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I wrote a drabble-y ficlet. Yay! Okay, so it's short, and based on a fragment that I wrote ages ago. Oh well. Luckily, I never throw anything away, not even story fragments. It's nothing much, I know, I'm terribly rusty, but it's better than nothing.

Title: Wizard
Fandom: BtVS
Character: Ethan
Rating: PG

"When I grow up, I want to be a wizard." Words spoken in absolute earnest back in 1963, long before anyone had heard of Harry Potter. Ethan had been 8 years old at the time, and convinced that magic was the only way to make the boy next door give back the cricket bat he'd stolen.
 
The cricket bat was eventually returned – without the help of wizardry – but the words, once spoken, rippled outwards like waves on the surface of a still pond, working their charm.
 
"This is Ethan," his mother would introduce him, playfully toying with the string of pearls around her neck, "and he wants to be a wizard." Inevitably, the anecdote was followed by laughter. Why nobody laughed when other children said they wanted to become an astronaut, a race car driver, or a horse-breeder in Canada, Ethan never understood.
 
He was twelve when he came across the Book of Janus on a flea market. It was a smelly old tome, written in a language he couldn’t understand, but it felt burning hot to his touch, and the tingle it sent through him spoke of power. Ethan stole it without hesitation.
 
At the age of thirteen he cast his first successful spell.
 
At the age of fourteen he stole his mother’s voice, forever.

Date: 2011-11-20 11:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sueworld2003.livejournal.com
"At the age of fourteen he stole his mother’s voice, forever."

Oh superb. :D

Date: 2011-11-20 11:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
*squee*
Thank you, Sue! *hug*

Date: 2011-11-20 11:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] flaming-muse.livejournal.com
Oooh, that last line gave me chills!

Date: 2011-11-20 12:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you. *beams*

Date: 2011-11-20 12:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thismaz.livejournal.com
I'm here from [livejournal.com profile] sueworld2003 and I agree, that last line is a killer. *g*

Date: 2011-11-20 01:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you. I'm glad you like it. *is happy*
I'll try to convince the muse not to run away again....

*sets out traps, baits and snares*

Date: 2011-11-20 02:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] slaymesoftly.livejournal.com
Oh well done! Loved it.

Date: 2011-11-20 06:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you for letting me know!

Date: 2011-11-20 03:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ezagaaikwe.livejournal.com
Bad, horrible son.

GREAT ficlet.

Date: 2011-11-20 06:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you.
Bad horrible mom! ;-)

Date: 2011-11-20 04:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] audela.livejournal.com
Always love your Ethan. So good to see something new from you. And that last line... ::shudders::

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Date: 2011-11-20 06:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you, dear! I'm glad it works. *beams*

Date: 2011-11-20 05:38 pm (UTC)
shapinglight: (Giles and Ethan)
From: [personal profile] shapinglight
:shiver: That last line is very creepy. That'll teach her to laugh at him.

Date: 2011-11-20 07:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you.
I can't tell you how good it feels to finally write something - even if it's just a tiny ficlet.

Date: 2011-11-20 07:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparrow2000.livejournal.com
Also here from [livejournal.com profile] sueworld2003's rec. That may have been short, but it packed a hell of a punch. Just wonderful.

Date: 2011-11-20 09:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you so much for leaving feedback. *beams*

Date: 2011-11-21 12:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hello-spikey.livejournal.com
absolutely chilling! *clap clap*

Love it.

Date: 2011-11-21 06:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you!

Date: 2011-11-21 02:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knotted-rose.livejournal.com
Chilling. Really lovely. Thanks so much for sharing!

Date: 2011-11-21 06:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you for commenting. I honestly didn't expect so many comments. *beams*

Date: 2011-11-21 09:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ketzel.livejournal.com
Very good!

Date: 2011-11-22 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you.

Date: 2011-11-22 04:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rebcake.livejournal.com
Oh, very well done.

Date: 2011-11-22 09:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you! (Great icon, btw)

Monday, 21 November 2011

Date: 2011-11-22 06:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pingback-bot.livejournal.com
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Date: 2011-11-23 12:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 1-mad-squirrel.livejournal.com
:: shiver ::

Date: 2011-11-23 10:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you for leaving a shiver. :)

Date: 2011-11-23 02:02 am (UTC)
frogfarm: And a thousand gay men wept. (faith S4 puppy)
From: [personal profile] frogfarm
Now there's the voice I remember from Room With No View.

Once more, thunderous applause.

Date: 2011-11-23 10:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com
Thank you! *beams*
It's always very gratifying to know that older stories are well-remembered. *bounce*

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