DRABBLE: Endless (Twelvetide Drabble #12)

[sibilantly]

Fandom: Inception
Pairing: gen (Eames-centric)
Word count: 100
Carol prompt: The Holly and the Ivy
Summary: Holiday dinners with the Eames family.

The dining room is swathed in holly and ivy tonight, vibrant and alive.

 

They look more alive than you feel.

 

You sit on your father's right, like every good heir should. He's turned away from you, busy expounding on... something. Your mother sits at the far end, holding court with her group of admirers. They take turns speaking at you, or about you, but never to you.

 

You gaze at the holly, at its mesmerising red, until something flickers within you, and you knock a candle just so.

 

The ivy centrepiece catches fire, and suddenly all eyes are on you.

Comments

[chasingriver]

Well, this is just perfection. <3