Title: He Lied
Word Count: 121
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "he lied."

( The young woman sat there... )

Title: Forever is an Awfully Long Time
Word Count: 96
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "Forever is an awfully long time."

After watching the movie, one lone quote from the film stuck in Jeanne's mind:

"For-ev-er, for-ev-er, for-ev-er..."

It rang in her mind like a bad memory for the week thereafter, like a skipping CD or a stuck video. She'd find herself mouthing the words during especially powerful bouts of contemplation, like when she did her math homework, or when she was completing perfectly mindless tasks, like putting away the dishes. It was annoying really.

So, it was with much deliberation one day that she realized, out loud no less, that "Forever is an awfully long time."

Title: Waiting
Word Count: 129
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "This time there was nothing to do but wait."

( She was never good at waiting... )

Title: Tomorrow
Word Count: 128
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "tomorrow."

( While her companions slept peacefully... )

Title: All in Love
Word Count: 149
Note: Written for the katara_zuko prompt, "We were all in love and we all got hurt." This was the first idea that came to mind when I eyed the prompt.

( She stood there over his lifeless body... )

Title: The Future was Written
Word Count: 80
Note: Written for the prompt_a_day prompt, "the future was written."

( If the past was written on the temple's walls... )

Title: Three Little Words
Word Count: 122
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "three little words."

( Wait for me! )

Title: Beast
Word Count: 86
Note: Written for the prompt_a_day prompt: He who makes himself a beast takes away the pain of being a man.

( Being half-human and half-demon had always left him on the fringes of both societies... )

Title: He'd Never Seen the Ocean
Word Count: 118
Note: Written for the [Bad username: all_unwritten"] prompt, "he'd never seen the ocean."

( To be honest, he'd never seen the ocean. )

Title: Signs
Word Count: 128
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "signs."

( How had she not noticed it sooner? )

Title: A Bitter Cold
Word Count: 91
Note: Written for the prompt_a_day prompt, "a bitter cold."

( A bitter cold enveloped her heart... )

Title: Wishful Thinking
Word Count: 141
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "wishful thinking." Based off of yesterday's freak winter storm -- snow fell at elevations below 2,000 feet!

( She stares out the window, hoping that the chilling rain will end soon... )

Title: Love Is
Word Count: 41

Love is laughing together without reason and without embarrassment, sharing silences that are no longer awkward, crying without remorse, knowing that someone's there no matter what, and hoping to grow old together. Or, at least, that's why I love my husband...

Title: The Crowd Was Dead
Word Count: 143
Note: Written for the prompt_a_day prompt, "the crowd was dead."

( She stood there, stock-still under the glare of the stage lights. )

Title: Candy Hearts
Word Count: 157
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "candy hearts." I think a little of my own cynicism about the heavily commercialized holiday snuck into my response to this prompt. Here's to eating "the good stuff"!

( Jeanette rolled her eyes at the stack of flimsy paper cards collecting on her desk. )

Title: Big Moments
Word Count: 141
Note: Written for an unusual prompt at all_unwritten: Bottom line is, even if you seem them coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? Nah. The big moments are gonna come, you can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are.

~Whistler, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

This isn't written so much as a fanfic, but a depiction of a particular scene in my head.

( He stood there staring at the madman holding his friend hostage. )

Title: Revolution
Word Count: 120
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "revolution."

( While other kids loved going on the carousel... )

Title: Disagree
Word Count: 74
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "disagree."

( The two men couldn't have been any more different )

Title: Distant Shores
Word Count: 115
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "distant shores." This is the first time I've written anything for a fandom other than Avatar: The Last Airbender.

( The smell of salt... )

Title: Cold
Word Count: 76
Note: Written for the all_unwritten prompt, "cold."

( Like the ice-covered tundra of her homeland... )