This is my Friday Fictioneers contribution for the week. The prompt can be found here.
Together
Together they sat. Against the backdrop of the village, electric stars twinkling in the sky. Father and son; mirrors, if time had not disrupted the symmetry.
Together they played. Father played regret, and son played yearning. Their songs began at different places; the conflicting chords screamed in pain.
Together they played. The screams gave way to a solo; through his guitar, the father spoke to the son, yelled at the son. The son’s fingers strummed a response; muted, breathy with the undercurrents of rage.
Together they sat. Silently. Staring. A stand-off.
Then, as if by mutual agreement, they played. Together.
Once uPUN a time... 
That sounds like a wonderful tension created in music… how it should be…
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Thank you!
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Lovely writing. Strikes a chord (no pun intended).
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Thanks so much! Love the pun in your comment!
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The tension almost had a melody of its own, great job 🙂
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Thanks for your kind words.
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Wonderful father – son duel which comes around to contentment. (you might want to change the “my” to “by” in the last line.
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Thanks! Typo is now fixed!
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I like this story of the father and son speaking through their music and reaching a happy ending. 🙂 Creative use of the prompt and well written.
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Thanks!
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I really like your creative take on the prompt. The music metaphor works so well for what you’re conveying and I like that they were actually playing music as well. Good job!
janet
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I am so glad that you think it works on both levels… I was not sure how clear that intention was!
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Dear MSC,
The metaphor works. It’s nice that they actually come to a place where they’re in unison. Lovely.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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All arguments and hurts can be resolved… eventually!
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Brilliant. I like the way the symmetry mentioned in the story is reflected in the structure. And the conversation between father and son via their music. Great stuff.
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Thank you so much!
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What a wonderful duel!
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Such an eloquent storyteller. I’ve read a lot of father and son stories based on the prompt, but this is perhaps one of the most well-written pieces. Great job. Cheers!
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