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Flash Fiction: Last Breath

March 7, 2015 by admin

This piece of fantasy flash fiction was inspired by the following painting posted in the Grimdark group on Facebook. Enjoy!

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Last Breath

She could have retreated into the light.

But he lay in the shadows, gasping. Black arrows pierced leather and rib. She imagined an icy tip against his heart.

He would not survive the night.

So she drew him into her lap and pressed her hand across his mouth. He struggled at first.

But she did not give in. She wanted his last breath to be filled with the scent of her skin. She wanted his last breath to be a struggle.

She held her hand across his lips long after he was gone, long after darkness fell.

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About the Author

Peter Fugazzotto is a fantasy and science fiction author who fights to protect the earth by day and battles his ego with armbars and slashing sticks by night. He lives in Northern California with his wife, daughter, bird and dog. His short stories have been published in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Grimdark … READ MORE

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