Post by spastic bard on Jul 27, 2011 21:23:20 GMT -5
On December 21st I sat down and attempted to write something for Elizabeth Preston, my Steampunk character born on the 21st. I liked it, but left it unfinished because this fluffy, cute piece got stuck in my brain and refused to leave me alone. So I finished it by Christmas.
I'm currently fighting off writer's block and re-reading old files. I never would have found this otherwise.
Enjoy. It's a cute piece for Mauri and Reena. It fact, it's too cute. Rereading it makes me want to go vomit rainbows.
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“I can't feel my face,” Mauri whined as her gloved hands poked at her cheeks. For once the pale woman had color to her face – a pinkish flush brought on by the wind. “I think my boots are soaked through. Why are we out here again?”
Reena rolled her eyes as she pulled her own cloak a little tighter around her shoulders. No matter what the situation, somehow Mauri always found something to complain about. Personally, she found the night to be beautiful despite the chill. “Because it's Solstice and you can't sit inside all night drinking. That isn't right. Especially since you've never seen snow”
“I could have seen it just as well from the window.”
“It isn't the same.”
Mauri snorted. “Right, from the window it is warm, I could have a drink in my hand, and not be freezing. Is this your idea of celebration?”
“Solstice isn't a time for sitting inside and drinking, Mauri.”
“No, it's a time for forgiveness, which you are not going to get from me unless you have a plan to warm me up after I turn into an icicle.”
“Can't you just stay quiet for 5 minutes and enjoy the view?” Reena snapped, her cheeks warm with a blush. She didn't mean to sound quite so harsh, but it did the job. Mauri, for once, did not retort.
Settling into the silence, Reena allowed herself to do exactly what she had suggested to Mauri. The night was beautiful. There had been a snow storm at dawn, covering the area in a thick blanket of white. The evening sky was clear of clouds now, leaving the moon, stars, and snow to glow. Since the inn was no where near a town the landscape remained untouched, except for the footsteps behind them. No one else had wanted to venture out, preferring the ale and fireplace to the Solstice night. She had been hard pressed to even convince Mauri out of the warm common room.
Reena glanced over at her companion, feeling a little guilty. Mauri was shivering, her overcoat pulled tightly around her thin frame. “ You're not built for the cold, my dear.”
Mauri returned the glance with a small smile. “I disagree. I match quite nicely.”
Reena chuckled as she walked over to the taller woman and wrapped her in an embrace of her arms and her cloak. Though Mauri kept her arms right against herself, and Reena barely stood at her shoulder, she could feel her lean into the embrace and continue to shiver. “Be that as it may, you're far too tiny to have thick blood.”
Mauri responded with a small shrug. “We only had sun and heat where I'm from.”
Reena rested her head against Mauri's shoulder, tightening her grip slightly. “That must have made for a strange Solstice.”
“Never thought about it before now.” Mauri shifted slightly as she uncrossed her arms and pulled Reena closer, her arms wrapping around her waist. Reena shifted her embrace around the other woman's shoulders, doing her best to keep her cloak around both of them.
“Well, I'm glad I had the opportunity to enlighten you,” Reena smiled. “Happy Solstice.”
“It won't be happy until I'm warm again.”
“I'll see what I can do.”
I'm currently fighting off writer's block and re-reading old files. I never would have found this otherwise.
Enjoy. It's a cute piece for Mauri and Reena. It fact, it's too cute. Rereading it makes me want to go vomit rainbows.
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“I can't feel my face,” Mauri whined as her gloved hands poked at her cheeks. For once the pale woman had color to her face – a pinkish flush brought on by the wind. “I think my boots are soaked through. Why are we out here again?”
Reena rolled her eyes as she pulled her own cloak a little tighter around her shoulders. No matter what the situation, somehow Mauri always found something to complain about. Personally, she found the night to be beautiful despite the chill. “Because it's Solstice and you can't sit inside all night drinking. That isn't right. Especially since you've never seen snow”
“I could have seen it just as well from the window.”
“It isn't the same.”
Mauri snorted. “Right, from the window it is warm, I could have a drink in my hand, and not be freezing. Is this your idea of celebration?”
“Solstice isn't a time for sitting inside and drinking, Mauri.”
“No, it's a time for forgiveness, which you are not going to get from me unless you have a plan to warm me up after I turn into an icicle.”
“Can't you just stay quiet for 5 minutes and enjoy the view?” Reena snapped, her cheeks warm with a blush. She didn't mean to sound quite so harsh, but it did the job. Mauri, for once, did not retort.
Settling into the silence, Reena allowed herself to do exactly what she had suggested to Mauri. The night was beautiful. There had been a snow storm at dawn, covering the area in a thick blanket of white. The evening sky was clear of clouds now, leaving the moon, stars, and snow to glow. Since the inn was no where near a town the landscape remained untouched, except for the footsteps behind them. No one else had wanted to venture out, preferring the ale and fireplace to the Solstice night. She had been hard pressed to even convince Mauri out of the warm common room.
Reena glanced over at her companion, feeling a little guilty. Mauri was shivering, her overcoat pulled tightly around her thin frame. “ You're not built for the cold, my dear.”
Mauri returned the glance with a small smile. “I disagree. I match quite nicely.”
Reena chuckled as she walked over to the taller woman and wrapped her in an embrace of her arms and her cloak. Though Mauri kept her arms right against herself, and Reena barely stood at her shoulder, she could feel her lean into the embrace and continue to shiver. “Be that as it may, you're far too tiny to have thick blood.”
Mauri responded with a small shrug. “We only had sun and heat where I'm from.”
Reena rested her head against Mauri's shoulder, tightening her grip slightly. “That must have made for a strange Solstice.”
“Never thought about it before now.” Mauri shifted slightly as she uncrossed her arms and pulled Reena closer, her arms wrapping around her waist. Reena shifted her embrace around the other woman's shoulders, doing her best to keep her cloak around both of them.
“Well, I'm glad I had the opportunity to enlighten you,” Reena smiled. “Happy Solstice.”
“It won't be happy until I'm warm again.”
“I'll see what I can do.”