Supposed to be the song side of http://ficly.com/stories/31520?challenge=1132 but imagination drifted it away a little :)
It’s cold and beautiful at the same time. I haven’t even looked at the other story. This stands on its own.
I liked it. Beauty, existing in such harsh times. A wonderful theme and well-executed.
I’ll take it! Thank you. At first it felt like a story but aren’t the best songs always stories? After reading it a second and third time I began to hear the “melody” and rhythm buried there. It’s subtle but well done.