Primeval Drabble: Hope?
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knitekatTitle: Hope?
Author: knitekat
Word Count: 100
Characters: James Lester/unnamed
Rating: 18
Disclaimer: Primeval belongs to Impossible Pictures. Certainly not me. Writing for fun and will replace.
A/N: For P100 prompt 868: In The Bleak Midwinter. Could be considered part of my Last Night series [The Last Night, Third Times The Charm, Hubris, Out Of Time, Impossible Dreams and The End?]
My thoughts turned to my mother’s favourite hymn, one her grandfather had often sung to her as a child. I recalled her saying it had given him comfort in the trenches, that hope remained even in the darkest of times.
Hope seemed so far away when I was face-to-face with the Future Predators. All I could see was my own death and…
I started at a noise beside me, my heart thudding in my chest and my breathing harsh gasps. I felt arms wrap around me as I was held against a firm chest.
“You’re safe. I’ve got you, James.”
Author: knitekat
Word Count: 100
Characters: James Lester/unnamed
Rating: 18
Disclaimer: Primeval belongs to Impossible Pictures. Certainly not me. Writing for fun and will replace.
A/N: For P100 prompt 868: In The Bleak Midwinter. Could be considered part of my Last Night series [The Last Night, Third Times The Charm, Hubris, Out Of Time, Impossible Dreams and The End?]
My thoughts turned to my mother’s favourite hymn, one her grandfather had often sung to her as a child. I recalled her saying it had given him comfort in the trenches, that hope remained even in the darkest of times.
Hope seemed so far away when I was face-to-face with the Future Predators. All I could see was my own death and…
I started at a noise beside me, my heart thudding in my chest and my breathing harsh gasps. I felt arms wrap around me as I was held against a firm chest.
“You’re safe. I’ve got you, James.”
