In the white winter, they walked, slipping down sidewalks, looking at trees festooned with snow. A tree branch dropped a small shower when the wind blew. Rey, Ben, and little Ani held hands and watched fat flakes sprinkle the streets afresh.
Here in this winter landscape, two soulmates, a strong dyad with one small addition, found light and dark, sadness and vast happiness, together.
Summer was Rey's time, full of laughter and play. Ben smiled at her exuberance, and Ani giggled and ran wild. It was a time of unrivaled, raucous joy.
Winter, yes, that was Ben's season. The world lay in darkness with bright spurts of light bouncing off the snow when it came. Thick ice reflected the wan sun. Ani was sad sometimes when the plants withered and birds flew south, but Ben showed him how light shifted to a diffuse wash over every aspect of the landscape—blackened trees, sidewalks, grass, bushes, and cozy houses. How snow muffled usual noises to a peaceful quiet when Ben, Rey, and Ani walked to school. How ice talked along the river, crackling to let water run through. How the sadness of death never lingered. Indeed, it was not death, Ben said softly. It was life waiting, nestling, sleeping, resting, until it would burst forth again.
As it would, each and every time.
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Vision
Fanfiction"Vision" is a bit of a departure for me. Told in a poetic style, this brief story is about Rey meeting writer Ben Solo, whose Dark Side manifests as sad and depressing prose. He is her soulmate, but she refuses to tie herself to someone like him...
