"We Held Hands on the Last Night on Earth"
Rating: PG
Pairing: Michael/Daphne
Characters: Michael Corner and Daphne Greengrass
Summary: It's the end of the world as everyone knows it.
Notes: Writing challenge based on lyrics.
Rating: PG
Pairing: Michael/Daphne
Characters: Michael Corner and Daphne Greengrass
Summary: It's the end of the world as everyone knows it.
Notes: Writing challenge based on lyrics.
"You think this is it, then?"
"Yep." He squeezed her hand.
"Not as scared as I thought I'd be." She leaned against him and watched the ever-expanding shield of pure magic energy. It was slowly approaching. No matter how far they ran, no matter how they tried to get away, in the end, no one would win. And it might not look like it, but the shield was moving faster than they could run. It was just very far away right now.
"There aren't any options," Michael said. "I suppose if there were, we'd be trying to get away.
"Everyone else is," Daphne said. She was scared, her hands were shaking, but she wasn't terrified. Like Michael said, there wasn't anything else for them to do, except wait, and hold hands, and be a comfort to each other.
