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Memories Worth Keeping
DIR By: Wolfy
Date: January 11, 2024, 5:49 pm
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" I'm sorry, I didn't realise my hands were shaking so badly, "
Lyra says, looking up at him briefly with a look of complete
embarrassment upon her face.
There is nothing she wouldn't have given to experience a moment
like this, but her nerves were getting the best of her a little
too easily and she realised that if she didn't get a grip soon,
she may very well end up losing all feeling in her knees.
The man before her is someone she finds it difficult to even
think about without her heart hammering in her chest. There's a
very obvious sensation of fuzziness that fills her entire body
when his eyes meet her own.
" That's alright, darling, you don't need to worry about it. I'm
just glad you're here and that you're able to talk to me, " Tom
chuckles after he finishes speaking, raising the young womans
offered hand to his mouth and pressing a tender kiss on the back
of it.
He notices the blush that dances across her face immediately as
he does this and though it may have worsened her bashful
response, he tugged her a little closer while still holding that
hand and into a warm embrace. His arms scooped her up and
against his chest, keeping her close to him as he held her and
pressed another unexpected kiss to her forehead.
This young woman was adorable and she had eyes so full of colour
that stood out against her other delightful features. His own
eyes were unable to retreat from hers, though he had allowed
himself previously to take in everything about her.
She was a tiny little thing, shorter than he was by a
considerable amount and that alone left him smiling from ear to
ear, because more often than not, his female companions or
co-stars either matched his height or were taller by quite a
number of inches.
Lyra was the perfect height for him to hold her in a manner that
one might clutch a long lost love after their return from sea.
His thoughts swept him away for a moment or two before the young
woman nuzzled the side of her face a little deeper against his
charcoal grey shirt, a telltale sign from his experience that
she was both comfortable and possibly taking in his scent. Tom
didn't mind this behaviour in the slightest and it only made him
smile more.
" So, do I have to leave after this? I've come to realise over
the years that small talk and a handshake, sometimes a hug, are
the bulk of things you offer fans and then part ways? " she's
not too sure about her words, but as she asks him this, she
lifts her head from his chest to look up at him expectantly,
almost as an infant would wait on their parents wisdom.
Tom finds another chuckle rising in his throat but he doesn't
quite let it get further than that, unwilling to further
embarrass the woman somehow. There's nothing wrong with what she
had assumed at all, as that is more often than not the way that
it works, but there's something about this particular meeting
that leaves even him wanting more time.
It crosses his mind, momentarily, to suggest that she might
spend all afternoon with him, but he considers also what that
may mean if anyone were to find out she hadn't left yet.
" Usually, that's the way it works, but I have to be honest
here.. I do want you to stay longer because I'd like to get to
know you a little more. Do you think you'd be up for that? " he
asks, waiting with bated breath and hopeful that she might
actually like to do that.
Lyra takes his words into account as well as the end result if
she did actually choose to linger around a while longer,
potentially until nightfall. Her heart begins to hammer in her
chest once again and she looks toward the ground, biting her
bottom lip to prevent a squeal of pure happiness from leaving
them. She only raises her gaze again when he lifts her chin with
his thumb and finger, giving it a gentle squeeze before stepping
closer.
Her breath catches in her throat as he nears, while still
gripping her chin so she is unable to look away or move at all.
Her cheeks are a rosy pink colour and she can feel the heat
coming off of them, but all he does is get close enough to bump
their noses together. The surprise sends a shiver down her spine
and it's such a silly little action, but she grins either way.
" I think I will stay a while longer, if you're offering. I'd
love to get to know you better for the rest of the day, too. I
have so many things to say to you and so many questions to ask,
" she smiles brightly, finding herself snuggled into his arms
again as he embraces her once more.
" We have all the time in the world for you to do that, Lyra.
I'll be all yours for the rest of the afternoon, so make
yourself right at home, " he says, giving her one last tight hug
before pulling away and guiding her with his hand on the small
of her back, over to the sofa.
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Re: Memories Worth Keeping
DIR By: Maggie Flannery
Date: January 30, 2024, 9:02 pm
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I freaking love everything about this! You've captured the
meeting of a favorite person ( celeb or otherwise ) absolutely
perfectly! <3
* I also meant to say that I'd love to see more about the
pairing and I'm intrigued as to how Tom POV would do in this
situation as well. Keep it up!
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