fairynuff | TEST DRIVE MEME

Entry tags:

test drive

TEST DRIVE MEME

Considering apping to EACHDRAIDH? Why not give the setting a test run here!

OPTIONAL SCENARIOS

01. ARRIVING IN THE DRABWURLD.
The grand feast is held in the Eaglais clearing. The food is good, the music is sweet, and the evening is lit by gentle fairy lights. All Shardbearers of all courts are summoned here under a universal truce for the evening. Nature itself has shaped itself into tables, chairs, and long couches so that the new guests can rest. When they’re ready to call it a night, Shardbearers are brought to their court strongholds in a one-way trip by fairies and imps.

02. NETWORK
Take advantage of your Locket! The network can be accessed by any Shardbearer with a locket or shardless characters with enchanted devices, and is a quick way to meet new people and discuss the state of the world.

03. WILDCARD.
Your own scenario! Explore the Drabwurld! There are lots of places to go, and plenty of trouble to get into in them!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

And find at least one of them, he does. He's probably not as surprised, given their habit and faith in finding each other. It's just that it has been a while on Snow's end. And she'd just come back from a brief visit home, not expecting to see him again here. Which is why she stops dead in her tracks in her own exploring and mingling when she spots him amid the crowds, staring and frowning even as her eyes widen and her face all but lights up in spite of herself.

Because he had found her. As he always says he will. It doesn't entirely dull the ache of missing him the past nearly two years, of course. But regardless of that, she is barely aware of her legs moving as she makes her way to him, ignoring the crowd in the process of progressing to him. Without thinking, she calls out to him. Actually giving him some slight warning before her hand swings to smack at his chest brief seconds before her arms then wrap around him fiercely. Tightly. Savoring this at the same time as it worries her to have him here too.

"Charming....."

There is no surprise in those deep blues as they find her in the crowd the second his name begins to leave her lips. Charming pays no heed to the crowd as he moves to meet her, lips curving into a smile. Eyes lighting with a love that is undeniable. "Snow!" The emotions plays in his voice as her names dances off his tongue, his heart pouring into the one word as he moves the last person out of his way with a hand to shoulder.

When her palm meets his chest his laughter is a man who has found the most important part of himself, clear and happy. His arms wrapping her and holding her tightly to his chest as she does him."Did you doubt I'd find you?" His tone is gentle, teasing, the slap he knows is born of her love and worry. Charming let's go of her with one arm, hand cupping her cheek in a tender caress, lips finding hers. For him it has only been moments, yet he kisses her deeply. The center of him settling the moment he feels the warmth. Finding her in a strange land so quickly is a stroke of pure luck, he knows. They always find each other, however it is not always this easy.

It's not quite as desperate, as exhilarated as when he helped return her memories from the forgetting potion, but even so. It's just been so long, and she was never quite sure if she wanted him here or not. Still, things don't seem quite so dangerous for the time being. Not yet, anyway. And if there's anyone she would have at her side in trying to keep it that way, to avoid the Seelie and Unseelie conflict, it's him. Of course. It always would be.

The laughter might almost annoy her. But not really. Not enough for her to really mind beyond a brief look before he embraces her. Before she feels his lips on hers. Oh, she's missed him so much. Arms wrap around him tighter, fingers playing through his hair, the back of his neck before resting at his cheeks.

"Being here a lot longer than you has given me slight pause."

But part of her always half expected him to show up at the feasts. Ever since her own arrival. Because finding each other is what they do. Regardless of the situation, regardless of curses or worlds separating them.

There was no conflict he did not believe they could face as long as it was together. He knew they were both strong on their own, together they were stronger though. His brown draws together in confusion as his hold remains. No way he was letting her out of his arms yet.

"I will always find you." His first instinct is to reassure her even as he smiles at words they have already spoken more than any couple should have to. He knows she knows this, he knows she believes it but his love for her makes this demand of him. Next he comes to something that worries him "When did you get here?" He had seen her only moments ago in Sherwood Forest where they were preparing to take back their home. Her words tell him that there is more here than he already knows.

Charming would never let anything stand in his way when it came to his family. Snow and him had fought for their life together and would continue to do so. Every battle was one he felt was worth it because every story had a Happy Ending and his was where ever Snow White was.

Individually, they are both a force to be reckoned with. Regina and George can both attest to that. But together, they are an even more powerful, united front. Even now, as she feels his arms around her, she draws strength and reassurance from him she hadn't always realized had left her. That faith and support he always gave so freely to her when she needed it. An ache that finally leaves, now he's here.

