Love that. But then hit men are always a good time for me.

Okay, for those who don't know, this week's non-fanfic drabble challenge (the inaugural one!) is: "Two people are sitting at a table, opposite each other."

Rules, such as they are, are: 100-ish words, non-fanfic. That's it. Anything else is fair game. Any style, any genre, any anything. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essay, dialogue only, 9 haikus -- you name it.

Here's mine:

Amor Vincit Omnia*

He carefully carved their initials, enclosed in a lopsided heart, into the heavy oak tabletop. This was "their" bar, where they met, where they went every weekend for the past 2 years. Graduation was 3 weeks away; before they left campus to venture into the real world, he wanted to leave behind proof that they had been there--proof as permanent as their love.

She leaned far over the table toward him, both to watch as their initials became an indelible part of the scarred tabletop, and to block the bartender’s view of their corner. After all, what was a little property damage compared with true love?

One month after graduation, the floor of the bar collapsed because of structural instability, and the city inspector condemned the building.

*(For those who don't know Latin, the title is that well-worn platitude: "Love Conquers All.")

No, Teppy, not dialogue only, not for Dialogue's Bitch...ok, I guess it's up to me to be the adult and not always eat the candy.

No such thing as Too. Much. Erika. Dialogue.

IJS. Or is that enabling?

It's kind of enabling, yeah. But thanks...I sometimes feel that my ear makes my characters (or Fontana's, damn him) into Futurama heads in a jar.

This hasn't been posted to LJ yet. In a minute.

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He leaned forward, just a bit tilted toward her, as he held up the next card. She slouched in the chair opposite his, shoulders slumped in the overlarge jacket, one jeans-clad knee bouncing to a fast syncopated beat. She met his eyes, didn't even glance at the back of the card.

"Cylinder."

His heart gave a little leap, beat a notch faster. The fourth one out of five right. He hoped his face didn't give his excitement away as he reached for the next card.

She's taking a psychic test, isn't she?

Not to disturb you guys, but as someone who will probably not be able to join, but really loves reading what's posted here, I'm glad that you're not leaving all of it out of this thread. I love to read what you come up with.

Ayup.

Nilly! (blowing kiss and waving wildly)

Bev, I love that. Shades of Theodora in Haunting of Hill House!