- Stuff of Dreamers –
Agh. Just… agh.
Explain: I see Deryn and Alek keeping their relationship secret at the start and being strictly friends in public. The media know that they live in the same building, but not that they own the entire building and sleep in the same bed! (I figure they'd be plenty old enough after the war.)
Stalkers
The gossipers of Paris filled the streets that day. People leaned from windows and bridges and trolleys, just to hear the news. Whatever had gone down must have been important, a murder or such, to get this much attention!
Many were slightly disappointed that the commotion was once again caused those two rascals. Many were surprised at the events. Few had expected it to happen at any moment.
The newspaper headlines read: PRINCE AND PEASANT! WHAT WAS HE THINKING? WILL IT WORK? The story outlined a grotesque tale of a pair of friends walking to a shared apartment building when, suddenly!, they were attacked by a group of drooling fangirls! After fighting off the terrible creatures, Prince Aleksander swept to his love and leant to kiss her softly before a crazed woman attacker and bit his neck! Bleeding profusely, Aleksander was lead in doors to the safety of his partner's home. The next day, after deciding to make their relationship public, Deryn Sharp, girl wonder and hero of England, called a public conference to discuss 'pressing matters'. After the crowd had filed in, Ms. Sharp called the Prince to the stage and continued on to kiss him in a most disgusting manner. No comment from the couple was made.
In an apartment near London Zoo, Deryn leaned over a small coffee table to kiss Alek on the cheek.
"Barking spiders! We commented! 'Stop biting my boyfriend!', I said!"
Alek only laughed and leaned in again.
This is unworthy. D: