“ there’s many treasures around here, if you look in the right places, “ pulling away, she winks and takes the box in her hands. carefully opening it, she holds up the dress, eyes sparkling in awe.
“ coriolanus… this is absolutely darling. how did you get this? “ she gasps.
he doesn’t need to be all dressed up for her, especially when it takes awhile for him to get here from the base, wouldn’t want him to be drenched now the summer sun’s made its return.
however, maybe she could use some funds to get him something nice too. “ oh please, +
no matter the color of piece of clothing, the jewelry or her curly hair, she 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 took his breath away. seeing her look like the tempting siren she was made him feel bad to be only in his cyan colored peacekeeper uniform— hardly a uniform and more a temporary outfit
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that was the problem. what were they doing here? deciding what rings they’d get, how flowy her dress should be… how could she think about these things when they live in this cruel system?
“ . . what would your grandma’am say? i remembered her being not so fond of me. “
age wasn’t important in a country where children were groomed and set up for slaughter. most of them wouldn’t get the luxury of such a commitment; however, he wanted to marry. not now or next year, but definitely when the time was right.
“would you want to marry me ? carry my
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sitting in the meadow, replacing a guitar string that broke at last night’s show. completely focused, nothing but the spring breeze and a quiet operation with her guitar.
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“ be there in a pinch! “
lucy gray connects her pair of hoops to her earlobe before walking out of her room, hoping to surprise him with her curled hair, pretty as a butterfly makeup, and a vibrant orange yellow sunset dress.
“ hi, my love! “ she squeals, wrapping her arms +
well, for 𝐡𝐢𝐬 beautiful girl in her colorful dresses, he managed to scrape together some money and trade for a nice and fitting gift.
waiting for her with a dark blue box and a pink bow on top.
oh, don’t worry — of course, she took the day off. she just wants to get all nice and pretty before he comes in with gifts.
she wonders what he got her.