ago

Well then, I stand corrected. :)

[info]chiyo_no_saru

December 17 2004, 05:02:23 UTC 7 years ago

Awww! *huggles Will*

[info]srichard

December 21 2004, 16:28:31 UTC 7 years ago

Thanks!

[info]mechaieh

December 17 2004, 06:07:39 UTC 7 years ago

Ah. It makes me miss Miss Greythorne, too...

[info]srichard

December 21 2004, 16:28:54 UTC 7 years ago

I know. I wanted to capture that feel of Will becoming all alone as one by one, the other Old Ones left...

[info]sistermagpie

December 17 2004, 06:56:36 UTC 7 years ago

Wah. I miss them all.:-(

[info]srichard

December 21 2004, 16:29:49 UTC 7 years ago

Me too!

[info]gramarye1971

December 17 2004, 08:12:08 UTC 7 years ago

*sniffles* So sad and lovely.

[info]srichard

December 21 2004, 16:30:13 UTC 7 years ago

Thanks!

[info]oddcellist

December 17 2004, 11:09:29 UTC 7 years ago

Aww, Will. You do a very good job of capturing the loneliness brought on by memory in such a short space...

[info]srichard

December 21 2004, 16:30:27 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

[info]aqua_eyes

December 17 2004, 13:14:44 UTC 7 years ago

Awwwww.

[info]srichard

December 21 2004, 16:30:38 UTC 7 years ago

Thanks.
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