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Tales of Graces f - (AU) Childhoodverse
Title: Changed
Fandoms: Tales of Graces f
Genre: Gen
Rating: PG
Words: 181
Disclaimer: I don't own Tales of Graces.
Summary: Everything will be different for Richard from this morning on.
Author's Notes:Why am I posting after pulling a quasi-allnighter.
I've been experimenting with form and symmetry lately (although I haven't actually posted anything else yet), and this is part of what I've been trying. I can't say I feel I was particularly successful here, but hey.
This was also intended to preface another fic taking place the first full day after the events on Lhant Hill, but it ended up not fitting the overall tone, so I'm posting it as its own piece. So yup.
Richard knew, with complete certainty, that his life had been permanently changed. Even if he returned to the capital in the very next moment, he would be different—his whole life would be different. Asbel had changed everything.
When he'd woken up that morning, he'd spent a while just lying back in . . . in wonder. Thanks to Asbel and Sophie, he'd been able to open his eyes, take a breath, and look around at the simple decorations of Lhant Manor. He was alive.
And Asbel had proven him wrong. There were people in the world who did great and kind acts with no thought of reward. There was someone out there who wanted to be his friend because of the person he was—not because of his status and not because of his father's status. Asbel wanted to be his friend because he enjoyed his company. And Sophie, too. And . . . maybe even Hubert and Cheria.
His life had been permanently changed. For the very first time, Richard was looking forward to finding out what the day would bring.
Fandoms: Tales of Graces f
Genre: Gen
Rating: PG
Words: 181
Disclaimer: I don't own Tales of Graces.
Summary: Everything will be different for Richard from this morning on.
Author's Notes:
I've been experimenting with form and symmetry lately (although I haven't actually posted anything else yet), and this is part of what I've been trying. I can't say I feel I was particularly successful here, but hey.
This was also intended to preface another fic taking place the first full day after the events on Lhant Hill, but it ended up not fitting the overall tone, so I'm posting it as its own piece. So yup.
Richard knew, with complete certainty, that his life had been permanently changed. Even if he returned to the capital in the very next moment, he would be different—his whole life would be different. Asbel had changed everything.
When he'd woken up that morning, he'd spent a while just lying back in . . . in wonder. Thanks to Asbel and Sophie, he'd been able to open his eyes, take a breath, and look around at the simple decorations of Lhant Manor. He was alive.
And Asbel had proven him wrong. There were people in the world who did great and kind acts with no thought of reward. There was someone out there who wanted to be his friend because of the person he was—not because of his status and not because of his father's status. Asbel wanted to be his friend because he enjoyed his company. And Sophie, too. And . . . maybe even Hubert and Cheria.
His life had been permanently changed. For the very first time, Richard was looking forward to finding out what the day would bring.