she is fierce

Title: When They Are Both Full Grown
Author: katmarajade
Holiday present for: shygryf
Pairing: Oliver/Marietta
Rating: PG
Word count: 1187
Prompt: Holly and Ivy
Notes: Holly and Ivy is never mentioned in the story, but I listened to the carol and all the bits about holly: The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown, Of all trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown … The holly bears a blossom, As white as lily flow'r … The holly bears a berry, As red as any blood … The holly bears a prickle, As sharp as any thorn, The holly bears a bark, As bitter as the gall… Holly with its beauty, prickles, bark and bitterness just screamed Marietta Edgecombe to me (I hope she's obscure enough for you!) and I love the "when they are both full grown" idea and how our childhood failures shouldn't define our lives.

( Oliver came back to London after eight years away and promptly ran into the love of his life. )