#luckhissoul

[agoldenlily]

For what felt like forever she had paced the halls of the estate, pondering what to do. The small stem of the flower twirled between her fingers as she tried to think of a decision. The flower was so small but she had seen its stark red color the moment that she had stepped into her bedroom. He used to do this before. Just a small flower to indicate that they would meet in her mother's rose garden. She had noticed him when he had first arrived and had to remind herself that she wasn't living in a sort of dream. No this was reality. This was real and he had been there before her, the entertainment that her intended had invited for this weekend. She hadn't expected the flower, she hadn't thought that he had recognized her at all so scarce were they in the same room. yet here was the proof that she had mattered to him the way that they had sworn to one another.

Finally, she drew up the end of her skirts and turned the way towards the backdoors where she was certain that no trace of a person would be. She tucked the flower behind her ear and lightly made her way through the path that led to the gardens. Only once did she glance back towards the house to check the state of lights flickering in the windows, when she was sure that there were none, she continued on. She only stopped when she saw his outline. Her heart stopped even though he was merely a shadow's silhouette standing there.

"Mat?" She softly called, somehow feeling struck by how familiar the sound of his name was in her mouth. She stepped nearer, only to see him better is what she told himself. "I didn't think that you recognized me." - @luckhissoul

[xradiant]

He scoffed at the supposed self-righteousness that lingered in Mat's voice. Of course he would take the higher ground. Mat was always a good man in the face of hard turmoil. George did wonder whether or not he had ever been faced with the decisions that he had been. A destitute family, an ambitious mother, a king to take to bed. The thought was one that he wouldn't openly share because it made him seem like he was taking some sort of higher ground. Although he did deserve the higher ground. He had purpose and it was all coming to fruition.

"It would be nice if you would at least see things from my perspective." he told him simply, evenly, as he looked at him in the eyes. "You should really tell me why it is you disapprove. I could make things easier for you here at court. You know that, don't you?" He bit down on his bottom lip wondering what he would have to do to get Mat to notice him in a way that just might be seductive. It worked on so many others, why not an old friend? "Wouldn't you prefer it to be easier?"

@luckhissoul

[caracarnn]

Every single time they both went home all that everyone asked and wondered about was the thought of whether or not he and Mat had found respective partners out in the city. At first it had just been the usual offenders that had even pestered Rand's father but then it had extended outward towards those that he never expected to hear it from. That included his own father. He looked at Rand expectantly as the years drew on and on and that was beginning to grow frustrating. Especially after Perrin had gotten married the conversation of it had only gotten worse. He ought to teach Perrin a lesson for making it harder on the rest of them. But then Egwene had come home with a fiancee' and everything had become even more burdensome.

It was during one of those slow nights in the city that Rand and Mat had come up with a plan over far too many drinks. They had decided that the two of them should just declare that they were in the throes of a deep relationship with one another and marriage was on the horizon. Whether that was a shock or not, Rand wasn't sure, but he knew that it would ease the barrage of questions that they were constantly attempting to field. That was good enough for the both of them. Rand was glad that they had decided on it completely before heading back home for a Spring weekend.

He had been attempting to read the room as Mat reached over to take up Rand's hand and they had announced it to the room full of both their families. Rand had wanted to laugh, actually laugh, but he had managed to keep that in check. They were rather convincing, he was sure, and the looks on everyone's faces had been worth the performance completely. They had left the two of them alone now and Rand waited until they were far enough from the door before he turned to look at Mat, letting out a small laugh.

"Do you think that they believed us?" He asked once he had dropped his hand from Mat's, looking out towards the door that was closed. "It does seem that they were utterly speechless. Have we ever gotten that kind of response before?" Probably not. It was something unheard of here: silence in The Two Rivers. What a bloody thought! - @luckhissoul

[apurekindness]

@luckhissoul [x] for a starter

"What happened?" her gentle hands urged her newest patient down to the nearest chair. "Is this all your blood?" she questioned, her expert eyes scanning for the cause of the injury. Surely, with this much blood, it must be a head wound? "Stay still."

[malka-lisitsa]

@luckhissoul liked for a starter

"Is there a reason you're following me? Or do you just happen to be going the exact same way as me for the past 5 blocks..."

[inabcck]

@luckhissoul gets a plotted starter.

What was the best way to go about this? He had clearly seen her at the scene of that accident where he had his brush with Death and found her. Luna tucked a strand of her brown hair behind her ear as she looked him over trying to decide if she would deny or not. There was few souls that Zane had collected at that accident and Mat was almost one of them if he hadn't stopped when he did. She took a breath thinking through her story surely he didn't see her step out of the car with the grim reaper of all people. It was a risk all the time of being caught when she chose to go out on the jobs with Zane anyways.

"I don't know what you think you saw, but I've never seen you before you came up to me and started talking a few days ago. Are you feeling okay? You're starting to sound like you need some rest or something." She felt so bad for doing this to him, but she couldn't risk Zane's position by telling him the truth until she knew she could fully trust him. So for now she would entertain him to an extent and feel bad that she might make him believe his sanity was fraying. "I know that we've not been talking long, Mat, but as someone that might be your friend I worry that you're still thinking about that day. You didn't die. I know it might have changed you, but it's not healthy to obsess over it."

[ofsnarkandmagic]

[Cont. From] @luckhissoul

At first, he can't figure out why the other man is laughing, yet then again, this wasn't the first time he was blunt. Or literal, much like his twin, which was unusual to say the least. Yet his first response was to shrug nonchalantly. Perhaps he still had a lot to learn, or he just wasn't the same kind of pirate; Melvin full well knew this for a fact. He wasn't obsessed with riches after all and gave his twin everything for her lighthouse and shop. How she split that between the two was her business.

"I'll be certain to keep that in mind, mate." Now, whether he would in fact remember this was up for debate. Still, this didn't mean that Melvin wouldn't still try all the same. At least when it came to dealing with love pirates, so that he'd live to see another day. His mouth was going to get him in trouble enough as it was, he didn't need help in that department. Though there were some things he could get away with and depended all on who was on the other side of his remarks. "Well, at least that's decent of 'im. That broke nice guy can have his good points too. Riches aren't everythin'."

[heartsdefine]

@luckhissoul — elspeth starter call / accepting!

        “I'm afraid I must advise you to find another path, serah.” Elspeth glances back the way she and her companions had come. “The darkspawn are at our heels. And they've already overwhelmed the road behind us.”