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This is a collection of short Five Line Fics that are the result of an ongoing writing exercise on tumblr. Each chapter is a five line fic based on a single word/phrase prompt that some nice person has put in my tumblr ask box. So far I only have Kastle and Clairedevil ones, but I'm open to Malektra and Shadymariah as well. (the pairing will be in the chapter titles for quick reference even though it's almost all Kastle at the moment)
Flames (Karen/Frank)
April 30, 2025 at 09:15 AM
Kastle - Flames
There’s nothing as cleansing as an out of control inferno, licking flames devouring everything they touch, leaving slowly dying embers and pale ash in their wake.
It’s the way Frank says goodbye, writing his name in the soot one last time before scrubbing it out with the toe of his boot and walking away.
He burns his own effigy, soaking it in gasoline, hoping she’ll let him die for good, let the man he once was float away on clouds of billowing smoke.
But Karen always finds him, smelling of smoke and flowers, streaks of ash staining her pale legs as she stomps after him.
She refuses to let him self-destruct, her jaw set in deadly determination as she approaches him, holding the last of his humanity to her breast like a talisman.