A/N: I have been gone...for a LONG LONG LONG time. School's been a total bitch and I've been crammed with lessons, but I present to you this short Hook/Wendy freeverse. Meh. R&R, thanks.
in all the fairytales that she has
[the ones that mummy read to her every night before bed]
snow white and sleeping beauty tucked into the pages of a dusty tome
&&along with her even dustier dreams and childhood wishes&&
…once upon a time…
the princess
who was always fair of face, golden of hair, and noble of virtue
waited patiently in her tower
for her perfect prince
to come riding up on his white steed
with his
::sweet kisses, soft touches, and diamond rings::
(so what happened next, mummy?)
(well, wendy, they lived happily ever after)
of course
but it's not like her life is a fairytale anymore
so
(it's time to deviate from the plan, darling)
::the curtains have fallen, the play is done, and you have to move on::
what if
the princess got tired of waiting in her tower
[alone with her dashed dreams and hopeful happily-ever-afters]
what if
she ran with the villain
who lured her out of safety and stability and sanity
whispering p r o m i s e s of
soul-shaking kisses, sweet nothings, and warm arms that could make her feel
(for once)
l o v e d
they were not right for each other
of course she knew that
and of course
[she knew everything]
she was the lonely princess
in her tower
filling herself with
romantic notions
(maybe if she kept hoping)
::pretty s u n s e t s::
(they remind her of him)
powdered dreams
(because she needs an escape)
and
he?
he was Villain
he was the Devil himself
and admit it, darling, admit it—
from the second you laid your eyes on him, silly little girl,
you sold your s o u l to him
but tonight
[just tonight]
in this secret room
the w a l l s filled with illicit affairs, heated kisses, and fanciful dreams
(we'll be together, you and me)
(we can start a new life somewhere, far away)
(she'll never have to know)
tonight
::everything is different::
love me, he whispers, voice ragged and broken, love me
(please hangs unspoken between them)
and what can she say to that
as she lies in his arms, trembling
what can she say
for he is not Villain tonight
he is not the Devil tonight
::tonight is special::
tonight he is simply Man
with all the faults, the hopes, the dreams, and the wants of mortal men
and he kisses her
it is b e a u t i f u l
just like how she thought it would have been
so what can she say to that
because it's not e x a c t l y a declaration of pure, undying love
but it doesn't need to be
and that's not what she came here tonight to find
they are not Princess and Villain tonight
they are just two lonely, imperfect beings looking for something perfect within each other
because they damn near couldn't find it alone
but maybe they can find a new m o r n i n g
&&or maybe a pure hope&&
between rumpled sheets and entwined hands
FIN