Fallout

[sterling]

Title: Fallout
Challenge/Prompt: Fall
Original Fiction
Rating: PG
Warnings: None

Erikk was lost in his own heart, trying to escape the desolate field of ruin and decay that he had become. His world had been shattered by the explosive finality of her words: I don't love you anymore. In the fallout, despair had settled upon him like a thick blanket of ash, smothering and destroying him.

“He's been unconscious for a week,” the doctor said. “Keeps talking about bombs, and the authorities are asking questions. Any idea what he means?”

“I wouldn't know,” she lied. In his darkness, more bombs fell, and ashes continued to rain down from the sky.

Paths.

[ex_rising236]

Title: Paths.
Challenge/Prompt: Fall
Original Fiction
Characters: girl, handlers
Rating: PG
Warnings: None really.  I guess the handlers thing might be mildly disturbing.
Summary: They won't let her fall.

She meanders slowly along the garden path, stumbling over the occasional weeds that are growing in the cracks of the cobblestones.  The weeds are always there, regardless of the constant attention of the complex gardeners.

She is lost in her own thoughts, now, and she only notices that her handlers have been following her when she stumbles once more, and suddenly they're there, catching her on either side.

Then they step back again, but they're still ready to catch her if she falls.  Two paces behind.  Muted voices and padded footsteps are quickly becoming the soundtrack of her life.

[Prompt] #4: Drink

[sterling]

Welcome back! Thanks again to everyone who participated in last week's prompt: readers, writers, and commenters alike.

If you're visiting us for the first time, we're glad to have you. Feel free to jump in and have a go at our fourth prompt.

This week's prompt is... #4: Drink.

At first glance, the word "drink" appears quite simple, but then when you start to consider a few questions, complexity enters into the picture. Perhaps you might ask yourself a direct set of questions, for example: "What, where, how, why is my character drinking?" Also consider what physical sensory part of their body they are drinking with: their mouth, or how about their eyes? The possible questions and answers you could focus on are very broad, leaving this week's prompt very open-ended.

If you'd like to read over the definition of the word "drink", click here for Merriam-Webster's official write up.

Whatever your preferred drink may be, remember to keep it to 100 words!

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