Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Flash Fiction #4: Romancing the Geek

His eyes rose to hers in desperate hope.

"Star Trek?" he asked.

She sighed and shook her head for the hundredth time.

"Star Wars," she replied.

He tried again: "Beatles?"

Again: "Rolling Stones."

"Chocolate?"

"Vanilla... This will never work," she said. "Unless... Marvel or DC?"

Anticipating rejection, he winced. Hesitantly: "Dark Horse?"

For the first time that morning, she smiled.

(60 words)

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