the key to heaven is all mine

I'll touch every star in the sky; Henry Charming || 19 || Swynlake  

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summertime blues||henry&ana

“Let’s have a ball again, Henry. It’s been quite a while hasn’t it?” his dad had said about two weeks ago. There wasn’t anything to celebrate. His father was just being annoying. He was on his whole girlfriend kick again. Henry didn’t think it was late enough into his relationship with Ariel to say anything about it to his father. He was still feeling insecure about it, and he didn’t want to deal with his father constantly nagging, “oh, is she pretty? I’ve heard of her family before, when did you meet? Did I set up the date? How long has it been? How serious have you gotten?” It was more stress than it was worth.

So he was humoring his father with a ball. The theme was summer, since this was the only theme that actually made any sense for the time of year. Henry was wearing dark blue pants and a matching tie. The dress code for today was only semi-formal, and he had recommended blues and pinks for the color scheme.

About a half-hour after the first guest had arrived, his father approached him with a (cute) girl (although she could have gone simpler with the makeup. It looked like she was trying to hard) and he had no choice but to start conversation.

“Hello, dear. Is this party up to your standards?”

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Aesthetic {4/?} -Summer Vibes.

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“Wealthy? Well… I’m from the Liddells, family of merchants, my father used to do business with all kind of people, wealthy ones too. But that’s all…”

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“Hm, well I supposed you might not have ever been to one of my parties, then. You’re free to come the next time we have one. Message me your address and I’ll put you on the invite list, yeah?”

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dylanobrien:

Dylan O'Brien attends “The Maze Runner” press conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

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spaces that have grown between us → ariel & henry

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and where his nerves kept him from doing anything rash, Ariel only closed in the distance between them. She wanted to be closer, possibly even closer than that but she knew that would be pushing his boundaries too far. 

“They’re in the oven, what do you want me to do? Stare at ‘em until they’re perfect?” She giggled softly, splashing some water at him as if to emphasize her words. “Besides, you set an alarm, didn’t you? So if this goes wrong I’ll totally blame it on you.”

Truth be told, he looked cute. The water had turned his hair into a bundled mess and all she wished to do was run her fingers through it. The impulse almost as hard to resist as it was to resist staring at his chest. Which she couldn’t -shouldn’t do.

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He supposed she was right, they did have an alarm, so hopefully if they did burn, it wouldn’t be enough to stink up the house. Still, he wanted to argue with her. In an elementary kind of way, he seemed to be hiding his feelings and his discomfort with nit-picking banter. “You know, this was your suggestion, but whatever,” he reasoned, before giving a little splash in her direction. 

He immediately began to swim away to avoid any possible splashing back.

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spaces that have grown between us → ariel & henry

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How could she not look graceful? Even outside of her mermaid form, it almost seemed as if she became one with the water. Finding a curve even when there wasn’t any, every stroke light; as if she was floating through the water rather than swimming. 

Now Ariel knew she could hold her breath much longer, still she rose to the surface when she heard someone dive in behind her. Taking a moment to orientate herself before she had found him again. 

“There you go,” she chuckled. Ariel looked happy. Possibly more beaming than he had ever seen her before. Her creamy white skin glittering from the tiny drops of water that had gathered around her physique. “You know, one day we could possibly go skinny dipping in the lake. Not now of course, way too cold.” At least for him it was. “-but once the summer really sets in.”

and there it was, the teasing glitter in her eyes that didn’t quite make it clear whether she was only joking or serious. That especially didn’t make it clear whether he should take her offer or whether he was better off declining. But no matter what, she appeared to enjoying herself. More so than she had done before. 

At least she didn’t seem so hell bend on yelling at him again as their past encounters had often led to. 

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The water sent a shock through his body initially, but it only took a moment for him to get used to the warm pool water. He swam so he was about arm’s length from Ariel. He wanted to get closer, but at the same time his nerves kept him from doing anything rash.

She kept saying things that confused him. She had mentioned skinny dipping, and he didn’t think she was being serious, but she didn’t give him any indications that it was a joke. What was she trying to do?

“Well, I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens,” Henry said.

During all this, Henry couldn’t stop looking at her hair. The red locks had tiny water droplets rolling down effortlessly, all pooling down to where it lay flat, tracing the curve of her breast. 

He giggled, in an effort to diffuse the situation... or at least his situation, because she seemed effortlessly unfazed by everything that was happening (or perhaps uninterested). “You know, you’re not doing too good a job at baking right now.”

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spaces that have grown between us → ariel & henry

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She threw him a bemused smile, locks as bright as the sun twirling past her shoulder. Ariel was toying with him, almost playing if only she had the proper experience and skill to do so. Besides, Henry wasn’t merely a toy to toss around. She did have genuine feelings for him. More so than she could possibly describe. More so than she had ever experienced before in her young life. That didn’t mean that seeing him squirm a little wasn’t entertaining. 

