Divergent Ficlet: Tears

[scribblemyname]

This entry is part 2 of 16 in the series Insurgent Countdown

Fandom: Divergent Trilogy
Story Arc: Selfish
Story Title: Tears
Story Summary: We are trained to remember. We are trained to forget.

The heart of Abnegation was the forgetting of self—and the remembrance of the consequences when he failed. Tobias knew this, thoroughly. He recited it to himself as he trembled in a ball on the floor of the small, dark closet. Forget self. Forget myself. Urgently, pleadingly. Forget, forget, forget.

He learned everything there was to know about tears.

The heart of Dauntless was the forgetting of fears—and why they mattered. Tobias knew this, thoroughly. He recited it to himself every time he stepped into his fearscape when he remembered the closet, remembered the beatings, remembered his father, remembered why he walked away. Forget fear. My fears don’t matter. Urgently, pleadingly. Forget, forget, forget.

He forgot everything there was to know about tears.

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Comments

[lithiumlaughter.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely gorgeous.

I truly feel for Four/Tobias here through the examination of both his worlds. They're reflections of one another, and you GET that. The repetition of 'forget' is such a nice stroke -- his parallel existences (i.e. Abnegation/Dauntless, Tobias/Four) while different, are more similar than one might imagine. Perhaps that's even a strong way to point to Divergence...hmmm...

Beautiful, doll. Thanks for sharing.
(EIGHTEEN DAYS. AAAAAAARGH.)

[scribblemyname]

She likes it! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!

That's one of the things I see a lot in characters, their own lives reflecting back on themselves. We tend to go in circles and cycles and work similar themes our whole lives long, even while we grow. And boy, do I love Four. Though I probably should have used Four for the second half. Hm.

[whipsy.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, this is really great! Funny how they're so different and so similar...

Nicely done! =D

[scribblemyname]

Thank you! I kind of went with a theme and how this character reacts to his life. People change but there are parts of them that tend to remain the same.