Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2011 8:59:18 GMT 10
Title: Windows
Rating: G
Word Count: 245
Pairing: Crane/Rosethorn
Round/Fight: 1/F
Summary: And somehow, even now, she sees more than he wants her to. The House that Crane Built #3
Isas recognizes from childhood the impossibility of fully knowing another person, and takes advantage of that himself.
Others see only what he lets them see.
When his father visits, it's simple to draw a curtain around his thoughts and feelings, until his walls are what they see. Such fuss around the count's arrival -- but no, he doesn't mind at all, it's just a family matter. (He minds: only his dutiful side doesn't, and he rather resents that.)
Strong opinions are expressed by the count -- he'll take them into consideration, yes sir, it is true there are many vocations outside of temple dedicate. (But he doesn't want to spend his life governing his father's lands.)
His professors tell him he's suited to Lightsbridge, should he decide not to take his vows. (He shifts the window and shows that that he's flattered by the offer.)
He tells Niva that he knows where he's going, what he wants, and she just shakes her head. "You can stop deflecting the truth. It's perfectly obvious what's going on to anyone who looks," she informs him. "Unless 'anyone' refers to that twit, Professor Bluewater," she adds with a knowing grin, naming the professor he secretly despises, and her color seems to improve a little just from throwing out a barb.
He is unsure if he appreciates that someone else can see through the windows, open or closed, with no effort at all. But if it has to be someone, Isas is glad it's her.
QC by: journeycat
Rating: G
Word Count: 245
Pairing: Crane/Rosethorn
Round/Fight: 1/F
Summary: And somehow, even now, she sees more than he wants her to. The House that Crane Built #3
Isas recognizes from childhood the impossibility of fully knowing another person, and takes advantage of that himself.
Others see only what he lets them see.
When his father visits, it's simple to draw a curtain around his thoughts and feelings, until his walls are what they see. Such fuss around the count's arrival -- but no, he doesn't mind at all, it's just a family matter. (He minds: only his dutiful side doesn't, and he rather resents that.)
Strong opinions are expressed by the count -- he'll take them into consideration, yes sir, it is true there are many vocations outside of temple dedicate. (But he doesn't want to spend his life governing his father's lands.)
His professors tell him he's suited to Lightsbridge, should he decide not to take his vows. (He shifts the window and shows that that he's flattered by the offer.)
He tells Niva that he knows where he's going, what he wants, and she just shakes her head. "You can stop deflecting the truth. It's perfectly obvious what's going on to anyone who looks," she informs him. "Unless 'anyone' refers to that twit, Professor Bluewater," she adds with a knowing grin, naming the professor he secretly despises, and her color seems to improve a little just from throwing out a barb.
He is unsure if he appreciates that someone else can see through the windows, open or closed, with no effort at all. But if it has to be someone, Isas is glad it's her.
QC by: journeycat
Maybe once we'd have seen it during Smackdown!