#x.maeve

[thequeensxgambit]

closed starter for @sunliights based on this

maeve breathes in a deep lungful of crisp morning air as she walks down the quiet high street. she's been in her head most of the morning, entirely distracted from her daily word count goal by thoughts of the place she's currently heading. the same place curiosity led her into a few days ago, only to bump into someone she'd never met before. she hesitates at the door of the bookshop before mustering all the courage she can and pulling the door open. "hello?" her voice is soft but loud enough to carry. "i know you said come back anytime, but..." oh, maybe they hadn't meant that literally. oh no.

[thequeensxgambit]

continued from here for @finalgicls

"you can totally say no..." maeve insisted in a rushed tone, still not quite ready to look stella in the eye. there was part of her that felt embarrassed that she hadn't just shut her parents down, but they'd said it so naturally. like it just made sense. which honestly made maeve feel like maybe she should have been shutting down comments a whole lot sooner. or just not talking about stella so much. her cheeks grew hotter as she finally looked over at stella and smiled softly. "obviously! we probably shouldn't stage a huge fight because you know i'm a shitty actress, but..." should she just say screw it to the whole thing? maybe she just tell her parents that they were already breaking up? " "and i know it would be such an annoying situation to put you in, so of course, if you wanted to, you'd have four nights in the mountains. you wouldn't have to pay for anything."

[thequeensxgambit]

muse: maeve ridley, twenty-eight, dentist (sarah pidgeon) open to f/nb 25+ plot: fake dating

"so here's the wildest thing..." maeve said slowly, not quite avoiding eye contact with the other but definitely not boldly seeking it out either. "my family booked this big getaway in the mountains, and they said to bring you because they think we're together..." she paused and looked away from the other completely. "and i didn't totally say that we weren't..."

[thequeensxgambit]

open to: f/nb connection: maeve is a published poetry/prose author attending a meet and greet/signing event. your muse has attended the event because they couldn’t help but feel some of the poems/entries are very closely related to their relationship and them — exes, a love affair that ended too soon, wrong time/right person vibes.

how long has she been sat down for now? three hours? four? although her body and mind felt tired, she couldn’t complain. she hadn’t expected for this many people to come and see her. so many people had shared kind words, and she’d sort of just nodded and smiled at them with a slightly startled look in her eyes. it was more than she could have dreamed of. as she collected up her belongings from the table, she cast an eye over to those who hadn’t yet left. chatting in groups. tidying away. and then she stopped as her eyes fell on a very familiar face. coming closer. she almost tripped over her feet. “are you lost?” she joked feebly.