A/N: So I’m fairly settled now on Elspeth as the name for Shift’s daughter, so I’m going to start using it if you don’t mind.
Elspeth was four years old the first time she ran into Shift’s arms, crying, “Mama!”—a gift Shift would always be grateful for to Elspeth’s foster parents.
She took Elspeth to the park for a fierce tickle war, a climb on the jungle gym, then finally the swings.
“How high?” Shift asked.
“Right in the clouds!”
Shift laughed and pushed Elspeth higher and higher. She could have said, “Don’t leave me. I need you here.” But she didn’t. She would’ve gladly given her wings.
“Mama, I’m flying!”
In that moment, everything Shift had ever done for her was worth it.
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Kingdoms and Thorn Ficlet: Birth of Wings
Date: 2013-09-08 04:00 pm (UTC)Elspeth was four years old the first time she ran into Shift’s arms, crying, “Mama!”—a gift Shift would always be grateful for to Elspeth’s foster parents.
She took Elspeth to the park for a fierce tickle war, a climb on the jungle gym, then finally the swings.
“How high?” Shift asked.
“Right in the clouds!”
Shift laughed and pushed Elspeth higher and higher. She could have said, “Don’t leave me. I need you here.” But she didn’t. She would’ve gladly given her wings.
“Mama, I’m flying!”
In that moment, everything Shift had ever done for her was worth it.