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After the Volcano by Mary Morgan [PG]
Fandom: Xena Warrior Princess
Pairing: Gabrielle/Xena
Length: 2,929 words
Author LJ: n/a
Author Website: n/a (thus far... am still searching)
Why This Must Be Read:
What pleases me most about this fic (and I feel will please all of you as well) is the fact that this little tale is from an outside perspective - from the viewpoint of a man (not a god or a warrior) - but a simple man with a lot of pain, caught up in the devastation that a volcano caused and a wounded son.
And this character gives us all a wonderful vision of Gabrielle, of her selflessness and of her unwavering connection to one warrior princess.
All things are revealed at just the right pace in this story.
Very lovely.
When she reached them, he could see she was perhaps older than she looked, and not at all simple or childish. Her eyes were green and had depths he hadn't expected, were netted in little lines which also hooked round the ends of her lips and suggested a nature easily moved to either tears or laughter. He guessed she responded to the world unguardedly, without reserve or calculation, giving it her trust. And now that she was leaning over him, he could see even more clearly the desolation she hid. He wondered, just for a moment, who had caused it, whom she was looking for with such diligent patience.
After the Volcano by Mary Morgan
Pairing: Gabrielle/Xena
Length: 2,929 words
Author LJ: n/a
Author Website: n/a (thus far... am still searching)
Why This Must Be Read:
What pleases me most about this fic (and I feel will please all of you as well) is the fact that this little tale is from an outside perspective - from the viewpoint of a man (not a god or a warrior) - but a simple man with a lot of pain, caught up in the devastation that a volcano caused and a wounded son.
And this character gives us all a wonderful vision of Gabrielle, of her selflessness and of her unwavering connection to one warrior princess.
All things are revealed at just the right pace in this story.
Very lovely.
When she reached them, he could see she was perhaps older than she looked, and not at all simple or childish. Her eyes were green and had depths he hadn't expected, were netted in little lines which also hooked round the ends of her lips and suggested a nature easily moved to either tears or laughter. He guessed she responded to the world unguardedly, without reserve or calculation, giving it her trust. And now that she was leaning over him, he could see even more clearly the desolation she hid. He wondered, just for a moment, who had caused it, whom she was looking for with such diligent patience.
After the Volcano by Mary Morgan