a golden haze

Bergerac

U&Original • Crime Drama 

[ His voice meanders as most of his attention is fixed on his wrist, tilting his hand back, or angling it to catch different amounts of light. For the moment he's oblivious to her suspicions, which is probably for the best. ]

And if it's not, then normally it's meant as a joke, I think, a lot of the time...

[ It's close enough to his nose, so intent is his inspection, that if she'd bopped him on the arm he probably would have hit himself in the face with it. ]

... which really ain't what I'm going for exactly. Right, anyway, I reckon, I'm probably blue-toned? So a more leanin' away from red sort of pink is the shade I want, yeah?

[ With that sorted, Peter scoots over to her side, trying to get a look at her phone screen. It's important that she gets a good first impression! And, what if there are unmarked spoilers?? Spoilers for a twenty-six year old series?? He has to look and ward them off! He's suppressing the urge to pre-emptively gush and fawn (some more) over how cool this character is, but it's a bit like trying to force the carbonation back down into a pop after you've opened it. Still, he is doing his BEST. ]

[Janie angles her phone so they can both watch her scroll through pictures of a woman lavishly surrounded by roses, swords and... Oh, another woman? This is getting more obvious. She nods as if it's all clicking.] Ah, see, with short hair, you're already halfway there to looking like her. Although I have to say, I haven't a clue what this story is about by the photos?

[She puts her phone to her chest as if it's her shield.] Oh I'm sorry, when did you get into color theory? You came around at a time when it was more than well-established! I had to find it from the beginning. It's like discovering a band before it's on the radio! Anywho, it was Sir John E. Millais. Or he was the one who was patient enough to explain it to me in full, anyways [A soft, fond smile graces her lips.]

Always had a soft spot for me, that one. Don't tell anyone, but I was even the model for the Ophelia painting. [Silent pause] Alright, that's a lie, I just wish he'd asked me. [ A laugh. It's not very serious for her.] But really, he used plenty of color on his paintings at a time when academies were asking for subdued tones. And now he's celebrated- Which I think says something.

Beautiful Emilia in Italy ♥️