ficlet for aerye
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schmerica"Imagine--" Duck says, chewing on his lip. "Imagine you meet this genie. You find a lamp on the beach, rub it, see what's inside."
"I don't think genies come this far north." Dan's voice is still faint and scratchy; you see what he's saying as much as you hear it.
"Yeah, well, this genie's a tourist," Duck says, meeting Dan's small smile.
Dan says, "Okay."
"Say you meet this genie, and he tells you can have whatever your heart desire. Anything you want," Duck says, and then he waits.
Dan doesn't say anything for a long moment, and then he says, "I don't know."
"You could go back. Everything like it was before."
Dan looks down at their hands as he squeezes them together tighter. "No," he says. "Not that."
"Okay," says Duck, and he feels himself smile, wide and bright.
"I don't think genies come this far north." Dan's voice is still faint and scratchy; you see what he's saying as much as you hear it.
"Yeah, well, this genie's a tourist," Duck says, meeting Dan's small smile.
Dan says, "Okay."
"Say you meet this genie, and he tells you can have whatever your heart desire. Anything you want," Duck says, and then he waits.
Dan doesn't say anything for a long moment, and then he says, "I don't know."
"You could go back. Everything like it was before."
Dan looks down at their hands as he squeezes them together tighter. "No," he says. "Not that."
"Okay," says Duck, and he feels himself smile, wide and bright.
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12/4/06 01:48 (UTC)Duck! Dan! Duck and Dan! Holding hands!
I kiss you and twirl you and hug you madly! Thank you!
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16/4/06 02:41 (UTC)I like how Dan still doesn't have a lot of things figured out, but he's not totally adrift. Because--Duck! <3
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