~25th Dance~

[donttelldaddy]

...I've run out of concealer. Would anybody else happen to have some?

I usually don't bruise this long. I must be out of practice. Shame.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

... I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

[ He raises an eyebrow at her appearance, leaning down to brush a kiss over her bruise. ]

But I think I will, thank you.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Of course I'm being serious! It works every time.

[Lili hops to the tips of her toes and gives him a kiss back.]

Need a partner?

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

Ah, I'm sorry. Alfred and I are about to play bludger ball, actually.

[ He smiles when she kisses him, visibly relaxing. ]

May I take a rain check?

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

You two have fun, then~

[ Seeing him smile for real this time makes her smile too. Have another, lingering a bit longer this time.]

Of course. How soon is he expecting you~?

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ With a quick glance around their surroundings, Matthew draws her closer. He still can't - can't quite look at her bruise without wincing, but he tries. ]

Al's always late.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Do you have to look at me like that? I can't get into it if you're staring at my eye.

[ Action ] lol verb tenses , what are those

[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ Well bollocks. Matthew withdraws, mood plummeting once more. Mumbling, he apologizes. ]

I'm sorry.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

You shouldn't be, I'm sure it's distracting...

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

I-it's not. I mean, it shouldn't be.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

I understand. I just wish you wouldn't be so upset about it.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry.

...Perhaps I should go. Smash things. Now.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

...fine. You two enjoy yourselves~

[And another kiss.]

I love you~

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ His lips quirk upward, but it doesn't quite erase the worry obvious in his eyes; so he hugs her, pulls her in once more. He feels horrible, really, but he...

...pushes the emotion away. Doesn't want to think about it. ]

I love you too.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't want to let go, so what she will do is just stay there until he pulls away.]

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ He doesn't feel like letting go, either. He wants to say something, anything, but it's -- hard. So he tries French, speaking so softly he's barely comprehensible. ]

I love you even with your bruises.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

You can love me and still be unhappy. I don't want it to be like that.

[Lili buries her head in his chest, exhaling slowly.]

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ He stiffens, then tightens his grip around her. ]

Lili. I'm not unhappy...

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

You're not exactly thrilled, either.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ Oh damn. Have some more mumbling. ]

...Can't be thrilled all the time.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

If there was something I could do about it, you would tell me, wouldn't you?