I'll be the light when you can't see
The first thing Dorcas does as soon as her parents leave is call Marlene.
"Marly, are you busy today?" Dorcas says as soon as the line is picked up, listening to the breathing on the other side. Marlene's household is nothing like the stifling silence of her own: eight brothers and sisters tend to be loud.
There are some stifled screams and the sound of something that sounds awfully like an explosion. "Not at all," Marlene enthusiastically, clearly out of breath. "My whole family is home, so I've got to get out of here, as soon as magically possible. I'm ten minutes from a lifetime in Azkaban for murder."
Dorcas laughs to herself, hanging up. Marlene should be here soon, so Dorcas tosses her dirty clothes in the laundry and begins to clean up. The last thing Marlene would ever care about is whether Dorcas's room is clean, but she's developed a habit.
"Ding-dong!" She hears about ten minutes into her cleaning, right before enthusiastic knocking. Laughing to herself, Dorcas opens the door and is almost knocked to the floor by the passion in Marlene's hug.
She looks perfect as usual, her blood-red hair, high cheekbones, and pale skin a sharp contrast against her bright-as-sunshine smile. Dorcas tries to suppress her beaming smile, but Marlene brings out the warmest side of her.
Marlene swoons dramatically, pressing a kiss to Dorcas's cheek. lifesaver! The crazy eight woke me up before sunrise and I'm exhausted, homicidal, and all that jazz. Merlin, you wouldn't even believe what happened — "
Dorcas walks up the stairs to her room behind Marlene, smiling at her girlfriend's blabbering story. Marlene enters the room right as she finishes her story with a flourish of her hands.
"What shall we do?" Marlene asks, kicking her feet up on the bed.
"Well," Dorcas drawls softly. "There is a girl in my bed. While we're alone at home. With supervision whatsoever… well, I'm not sure if this is really the time..."
Marlene flutters her eyelashes innocently, playing along. "Can it be, Ms. Meadows, that you flirting with me? Is this because I'm obviously gayer than you?"
Dorcas snorts and Marlene takes that as an invitation to tackle her. Within seconds, they're tangled up in sheets, blankets and pillows and teddy bears sprawled all around them, and Dorcas can't think of a better way to spend her day.
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Written for:
Back To School: (dialogue) "There is a girl in my bed."
Character Appreciation: 19. [Setting] Apartment
Disney Challenge: S1 - Bare Necessities - Write about someone enjoying life. /alt/ Write a fic set on water.
Trope of the Month: Item — Blanket
Dark Lady's Diabolic Liar: (colour) blood red
Book Club: Linus: (trait) talkative, (action) smiling, (dialogue) "Is it because I'm obviously more gay than you?"
Showtime: Think of Me - (dialogue) "Can it be?"
Amber's Attic: 4. "I swear that when our lips touch, I can taste the next sixty years of my life."
Count Your Buttons: S2, 03, D3, C2
Lyric Alley: You get excited
Em's Emporium: Singer at the Blind Pig: (word) jazz
Angel's Arcade: Cream the Rabbit & Cheese: (character) Marlene Mckinnon, (word) soft, (action) laughing
Lo's Lowdown: C10. Ty Lee - write about someone whose appearance is deceiving.
Film Festival: Plot point: Staying with family
Sewing 101: Blanket, Family, Crimson
Pinata: Femslash
Feline Fair: American Shorthair: Write about someone who loves to talk