Title: Face the Wind
Fandom: Diablotin
Rating: G
Length: 100 words
Summary: Emkathon Orecalo makes her first appearance in the world as an adult.
AN: This scene is something I was conceiving as part of something longer. But having written this I kind of think it says everything I wanted to in the longer one :o <3 drabbles :) In case (hah) anyone might read this out of curiousity who doens't know the fandom, really the only context you need is that she has wings, and has gone her entire life to date hiding them.

Face the Wind

Today Emkathon turned fifteen. Dozens of people were waiting downstairs to celebrate her coming of age. People she knew - people who thought they knew her. But Em had something to share.

She closed her eyes, remembering her earliest lessons with her brother Xan. "Close your eyes," he'd said, "Spread your wings and face the wind. Can feel it pushing against you? It wants to lift you up."

That was what she wanted today - to be lifted up, by her friends, by the truth. No more hiding.

Emkathon spread her wings, closed her eyes, and stepped onto the stairs.