Drabble/Drawble: Conversation Starters 101

[filia_noctis]

Hullo!

We are fascinated by and more than a little invested in Mary Renault's Ancient Greece novels, but for various reasons have found ourselves side-tracked, distracted, not looking enough, definitely not as much as we want. We assume everyone here shares the love if not the distractions. Above all, we hoped (are hoping) for an open-access space for like-minds to meet. And this is one of the handful of things we have lined up to kick-start the conversation.

So, to cut the ribbons on this comm, we thought of a Drabble/Drawble Prompt Fest. Anonymous comments are enabled, come in your guise or in disguise and leave a prompt. Responses come in the form of drabbles, ficlets or quick sketches (we love stick figures! We swear by them!). Responders can also stay anonymous if they choose, obviously. Do as you will, we are too lazy to screen anything. *g*

One request: leave the fandom of your prompt and the title of your fill in the comment-header so we can figure out where to click if the threads roll up (oh thrilling thought!).

Hope the responses leave you presently-surprised-to-flabbergasted, in all the nice ways!

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Chryse, The King Must Die

[minoanmiss]

Chryse's thoughts on her first bull-dance.

I Leap the Bull (The King Must Die)

[greerwatson]

I leap the bull.

Tomorrow, my turn will come—to run, to grasp, to dance, to land. (With the grace of the god, by the skill of my team.)

I leap the bull.

Today, my turn will come to face the bull—to stare in the eyes of the god, my fate in his hands, on his horns.

I leap the bull.

I face the horns, the dance, the thrust, the air. To the hands of the catcher, in the hand of the god, I leap the bull.

The horns are sharp.

I leap the bull.

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[minoanmiss]

This is so gorgeous and evocative! Thank you!

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[greerwatson]

Glad you like it!

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[toujours_nigel]

This is lovely. ♥

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[greerwatson]

Thanks!

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[fawatson]

Very nice

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[greerwatson]

:)

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[selket531]

You put us in the ring with her, we feel her heartbeat, and the pounding of her small feet as she moves, dancing for the bull. Wonderful imagery! Lysis

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[greerwatson]

Thank you so much. That was just the effect I was trying for.