All Alexander and Hephaistion drabbles - all part of a 100-word drabble challenge - drabbles or ficlets must be either 100, 200, 300, etc., words exactly. Comments appreciated as always.
Prompt - Mood - nostalgic
100 words
The leaves were turning color that day, green giving way to red and yellow, texture moving from soft to brittle, trees brightening and changing to greet the new season. The flowers had already closed their faces to the withering sun, preparing for the next generation. The air was crisp, the usual warmth of the wind becoming sharp and biting, but peppered with the freshness of a new beginning, the excitement of the changing tide of friendship, the promise of a life-long adventure. They'd fumbled and blushed, palms sweaty, hearts pounding in their ears; the first kiss of a lifetime of love.
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Prompt - Mood - depressed
100 words
Alexander knows when madness enfolds his mind, and his heart is full of nothing but sadness, Hephaistion is always the one who pulls him from the icy depths of darkness and returns him to the light. Hephaistion makes the bleak brighter, the impossible feasible, the shadows less daunting. He's always the one to shine light into Alexander's soul, to breath air into Alexander's spirit, to fill Alexander's heart with life-saving love. So what now? How would Alexander survive with his beloved lying cold and lifeless in his arms? Would he succumb to the heartbreak and follow his love? Yes.