There's no such thing as an old slayer

[garnigal]

Prompt - Empty Room

She keeps the door closed.

They think she wants her privacy; she’s a teenager, after all. Mother reminisces about her past. Father mutters about weddings. Siblings just roll their eyes.

She lets them think what they will, and steals out into the night with nothing more than a stick and a crucifix, leaving behind an empty room.

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They keep the door closed.

They pretend nothing changed; though fear and grief fills this house. Mother cries. Father yells. Siblings sit silently, too sad to roll their eyes.

They each touch the door when they pass it, pretending the room isn’t empty.

Comments

[jerusha]

Ouch. I really liked this, and the juxtaposition between scenes.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. It was originally much longer, but as I cut it down to the 100 words, I found it so neat how I could still convey the same meaning with fewer words.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

It's just... wow. You managed to break my heart in just 100 words.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

There's something about the 100 word format that just really works for me. I love that this got to you so strongly. Thanks!

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

oh... well done.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness. This was beautifully heartbreaking; well done.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for reading and taking the time to comment.

[thenewbuzwuzz.livejournal.com]

Ow, shit! that hit fast and hard. And it's, like, the basic premise of Buffy, and it's so tragic.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Isn't it cool how 100 words can hit that hard? Thanks for reading and commenting.