yiling matriarch (
marginalia) wrote2003-10-17 03:42 pm
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monaboyd drabble. yup.
for
15minuteficlets. in medias res, monaboyd.
the thing billy likes best about dom is that he's unfinished. everything about his face, taken individually, is a little off, like the sculptor suffered a fatal heart attack mid-creation and never had the chance to nudge details properly into place.
the thing dom likes best about billy is that he leaves things unfinished. he drifts off mid-sentence, unable to settle on one direction for his thoughts.
the thing they like best about each other is how the unfinished bits fit together. how billy leaves off mid-reflection, traces dom's jaw with his fingertips and feels dom's smile, answer and conclusion.
the thing billy likes best about dom is that he's unfinished. everything about his face, taken individually, is a little off, like the sculptor suffered a fatal heart attack mid-creation and never had the chance to nudge details properly into place.
the thing dom likes best about billy is that he leaves things unfinished. he drifts off mid-sentence, unable to settle on one direction for his thoughts.
the thing they like best about each other is how the unfinished bits fit together. how billy leaves off mid-reflection, traces dom's jaw with his fingertips and feels dom's smile, answer and conclusion.
