Drabbles: Wedding Day (conclusion, parts 9, 10, 11)

[sungreen70.livejournal.com]

Well, it's done. I'm tired now and still not sure what I think of this little series thingy. Thanks all for the feedback! It's late; I'm goin' to bed... hopefully a slashy dream will come and inspire some more fiction ;-) 

Title: Wedding Day (drabbles series)
Author: Sun Green
Pairing: Ry/Col
Rating: G

If you're just joining us now, read these first:

Part 1

http://community.livejournal.com/wl_fanfiction/226428.html#cutid1

Part 2

http://community.livejournal.com/wl_fanfiction/227512.html#cutid1

Parts 3-5

http://community.livejournal.com/wl_fanfiction/228589.html#cutid1


Part 6

http://community.livejournal.com/wl_fanfiction/228902.html#cutid1


Parts 7-8

http://community.livejournal.com/wl_fanfiction/229187.html#cutid1

Colin

 

I’ve never been so tired. I’m too tired to think, too tired to feel. I drain the last of my beer and set the bottle down on the bar.

 

Ryan looks at me as I slide off the stool. “Where are you going?”

 

Good question. I gave up my apartment. And I can’t go back to the house we were going to share. She may have gone there. She probably has more right to be there than I do.

 

Ryan sees my confusion. He gets up too, and takes my arm lightly.

 

“Come on.”

 

I let him lead the way.

 

 

 

Ryan

 

We always walk close enough for our shoulders to touch. I’m relieved this hasn’t changed. We go to my place in silence.

 

There’s only one bed. Colin knows it well. He looks at it, then at me, warily. I hold up my hand.

 

“I know. It’s all right. I’ll take the couch.”

 

He nods, gratefully. “I just need some time to think,” he says apologetically. 

 

“I know,” I say again. “It’s okay, Col.”

 

He takes my hand, squeezing it. “Thank you.”

 

We look at each other for a long moment. Then we turn away, and go off to sleep alone.

  

 

 

Colin

 

Of course I haven’t slept.  

 

I don’t know what will happen now. I don’t know if she’ll ever forgive me, or if she’ll need revenge. To make me pay for the way I hurt her. I don’t know whether my family will accept what I essentially revealed to them today.

 

Right now, I don’t even know if the love I threw everything else away for can survive the consequences of this day.

 

But I know I need to start looking for an answer.

 

The sun is just starting to rise as I throw off the blankets and go to him. 

 

 End

Comments

[cryforthemoon.livejournal.com]

That's a lovely way to end it - open but pretty hopeful :)

[sungreen70.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you! That's what I was shooting for... :-)

[indybaggins.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I guess that last post showed the format, right? :)

But yes, to repeat the comment, I liked the drabbles, it's a nice idea and like the person before me I like the hopefullness of the ending :)

[sungreen70.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And thank you for the tips on linking! :-)

[corliamat.livejournal.com]

Right now, I don’t even know if the love I threw everything else away for can survive the consequences of this day.

But I know I need to start looking for an answer.

The sun is just starting to rise as I throw off the blankets and go to him.
*dies* Perfect way to end it.

I'd opt for more coherency, but my head is hurting lol.

[sungreen70.livejournal.com]

lol. ***slips Corliamat some hangover strength Tylenol***

Thank you! I'm glad y'all liked the ending. It was the hardest part! A shiny happy ending wouldn't have fit with the rest of it. But I am too much a Ry/Col fangirl to break them up. ;-) So I opted for leaving it kinda open. 'Course, we all know how it ends in MY mind!

[dana-kujan.livejournal.com]

A shiny happy ending wouldn't have fit with the rest of it.

So, true. Still, I am shiny and happy with the series and its end. Thank you for sharing it!

[sungreen70.livejournal.com]

Thank YOU for reading and the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed :-)

[makingamochrie.livejournal.com]

Very cool. I liked them all. Thanks for writing them!

[sungreen70.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! Thanks for reading and posting.

[irradiatedsoup.livejournal.com]

N'AWW. This is nice. I like the drabble format. Gives it more of a train of consciousness type feel.

[sungreen70.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was kinda written as train of consciousness I guess. The first one literally just popped into my head and I wrote it down in like five minutes. Some of the others came that quickly too, but I did spend more time on them. I'm glad you enjoyed!

[clayangel.livejournal.com]

*smacks self in forhead* I so totally thought I'd commented on this...

I don’t know if she’ll ever forgive me, or if she’ll need revenge. -- I don't know why, but I really like this line. Perhaps because it conjurs up lots and lots of interesting images. Makes you wonder what, exactly, is going on in Deb's head right now.

I really loved this, though. It had such a great feel to it. Melancholy and yet somehow still hopeful. And not just the end; all of it. I love how Colin's not even sure what he has with Ryan will evolve into anything, but he had to take the chance at it anyway. Just a great little story all around. ^__^

[sungreen70.livejournal.com]

Thanks Clay! That's what I was going for once it became a story and needed an ending. A shiny happy ending wouldn't have fit with the rest of it, but I didn't want to end on a complete downer. I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)

[desiredeffect.livejournal.com]

You start one drabble and then BAM. 11 of them straight to the head.
*collapses*

I know most other people have already pointed out pretty much what I was going to say and I don't really think I'm one for repeating things endlessly - then again... there are times.

It ends on such a melancholy note and that's what makes it's adorable, knowing that things might not be okay and might NEVER be okay, but you've got to live in the moment and try to make the best of what's going on. (:

[sungreen70.livejournal.com]

lol. It was the drabble that wouldn't stop drabbling!

Thank you very much for your feedback! Hey, it's fine with me if you like the same things someone else did! :-) That gives me an idea of what works and what doesn't. I really appreciate your reading and commenting :-)

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, so I read it 3 1/2 years later. (I'm going through the archives.) This was such a good format, having little appetizers before the meal. And then the last dish is still just the right size. Emotional, sweet (or bittersweet), and very well done.