Here is the first in a set of drabbles I've been collecting...this is really my first shot at writing something so short, and I'm finding it harder than I initially thought it would be. With such a small amount of text I'm allowing myself to use (all of them will equal exactly 100 words, not counting the title), finding the right ones is becoming a kind of personal challenge. :) Enjoy!

EmRose

Life is but a Dream

Characters: Spock

Unbalanced

He sometimes thought of himself as a reflection of the scene outside—a vast ocean of calm wrapped in the darkness of stars and constellations. He liked to stand on the Bridge and look out on those stars, to feel that immense, reassuring balance within himself.

The only two beings in the galaxy that could shatter that balance were them. They were space storms of incredible magnitude, and just being in their presence was exhausting. They disrupted his delicate inner balance with the slightest touch, the simplest smile, the softest word.

It was fascinating to him that he didn't mind.

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