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Title: Holding Hope
Author: Mareel
Author's e-mail: [email protected]
Author's Web site: http://www.geocities.com/bdebpr
Fandom: Enterprise
Pairing: Archer/Reed
Rating: G
Category: Slash
Series: Just Before Morning
Sequel to: Intimacies
Summary: When love abides, so does hope.
Comments: This is the fourth in a loosely connected series,
inspired by the Treksoap Jon and Mal (with my deepest thanks to their
creators). But no backstory is necessary to understand the bond
between two lovers trying to work through the aftermath of serious
trauma. Here Jon offers what comfort he can, hoping it will somehow
be enough. (Originally posted to LJ metasoap entitled 'Anchor'--I've
reverted to my first choice of title because it feels right.)
Archived to Reed's Armory on 04/23/2004.
I watch you sleep, at peace in my arms...demons banished, for the moment, by my love...our love, an anchor in a storm of unwelcome memories.
I hold you close, wishing I could do more to keep you safe or ease your passage through unbearable pain.
I stroke your cheek, drop silent kisses into your hair. My hand rests on your chest, holding your heart, unconsciously matching each breath with my own.
I feel you stir, nestling closer to my heart...and cry silently, moved beyond words at seeing on your lips...after all...the shadow of a smile.
~the end~