𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺

“𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁... 𝘔𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯.”

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

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𝓡𝓱𝓮𝓽𝓽 𝓑𝓾𝓽𝓵𝓮𝓻

canon portrayal of the rakish third husband of scarlett o’hara in “gone with the wind”. literate and descriptive. ships with chemistry. rp/fl only. mdni. rt’s appreciated.
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#gwtwrp

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@TurbulentBelle « something one ought to waste in Atlanta."

A comfortable silence settled between them.

"You'll discover, Miss O'Hara, that most people attend parties hoping to be noticed."

His smile grew just enough to become dangerous.

"I've always preferred noticing."

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

Starter for @TurbulentBelle .

The trouble with returning to Atlanta, Rhett Butler had long maintained, was that the city possessed an uncanny talent for pretending nothing had changed.

The streets were different.

The faces were older.

Fortunes had risen and fallen with »

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@TurbulentBelle « because the whiskey proved tolerable."

His eyes drifted back toward the ballroom.

"And now..."

Grey eyes found hers again, bright with amusement.

"...I find myself in unexpectedly pleasant conversation."

He inclined his head ever so slightly.

"Which, I assure you, is not»

[𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕— @astutegeorgian]

@RogueElegance

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@astutegeorgian Careful, darling.

At this rate I'll begin to suspect you've grown rather fond of me.

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@astutegeorgian Nor had I.

Then again...

Perhaps miracles were never meant to descend from Heaven.

Perhaps they simply arrive disguised as impossibly stubborn women from Tara.

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@astutegeorgian Then I hope never to cure myself of the habit.

There are considerably worse places to lose one's way than wherever you happen to be.

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@astutegeorgian

[ُ @grnte]

l’amour de ma vie.

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@astutegeorgian Then I should count us the most formidable alliance Georgia has ever had the misfortune to witness.

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@astutegeorgian « became unmistakably mischievous again.

"Preferably one in which neither of us falls out of any trees."

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@astutegeorgian « the small of her back.

"I don't intend to make that mistake again."

Outside, the evening settled over Tara with all the unhurried certainty of home.

Rhett glanced toward the fading light before looking back at her.

"I believe we've earned a quiet evening."

His smile »

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@TurbulentBelle « "Though I have discovered one redeeming feature."

Grey eyes met green.

"It occasionally produces interesting company."

The corner of his mouth lifted again.

"That alone almost justifies the invitation."

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@TurbulentBelle « Rhett seldom did.

"You know..."

His tone remained pleasantly conversational.

"I've been told Atlanta is the very picture of Southern refinement."

He looked thoughtfully toward the crowded room once more.

"I confess I'm still searching for the evidence."

Another slow sip.»

[𝗥𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿. ¹⁸⁺ @RogueElegance]

@astutegeorgian Encouragement?

Well.

That is a considerably more flattering promotion than I was expecting.