DRABBLE: The Gift of Life

[jagnikjen.livejournal.com]

Title: The Gift of Life
Author: JAGNikJen
Words: 100
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Robin, Seth
Genre: Missing Scene
Spoilers: Parent Hood
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: I do not own Robin Hood or Robin. I have earned nothing from this endeavor except for the pleasure that comes from the writing and the possibility of a nice comment or two.
Notes: Thanks to WastingYourGum for the plot bunny.
Summary: Robin contemplates Seth.

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The Gift of Life

The feeling of the small life in his hands filled Robin with awe.

The infant gazed at him with implicit trust. Utmost faith that Robin was there only for his good and not for ill.

Had this baby gazed upon the last person to hold him with like trust? Well, look where that had gotten him.

That someone could throw away something so precious was despicable.

Marian's derisive, “Is it yours?” had cut him to the quick. He would not be so careless, and yet a part of him longed to lay claim to the new precious life.

Comments

[wastingyourgum.livejournal.com]

Wonderful, wonderful drabble - perfectly captures a small moment.

Beautifully done.

[jagnikjen.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. Your kind words mean a lot.

[queerlyobscure.livejournal.com]

Aww. This is strangely adorable, you know? Robin did look good holding a baby.

[jagnikjen.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you.

And not only adorable, but comfortable, as well.

[ladyarcherfan3.livejournal.com]

I agree with ladylovelace - adorable. :) But also rather sad at the same time, with the bit about the baby looking at the person holding him with "implicit trust", but having been left in the forest.

[jagnikjen.livejournal.com]

Welcome to my fic, LadyArcherFan. Thanks for reading and reviewing.

[robinfanatic.livejournal.com]

Lovely! That last line - his longing - just makes your heart ache.

[jagnikjen.livejournal.com]

I have noticed him looking longingly at babies and Marian on the occasions we were given. I think that's one consequence of his outlaw status he never considered.

[omteddy2006.livejournal.com]

Babies do have a way of shifting your perspective and causing you to reassess, don't they?

Well done, you. (And well done, baby Seth.)

[jagnikjen.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

And, yes, they do.

[dollysgirl04.livejournal.com]

Your writing seems to have an ability to turn me into complete girly mush, that was adorable, the last bit was so cute XD Loved it XD

[jagnikjen.livejournal.com]

I love girly mush!

[dollysgirl04.livejournal.com]

That's a good thing since a lot of your Rob/Maz fics tend to do it to me lol XD