Kit
Squire
Duchess of Emelan
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Post by Kit on Feb 23, 2010 20:55:19 GMT 10
Title: Searing Rating: PG Length: 150 Competitor: Baird Round: 1/D Summary: Midwinter Luck, Kel
“Your Grace!”
She did not drop cup of tea in her hand. She did not splutter.
“Keladry.” "You’re—”
“—I was worried, about your situation with Jerel.”
“You’re here." Too soft, too loud. "I mean, you’re wet. Wet through. Sit down, please. I’m having rooms prepared.”
He did not grin. Did not reach across her desk and take her hands in his. “Thank you. That’s most kind. The weather—”
“—Dire. And—“ her laugh surprised them both. “We’re sitting here talking about the weather.”
“Correspondence has crippled our tongues,” he said.
“Oh, hardly.” The faint cracks in her voice made him look up. The distance was too small. Too great. No room to breathe. Long sentences cut to strangely short.
“Keladry.”
“You didn’t write,” she said, simply. “And now you’re here.”
She did not stutter. She did not breathe. She set the tea down, and leaned over her own desk, taking his face in her hands, and kissed him.
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Post by Lisa on Feb 24, 2010 0:46:37 GMT 10
Eeee! Happy endings make me HAPPY!! ::loves you::
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Post by jazzyjess on Feb 24, 2010 3:05:37 GMT 10
I love this ending! So very sweet!
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Post by ubiquitous on Feb 24, 2010 9:07:56 GMT 10
Aww, this is just so sweet!
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