Flash Fic #1: The Flashing · 6:37pm Sep 18th, 2014
There was probably a better title for this, but, it wouldn't be the first blog post where I've flashed you all, now, would it?
Now, I've brought you here for a little vignette of sorts. A flash fic. It's just a few paragraphs and I can't think of anywhere else to put it, but I figure this would be the perfect little place to parade it like a show-dog.
He was perfect for her.
She realized it as soon as she saw him.
It was the confident gait, smooth without being arrogant. The neatly pressed, ever-so-crisp suit, cared for and obviously loved. It was hand-sewed at the arm, the sleeve, a few of the buttons were slightly out of place, but he just couldn't bring himself to part with it. His tie was straight, a full Windsor knot, not half. He took the extra time. She adored that.
His crisp, cropped black hair was styled, but not gelled. He cared about his appearance for his own reasons, not for what others said about him. He was confident, he was suave, he was... well, frankly, he was gorgeous.
And it was in this moment of seeing him, of that lightning flash surging through her brain and the knowledge, the absolute certainty, that she had found her soulmate... she forgot to put her foot on the brake.
Her car moved forward at the speed of a foregone conclusion.
So what do you guys think? Should I write more of these for you, or was one enough? Heck, was once too much? Should I apologize for the unwanted notification in your inbox and slink back into the shadows to write the meaty fics you profess to enjoy?
The comment box is open. You might not be Scottish, but you can still cast an important vote today! Why be left out?
OMG, that heart-wrenching conclusion.
Now I want to know what happens! Aside form the immediately inevitable I mean.
Yes, absolutely you should do more of these. That's some fine wordsmithery.
Write more!
that was actually very interesting i wouldn't mind more
more, please...
Twenty years later
"Well, son, I like to tell people that we met in the Emergency Room, but the fact is your mother and I met just a few minutes before that...."
No need to apologize. I enjoy notifications!
Oy vey, as if I don't have enough things reminding me of it already...
The flash fic was, nonetheless, quite interesting.
That was pretty great actually, you should do more of these.
Not Scottish, but my vote on both issues is the same.
(Meaning more, please. This works well.)
HAH! Yes! I want more!
Bravo
WANT MORE!
Please and thank you
<3
There is a... well I don't want to use the word "meme" because it cheapens it but fundamentally that's what it is... a meme about writing horror stories in 150 characters with the emphasis on being poignant, or failing that punchy. Somehow you've done the same with Romantic Tragedy. Excellent wordplay in this, would definitely read more.