Sunday Six: Insomnia Edition

[rheasilvia]

Yay, for once I have Sunday Sixes to post! I wrote something today - not for one of the four WIPs I already have, of course, but for something entirely new. At least this story should be fairly short, and I already have a title idea. What could go wrong?? (insert maniacal giggle here)

 

He woke with a full-body jerk, soaked in cold sweat and the taste of blood in his mouth. His hand tried to close around the hilt of a sword that wasn’t there; he groped across unexpected softness, tangled himself in a blanket and fell heavily to the floor.

What the - damn it. Damn it, how could he have been so careless - he froze, but if an enemy was in the vicinity it was far too late, and - where was his sword? How -

He put a hand to his stomach, but the skin was whole and unbroken, and nothing hurt. It was dark, he was unarmed, and he had no idea where he was, but there was a solid surface at his back, and he was not injured. If there was anyone here who would harm him, he hoped for their sake they had brought reinforcements.

 

Comments

[bonibaru]

WHERE DO I SIGN UP FOR MORE OF THIS

[rheasilvia]

Here, I hope! I'm so glad you think it sounds interesting. It was such a weird idea; with any luck you'll see! :-)

[starandrea]

Ooh! I like it a lot! ♥.♥

[rheasilvia]

YAY! I am very glad to hear it! Hopefully it will work out the way I envision it. :-)

[mekare]

Nice!

[rheasilvia]

Thank you, I'm glad it sounds interesting! :-)

[firestar]

Oh, eeeenteresting. XD

[rheasilvia]

:-) I am glad you think so!!! I hope it will turn out the way I want...

[jo_lasalle]

At least this story should be fairly short

LOLOLOLOL!

Carry on, carry on. *g*

(It sounds very intriguing and I like! But LOLOLOL!)

[rheasilvia]

I have no idea what you mean! When has a story of mine ever NOT been as short as initially projected...? I ask you!

Errr. ;-)

I am very glad it sounds good! :-)

[kimboo_york]

Oh gosh this is INTENSE and I really want A LOT MORE of it!!!!

[rheasilvia]

Yay, I am very glad you think it sounds interesting! At this point I am hoping to keep the story fairly short, but who knows what may hap. ;-)

[clevermanka]

If there was anyone here who would harm him, he hoped for their sake they had brought reinforcements.
Oh, hello, yes, I am always here for badass Shen Wei.

[rheasilvia]

Badass Shen Wei is the best! ;-) I am very glad this snippet sounds interesting - I hope the story turns out the way I am envisioning it...

[extrapenguin]

Ooh, this is very interesting! I eagerly anticipate the rest. :)

[rheasilvia]

Heee, I'm very glad you think it sounds interesting! It will be an odd story, but I hope it turns out the way I want. :-)

[lynndyre]

Oooh! I am super intrigued, this sounds cool!

[rheasilvia]

I am very glad you think it sounds interesting! :-) I just keep acquiring more and more WIPs. Maybe I should finish some one of these days. ;-)

[tinny]

Wow, that's awesome! I love the internal dialogue a lot!

[rheasilvia]

I am so glad that you think it sounds good! It's a bit of an odd duck of a story, but I'm having a lot of fun writing it. :-)

[ariunderscore]

I like the snippet a *lot* (and hope there'll be more of it eventually), but honestly, I was working through old open tabs and reading the snippet before checking up who posted it. And, well, people waking up from nothing with swords near them made me think Highlander for a sec there.

And then I started wondering about crossing Highlander and Guardian, and the main thing coming to mind is that I'd really like to see Methos run into Da Qing, repeatedly over the years.

It's an entertaining mental image. Thank you. :)

[rheasilvia]

There will absolutely be more eventually! There already is - I've just been delayed by various RL issues. But this is a story that will definitely be finished, although there are no HL-style immortals in it. ;-)

You're right about HL and Guardian, though. I've also been thinking about this, and it would make a lot of sense for Zhao Yunlan to be an immortal. It seems that the time of the obligatory HL crossover has gone, sadly enough.

It's an entertaining mental image.

It is! :-)