Ruby 2, Snow White 6: Time

[bookblather]

Author: Kat
Title: Time
Story: In the Heart
Colors: Ruby 2 (hair black as ebony), snow white 6 (transformation).
Supplies and Materials: Bichromatic, miniature, charcoal, brush (slimsy), acrylic (You show the lights that stop me turn to stone/you shine them when I'm alone/and so I tell myself that I'll be strong/and draming when they're gone - Lights, Ellie Goulding), stickers (chimps and mirrors), stain (Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember. - Oscar Levant), modeling clay (time), beading wire (sunset), glitter (visual), novelty beads (warning signs).
Word Count: 100.
Rating: PG.
Summary: Time is against Yvonne.
Warnings: none.
edit: hahaha it helps if you actually post the story, self. Radical notion, I know.


She has a grey hair.

It's barely noticable, a silver thread amid the blonde, but Yvonne can see it, just like she can see the hair-fine wrinkles at her eyes and mouth. They're nearly invisible, for the moment. Soon enough everyone will be able to see them. Soon enough she'll lose her best weapon.

Days like this she wishes she didn't leave Hugh. He paid no attention to her, but at least he paid her bills.

She takes a deep breath, yanks out the grey hair, and twines it tightly around her finger.

She still has time.

But not much.

Comments

[kay_brooke]

Typical Yvonne. :/ I did kind of wonder what she got up to after Hugh. I see she didn't change.

[bookblather]

Not a whole lot, no. She never got married again, but she never stopped looking for a man to... exploit isn't the word she'd use, but it's probably the right one.

Thanks.

[sarcasticsra]

Oh, Yvonne. It's utterly contrary, but I almost feel bad for her here. I mean, yeah, she's a horrible person, but...idk, something about this, how she's realizing that it's about to be over, and she's got absolutely nothing to show for it...

Well done.

[bookblather]

That was sort of what I was going for, this sense that she's about to lose everything she ever valued about herself without getting anything in return. I'm glad it worked.

Thank you!

[ce_jour_la]

It's nice to know some things don't change. /dry

Very nice snapshot.

[bookblather]

There always are a few constants, yes.

Thank you!

[shipwreck_light]

I wondered also!

And I LOVE the visual of Yvonne toying with her first gray hair. I just- it's so perfectly her!

[bookblather]

Awesome! It just... seemed to fit. Thank you.

[clare_dragonfly]

Wow, this is such a mundane scene, and yet... it says so much about the character. Well done.

[bookblather]

Thank you very much!