“Great!”

Before he knew it she had bend over, hastily removing her shoes before the skinny jeans she previously wore followed; revealing creamy white legs and leaving her clad in nothing but laced black panties and a purple bra. 

She cursed inwardly. If she had known it would come to this she probably would have made sure she wore a match. 

“Well then, what are you waiting for? Strip down and get in here!,” she called out before tossing him one last look. Then she was off, twirling around before diving into the pool. It felt natural even when the water was filled with chlorine. Gracefully moving with the curve. Ariel was in her element. Like a fish in water.

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He watched as she stripped down, careful not to show how excited he actually was about what was going on. He didn’t want any mistakes like the one at the party. Fortunately, he was more aware of his body now and he knew what he could handle appropriately and what he couldn’t. He memorized all the curves of her body as she jumped into the water. 

She looked so natural swimming. Her hair turned a beautiful dark shade from the moisture. He found himself staring at her despite what his brain had been staying.

She told him to strip down, and he obeyed without even giving it a second thought. he pulled off his jeans to reveal his baby blue boxers. She swam around, and he honestly wanted nothing more than to be near her. He jumped in the water- way less gracefully than she had.

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spaces that have grown between us → ariel & henry

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“Yeah, I get that. Not that, that has ever been my reason to swim.” She shrugged. Ariel had a fast metabolism, and perhaps that had been the reason she never paid too much attention to her weight or whether she was skinny enough. It seemed to be something land people cared far more about anyhow. “Does that mean you no longer participate in sports any more? Since you did it to keep your father happy?”

She waited patiently for him to set the timer, twirling her fingers around the hem of her shirt. Something one would recognise as a nervous trait if they knew her well enough. After all, Ariel had suggested going to the pool, yet didn’t know whether they would get around to dip in and, if so, whether she should just go for a swim in her underwear or not. 

At least it was nice to have him show her the way. She knew the way to his room by now, as well as the kitchen and the ballroom they had spend New Year’s at. But for the most part she was still clueless. Plus having him show her the way left her only needing to nod every once in a while as she still silently debated on her debacle.

“I see. So, do you think we can go for a quick swim?” 

She uttered the words without even thinking about it, nor really looking at him. Ariel didn’t want him to take notice of the faint pink blush that had crept upon her cheeks. Didn’t want him to pay too much attention to how her fingers had laced around the hem of her shirt. How she slowly lifted it and then quickly tugged it over her head before he had even given her an answer. Because no matter how shy and nervous it made her, she still enjoyed pushing his buttons and exploring his boundaries. Even if she now did not get the pleasure of watching the reaction on his face. 

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Don’t mess us crap. Henry began frantically yelling at himself in his head. You better not stutter.

“Oh.” His heart began to drop as he thought of a response. “Well, we only have ten minutes, and I don’t have any-” it was too late. She was taking off her clothes before he had a chance to get another word out. He tried to act casual. Don’t stare. But you can’t look uncomfortable. Just be cool about it. Like you see naked girls every day.

“Yeah, uh, let’s go swimming.” He pulled off his shirt as well, giving him a moment to try to hide his blushing. “Yeah, I like swimming, let’s uhhh, get in the pool then.” He stood around. He was being awkward but he wasn’t sure how he was supposed to react, so h just waited for her to make the next move.

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fresh arrival//open

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“Pixie’s, right, I’ll be sure to remember that.” He nodded. “Any sort of place around here have good live music, do you think? I’m a musician and I take every chance I get to listen to some good stuff.”

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“There is quite a bit of music at Pixie’s... and if you go to house parties you can usually hear live performances. Like Kuzco’s, I suppose. But you don’t want to go there,” he explained. “Kuzco isn’t the nicest. But you could come to one of our balls. There’s always music.”

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“Oh. Did we? I feel bad for not remembering”

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“Yeah, I believe. I guess we might not have had any classes. Isn’t your family wealthy?”

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fresh arrival//open

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Roger raised his eyebrows, but took the lighter from this kid, flicking it so that a single flame licked the top of his cigarette, then took a quick drag.

“What’s the first thing I should check out?” This boy seemed rich. His clothes were smart-looking and Roger was really used to the cheap, bic lighters that his friends kept on them. He grinned at this stranger. “Name’s Roger, nice to meet you.” He tossed the lighter back.

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“Well I suppose it depends on what you’re interested in, but I spend quite a bit of time at Pixie’s. Not sure if you drink much, though.” Henry considered inviting him to one of his parties, but he still wasn’t sure if this was the type of person that would belong in such a high-class atmosphere.

