My muse is being hit on by someone they aren't interested in and are visibly uncomfortable. Send, "there you are, darling" for your muse to come and wrap their arm around mine's waist to guide them away. | accepting.
ā š¤ įŖā * ā there you are, darling . I've been looking everywhere for you . ā a hand sliding along her upper back, metal prosthesis curls gently to cup one shoulder ; gently tugging opposite to his firm, safe chest . they've never met āā she hasn't even seen her savior's face yet, but his velvet voice is kind : it's convincing . yet the air feels both heavy & thin, like a quivering & overdrawn bowstring, all aimed at the offending party with it's deadly arrow .
ā ā ā * ā we must have gotten separated . i was so worried . ā
InĀ Ā hindsightĀ Ā itĀ Ā wasĀ Ā probablyĀ Ā unwiseĀ Ā toĀ Ā haveĀ Ā wonderedĀ Ā offĀ Ā onĀ Ā herĀ Ā own,Ā Ā butĀ Ā Sigrika'sĀ Ā strongĀ Ā desireĀ Ā toĀ Ā proveĀ Ā herselfĀ Ā asĀ Ā aĀ Ā reliableĀ Ā solswornĀ Ā hadĀ Ā cloudedĀ Ā herĀ Ā judgement.Ā Ā NowĀ Ā sheĀ Ā wasĀ Ā payingĀ Ā forĀ Ā it.Ā Ā AĀ Ā strangerĀ Ā approachedĀ Ā withĀ Ā eyesĀ Ā thatĀ Ā seemedĀ Ā moreĀ Ā likeĀ Ā aĀ Ā wolf'sĀ Ā thanĀ Ā aĀ Ā man's.Ā Ā SheĀ Ā wasn'tĀ Ā aĀ Ā drinker,Ā Ā butĀ Ā evenĀ Ā sheĀ Ā couldĀ Ā detectĀ Ā theĀ Ā scentĀ Ā ofĀ Ā alcoholĀ Ā onĀ Ā hisĀ Ā breath.Ā Ā HeĀ Ā slurredĀ Ā complimentsĀ Ā thatĀ Ā onlyĀ Ā cameĀ Ā offĀ Ā asĀ Ā unsettlingĀ Ā evenĀ Ā whenĀ Ā theĀ Ā royaĀ Ā steppedĀ Ā back,Ā Ā heĀ Ā pursued.Ā Ā "I-I'mĀ Ā veryĀ Ā sorryĀ Ā butĀ Ā -Ā Ā um....Ā Ā IĀ Ā needĀ Ā toĀ Ā beĀ Ā some-"Ā Ā wordsĀ Ā trailedĀ Ā offĀ Ā herĀ Ā tongueĀ Ā asĀ Ā sheĀ Ā wasĀ Ā abruptlyĀ Ā yetĀ Ā gentlyĀ Ā pulledĀ Ā intoĀ Ā another'sĀ Ā arms.
HisĀ Ā voiceĀ Ā asĀ Ā itĀ Ā meetĀ Ā herĀ Ā earsĀ Ā wasĀ Ā unfamiliarĀ Ā andĀ Ā forĀ Ā aĀ Ā briefĀ Ā momentĀ Ā sheĀ Ā thoughtĀ Ā heĀ Ā wasĀ Ā withĀ Ā theĀ Ā drunkenĀ Ā manĀ Ā butĀ Ā whatĀ Ā heĀ Ā saidĀ Ā contradictedĀ Ā thatĀ Ā presumption.Ā Ā HeĀ Ā talkedĀ Ā asĀ Ā ifĀ Ā theyĀ Ā wereĀ Ā veryĀ Ā close,Ā Ā intimatelyĀ Ā soĀ Ā -Ā Ā that'sĀ Ā whenĀ Ā hisĀ Ā intentionsĀ Ā becameĀ Ā clear.
"Ahh,Ā Ā thereĀ Ā youĀ Ā are..."Ā Ā sheĀ Ā mumbled,Ā Ā emeraldĀ Ā gazeĀ Ā meetingĀ Ā his.Ā Ā "IĀ Ā gotĀ Ā aĀ Ā littleĀ Ā lostĀ Ā butĀ Ā I'mĀ Ā soĀ Ā gladĀ Ā you'veĀ Ā foundĀ Ā me"Ā Ā theirĀ Ā onlookerĀ Ā seemedĀ Ā toĀ Ā haveĀ Ā takenĀ Ā theĀ Ā hint,Ā Ā withĀ Ā anĀ Ā agitatedĀ Ā clickĀ Ā ofĀ Ā hisĀ Ā tongueĀ Ā -Ā Ā heĀ Ā turnedĀ Ā onĀ Ā hisĀ Ā heel,Ā Ā staggeringĀ Ā offĀ Ā toĀ Ā likelyĀ Ā causeĀ Ā troubleĀ Ā elsewhere.
OnceĀ Ā itĀ Ā wasĀ Ā certainĀ Ā SigrikaĀ Ā wasĀ Ā noĀ Ā longerĀ Ā inĀ Ā trouble,Ā Ā sheĀ Ā gentlyĀ Ā removedĀ Ā herselfĀ Ā fromĀ Ā theĀ Ā man,Ā Ā aĀ Ā gratefulĀ Ā smileĀ Ā curvingĀ Ā ponĀ Ā herĀ Ā rosetteĀ Ā lips.
"ThankĀ Ā you,Ā Ā thatĀ Ā wasĀ Ā incrediblyĀ Ā kind.Ā Ā I...Ā Ā IĀ Ā didn'tĀ Ā knowĀ Ā whatĀ Ā IĀ Ā wasĀ Ā goingĀ Ā toĀ Ā do...."
