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bookblather ([personal profile] bookblather) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2016-08-06 05:53 pm

Blue Caravan 4, Color Party 6, David Bowie 7: Cold Feet

Author: Kat
Title: Cold Feet
Story: In the Heart
Colors: Blue caravan 4 (And so you're preparing to swear every oath), color party 6 (Rufous), David Bowie 7 (If there was only something between us Other than our clothes → The Heart’s Filthy Lesson (Outside))
Supplies and Materials: Graffiti (sprinting), miniature, canvas, acrylic (stubborn), glitter (I Hear You Call, Pine Tree), glue (Even if you seek advice from someone you trust today, communication bogs down and everything seems to require more effort than expected. Pay attention to the signs and simplify your life. Sticking to the basics now prevents messy complications later on.)
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Summary: Melanie, the night before her wedding.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Melanie is Aaron's mother and Nathan's ex-wife, for anyone who hasn't met her yet.


It's just cold feet. That's what her mother says. Every girl gets nervous the night before her wedding. Every girl thinks about calling it off.

Melanie climbs the long shallow stairs up the side of the hill and pauses at the top, under the Japanese gate. Someone built it long ago, someone lonely and longing for home. For them it was a portal, a gateway to the familiar.

There is no familiar for her. All she can see ahead is uncertain ground.

She rests a hand on the red wood. Realistically, there's no stopping now.

She sighs, and turns back.