"When? It's....about two years, actually. Which I know might not necessarily add up for you. Timing can be....strange, here. Emma and Henry are here too. They're fine."

She hastens to tell and reassure him. At least Henry hasn't been here long enough to get into too much mischief yet. Or, not without either his mother or grandmother being there. All of this will be a lot to take in for him, so she isn't immediately launching into explaining just yet. Even this much is a start though. He possibly already had some basics covered by now even.

Here he is and here he will remain, that is the resolution in his heart. When she says two years, confusion starts then fades in his eyes as she continues. What is there is regret, he had no idea, had he known he would never have let her wait that long. Till today he knew nothing of this place's existence and he had been home with her. In the Enchanted Forest, preparing to do battle for their home. Till today he had thought he would never see Emma or Henry again because leaving them had been the only way to save them.

Charming believes her every word as he holds her there in the crowd, paying no heed to others around him, seeing only Snow. Yes, it all seems insane, it is all a lot to take in. Then again, it's magic, that's how it works. He has always been better with steel but that does not mean he doesn't understand magic and it's complications.

"Snow, I had no idea, I'd have fought to get here long..." Then it hits him, Emma and Henry. She said they are here, he had known it a possibility, had hoped for it. Now he knows it to be true and his heart soars even higher, they could all be together, whatever was coming it would be alright.

"Both of them, they're here?" His joy may seem a bit exuberant to her, depending what she last remembers of home. It has been days since they left the two behind in the Land Without Magic and yet his heart has been heavy and now it is completely lifted. Of course they were safe, Snow would protect their family, he never doubts her. Even when she may doubt herself.

"We can all be together now."

"I know. I know you would have. Time can be...a bit odd. Of course if you knew, you'd have tried to follow. We all know that. But you're here now, and so are they! We're together again."

All they ever really wanted. Something so simple a wish. For a family to be together. But somehow, something keeps separating them, trying to force them apart somehow. It may have been a while, on Snow's end, but not anymore. Not this time. Now all four of them are together again. Sure, there are still some others that aren't here, but between them, they'll manage. Better than. She can't help the growing smile as she explains, as she reassures him. Because she wasn't sure if she might ever see either of them again either, her own last memories of home being watching the two of them drive away as the curse hit to send the rest of them back to the Enchanted Forest.

Together, to so many it was such a simple word. To the Charming Family, it was a goal that was so often snatched from their hands that having it in their grasp was pure joy. He did not fully understand how it worked, what he knew was that somehow is wife, his daughter, his grandson had all been brought here before him. There coming and going was clearly not in their control.

Another thing he knew, there was nothing that he would allow to stop him from staying with them now. If he went home, he was taking them with him. It did not matter if they were in the Enchanted Forest or Storybrooke as long as he was with them.

He knew they'd have to consider their friends, their family but if the experience was anything like his then they were not missing for the people they love. Charming shifts position, his arm slipping lovingly around his wife's waist as he finally takes in more of his surroundings.

"It's no Enchanted Forest but it'll do, I'll need to learn more but for the moment, let's just be glad we're all together." He knew he had to know the workings of this world, he knew Snow would fill him in but for a moment in time he wanted to tuck her against his side and look for their daughter and grandson. He wanted to hold his family and simply rejoice in knowing he could see their faces.

"It's not the Forest. But....it's not so different either. Not as much as Storybrooke. Still, you're right. I -- we can explain later. I figure they probably already filled you in on some basics at least."

For now, surely it's okay to just savor this. Being together when the world and everyone keeps seeming to try tear them apart. In spite of the lingering danger and tensions. In spite of that they can't be sure just when they might make it back home. They're together. And together, they will figure it out. As a team. As they always have.

"Later, when we're alone." When they could talk in private and all his questions would be for her ears alone. A strange land meant unseen forces and that meant he had to be careful. He has the three most important people in his life here and one wrong step could cost him either one of them. That he will not let let come to pass. Especially not before he has been allowed to set eyes upon his daughter or grandson yet.

Charming's arm pulls from around her, fingers finding hers they fit together like a pair of gloves, perfectly. He flashes her a smile, eyes catching those near him as he keeps the air of absolute calm around him. Snow would not the wariness in his gaze, only Snow because she knows him.

"Show me around, can't have me getting lost my first day."

"Right. I'll show you around as best I can."

