Griddlebone

Title: Deep Freeze
Author: Griddlebone/ladygriddlebone
Character(s): Kino
Rating: G
Summary: A frozen moment...
Warnings: None
Notes: Written for fanfic_bakeoff's "winter weather" prompt.



The winter wind brings with it a bitter chill. The traveler revels in it, though her motorrad complains. Long ago, when she had another name, the traveler might have complained, too. But now she understands the stark beauty of winter.

Trees loom dark and bare along the roadside, but when the ice encrusts them they shine. Snow drifts deep on every side, glittering white, forming strange shapes, going wherever the wind blows it... the same wind that turns the traveler's breath into white clouds. Animals have left tracks across the road, leaving behind who-knows-what, heading who-knows-where.

Kino breathes winter's chill in deep, lets it go. A heartbeat passes silently: a frozen moment. She lowers her goggles, revs the engine. It's time to move on.