Coda/Trifles

[nrgburst]

For Mother’s Day and humiliatedrook

Coda (1392 words) by NRGburst
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Queen's Gambit (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Alma Wheatley/Manuel, Beth Harmon & Alma Wheatley
Characters: Alma Wheatley, Beth Harmon
Additional Tags: implied canonical character death, Alma-centric
Summary:

It's better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable way.
Alan Watts

(Alan Watts is mentioned as Alma's fave in TQG. This isn't me suddenly developing an interest in his philosophy etc!)
 

Also flashback/Golden Age/future fic with Alma's memory threaded throughout:

Trifles

(G, 791 words, Beth Harmon/Benny Watts, background Mike/Jolene, Grief/Mourning, Non-linear narrative, Kidfic)

Because some miracles are perfectly ordinary.