Because. Well, a lot of things have changed, more recently. She herself is still adjusting to all that, but she does have easy access to traveling with her own mount. That isn't an issue. But for starters, she simply heads to take him around the more immediate area, the food, the dancing, occasionally introducing him to some friends or others. Of course she notes the wariness in him, in his gaze and posture a little, though most might not be so observant in this where she just knows him that well.

"I missed you."

As best she can, he takes those words exactly as they sound and realizes there must be places she has yet to discover "We'll find the rest together." His heart aches when he looks at her, the knowledge the she spent two years here waiting for him to arrive. No matter that this was out of his power he could feel the pain of it deep in his bones. Because she felt it and they were of one heart, he knew her pain and she his.

When he sees the dancing he pulls her up short, watching for a moment. That ache rising when she tells him she missed him, he leans toward her kissing her temple with deep affection. Charming releases her hand, he unclasps his cloak, draping it on a nearby chair. When done he flashes her that smile that has always been for her alone, the special nature of it lost on no one who sees it. The man bows to her as he offers her his palm up.

"Shall we?"

Edited 2015-11-24 17:27 (UTC)

There's an almost knowing smile as he removes his cloak, she herself still in clothing a little more modern, but somehow that works and simply perhaps serves as a reminder of their two distinctly different lives they've lead, under the Curse, before and after it.

"Like you really need to ask."

Because oh, she had missed him. Had wanted nothing more than to enjoy last year's Samhain dancing with him. But now she can. And she does, taking the offered hand with a light laugh and a grin at her lips.

There are always going to be troubles, trials, things they have to accomplish. He would never miss a moment to simply make her smile, to light her eyes in that way which brings him to life. She brings the colors of the world to life. Being near her is indescribable for Charming, especially in the moments where he can see her truly happy. It is one of his deepest desire, in either cursed, before, after, in between, he always loves her.

"It would be rude of me not to."

No matter his more regal dress and her more modern dress, they look elegant as they move. A perfect fit, she is royalty and he is the man who earned his place at her side. It is simple to slip into the more traditional steps as he takes her to the floor, arm bending behind his back, palm coming up to meet her own. Never do his eyes leave his wife's as he lets the music and the moment take away the confusion, worry, stress of arriving in another strange land.

It really doesn't take much to make her smile. And all she wants is the same in return. For him to be happy. For him and her family to be happy and safe. And for now, they are. Together again. Which is why she can't help but give a light laugh at his response, letting him lead her to the dance floor and take charge as she moves with him.

Even if just for this moment, they could dance to the music and let the explanations come in a little while. To take the time to enjoy this and lose themselves in the sound and movement. Savor it.

As they move across the dance floor he can forget for a moment that it is happening again. Someone has taken his family from their home, in the same breath, they have brought them together. Sooner than he would have been able to he has to admit. At least from his point as he only left Emma and Henry a few days ago. Their is a fleeting hint of confusion in his eyes as he mentally reminds himself that for her, for them it has been much longer.

As the music reaches the midway point he places his hands to her waist, lightly lifting her into the air. Turning, before placing her on the ground. Eyes taking back the look of love as he turns his thoughts to the dance, not the questions and answers that await him.

There's a bubble of laughter and a grin she just can't hide or contain as he lifts her, as she holds to him. Forgetting even for a brief moment of the nearly two years without him. How desperately the last dance and celebrations that she wanted him to be here. Which he is, now.

And that has her the happiest she's ever been since the moment she arrived here in the Drabwurld. Anyone with eyes can tell that, in her expression, the look in her eyes as she trusts him in the spin, as he places her back to the ground again.

"I can tell you haven't gotten too rusty."

That or dancing is like riding a bike. Something one just instinctively remembers once they've learned.

It is so easy when they are together, puzzle pieces fitting together seamlessly. No matter what surrounds them, they can always find happiness in each other. Even in the tough times, even in a strange land, away from home. She knows him and he knows her, it shows in how perfectly in step they are. Her feet are brought to the ground after another spin which brings her closer. Firm fingers flatten against the small of her back, the other set curling around her hand.

He takes in her a slow step around the floor, a feat he learned years ago for her. Never could another partner compliment him the way she does. They remember because they are dancing with their hearts.

"You look beautiful, I missed dancing with you." The curse, returning to the Enchanted Forest, finding the Castle taken over, all these things had left little time for dancing.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

TEST DRIVE MEME

<3 I apologize in advance for her likely smacking then kissing him.

never apologize for her love, he fully expects and welcomes it <3

He made her wait nearly two years this time. At least it isn't a rock to the face.

He will be forever sorry for that; best rock to his face in his life. Knocked sense into him!

One could say that.

He would say that.

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject