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Reed's Armory -- A Malcolm Reed Fanfiction Archive .. |
Title: Cherish, Respect, Shelter, Defend
Author: Mareel
Author's e-mail: [email protected]
Author's Web site: http://www.geocities.com/bdebprA
Fandom: Enterprise
Pairing: Archer/Reed
Rating: G
Category: Slash
Warning: Deathfic
Series: Refuge
Sequel to: When Winds of Changes Shift
Summary: "It should have been me."
Spoilers: Zero Hour
Comments: This is part of my Season 3 A/R series (Refuge) and refers to earlier stories in the series, including the vows the two exchanged before leaving Earth for the Expanse (see "Memory and Promises"). I have a feeling that there is a great deal about Zero Hour that I need to explore. This is my first, but certainly not only, take on it, and is Malcolm giving voice to some of his thoughts.
Archived to Reed's Armory on 07/08/04.
cherish, respect, shelter, defend
We made four vows to one another
when we chose to wed, to join our lives.All have been tested.
There were days I didn't like him,
but I loved him...times I couldn't accept the Captain's decisions, but never lost respect for the struggling man under the uniform...
nights when I thought he would spurn the refuge I offered, but still he found his way to my arms.
I thought the fourth would be the easy one... How could I not protect him, defend him with my life?
I failed to keep that fourth vow.
And now he's dead.
~the end~