Fic: The Bones of Winter

[dragonyphoenix]

Title: The Bones of Winter
Fandom: BtVS, season 6
Rating: G
Character: Tara
Concrit: Please, in Comments
Disclaimer: They aren’t mine, not yet, but they will be… once I’ve taken over the world. Bwah-ha-ha!
Summary: Tara reflecting on why she has to leave Willow
Note: Written for a prompt at Open on Sunday: Winter Bones

The bones of summer cannot be seen. In summer, life feeds on life, always increasing, always taking. Summer is progress, is new and improved, is never stopping because those that stop in summer become bones, become nothing, become whatever summer wants before they even know they are dead.

Tara found the flower. The bones of winter are the stark desolation of a wind so bitter that it burns her soul. When Tara looks at Willow, she sees a summer that takes and takes and Tara, unable to lose more of herself, cannot stay to be burned once again by summer.

Comments

[pssnfrt-ksss.livejournal.com]

I like this. Reflects the tragedy of the situation, where two people in love can't stay together, not because of outside forces but simply because of issues in the relationship itself. Also love the season analogy, especially coming from Tara.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Excellent comments, thank you. Once I started thinking about seasons, I did think Tara would be the best person to reflect on them. I'm so glad you commented on that!