Elizabeth Tudor (gloriana_) wrote in nevermore_past, @ 2012-07-19 18:50:00 |
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Entry tags: | elizabeth tudor, prometheus |
WHO: Elizabeth & Prometheus
WHEN: July 1843
WHERE: Their home in Boston
WHAT: Unresolved sexual tensions
WARNINGS: sexual references
They had had an October wedding and Elizabeth had felt like a hypocrite in the eyes of God for that ceremony. But it was necessary. She moved into his home and to the outside world they made all appearances of being a young loving couple. Within the house there was no doubt love between them, but it was not of a romantic nature. Bess remained ever the Virgin Queen, even more than she had been in life.
At a picnic three days ago Prometheus had taken her hand and kissed it, an action she knew was for the other people present but it brought up a strange stirring in Elizabeth, one she hadn't felt in centuries. She'd met his eye and for a moment something moved between them before she finally tore her gaze away.
That feeling remained. Elizabeth said nothing to Prometheus as the days passed, but she felt sure something had changed.
Tonight she embroidered in the sitting room, their male neighbour sitting with them after buying a sculpture for Prometheus. Every now and then she raised her eyes from her work and looked to her faux-husband, considering many things. When he was finally seen to the door, Elizabeth put down her embroidery on her lap and smiled at Prometheus re-entering the room.
"He sounds most satisfied," Elizabeth told him.
Prometheus respected Bess as much as he loved her. He'd never cross the boundaries she'd set but she was attractive. He'd be a fool not to notice. He had suspicions she felt similar, but not enough to act on.
And he had no desire to be too Greek and push the issue. She was too dear for him for that.
"He ought to be," he said as he walked back into the room. "He fussed more then I did over that piece. One detail wasn't right or the other wasn't." He shook his head, "but he's happy now so that's done with." With a sigh he sat down and ran his fingers through his hair. He wasn't one to enjoy the fashion of the time.
He checked the clock then smiled to her, "dinner? I believe I owe you for sitting here through all that."
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[info]gloriana_
2011-12-21 07:24 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
"That would be delightful," Elizabeth told him with a smile, setting her work aside. "But what sort of a wife would I be if I didn't sit here and support my husband?"
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He shrugged, "I'm not too sure." Smiling he offered his hand, "but it really isn't necessary. I mean I appreciate it of course but is it strange to feel guilty? I don't want you to feel like your an ornament. If you want to sit, feel free to participate. Trust me, even a Greek get's tired of hearing 'but you have such skills."
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Elizabeth took his hand and denied to herself that she enjoyed Prometheus skin against hers. She swallowed heavily. "Even with all your vanity?" Elizabeth asked him with a little amusement.
"I think it serves us for me to continue pretending that you, as a man, are my better." Even if Elizabeth believed no such thing.
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He laughed, "I do not have that much vanity madam," he smirked to her, showing he was joking. He had not yet released her hand. He noted her reaction and stepped a bit closer.
He scoffed, "hardly the case. You are my equal. I endeavor to treat you as such."
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There distance between them became less and Elizabeth looked up to meet his eye. She found that her breath was growing quicker and, for a moment, her gaze fell upon his lips.
They were married. There would be nothing sinful in this.
He'd said something to her, but it was difficult to remember what she wasn't supposed to reply with. Clearing her throat, Elizabeth drew her hand back. "You said something about supper?" she asked him, taking a step back.
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He watched her, not able to take this step for her. He looked to her as she stepped closer, and frowned when she stepped back. He could understand though. He nodded and released her hand. "I did. However," he hoped he wasn't invading too much when he stepped closer and leaned down closer to her. He didn't move to kiss her however. He suspected she had to cross that line herself.
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He smelled like paint and soap and something of his own beneath it all. "Prometheus," she began, her voice tight. She'd meant to take his hand and use it to push him back, but instead the touch was like fire.
Elizabeth's kiss was sudden and fierce and without even willing it she'd wrapped her arms tightly around the Titan.
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[info]firestealer
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He wasn't sure what he had expected, but he was pleased with this outcome. It wasn't like he hadn't thought of this, hadn't wanted it. It was hard to live with a pretty girl and not entertain such thoughts, but he hadn't acted on them until now.
He set his arms around her as he returned the kiss.
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After spending the last days imagining this very thing as she lay in her bed at night, she was now unwilling to stop this. There was nothing delicate about her passion with him now, nothing lady-like. As she kissed Prometheus, her breathing fast, she pulled quickly at his clothes to get rid of them. There were just as many layers these days as there have been in Elizabeth's day.
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He knew that underneath that reserve lay a passion and he was all too happy to have a taste of it now. So he was as eager as she was in shedding the first few layers of his clothes before starting to work on hers, cursing the fact that society demanded so much in between skin.
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Corsets were the bane of passion and after her over shirt was gone - at least two of the buttons on it torn away - she hissed, "the laces!" to him, because it would be easy for him to reach behind. She had his shirt gone now and his skin beneath was warm against her, her lips upon his throat.
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The sound of pleasure was low in his throat as he leaned over a little so he could tear out the laces. Corsets were a bane and he really hoped to find a better way to get them off next time. Once it was removed he dug his fingers into her hair before kissing her again, nudging her back to the wall.
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The wall hit her back and Elizabeth pulled him even closer to her, her undergarments a thin layer between them.
