Title: Why the Birdcage Sings
Author: LM Simpson (Kady the Red Panda
Pairing(s): gen
Rating: K+
Warning(s): very poor form Japanese poetry formatting
Summary: Prompt: jewelry. The birdcage witch before she was born.
Disclaimer: I'm just a fan.
Other tidbits: I always found Roberta interesting, plus the theory she was originally Madoka's teacher. The idea of this birthed when the jewelry theme came up and I remembered that when Roberta died a shower of jewels followed (turns out they were actually from her barrier, but seeing all those jewels fascinated me). I've written fanfic like poems before but this is the first fanfic I've written that was a series of poems (in this case tankas and a haiku). Here's hoping the Pit doesn't ruin my formatting. This could also work for the role reversal prompt. Originally posted for the fan_flashworks community on Dreamwidth.
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A wish, that's all he
needs, in order to form the
contract- the one where
she, Kazuko, will battle
the evil plaguing the world.
...
A wish, which she said
with little thought and much joy,
as she spent it
on jewels: rubies, diamonds-
gems she desired to be.
...
A wish, that she would
eventually regret,
as in retrospect
it should've been on a man
that liked how she cooked his eggs.
...
A wish, that she starts
reflecting upon while
sipping some red wine,
before giving up on the men
and witches that bring such pain.
...
A wish, that contorts
as her gem blackens for good,
and Kazuko, depressed,
no longer cares that she is
shifting into what she hunts.
...
Kazuko, no more;
a witch trapped in a birdcage
replaces the teacher.