Finding Space | AvA/AvM one shots

Against the Blinding Light

"If we can make it to the ground, we'll take the next chance. And the next. On and on until we win... or the chances are spent."

- Jyn Erso, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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We run,
we race against the end of the world.

Our goal is the portal.
We don't know if this will work
but we have to try.

Keep going,
keep going,
the next bridge...

We have our friends.
We have each other.
Together we can do it.

We hide our weariness,
we guard our sorrows.
We bury our fear,
    our aching wounds,
    our reeling minds,
we shore our resolve.

A desp'rate race against the blinding light;
Take each next chance within our sight.

  

The world cracks and shakes and thunders
There is destruction,
    and fire,
It grows ever closer
    on the horizon...

We race against time.
We race against the end of the world

We have our friends.
We have each other, and together we can make it

A desp'rate race against the blinding light;
Take each next chance within our sight.

  

Keep going,
keep going,
    the next hill...

They have done what they can.
They have done their part so we can continue with ours.

We hide our weariness
We guard our sorrows,
we bury our fear,
we shore our resolve

We will make it,
we will make it to the portal

A desp'rate race against the blinding light;
Take each next chance within our sight

  

We race against time
We race against the end of the world

We can make it
We must make it to the portal

Keep going,
keep going...
    The next hill...
    The next ledge...

Gravity fails
There is destruction
    and fire
    and the whiteness beyond that is nothing
It grows ever closer
    On the horizon
    Among the trees

They have done their part so we can do ours

  

Keep going
    The next ledge
    The next bit of ground

We run
We race against time

We do our part

A desp'rate race
    against the
    blinding light
Take each next chance
    within
    our

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Thanks for reading! One day recently, I was listening to Scott Buckley's soundtrack for "The King" - specifically the part "A World Collapsing" - and the ideas for a one-shot started flowing.

Thank you to the people who looked this over! I appreciate you all <3

Posted 17 Jan 2024