Title: Gardenias
Pairing: Willie Loomis/Maggie Evans
Fandom: Dark Shadows
Theme: #11Gardenias
When she smiled it was enough to light up an entire room, her beauty always reeling her company in and entrapping them within her enchanting spell. The dark glistening of her eyes sparkled when she laughed and the faint dimples in her cheeks would appear, never failing to leave him completely breathless.
What he loved most about her, however, was the mere fact that she always smelled of gardenias; such a fitting scent for a frail, beautiful woman such as herself.
At night he would lie awake thinking - dreaming about her, only to awaken knowing that she would never be his. Her interests were always elsewhere, falling upon the lucky shoulders of the suave and more intelligent men amidst the higher wrung of society. He knew that he'd never stand a chance against such competition, yet that never stopped him from trying.
One night she actually came to him, yet it was to inquire about what he'd think if she married her long-time beau. Heart-broken and sullen, he had said for her to follow her heart, her lips falling upon his own amidst a moment of utmost gratitude. She had then departed in order to announce the glorious news, the young man pausing before directing his dejected gaze upon a wilting vase of gardenias...
To be continued…