Once Upon a Labyfic...
By WhiteInfinity21
Disclaimer: I don't own the Labyrinth.
Prompt: Dress
The man walking down the sidewalk normally would have attracted attention based on his looks alone. He was quite used to his mere presence attracting attention from the opposite sex in any setting.
The attention he was drawing today was not the kind he normally appreciated. Perhaps it was the odd markings around his eyes or his explosive mane of blonde hair (he was without a glamour on today). Perhaps it was the way he naturally strutted down the boulevard. Perhaps it was the tune he was humming quite loudly.
Most likely though...
"Mommy, why is that man wearing a dress?" a young child asked his scandalized and slightly horrified mother.
"Don't look at him honey," the woman admonished her curious offspring, "it's not polite to stare," her tone of voice clearly stating "he's not right in the head".
Jareth scowled. The mother quickly hurried her child away.
Or perhaps it was because he was wearing a bloody dress while having to walk down the main thoroughfare of the town right in broad daylight.
He never should have agreed to the dare given him by Toby.
"Yeah, well I dare you and Sarah to wear each others' clotting for an entire day," Toby challenged.
"And why mayhap would I ever agree to do such a thing?" Jareth queried. Sarah nodded in agreement.
"Other than the chance to see Sarah in your clothing?" Toby shot back, "if you don't I'm telling Mom how that mysterious stain got on her favorite tablecloth."
Sarah blanched. Jareth meanwhile was salivating at the picture in his head of Sarah in his clothing. The way his pants would showcase her lovely behind, not to mention how well she would fill out his favorite shirt...
He didn't even think about the consequences before he agreed.
So now here he was, wearing one of Sarah's favorite dresses, a cornflower blue, sleeveless, slinky affair that shimmered in the sunlight. The dress fell to just above his knees and swished in an eye catching way with every step he took. To add insult to injury he was wearing matching high heels (magically refitted to his feet, there was no way he was going to wear any footwear that would pinch his toes) and was carrying a pearl-blue clutch with a silver metal clasp to complete the ensemble. And to top it all off he had to go run all of Sarah's errands that day Above.
He was getting sniggered at by teenagers, attracting lewd looks and catcalls from people of questionable hygiene of both genders and had been called a "fag" on more than one occasion. One idiot with more brawn than brains had tried pushing Jareth around but he very publicly dealt with that nuisance by the simple expedient of throwing the oaf into a nearby wall.
Jareth was much stronger than he looked.
The only saving grace was that neither Sarah or any of his subjects were around to see his humiliation.
As the Goblin King passed by a large window on his way to the drug store he paused to look at his reflection. Jareth had to admit, his did manage to pull off wearing this dress rather well. It perfectly molded to chest, showing off his flat stomach and narrow waist and the swishy skirt and high heels brought attention to his rather shapely legs, not to mention how well the outfit brought out the color of his eyes. Even in this undignified getup he managed to look stunning. The Goblin King always looked his best no matter what he was or was not wearing.
Too caught up in his preening Jareth failed to notice the series of clicks coming from around the corner. A familiar towheaded blonde boy was holding a camera to capture this moment in infamy.
"Hoggle will never believe that I got Jareth to do this," Toby snickered and took another picture.
Finally all of Sarah errands had been completed, he couldn't wait to return Below and finally get to see he Beloved in his skin-tight pants, knee-high boots and best of all, one of his billowy shirts. The moment he was finished he magically changed out of the dress (he was going to keep a hold of it only because he wanted to see Sarah wearing it for him) and into his normal clothing.
When he saw her dancing around and singing with his goblins in the Throne Room, he immediately captured the image in a crystal to last for all time. A moment later Sarah noticed Jareth. She squeaked loudly and hastily grabbed the edges of his shirt to hold them together.
The Goblin King couldn't be anymore delighted by the outcome of Toby's dare. Sarah wasn't wearing a bra under his shirt!
Vain, pervy Goblin King! There will be a squeal to this drabble from Sarah's perspective. This drabble was a two-for-one prompt fill. TheSongAllAlong13 and bandchildforever I hope you enjoyed!
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