Rain Cloud 12, Warm Light 6, Lapis Lazuli 11: Hard as Hello

[bookblather]

Author: Kat
Title: Hard as Hello
Story: In the Heart
Colors: Rain cloud 12 (I looked everywhere for it), warm light 6 (I'm at your back door with the earth of a hundred nations in my skin), lapis lazuli 11 (encroach)
Supplies and Materials: Seed beads, tapestry (warm light/seed beads)
Word Count: 110
Rating: G
Summary: Alan finds someone he was looking for.
Warnings: None.
Notes: For those of you unfamiliar with this storyline, Arelie had an affair with Alan's father maybe thirty-odd years ago.


The woman who opens the door is nothing and everything Alan expected. She's not beautiful, but Baba never said she was. She looks kind, but that's wishful thinking; no one really looks kind. She looks tired-- he has kids, he knows what that looks like. And she looks politely confused, like a total stranger has just knocked on her door and stared at her, silent.

He's practiced for this moment, in motel showers and rental cars, but all his words have deserted him.

"Hello?" she prompts him, after a moment.

"Arelie Koch?" he asks, and when she nods, "My name is Alan Amala, and I'm pleased to finally meet you."

Comments

[dray]

This can only go well! Poor Alan, I hope he gets what hes looking for out of this.

[bookblather]

He was mostly just looking for her, specifically. He might ask a bit about his father. Between Arelie's essential kindness and Alan just being there to be kind himself I think they'll be okay. I hope.

[jkatkina]

This is a great little tease! I immediately want to know what happens next. I like the empathy on display here, even in a strange, hard moment.

[bookblather]

I'm honestly not sure! I know they do both try to be kind to each other but I'm... not sure how well that goes.

[dark_kana]

Oh, lovely!
I'd love to read more of this! ^^

[bookblather]

Hopefully soon! Thank you!

[thisbluespirit]

Oh, a very intriguing little moment, begging for more!

[bookblather]

Thank you! I'm still not 100% sure why Alan went looking for her so I guess I'll have to write it and find out.

[kay_brooke]

That's interesting that Alan went looking for her; I wonder what his purpose is? Intriguing!

[bookblather]

Basically his father just died and this is the first he (and his siblings) have ever heard of Arelie, so he's perhaps looking for more knowledge of his father? I don't know if he really knows! I ought to write a sequel.