I spent some time yesterday thinking about how much fun I had with my Castle Alphabet Drabble series. (Who am I kidding? It wasn't just fun, it was a blast!) I've decided to begin another series of drabbles, but this time, I'd like to invite anyone reading this to submit a one to two-word prompt. There are a (very) few rules that I'd like you to keep in mind:
1) One to two words only, please.
2) Keep it clean. All drabbles will be rated T and below.
3) If you have a hard time narrowing down a few choices, feel free to list up to three, and I'll choose whichever one speaks to me loudest.
4) All drabbles will be Castle/Beckett unless otherwise specified. I sometimes have a hard time writing the other characters though, so I reserve the right to decline a character or pairing that doesn't work for me. Spoilers through 3x24.
Leave a review containing your prompt, and I'll write a 100-word drabble for the first 25 people to respond. All drabbles will be posted as separate chapters to this story, and I hope to be able to finish them within a month or so.
***All prompts are now taken. Thanks for playing along!***
I'll get the ball rolling with the first entry.
Obligatory Disclaimer: These are not my characters. This is not my universe. 'Nuff said.
Midnight
It was once called the witching hour. Tonight it feels more magical than menacing, and he's glad when sleep eludes him. His life's been full of pivotal events: falling in (and out of) love, Alexis's birth, Derrick Storm's death, six-figure advances, and the day she crashed his release party. But this moment, this precious now, is worth savoring. It's been too long coming.
He lifts a lock of her hair from the pillow to his lips and wonders if his words were an anchor, holding her here, or maybe a beacon, guiding her back. Regardless, the doctors say she'll live.