Author's Note: While I greatly enjoy Paul and Sarah's dynamic, I think I'm enjoying Cosima and Delphine's more. Just a bit. ;) I don't own Orphan Black, sadly enough. The title of this piece is attributed to Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem Maud. Please enjoy.
She's Near, She's Late (I Hear, I Wait)
Red is her favorite color, by far. It encompasses all life and death and can easily be found anywhere in the world.
Alabaster Cosima is encompassed perfectly by the color red. Delphine notices this right away, upon their first meeting. Red shows her that Cosima is warm and inviting, playful and passionate. Red brings out the cherrywood in Cosima's eyes which in turn lights a fire in Delphine's red, red blood. And it definitely speaks to the excellent taste Cosima has in a good cabernet.
This primary, necessary color is the catalyst of her attraction. Delphine has an important job to do but red often seems to get in the way. She didn't mind at first. However, it's now becoming a distraction that interferes more and more each day and she's not sure how much longer she can maintain control.
It's this very preoccupation that has Delphine realizing too late that Cosima's lips are not red (though they are appealing all the same). Soft and pale they come for hers but with one last ounce of strength she forces herself away. The moment is ruined, Delphine knows, and she leaves Cosima colorless and confused amid the red sheets and walls of her apartment.
As she puts distance between them, Delphine feels that her red lipstick is barely moved. It is then that she decides instead of grieving the loss of gratification, she will look forward to a time when she can turn Cosima's lips as red as her own.