Somehow though, her own sanity broke through the fog of desire. She dropped her head back and tried to reason with herself. "Stop," she murmured and then more loudly: "stop, stop!" She pressed a hand against Prometheus' chest to push him back.
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He'd been about to lean low to lick her skin but she told him to stop. He had frowned but the pressure on his skin told him she wanted to go no further. He released her and stepped back, a little confused. Frowning he looked at her, "what's wrong?"
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Elizabeth moved away, breathing hard. She was wearing little now and so was he, her hair fallen free and messy from the neat pinning it had been up in.
"This," she swallowed as she pointed between the two of them, "cannot happen."
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Now he was really confused, but she seemed uncomfortable. And he was a gentleman so he picked up a blanket and offered it to her. "May I ask why not?" He let her have some space, not sure where this had come from, "Bess you know I like you. You're intelligent, sweet, and rather lovely. I had assumed you felt similarly about me."
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Elizabeth wrapped the blanket around herself, hoping it would make her a little more decent. "Have you forgotten who I am?" she asked him, touching the back of her fingers to her burning cheek. Slowly she was catching her breath. "I am the white-clad Virgin Queen of England, Prometheus."
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He blinked but restrained himself from saying 'you used to be', because that'd not earn him points. And this country had gotten so strange on it's standards for society. So he sighed and raised his hands, "alright. I respect that. I respect you." He turned around so she could compose herself and he could catch his breath.
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Elizabeth snatched her clothing from the floor and pulled it on quickly, trying to look as put together as she possibly could in the circumstances. "I care for you, Prometheus," she told him, trying to pin her hair back. "But we are married only as a formality."
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[info]firestealer
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He smiled to her and glanced back, "as you wish." He ran his fingers through his hair, "I need to go take a walk and calm down. He kneeled down and picked up his shirt, "I'll make sure to find you something to eat."
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Elizabeth nodded just once, a regal action, and said, "as you wish."
When Prometheus returned to the house - Elizabeth heard the door - she had already retired to her bedroom and turned out the lights.
She didn't sleep though. She couldn't sleep.
Morning came and when Elizabeth heard Prometheus moving around she dressed properly and made her way to Prometheus' studio.
"Good morn," she said to him from the doorway.
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[info]firestealer
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Last night had been very confusing, but the walk had helped clear his mind. At the end of the day he was still male and still had urges. He figured that now he knew Bess had no interest he could put them aside.
He'd sat down to start on a new piece and smiled at her. "Morning to you. Coffee?"
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"No, but thank you," Elizabeth said, casting her eyes to the floor before looking at him again. "Prometheus, I think it's best that I leave."
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[info]firestealer
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Now that was rather sudden. blinking he put his tools down, "my coffee isn't that bad," he tried for a joke before frowning, "why, what's the reasoning behind this?"
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"Last night," Elizabeth told him, her voice low. "I feel it would be inappropriate for me to remain here after what almost happened between us."
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He frowned more, "I don't understand I'm afraid. Bess, you know I like you but I won't try anything like that again if you don't want me to. I respect you too much for that."
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"I know," Elizabeth said with a frown. "I trust you, Prometheus. You have always been a good and just man, a strange thing among your gender indeed." Her smile there was tiny and fleeting. "It's myself I find I cannot trust."
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[info]firestealer
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"Not so strange really," He really didn't understand where she was coming from. He shook his head, "indulge me and explain. Whatever you want, I will give it to you, but I would like to understand first."
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"I..." she swallowed, looking down at the floor. "desire you." She could feel her cheeks warming. In her own life she had never had such shyness in regards to sex. Among her courtiers she had been known for making dirty jokes along with the rest of them, but now these Victorians had made her into a prude.
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He frowned, "yes I kind of got that last night. I don't see why you have decided this is reason to leave me." He knew that society had odd rules but he didn't see how it could be a problem.
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"When I think upon what happened last night, I feel only guilt," she told him, raising her eyes once more to look at him serious. "It consumes me whole and I am overwhelmed by it." With a sigh of frustration she turned her head, feeling anger brimming beneath the surface. "What have these filthy Victorians made of me, their ideas of sex and of desire and of all things that must be crushed beneath their boots. This is not the woman that I was in life. I was not a creature of guilt."
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[info]firestealer
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"Oh," now he could understand, "I'm sorry about that Bess. It doesn't effect me as much as it does you." sighing he rose. "I will miss you. I'm quite fond of you, you know. I may not be in love with you, but I do love you." He smiled, "so if this is what you want, then I will give it to you. Just know that I'll always be here, and remain your friend."
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"And a wonderful friend you have been," Elizabeth smiled a little, approaching him and taking his hands. "This time we have spent together I would not trade and I thank you for it."
She leaned up then to kiss him, lingering far too long for it to be considered innocent.
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[info]firestealer
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Smiling he returned the kiss before releasing her. He wouldn't put pressure on her that she didn't necessarily want. "I remain your friend you know. That won't change." He sighed, "but I'll arrange everything. We'll find something to tell everyone."
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"I know, and for this I am grateful. I'll leave Boston," she told him. "You may feel free to tell them whatever you please in this case. Tell them I was a harlot who broke your heart and ran away with a lover, if it would entertain you."
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[info]firestealer
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"I can't do that Bess, you know me. I'll think of something." Smiling he set his hand on her cheek, "All the best to you. I hope your God keeps you safe. Just don't forget my address alright?"