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Aug. 25th, 2005 11:34 pmMore
14_lyrics. Princess Tutu. Rue. Was going to do Fakir/Ahiru...but goddamn the line just screamed Rue.
she remembers near the last act (once upon once upon once upon a time) dancing among the swaying feathers, like reeds, large white reeds. she remembers near the last act (there was a girl a princess a raven) en pointe, arms spread, dipping her body down as her eyes gazed upwards. she remembers near the last act (who couldn’t hope who couldn’t dream couldn’t be loved) looking up with the wide eyes of an infant bird.
“my daughter,” he said to her, offering her that heavy, curved claw.
“my father,” she said to him, pressing against it. “a question. just one.”
“ask,” he said graciously. the wind smelled like iron and earth when he spoke
“father,” she said, and her shoulder blades did so ache. “father…”
"...why do I not remember having wings?”
she remembers near the last act (once upon once upon once upon a time) dancing among the swaying feathers, like reeds, large white reeds. she remembers near the last act (there was a girl a princess a raven) en pointe, arms spread, dipping her body down as her eyes gazed upwards. she remembers near the last act (who couldn’t hope who couldn’t dream couldn’t be loved) looking up with the wide eyes of an infant bird.
“my daughter,” he said to her, offering her that heavy, curved claw.
“my father,” she said to him, pressing against it. “a question. just one.”
“ask,” he said graciously. the wind smelled like iron and earth when he spoke
“father,” she said, and her shoulder blades did so ache. “father…”
"...why do I not remember having wings?”
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Date: 2005-08-27 07:21 am (UTC)and her shoulder blades did so ache <-- perfect ♥
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Date: 2005-09-20 07:59 am (UTC)