Title: Forbidden Dreams
Disclaimer: The characters of "Roswell" belong to Jason Katims, Melinda Metz, and 20th Century Fox. They are not mine and no infringement is intended.
Pairings: Michael/Liz; others TBD
Rating: Adult
Summary: A series of drabbles/vignettes that have become their own universe. Responses are based on prompts at Polar Attraction. Drabbles range from when the characters are nine-years-old and span to their late twenties. This is an alternative universe and things will be different from canon.
Radiant
Rich mahogany hair cascades over her shoulder, chocolate eyes flashing with laughter, her soft smile gleaming as she laughs with her friends. Even at the tender age of nine, I can see the life, the pureness that radiates softly from her entire being.
She is not flashy like the other girls at school, always vying for attention, but more like the moon and it's cool, dreamy light. A beauty often overlooked but all the more stunning in its quietness. Everything about her shines, basking in that quiet glow.
My edges are rough. I'm not shiny, not new, I am impure – nothing about me is perfect. I am her opposite in so many ways. My light died long ago when I was yanked from home after home only to find residence with a man who only values the check he receives from my being his ward.
I wonder, if I touch her, if I draw close to her, will I shine like the rest of her circle? Will she be able to rekindle that spark beaten from my soul? Or will I dull her luster; taint the purity that shines in her eyes.
"Michael, come play," a soft voice whispers shyly. I look up to see her before me, that sweet smile shining at me, her hand about to reach out and touch mine. Flinching, I avert my eyes and jerk out of her reach, never seeing the hurt flit across her face.
She walks away, shoulders hunching a bit, the glow still present but not as vibrant as before. I can't risk it. I can't risk that the taint of who I am will completely dull her beauty. Better for me to never know such radiance than to watch the light die from her eyes.