Promises Made; PG
Jul. 11th, 2011 03:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Title: Promises Made
Author:
shadowycat
Rating: PG
Challenge: #392: Random Adjective Generator
Word Count: 100
Prompt Word: Inflexible
As the sky brightened, he leaned against the cold stone wall and closed his eyes. Beneath his mask blood slipped down his cheek collecting in the hollow at his neck, the smell making him nauseous. He’d survived one more night. How many more did he have? How many more did he want?
Aching with bone-weariness, he was sorely tempted to let his aim waver, his wand drop, to leave himself vulnerable to fate. The inflexibility of promises made did not allow for such indulgence, so with a trembling hand, he pushed open a door and took up his part again.
Author:
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Rating: PG
Challenge: #392: Random Adjective Generator
Word Count: 100
Prompt Word: Inflexible
As the sky brightened, he leaned against the cold stone wall and closed his eyes. Beneath his mask blood slipped down his cheek collecting in the hollow at his neck, the smell making him nauseous. He’d survived one more night. How many more did he have? How many more did he want?
Aching with bone-weariness, he was sorely tempted to let his aim waver, his wand drop, to leave himself vulnerable to fate. The inflexibility of promises made did not allow for such indulgence, so with a trembling hand, he pushed open a door and took up his part again.