What we find in a soulmate is not something wild to tame but something wild to run with.
Robert Brault
She was wild. She hid it under layers of convention, but it was there in her eyes. It flickered at him as she spoke. When he looked more deeply she pulled him in, drawing him further into the darkness that twinkled with promise. It was also there in her voice, in the suggestion and intonation. He worried others might see and hear what he did and that they might want her too. He wanted her to be his you see. His wild thing. There was an urge to tame her but a stronger pull for something wild to run with.
(100 words)
I quite enjoyed writing my drabble last week so decided to write another short piece. A drabble is a story in 100 words with a beginning, middle and an end so although this is 100 words, I don’t think technically it would count. Perhaps it is more of a vignette?
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wild – lost in the dark
lured with promises and love
disciplined laughter
And there we go. One of the few people to comment in a haiku! Missy x
Its amazing how quickly the words set the direction of my brain, and it wants more
I will need to see if I can find you some more then ….. x
I LOVE your drabble! Great mini-read 🙂
Yay. Thank you Nora x
I would say ‘Wild’ is a good title. the darkness that twinkled with promise… I can see that.
Thank you xx
That piece of writing, as well as the image, totally works for me 🙂
Love the title!
~ Marie xox
Thank you Marie xx
It is the urge to tame that is both a driving force and an urge to be overcome; why is it that the thing we are attracted to in another person is so often the thing we simultaneously want to change in them?
I really like your hair in this photo, especially the way the shadows of the strands fall on your arm.
Yes that is an interesting point and it does seem sometimes to be the case. I think for me I want to resist but eventually be overcome. The photo was one of those ones that are just snapped randomly but I like the way it came out. Initially I didn’t like that it was slightly out of focus but that sort of grew on me. Missy x
Love this! The title, quote, image and lovely ‘vignette’ weave a tale that I think many identify with. Bravo!
Thank you Mrs K x
Beautiful concentration of thought. Maybe it should. Less words.
I don’t know why you never think of yourself as a creative writer, why you think fiction is you. It is! This is wonderful, saying so much in so few, yet beautiful, words – I’m inspired by it missy. Great writing. (definitely the low wordcount makes us choose words with extra care)
Love this image! the lighting and the mood – fabulous
May xx
Thank you May xxx
Love both the image and the tale…
Thank you x