Obscure Fandom Writing Challenge

Author: Bitterfig

Title: In the Garden of Love

Fandom: Promethea

Paring: Sophie Bangs/Barbara Shelley

Summary: Set during Promethea #22. In the garden of Chokmah Sophie and Barbara reflect on what they mean to each other.

Beta-reader: bookworm_2005

Word Count: 1110

Rating: PG-13

Warnings: Mature themes (identity, ambiguous feelings towards parents, confusion over culture, a bit of sexuality), pseudo-Alan Moore trippiness.

Author’s Note: Written for the Live Journal community choc_fic prompt Sept. 24 #1. America's Best Comics (Promethea), Barbara Shelley/Sophie Bangs: passing the baton - "How long shall they kill our prophets /While we stand aside and look /Some say it's just a part of it / We've got to fulfill the book" (Marley, "Redemption Song") All dialogue is directly from the comic book.

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator .


(In the Garden of Love)