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Challenge: Schreibaufgaben - exakt 500 Wörter - für mich
Titel: Into the Deep
Fandom: Star Trek AOS
Charaktere: Jim Kirk, Leonard McCoy
Wörter: 500
Sprache: Englisch
Anmerkung: war erst zu einem Thema vom H/C-Bingo gedacht, aber irgendwie war da nur hurt und angst und kein einziges Comfort in Sicht, also wurde schnell mal umgemodelt. Seid also gewarnt ;)
“Damn it, Jim,” Leonard yelled desperately, and looked up again, looked at the branch which Jim clung to, which was creaking under both their weights. Jim couldn’t hold them both, couldn’t get them over the edge again without the branch breaking and letting them both fall into the deep. “Just let go of me.”
When the ground under Leonard’s feet had crumbled Jim had literally jumped after him into thin air to catch him. Now they were both stuck in this awful situation, with no way out. Leonard knew Jim couldn’t save them both. And Leonard knew he couldn’t be responsible for Jim’s death. “Alone you can pull yourself up.”
“I’m not letting go of you, Bones.” Jim breathed heavily, exhaustion clear in his voice. Even if the branch wouldn’t crack any moment, Jim couldn’t hold this up much longer.
Leonard wouldn’t let this happen. “Jim, please,” he begged now. “Just-”
“No!”
There was probably no point of convincing Jim. He was stubborn like that but Leonard needed to get Jim’s hand away from his wrist somehow. Perhaps this was one of these no-win-scenarios but Leonard was determined that it would be only for him. With a lot of effort Leonard lifted his other arm and tried to force Jim’s hand away.
“What are you doing, Bones?” Jim’s voice was full of panic and his grip got even tighter. “Stop that!”
“Spock would agree with me,” Leonard said and for once he wished that it was the Vulcan here with him. Spock would understand. Spock would let him go. “It’s only logical. The only outcome here is that we both die. If you let me go you have a chance at least.”
“I can pull both of us back up!” Jim sounded so convinced.
Leonard wanted to believe him so badly. He heard his determination and Leonard didn’t doubt that Jim believed it. That he just concentrated on the goal and blocked everything else out. He didn’t look at the branch that was to break every minute now, didn’t look at the sheer impossibility of hauling up two bodies back over a cliff to safe ground. Jim only had one thought: He couldn’t lose Leonard. And he would do anything to prevent that.
But Leonard had the same thought. And he had better chances in succeeding than Jim.
He got a hold of Jim’s pinky finger and pulled it back with full force. Jim cried out in pain and out of reflex his grip loosened. Just the opportunity Leonard had been waiting for. With not much more effort he opened Jim’s grip completely and Leonard was free.
For a moment it felt weird to lose the last string to stability and only float in midair until gravity got a hold of him.
It was terrifying to feel himself fall and to realize he was falling down.
In the end it was only heartbreaking to hear Jim’s agonizing scream while watching him get smaller and smaller.
And then everything went black.
Challenge: Schreibaufgaben - exakt 500 Wörter - für mich
Titel: Into the Deep
Fandom: Star Trek AOS
Charaktere: Jim Kirk, Leonard McCoy
Wörter: 500
Sprache: Englisch
Anmerkung: war erst zu einem Thema vom H/C-Bingo gedacht, aber irgendwie war da nur hurt und angst und kein einziges Comfort in Sicht, also wurde schnell mal umgemodelt. Seid also gewarnt ;)
“Damn it, Jim,” Leonard yelled desperately, and looked up again, looked at the branch which Jim clung to, which was creaking under both their weights. Jim couldn’t hold them both, couldn’t get them over the edge again without the branch breaking and letting them both fall into the deep. “Just let go of me.”
When the ground under Leonard’s feet had crumbled Jim had literally jumped after him into thin air to catch him. Now they were both stuck in this awful situation, with no way out. Leonard knew Jim couldn’t save them both. And Leonard knew he couldn’t be responsible for Jim’s death. “Alone you can pull yourself up.”
“I’m not letting go of you, Bones.” Jim breathed heavily, exhaustion clear in his voice. Even if the branch wouldn’t crack any moment, Jim couldn’t hold this up much longer.
Leonard wouldn’t let this happen. “Jim, please,” he begged now. “Just-”
“No!”
There was probably no point of convincing Jim. He was stubborn like that but Leonard needed to get Jim’s hand away from his wrist somehow. Perhaps this was one of these no-win-scenarios but Leonard was determined that it would be only for him. With a lot of effort Leonard lifted his other arm and tried to force Jim’s hand away.
“What are you doing, Bones?” Jim’s voice was full of panic and his grip got even tighter. “Stop that!”
“Spock would agree with me,” Leonard said and for once he wished that it was the Vulcan here with him. Spock would understand. Spock would let him go. “It’s only logical. The only outcome here is that we both die. If you let me go you have a chance at least.”
“I can pull both of us back up!” Jim sounded so convinced.
Leonard wanted to believe him so badly. He heard his determination and Leonard didn’t doubt that Jim believed it. That he just concentrated on the goal and blocked everything else out. He didn’t look at the branch that was to break every minute now, didn’t look at the sheer impossibility of hauling up two bodies back over a cliff to safe ground. Jim only had one thought: He couldn’t lose Leonard. And he would do anything to prevent that.
But Leonard had the same thought. And he had better chances in succeeding than Jim.
He got a hold of Jim’s pinky finger and pulled it back with full force. Jim cried out in pain and out of reflex his grip loosened. Just the opportunity Leonard had been waiting for. With not much more effort he opened Jim’s grip completely and Leonard was free.
For a moment it felt weird to lose the last string to stability and only float in midair until gravity got a hold of him.
It was terrifying to feel himself fall and to realize he was falling down.
In the end it was only heartbreaking to hear Jim’s agonizing scream while watching him get smaller and smaller.
And then everything went black.
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Date: 2017-07-29 06:20 pm (UTC)*rennt zum nächsten Teil*
Äh... Ich fands super, btw! *-*
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Date: 2017-07-30 05:58 pm (UTC)Und ja, echt mal, so oft wie sich Bones über die Logik von Spock beschwert, hätte er hier echt nicht mit so viel Logik rangehen sollen.