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Tweak says, "What is love?"

Jareth (labyrinth_king) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2009-02-21 08:09:00

Entry tags:

complete, day 33, jareth, sarah williams

Who: Jareth and Sarah Williams
What: Aftermath
When: Day 33, mid-morning
Where: Just outside Jareth's room, to start
Status: Complete
Rating: PG-ish

Although he'd lived for more years than humans had even existed for, he'd never had a day like the one he'd had yesterday. It seemed there were a lot of 'nevers' going on in his life recently, actually. He'd never been kidnapped before, only now Mirage had changed that. He'd never been bowling before... and he chose not to think much about that, But above all, he'd never had coffee with his nemesis, and had never expected to. Even kings who had been alive for thousands of years don't know everything, apparently.

Though no one would have known it simply by looking at him, he was still hashing the whole thing over in his mind. What had happened, and why? In the end, though, he'd been able to come to only one conclusion. He wasn't exactly sure the why and how of it all, but he was sure of one thing. He hadn't hated anything that had happened, no matter how awkward it had been. Perhaps that was enough.

He'd gone back to his room after the odd chat with Sarah, and been there ever since, thinking it through. Now, however, it was time to get out of there. So he left the room that was the spitting image of his throne room in the Castle at the center of the Labyrinth, after dressing in his more typcial Fae style. Jeremy, it would seem, was not an everyday sort of thing here. And he was much more comfortable in the outlandish, romantic clothing he favored. Mortal clothing was so strange.

The king didn't have any particular plans, he just didn't want to spend any more time in his room. So, thinking he would perhaps take a walk (and just happen to stroll past Sarah's room), he turned the doorknob and stepped out his door into the hallway beyond it.

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sarah_williams
2009-02-22 11:29 pm UTC (link)

It was frustrating to her -- more frustration! -- that it should feel "too soon" to her to be here with him in this moment. But there it was and you couldn't rush things or they turned out all... Jack and Sarah. Rings in envelopes and love left on the back burner. She so didn't want sympathy from Jareth in the manner Jack had given it to her.

She looked distracted as she gazed up at Jareth, as he took her arm again in such a formal way. She felt sorry for the way they had parted. It had felt so... well that was for another time. Her actions had begun it and his words had sealed it and they were on for breakfast again as if noting remotely serious had happened.

"Um, yes, food would be a good idea. Thank you." She looked at him with eyes green and intense, to convey importance to him. "Thank you. Jack never would've -" And she sighed at her own stupidity and hoped he'd ignore it.

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labyrinth_king
2009-02-23 12:00 am UTC (link)

Jareth was more or less resigned. Yes, he'd kidnapped people, but he'd never tried to force them into anything sexual. Even he had limits, and he had had these limits even before he'd almost died. Probably many people would be surprised to know that, but it was true nevertheless.

But all such thoughts drained away as she said a name. A male name. What had he expected, that she would have had no experience? But it had only been a few days for him since she'd been 15, and he hadn't had a chance yet to think about such things. He stopped dead in his tracks, and then, realizing what he was doing, started walking again.

In an elaborately casual tone, and without looking at her, he spoke. "Who is Jack?" But the tone probably wouldn't fool anyone, at least anyone who was looking at his face. It was composed enough, but his eyes were filled with raging emotions.

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sarah_williams
2009-02-23 12:11 am UTC (link)

"Jack?" she said as though she almost didn't remember having brought him up. Though she knew she had. It had been automatic. She realized now that she had compared everyone to Jareth when she'd been home. That must've been why all the therapists had thought sessions with mirrors in which she renounced her own features that reflected him would help her.

Still, Jack had been no one. Well. Compared to Jareth. Jack had been a pretender. "Jack was someone who wanted to marry me. He was a part of one of my group therapies. A physician's assistant who... well he made it pretty obvious that I was his special case for the year. He was supposed to be my knight in shining armor. Until I nearly -"

Well that was enough. No sense bringing more of that darkness forward into the presence.

"Nevermind. I'm starving," she said good-naturedly forgetting the last few minutes even though she really didn't want to.

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