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fresh arrival//open

“Excuse me, have you got a light?” Roger was wandering the town, trying to get a feel of Swynlake. He grinned at the stranger, twirling his cigarette between his fingers. “I’ve just gotten in here. Cute little place, isn’t it?”

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Henry pulled his gold zippo out of his pocket. “I don’t smoke, but I do have this... Just don’t tell anyone I carry lighters with me, okay?” He exhaled. “But yeah, this is a nice town. My family has been here basically since it’s beginning I suppose.”

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prinxecharming started following you

“Excuse me but…. Why are you following me??”

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“Oh, I think we’ve probably met before. Didn’t we go to school together?”

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spaces that have grown between us → ariel & henry

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“Sounds like a.. -fun!,” Ariel was quick to correct herself. God forbid she’d call it a date and freak the boy out even more. 

“You did archery and football? There’s a combination you don’t hear of very often.” The hint of a smile tugged at the corner of her lips, slowly spreading as she thought about it. Although she would be lying if she said her thoughts didn’t wander off. He had, albeit very subtly, put the thought of Henry in swimwear in her mind. Which didn’t leave much left for the imagination, and which was definitely an image she would like to see some time. Soon. 

“Were you good at those things? Archery and football I mean.. or was it more like, your father made you do it so you put in the least amount of effort, humanly possible?” She chuckled lightly, eyes never leaving Henry’s. “You know, if that’s okay with you, we could check out the pool while we wait for the cookies to get ready?” 

No matter how often she tried to show everyone it was the Mundus world she belonged in, Ariel thirsted for a swim. Even one with legs instead of a tail.

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“I’m good at sports, yeah. I did it cause my father made me, but they keep you healthy, ya know? I didn’t much like hunting, but it’s whatever.” He had actually gotten pretty angry at his father a few times because he had threatened to take away privileges if he didn’t go with him. His father wasn’t as adamant about it anymore, because his health was poor. 

He glanced at the cookies for a moment. “Yeah, I suppose we could go to the pool quickly. I’ll just set a timer on my phone...” he got his phone out of his pocket and set a timer for 10 minutes. 

“Here, we’ll just take the stairs down and it’s too the right...” He led the way, because she clearly hadn’t had enough time to memorize the layout of his (gigantic) home. They got to the pool room and he inhaled the chlorine. Even though it was an indoor pool, he didn’t use it much in the winter. It was warm however, and the smell reminded him of when he was in school and he actually had a social life.

“Here it is,” he said, pointing at the large pool. There was a shallow and deep end, a slide and a diving board, as well as pool toys blown up in the corner of the room.

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Aesthetic {3/?} -Blues & Golds.

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spaces that have grown between us → ariel & henry

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Ariel barely noticed. Surely, the room slowly turned dimmer yet that did not mean the redhead took notice of such a subtle change. She was too focused on the cookies, and Henry. Because by God, did she find herself enthralled by every word he spoke. Even when in the end, they were discussing trivial matters such a sports and music. 

“You can listen to it at my place, if you’d like? I have a few of their records, and I don’t know.. it could be nice?” 

She carefully eyed him, uncertain whether such a suggestion would be taken the wrong way again. Usually, Ariel didn’t have such a hard time reading people, yet Henry remained an utter mystery to her. True. She had greatly attributed to that herself. Stupid drinking. Even more stupid drunken kisses. 

“Sports? Oh.. I like to swim! I never played any sports though, and I don’t think I would do good on a team either.. although you should watch my sister Aquata. She’s the best swimmer I know, actually got a scholarship for it. That’s how good she is.” 

She couldn’t help but to feel proud. Even if it potentially    and even then the chances were very, very, slim, put their family in danger to have one of their own displaying their abilities so openly. 

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It seemed so wild- that she was actually here to begin with, and that she seemed to be enjoying herself. Not only that, but it was even weirder that she was asking him to come over. He never actually expected his plan to work out. And it hadn’t, yet. He was actually just getting to the sketchiest part of his night, and she probably wouldn’t actually want to be around him anymore after this.

He put the cookies in the oven, and stood leaning against the counter as he listened to her speak. “yeah! If you want me to come over, I can definitely do that sometime, I’m not a very busy person..”

He was trying hard not too sound as excited as he actually was. He needed to sound casual, so she wouldn’t get scared away.

Swimming. She liked to swim. Henry had done all types of sports when he was in high school. Unfortunately, he hadn’t been active in quite a while, but it had been bugging him for quite a while, and he really wanted to get back in shape. 

“I used to do play quite a bit in school. My father made me do archery and football. Football was fun. I never swam for competition, but we have a pretty nice pool downstairs. Your sister sounds really talented!” Henry didn’t know what it was like to have a sister, or one that was clearly so successful.