Feel like you my readers deserve something for being SO patient with me this year so here you go! Won’t get the full scene for a long time cause it takes place in 1778 but here you go!
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She reached upward, her hand awkward and stiff until she found his hair, his braid was back behind his shoulders, and she gently tugged at the edge until it was back into view. The color was dulled, but in the sun, his hair would’ve been a beautiful, brown gold.
She undid the first ribbon, held up her hand.
“Tie it.”
Surprise and something else flashed across his face, staring down at her in wonder. She’d told herself she was terrified to do anything, but she did this. She changed.
He grinned, “Anything for you, Elizabeth.”
He changed position, settling on his knees- his hands didn’t pin her, no, his thighs held her down instead, the well trained muscle near the top of her legs underneath the mountain of fabric. She was terrible- she wanted him to lift up her skirts again.
His touch was so gentle it was a shock, stroking her arm, holding it like a delicate, nearly broken thing. Didn’t he remember what he did just moments ago?
It was selfish to sit there and do nothing. She rested her hand on his thigh.
His fingers danced on her wrist, feeling her pulse- was it hammering? Was it soaring, along with her heart?
He was a good soldier, and tied a strong knot.
She turned her wrist, marvelling. A charged hush was in the air between them. He’d given her another thing she wanted- she tied him to her. Like a lovesick girl, she’d keep the ribbon on her bedside table, underneath her pillow, kiss it to make a wish. She didn’t need a reminder of him- he was a constant, in her thoughts, her days, the past few months. She didn’t need anything to keep him close to her- did she? Everyday he was at her side, but this was physical. This was a token. A piece of him. A connection.
She’d never felt so sure of that until now.
“It is the most beautiful bracelet I’ll ever own.”
He shook his head, laughing. “Don’t chide me, please. It is all I can afford.”
“I’d never lie to you.”
“Oh, I know, my Elizabeth.”
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In the face of governments across the world bringing forth and passing legislation to ban gender affirming healthcare, being able to live openly in society as a trans person, and hate crimes against the trans community, we still have this. We say fuck you. (x) (resources for trans people: glaad, international trans equality, international trans map resources)
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