I'm now starting a new series for the August 31_days challenge on livejournal. Each day of the month has a prompt, and you try to write a ficlet for each prompt and post it on the same day. I'm going to be away for a week, so I may not be able to post every day, but I'm going to try.
I've chosen to write about Alan of Pirate's Swoop and the two people he loves. There will be slash in future chapters. If that bothers you, just don't read them - I will post a warning chapters with slash.
Prompt for August 1st: healed by wind and sun
"Why the sudden need to get away, Alan?"
He looked sharply at his sister. "What do you mean?
"Well, it's only been a few years since you got your shield. I thought Jonathan would be keeping you busy, or that you would want to be kept busy." Aly paused, waiting to see if he would divulge any details. "And then you show up here for your first visit in years and when I ask why, you tell me you just needed to get away."
"I needed some time apart from…certain people. It's very calming here. Makes it easier to think." Alan turned his face to the sea, let the morning sun touch his face as the wind chilled the two standing on the rocks.
"By certain people you wouldn't mean Lianne, would you?"
"I really don't want to talk about it, Aly."
His twin look slightly affronted, but she had matured from the fourteen-year-old who would have begged and prodded until he told her all his secrets, so she turned and left him alone.
Alan sighed and sat on the rocks, his feet dangling just over the water, and tried to let the sun and the sea breeze calm him.
Aly was half right – he did need to get away from Lianne, but she wasn't the only one, and he wasn't even sure why that was suddenly true.
All Alan knew was that even under the balm of the morning sky, his hear was no longer truly his own.
