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"That Unexpected Spark"
Prompt: "...the flame flickered before..."
She didn't know when it happened, only that it wouldn't let her go.
Perhaps, it had begun in the old DVD store, when she'd first seen his lopsided smile. Or in the library, when he'd sat beside her, listening to a history of angels. Or in that moment of desperate terror, when she'd thought everything hopeless…and then felt his arms surround her.
Or, perhaps, it happened the first time she kissed him: an unexpected spark of feeling for a friend who could be something more.
The flame flickered before, but that kiss had made it flare.
Sally wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
Author's Note: I've started to revisit the microcosm of my Songbirds due to the "100-Word Challenges for Grown-Ups" over at Julia's Place WordPress blog. Having the constraint of a particular prompt (as well as a specific wordcount) makes me think carefully about the words I choose.
These 100-word vignettes jump around a bit in time (as Doctor Who stories are wont to do), but I'll try my best to keep them more or less in chronological order.
I hope you enjoy!
