Post by Shhasow on Mar 31, 2011 22:42:29 GMT 10
Title: Breaking the News, (6)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 256
Pairing: Jon/Kel
Round/Fight: 1/F
Summary: Ilane is surprised, but resolved.
The sitting room was nearly silent; the only sounds came from the two women as they sat in opposing chairs. Their tea abandoned, Kel fidgeted with her fingernails while her mother sat, attempting to process the incredible news that her daughter was involved with the king of Tortall.
“I assume your, relationship, is serious?” Ilane asked delicately.
Kel’s face hardened at the implication, but couldn’t keep it from softening as she spoke lovingly. “Very much so. Jon and I wanted to be discreet for a while longer. We’re both trying to avoid the rumors and the gossip for as long as possible.”
“How long, exactly, have you and he been together?” Ilane tried not to make it sound like an accusation. She really did.
“A year and three months last week,” Kel rattled off, smiling at the remembrance of the impromptu flowers that had appeared in her rooms.
The older woman’s eyes widened. “That long?” She shoved away the hurt that apparently she was not trusted. That could come later; now she needed to ensure that her daughter was in a happy, healthy relationship, and keep their own that way.
Kel nodded, one hand slipping up to trace at her lips as they curved in a soft smile. “That long.”
Watching Keladry at the happiest moment she’d ever witnessed - even at her knighting ceremony, Kel had been distracted, anxious - Ilane suddenly had the urge to find the king, to find Jon, and to thank him for putting that blissful smile on her daughter’s face.
QC by: journeycat
Rating: PG
Word Count: 256
Pairing: Jon/Kel
Round/Fight: 1/F
Summary: Ilane is surprised, but resolved.
The sitting room was nearly silent; the only sounds came from the two women as they sat in opposing chairs. Their tea abandoned, Kel fidgeted with her fingernails while her mother sat, attempting to process the incredible news that her daughter was involved with the king of Tortall.
“I assume your, relationship, is serious?” Ilane asked delicately.
Kel’s face hardened at the implication, but couldn’t keep it from softening as she spoke lovingly. “Very much so. Jon and I wanted to be discreet for a while longer. We’re both trying to avoid the rumors and the gossip for as long as possible.”
“How long, exactly, have you and he been together?” Ilane tried not to make it sound like an accusation. She really did.
“A year and three months last week,” Kel rattled off, smiling at the remembrance of the impromptu flowers that had appeared in her rooms.
The older woman’s eyes widened. “That long?” She shoved away the hurt that apparently she was not trusted. That could come later; now she needed to ensure that her daughter was in a happy, healthy relationship, and keep their own that way.
Kel nodded, one hand slipping up to trace at her lips as they curved in a soft smile. “That long.”
Watching Keladry at the happiest moment she’d ever witnessed - even at her knighting ceremony, Kel had been distracted, anxious - Ilane suddenly had the urge to find the king, to find Jon, and to thank him for putting that blissful smile on her daughter’s face.
QC by: journeycat