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Here's my first 100-word drabble. It was written with [livejournal.com profile] arrmaitee.


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His Screams Fill The Night

by

Daylyn


His screams fill the night.

The boy lies in the infirmary, pale in the moonlight; his lightening-shaped scar bleeding dark red.

Albus senses my approach. “Severus, how are…?” he falters.

I gaze into his cold, opaque eyes. I want to cry out… to make him taste Lupin’s spattered blood and witness my lover’s silent stoic stare as I bludgeoned him in service to the Dark Lord.

“Fine, Headmaster,” I reply instead.

“Severus,” he utters uneasily. “I didn’t mean…”

I walk away, unwilling to hear his false platitudes. He will never understand.

Only the screaming boy and I know the pain.


Date: 2004-05-03 10:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] x-ariadne-x.livejournal.com
Wow .... just...wow!

Date: 2004-05-03 10:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thanks! I really should be working on other things, but this just came to me in the shower (disturbing, huh), and I just had to write it instead.

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Date: 2004-05-03 10:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miss-serpentine.livejournal.com
Oooh! Very nice! The imagery is very well done.

Date: 2004-05-03 11:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thanks!

So few words ....

Date: 2004-05-03 11:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] legacylady.livejournal.com
... but SO MUCH raw emotion packed into them!! WELL DONE!! I had to read it twice to let it sink in - the sadness and pain Snape must have felt.

Kudos!!!

Re: So few words ....

Date: 2004-05-03 11:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thank you! I just had to stop doing everything else until I had this written. I'm glad you enjoyed it. (And I agree, poor Snape; he's forced to repress his screams and his pain)

Date: 2004-05-04 12:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] celtic-phantasm.livejournal.com
Wow. Very short but very powerful. Fantastic job.

Date: 2004-05-04 01:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thank you so very much!

Date: 2004-05-04 02:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrmaitee.livejournal.com
This is absolutely outstanding. In 100 words, you've conveyed more emotion than most authors do in novel length fanfics. Bravo!

Date: 2004-05-04 03:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Well, thank you! There's a lot of pain packed in there. And anguish. Poor Snape.

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Date: 2004-05-04 05:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] babydyke1319.livejournal.com
I just spent the last hour watching a Documentary about Cannibalistic serial killers, and it didn't make me ill.

I read this, and it made me cry and want to vomit.

I praise you. This was fantastic.

Date: 2004-05-04 06:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Umm...thanks (I think).

I know what you mean, though. The piece disturbs me as well. I have know idea where it came from, but I was compelled to write it.

Date: 2004-05-04 08:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] partitioning.livejournal.com
Pointed here by [livejournal.com profile] armaitee...
Raw emotion... I like the last line a lot.

Date: 2004-05-04 10:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thank you! It is pretty raw, isn't it...

Date: 2004-05-04 05:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jupluna.livejournal.com
Wow....thats all I can really say.

Date: 2004-05-04 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
"Wow" says a lot. Thanks!

Date: 2004-05-05 02:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shimaspawn.livejournal.com
You managed to convey an amazing amount of emotion with a tiny amount of words. Kudos to you.

Date: 2004-05-05 02:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thank you. There is quite a lot of emotion there, and I think the fact that no one expresses it is what makes the piece so compelling.

Date: 2004-05-07 09:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] little-sun.livejournal.com
poors...
moving...

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Wow!

Date: 2004-05-12 04:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amsev.livejournal.com
Ouch. Beautiful. Dark. Ouch. Nice job!

Re: Wow!

Date: 2004-05-12 09:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thank you so much. I have a few longer fics in my head that I plan to actually write, but RL is going to be a bitch for the next few weeks. After that...

Nice...

Date: 2004-05-14 11:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vejgeta9.livejournal.com
Well, a little birdie told me to read this dribble... the little birdie was of course arrmaitee lol... anywayz... wow... it is kinda angsty... (the best kind of dribble) again... wow... Please know that it's well liked!!

