Moonlightaholics

allegrita wrote:What a lovely, poignant, and emotional piece. Alone, he can express his inner feelings and think over his fears and regrets; but as soon as he's back among others, he snaps back to the all-business, consummate businessman. He's got the money to buy this property, and preserve this place that's so important to him. And I'm glad he's doing that... because memory is sometimes all we have to tie us to the past. And stretching back hundreds of years, those memories would naturally grow dimmer and more tenuous. At least now he's got something solid to tie those memories to.

I loved his musing over the word "beloved." It's a beautiful word, and I agree with him that it's a shame the word has fallen out of normal use.

Thank you for this thoughtful and melancholy story.

cassysj wrote:Lovely. You paint such a picture with your words. I also like his thoughts about the word Beloved. But as soon as the "real" world invades he is back to his public persona.

wpgrace wrote:You know, I think it is hard for us who grew up with photographs and home movies and video to really appreciate, as Alle noted and this fic explores , how important sheer memory was to sense of self back in pre vid times. And always will be for our vamps.

And the way to connect to those memories is thru something tangible that becomes symbolic. This is a lovely, insightful piece, NM.

Lucy wrote:you gave us a snip of the images and built them so clearly I felt it all......Thank you for answering the challenge.

nutmegger911 wrote:[He shivered. How long before the elements obliterated it entirely? And how long after that before an eternity of new experiences eroded the last few traces of her from his own mind?

It would be the death of him if that happened. Her memory – the embers of their passion – was all that warmed his cold heart any more. Standing here with her the decision was easy. He couldn’t stop time, but there was something he could do.

Marigold wrote:This is very touching. The unnamed vampire is slowly losing memories from his previous lives. His memories of his Beloved are slowly fading, and he has forgotten some of his native tongue. I hope that acquiring the property helps him to preserve his remaining memories.

Thank you, NM! Nicely done!

jen wrote:This is one of those fics that needs to be read once a year.

As the vampire in the story (and I still adore that you never really identified him) returned time and time again to that place--to a physical place that connected him to a past love that grounded and still warmed him, we return here and remember a wonderful little show that warmed us.

Thank you!

Jenna