When the Lilacs Last Bloomed

by sleepy queens

"Little things seem like nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air." [a drabble collection]

2. One more sip of absinthe

A/N: This is a collection of drabbles written for various challenges.

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When the Lilacs Last Bloomed
a collection of drabbles

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Character(s): Cho Chang
Challenge(s): The Becoming a Wizard Challenge: The First Breath Into the Wizarding Word #02 and the Minor Character Boot Camp Challenge #50 - bruise.

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One more sip of absinthe, and I can capture the beauty of the night, Cho tells herself, feeling the strong liquid burning her throat, bringing tears to her eyes. The world shifts.

Everything is happening too fast, too simultaneously, too beautifully. The hard wood under her feet is cool and the texture's similar to the old, gnarled paintbrush in her hand and Cho wants to feel it. She rests her head on the floor, her cheek flattening as if it feels the whirl-y patterns.

The bruised midnight purple sky is far from her mind when Cho finally lifts herself off the floor and brings her brush to the canvas. Cadmium orange, sienna, permanent rose. She transforms the swirls of bare wood into a psychedelic galaxy trapping a girl made of charcoal and ash.

Cho never manages to capture beauty. Instead, she creates it.