Re: Nice...

Date: 2004-05-16 04:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Hi there,

Glad you liked it. Yes, [livejournal.com profile] arrmaitee has dubbed me the angst queen -- everything I'm coming up with is so sad and angsty. (he does comedy, I do angst. Oh well).

Anyway, thanks for dropping by; it's nice to meet you!

Date: 2004-06-28 05:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/__b_r_o_k_e_n/
Incredible. That's all I can say.

Date: 2004-06-29 06:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thank you so much. I posted this a while ago and I certainly wasn't expecting a comment at this time. I really appreciated it. (I still need to work on other stories -- maybe I'll do that soon).

Review

Date: 2004-07-11 01:54 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] alienstars2004.livejournal.com
Disturbing. Very disturbing. Good, still.

Re: Review

Date: 2004-07-31 09:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
So sorry it took me so long to respond to your review. RL was interfering in a big way.

Thanks so much for the feedback. It's just 100 words, but yes, it is disturbing. I keep thinking of expanding it from this point... maybe someday.

Thanks again.

Date: 2004-08-06 02:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whitefaith.livejournal.com
And now I'm crying.
That was amazing, one of the best drabbles I have ever read. It just, struck such a chord with me, so powerful.

Date: 2004-08-06 03:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thank you!

Date: 2004-08-09 01:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chokl8-opal.livejournal.com
its so cool and spooky-like! (that's a compliment, btw) i like never review anything, but this is so cool! love the emotion...

Date: 2004-08-09 11:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thanks for the review. It's great to get feedback, and I'm happy that you liked the emotion I was trying to convey.

Date: 2004-09-22 01:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lilmisstwirly.livejournal.com
wow. short, but powerful.

Date: 2004-09-22 08:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thanks so much. I keep thinking of expanding the story, but I almost don't want to touch it.

Date: 2004-10-14 03:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/ce_nedra_/
Oh, so short, but it seems that there is such a long story behind it all. I can really feel the love these two boys have for each other. So much love but also so much pain. Very beautiful and tragic.
It's actually the title that caught my attention, I like the sound of it, sad but beautiful.
That's just a wonderful piece of work. ^_^

Date: 2004-10-20 08:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thank you! I'm thinking of writing a long story using the drabble as a jumping off point -- but it would be incredibly sad. I have the continuation all in my head; now I just have actually write it.

And Ce Nedra as your LJ user name. Way cool. I actually am a big fan of the Belgariad.

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Guh...

Date: 2005-01-22 01:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stardustlady.livejournal.com
Wow... just wow. It's been a long time since a story made me, well, feel like that. I actually cried. I cannot believe I cried over a 100 words when I rarely cry over anything. Amazing emotion packed into those few words. I wish I could say something more eloquent, but you've cut me to the core.

Date: 2005-07-12 03:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kirili.livejournal.com
Eugh.
Gorgeous.

I think I cried a little..

Date: 2005-09-04 05:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hd-slash-fan.livejournal.com
So beautiful and sad... I just wanted to die...

loved it.

Wow!

Date: 2006-02-17 02:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] at-splicken.livejournal.com
You can just feel the pain in this, and the image of Severus bludgeoning Remus as he stood and stared at him is really vivid. Brilliant.

Re: Wow!

Date: 2006-02-17 08:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thank you! It's so cool to get a comment on something I posted so long ago. This is still one of my favorite pieces I've done, because it has so much pain and horror condensed into 100 words. Thanks again.

Date: 2009-07-22 06:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] riku-rocks.livejournal.com
Wow. This is impressive. It's short and to the point, yet implies such powerful imagery and emotions. Well done.

Date: 2009-07-23 10:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daylyn.livejournal.com
Thank you so much. It's really cool to get a comment on something I posted so long ago. This remains one of my favorite pieces because I'm quite pleased at how much pain and horror I managed to condense in 100 words.

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