The light exchanged in this encounter: Visible in the Eclipse

[ehyde]

Title: Visible in the Eclipse
Author: EHyde
Word Count/Drabble Type: 100
Character(s)/Ship(s): Wen Zhuliu/Yu Ziyuan
Rating/Warnings: G
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That time, it was purple lightning.

Between them, illuminating their prey in the night. Even then they had their reputations, and knew each other. Zhao Zhuliu with his fists, Yu Ziyuan with her whip, neither fought with the sword. Zhao Zhuliu without his clan, Yu Ziyuan without her husband—

For a night-hunt, for a night, they found more alike between them than all the ties that bound them to the world.

But purple lightning pales under the harsh fire of the sun, and all they share now is the dim glow of a golden core as it fades into darkness.

Comments

[libitina]

Whaaaaaatttt!!! Woooo

100 words will never be enough, but you packed a lot in these

[ehyde]

Thank you!

[amedia]

Oh WOW, this is so vivid and well-drawn! ♥

[ehyde]

Thank you!

[elwendell]

Way to rip a girl's heart out!! :D

[lirelyn]

ohhhhh I love this, so many different kinds of light painting a quick, vivid story of their relationship. lovely and ouch.

[hhimring]

A vivid glimpse of purple lightning.

[ranalore]

I love the hint of a history between these two characters, and this is a beautiful, concise extrapolation of what that history could be.

[hatpinvigilante]

This is fantastic!!

[elizacake]

The show gave us only questions about these two. I like the way you've answered one of them.

[athousandwinds]

Oof, that last line. This is a lovely glimpse into a relationship that's only hinted at in canon.

[dragonofeternal]

Mmm, the way you use imagery of light to tie with both the prompt and the characters is very choice in this. The harsh, sharp excitement of a lightning as a moment of connection on a nighthunt, a flash in the pan attraction that leaves lasting, sprawling lichtenberg-figure consequences. And then the harsh fire of the sun that is a turn to loyalty to the Wen, the haunting image of a golden core going out... Good stuff, really draws the mind in and lets it relish the prompt and the drabble!

Maybe I'm reading too much into stuff but IDK I liked the use of it a;sldkfjsd;lafjk

[littledust]

OUCH. I love this so much, especially the vivid color and light imagery.