Phantoms at the Opera (Yen’fay + Emmeryn)
@aurelentsovereign (From x)
“Inside the play itself?” Emmeryn repeated, leaning forward in her chair in order to peer down to the stage. The curtain was still drawn, but if she didn’t wish very dearly to know how they’d pull it off, she would eat her opera glasses. And his excitement was so infectious, she couldn’t help but also get excited.
“Why, Lord Yen’fay, I would be more than delighted to accompany you afterwards, I suspect we shall have many things to talk about, whether the play stands tall in the face of our expectations or falls quite flat!”
To be able to speak of the play afterwards did sound delightful in fact! So delightful that she smiled quite warmly at him, unwilling to hide how the anticipation of an excellent evening was affecting her.
He couldn’t help himself -- he smiled back at her, fondly grasping one of her hands in his. “I’m quite sure we will, Milady. I can’t wait.”
But it seemed as though waiting would have to be something he got comfortable with, and fast. The auditorium filled slowly, and people still milled about, chatting and looking through their playbills. Perhaps he’d misjudged when the play was actually supposed to start? Or, maybe it was just a slow night. He wasn’t entirely certain.
As they sat and waited, an uncomfortable silence fell over them. Yen’fay had temporarily worked through the slight anxiety of being in her presence while he was talking about the drama about to unfold in front of them both, but now... he felt as if he was back at square one.
He glanced slightly at Emmeryn. He wondered if she still remembered the... greeting she’d given him last time they met. It had been weighing heavily on his mind since then, and he was dying to ask her... something about it.
“...” He cleared his throat slightly. “Erm... Lady Emmeryn, if I may?” he asked, ignoring the blush steadily rising in his cheeks again, and locking eyes with her. “Perhaps it is inappropriate for me to speak so plainly, but I... have given much... thought to the time you kissed me.”
His warm, brown irises held her gaze, unwavering. “I was thinking... How magnificent it would be if I were allowed to return the favor in kind, Milady.”