ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DREAMS
A BABYLON 5 FANFICTION
AUTHOR: Djap
PAIRING: Londo x G'Kar
DISCLAIMER: The boys don't belong to me and I won't make any money with them. Promise.
BETA: Neenabluegirl – thanks for your patience and your great work
GENRE: Romance, Drama
RATING: PG
A/N: The term 'brachiarti' is borrowed from Andraste's wonderful story 'Ad Libitum'. If you like this pairing and haven't stumbled across that particular story yet, please go and read it (and the rest of her work). I do highly recommend it.
G'Kar & Londo
G: Narn dream always of the past. Too seldom they cherish the moment of the present.
L: Centauri dream always of the future. Too seldom they cherish the moment of the present.
G: G'Kar's dreams are mostly filled with war, with hate and death. He has lived through all of this and still, he cannot escape his past.
L: Londo's dreams are mostly filled with war, with destruction and loss. He will have to live through most of it, because he cannot escape his future.
G: His past defines who he will always be.
L: His future has always defined who he is.
G: When the dreams wake him, he mourns for the loss of innocence in Narn children and for all Narn who have fallen in the war for freedom.
L: When the dreams wake him, he mourns for the sad future of his most precious and deepest love: Centauri Prime.
G: He never feels more alone than in moments like this, waking in the middle of night, despairing over facts he can't change.
L: He never feels more alone than in moments like this, waking in the middle of night, despairing over facts he can't change.
G: Then he realizes that he isn't alone in his bedchamber anymore. At once there are strong arms around his waist and the soft touch of brachiarti curling around his arm brings him back to the present.
L: Then he realizes that he isn't alone in his bedchamber anymore. At once there are strong arms around his waist and the familiar feel of a linen robe on his bare brachiarti brings him back to the present.
G: The touch is soothing and it keeps the demons of his past at bay.
L: The touch is soothing and it keeps the demons of his future at bay.
G: It reminds him that he isn't alone in his misery, at least not right now. His past is a fact he has to deal with, but he still can enjoy the few moments of happiness the present allows him to have.
L: It reminds him that he isn't alone in his misery, at least not right now. His future is a fact he can't change, but he still can enjoy the few moments of happiness the present allows him to have.
G: Enfolded in that strong embrace G'Kar can for once live in the moment and forget everything else.
L: Enfolded in that strong embrace Londo can for once live in the moment and forget everything else.
Endless End
Finished 16th January 2010