Fandom: Howl's Moving Castle
Title: Yellow Tulips
Author/Artist: skanimefan/silentstarslight (on #26 Yellow Tulips; Hopeless Love Pairing/Characters: Sophie/Howl
Rating: G
Disclaimer/claimer: I have yet to write a book or direct a movie. I don't own the characters.
Summary:
A 'What if'. What if they were able to defeat the Witch of Waste but Sophie never broke Howl's and Calcifer's contract?


Howl sat down in front of the grave, ignoring the fact that he would stain his new suit. It had been years since she had died, and even more years since the incident with the Witch of the Waste.

She stayed with them, keeping house after all that happened, having nothing else to do. She also ran the flower shop, experimenting with the plants, and even developing a more deadly plant killer. But she never married, and he knew why.

The contract between he and Calcifer was never broken, so he would never be able to love properly, and the one woman he did love was in serious denial. It was hopeless from the start. After all, when they had first met, she was terrified of him. Besides, she deserved someone better then him, someone who wasn't a liar, someone who wasn't such a peacock.

Howl left the flowers on the grave, they were yellow tulips. She had loved the color yellow.

Sophie Hatter

Wonderful sister, aunt, and daughter.


A/N: First attempt for trying to write for a community and an HMC fic.