Imperfection
by Sulkie Wolfen

This is an attempt at a further exploration of a concept I briefly brushed on in "Obsession"... that's not to say it'll be as good as "Obsession" though, so don't get your hopes up XP lol. That sounded a lot more pretentious than it was meant to...

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It's all very ironic. King Scar- you know, the lion who I'm completely revolted by but he... doesn't exactly feel the same way about me?- is anything but glamorous, or perfect, or any of those things they brag about in all the classic romances. Truth be told, he might as well be a symbol of all things imperfect.

But all the things that make him so imperfect seem to be the most perfect things about him. I suppose what I'm referring to, more than anything else, is his namesake. You know, the scar.

It's really ugly. There's only one, so it's not symmetrical, or normal, or really anything... you know, standard for us lions. And it's... I don't know, dirty or something. It suggests violence and other such unpleasantries (which I now declare a word). Blecch, there's really nothing nice to say about it at all.

And yet.

The very symbol of his imperfection is the most perfect thing about him. The only thing smooth, or making of any sense at all. It's a sliver of pink, almost delicately carved across his eye.

I think I've given this all too much thought. Poetry is really stupid that way- I mean, with all this science stuff the idea of connections between the physical and the emotional is kinda superfluous. We owe it all to hormones, so I really ought to shut up.

Still, it bothers me.

Fixation with insignificant details. Huh. I really don't want to know what that means.

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Okay, I'm aware that this is the shortest ficlet I've probably ever written, but it was more of a writing exercise than anything else. Even so, I've decided to share it with you all just to let you know that I'm not dead.

On another note- the shortness is justified. I really hate it when I find myself explaining everything I say just to make the story longer. Surely people appreciate my... subtle style of writing? Right?

Lol. I think she likes him- don't you? XD