Secrets of the Soul

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Title: Secrets of the Soul
Author: mooms
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Beta: govi20
Prompt(s): #17: secret, "My soul has grown deep like the rivers" and a picture of Wharncliffe Lodge
Disclaimer:This is a work of fiction. It's make believe and completely untrue.



Everybody needs a bolt-hole, a private, secret place, where they can do exactly what they want to do, be still, be themselves; just be.

For Sean, his secret place is a house in the Yorkshire Dales made from three old stone farm cottages knocked into one. There's plenty of space for his piano and the big, deep leather couch, the widescreen HD TV he uses for watching football and for an eclectic and sometimes alarming collection of what he has learned to stop referring to as "junk" and is even learning to love, as he loves its begetter.

There's a sturdy old barn that he's turned into a studio for the crazy artist in his life. He has a corner there for his metalwork and the welding he likes to do "just to keep my hand in".

He always wanted to bring Viggo here, to the rolling green hills, where a man can breathe and walk for miles, disturbed only by the ubiquitous sheep, scramble over the craggy outcrops of rock and dabble in the crystal water everywhere in waterfalls, pools, tarns, becks and rivers.

He knew that this place would call out to Viggo's soul and now they stand together, thigh deep in the river, with Viggo patiently teaching him how to cast the fly, murmuring,

"Pull, flick, wait, push, flick, wait. Move your rod through a long arc. Timing is everything".

Sean smiles a secret smile, knowing that with Viggo, his soul has grown deep like the rivers.

Comments

[painted-horse.livejournal.com]

You did some beautiful welding here yourself, dear mooms. Even though you mostly channel Viggo in your writings, it's quite obvious how much Sean has grown into you as well and now they come out this beautifully as one. But most of all I love how the the landscape mirrors the men themselves - for me at least.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Although I usually voice Viggo in my collaborations with govi20, I can always hear Sean's voice very clearly, maybe because I am from Yorkshire too and he reminds me of a lot of people I grew up with.

I am glad you felt that the landscape mirrored the two of them, because that was what I was aiming for. *Hugs*

[shegollum.livejournal.com]

i love sean's "secret smile" and how it tells us how content sean is and how fulfilled he is with viggo. this is really wonderful. you've made me feel like i was there.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That is a lovely compliment. *Squishes*

[alex-quine.livejournal.com]

There's a thread of gifting running through this, the landscape to the men in it, Sean to his mate and later we see Vig gifting him with delicate, subtle, knowledge as he teaches him to cast. thanks for posting.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Alex. Your thoughtful feedback always picks up on details that sometimes I didn't even realize myself.*Hugs*

[govi20.livejournal.com]

Such a warm, content ficlt this is, just lovely.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *Hugs*

[splix.livejournal.com]

an eclectic and sometimes alarming collection of what he has learned to stop referring to as "junk" and is even learning to love, as he loves its begetter.

I was so utterly charmed by that line, and by the whole piece. There's a sense of quiet serenity and harmony that's deeply appealing, and the image of the two of them there made me sigh. Thanks so much.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I am pleased that I could make you sigh!*Hugs*

[caras-galadhon.livejournal.com]

This fic is so warm, so loving. I am especially enamoured with Sean's attitude towards Viggo's "junk," and how he's learned not to call it that. *snicker* I adore the peacefulness in this fic, and you've integrated the poetic prompt absolutely perfectly. ^_^ That last line is wonderful.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your lovely feedback.*Hugs*

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

I adore all the small details here that just build and give the fic a real depth and richness. And I love the last line. Love it.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your kind comments. *Hugs*

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

"Sean smiles a secret smile, knowing that with Viggo, his soul has grown deep like the rivers."

Just being able to think that and acknowledge that is a sort of freedom; yet the sort that belongs in a 'private, secret place'.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I am sorry to be so late!

[helena-s-renn.livejournal.com]

your ficlet is deeply, deeply satisfying. i guess that does go with the prompt in its way. our visions for that picture were very similar, i'm going to take the liberty of saying they compliment each other.

saw what you wrote in one of the replies above. have you kept your yorkshire accent, too, like sean? are they very close?

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Sorry that I am so late in responding. I missed these comments.

I agree! It struck me on reading yours that our visions were similar and they do complement each other! You know what they say about great minds!*g*

My original accent was similar to Sean's, but I come from West Yorkshire and he from South Yorkshire, so there were differences. Sadly I have lost my accent after living in London for 38 years. I didn't do it on purpose and it quicky returns if I visit my folks up there or talk to my mum on the phone. Interestingly, our younger daughter, Cath, has gone in the opposite direction and has swapped her East London accent for a Yorkshire one, as she now lives and works there. :)

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

Such comfort and love throughout this piece. And that last line, incorporating the prompt and tying it all together, is just beautiful.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Sorry to be so late.

[kittylass.livejournal.com]

and for an eclectic and sometimes alarming collection of what he has learned to stop referring to as "junk" and is even learning to love, as he loves its begetter.

What a wonderful sentence *g* What a gorgeous tranquil ficlet. Thank you.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you too, for reading and commenting. :)

[stormatdusk.livejournal.com]

i think i need to sit for a while in sean's house, because it sounds just that lovely.

an eclectic and sometimes alarming collection of what he has learned to stop referring to as "junk" and is even learning to love, as he loves its begetter
what a fantastic line!

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That is so sweet of you to say so. :)