Five Sentence Friday
for once im not doing my hadestown perpetuel fic, but rather one beloved ship of my first real OC x gale in a Pride and prejudice AU
tagged by @optimisticgrey thank you!
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There was an awkward, pregnant pause as Mr. Dekarios waited a beat too long to introduce himself, and by the time he did Ixil had a sour taste in her mouth. Once he did open his mouth and introduced himself with a flourish, the sour feeling magnified.
Here, she thought privately to herself, was another peacock.
The night passed with dancing, and a bit of embarrassment as Ixil tried to sidle up with Mr. Dekarios, and instead of being led to the dance floor like she had proposed subtly, he wounded her with a swift rejection that he did not dance but preferred the company of his towers books, almost as if he were a wizard. She could hardly fault him for preferring books to people, but the atmosphere they found themselves in hardly should have inspired the desire for one.
I tag @genuinezenith @sippuli @scramghouledegg and anyone else who wants to do this. i want to see your fic, your poetry, anything