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“You look vaguely familiar…” (Thought I would return the gesture, Hope yu don't mind either )

“Well I did end up in your bathroom while you were in the shower. Such a thing tends to provoke feelings of familiarity.”

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A few Starters - Ice Breakers

“Are you following me?”

“Hey, watch where you’re going.”

“You look vaguely familiar…” 

“I don’t know who you are but you don’t strike me as the trustworthy type.”

“I don’t know what you want but you’d better fuck off before I make you.”

“Sorry but I’m new around here, would you mind giving me pointers?”

“Strange to see a fresh face around here.”

“Hey you. It’s dangerous to be walking around here, you should leave.”

“Do you need help with that?”

“Do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by again?”

“Do I know you? Cause you look a lot like my next girlfriend/boyfriend.”

“See my friends over there? They wanna to know if you think I’m cute.

“Hey handsome/beautiful.”

“You might be new, but you’re looking at the top dog around here.”

“Sorry but I’m not interested in your offer.”

“Are you as cold as you seem or do you always walk around like you own the place?”

“What’s wrong? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”

“The answer is no by the way, to whatever you’re about to say.”

“Don’t bother, I’m busy.”

“No no no, this can’t be right. You shouldn’t be here.”

“It’s you, isn’t it?”

“Happy to see me again?”

“It’s been so long since we’ve last parted, hm? We have some catching up to do.”

“You looking to start a fight or something?”

“Did you think I wouldn’t notice you watching me?”

“Us meeting wasn’t an accident.”

“Hey hey, no need for that I’d just like to talk.”

“Why the hostility? Do you treat every stranger this way?”

“I see no one has ever bothered to teach you manners.”

“Come with me, no time to explain!”

“Look, you’re in danger. You need to do as I say.”

“Are these guys bothering you?”

“Hey, leave him/her alone!”

“You look tired. Need a ride?”

“Shit shit, are you okay?!”

“Give me your belongings and you won’t get hurt. Sound fair?”

“Well look what the cat dragged in.”

“Never thought I’d see your face again.”

“Are you drunk? Hey, you can’t be walking around like that, be careful!”

“You look like bad news….”

“I hope I’m not being too straightforward, but are you single?”

“Nice to meet you.”

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First time. Honestly, this had been the first time going through the mirrors had ended him up in a bathroom while a woman was having a shower. What was more unusual was why something like this didn’t happen sooner.

He had caught her glance, as brief as it was, swallowing as he glanced away from her and turned on his heel to leave the bathroom and close the door behind him. It was awkward enough ending up there like he had - he wasn’t about to stand in the bathroom as it became obvious she didn’t realize he hadn’t exactly come in through the door.

♧ (Hope you don't mind, seen you on the dash and my interest is peaked)

(Not at all, thank you for the ask @ofwondersandhares​ ^-^ )

[Send a ♧ and I’ll generate a number to which your muse will catch mine…]

                           8. In the shower

No clue at all how he had gotten in, but there was really no surprise, seeing as what kind of place she had rented for the night. The shower alone is what she was here for, instantly curses strung through her head towards the drunk giving out keys, and she turned to look with a slight smirk on her face.  Thankfully he caught her just as the towel wrapped her.

“Would you mind shutting the door while you gawk? You’re letting out all the hot air.”

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“You know you probably have, I travel realms all the time - mostly Wonderland realms. Not to mention I wasn’t always a Prince, well, I mean I guess I was always a Prince but I certainly didn’t know about it”

A generous sip had been taken of the tea, dark eyes looking toward Matt from over the rim of his teacup. He was silent for a moment before an unexpected question slipped from his lips.

“--- have you ever been intimate with a male, Matt? Because one day, surely, I would like to show you exactly what it is like.”

Matt relaxed a bit as he mentioned creating his own mirrors. “No… Well…” he trailed off. “I’ll just say that they aren’t the friendliest when it comes to strangers…” He admitted. “But I don’t need sugar… It’s fine…” He said, sitting back in his chair. “Have I told you that you seem familiar? I think I’ve met you before…” He said, squinting at Sean’s face.

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There is a difference between toxic love and unrequited love and when I look into your eyes - I don’t believe the love you feel is toxic and there is a certain beauty in that. Do you really feel its wrong, this love that you speak of? Do you feel it is the person you shouldn’t love, is the person the one who doesn’t deserve your love? Or are you more hurt that you can’t give them the love you feel they do deserve?”

Shay, to Adam.

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“Yes. I love you, Adam. Not just because you are Josh’s brother, not because you are a member of this family, but because of who you are. Adam, you see everything, you may not be directly involved but you are a good man. You have power and abilities that are locked away but you will find them - and when you do find them, Adam, I am certain you would never let them change who you really are. If I were to wake up powerless, with my title, my power, this kingdom stripped from me - I know you would not abandon me. You would reach your hand out to me and pull me up again and that - that is only one of the many reasons that I love you.”

       He was wrong though, wrong about one thing that he did not say out loud. Her love for him wasn’t just in the sense of family. She still remembered the kiss -- she still felt the way it had made her heart race and her cheeks flushed. “But you haven’t Adam. You haven’t pretended they don’t exist because it still bothers you now. There is a difference between toxic love and unrequited love and when I look into your eyes - I don’t believe the love you feel is toxic and there is a certain beauty in that. Do you really feel its wrong, this love that you speak of? Do you feel it is the person you shouldn’t love, is the person the one who doesn’t deserve your love? Or are you more hurt that you can’t give them the love you feel they do deserve?”

"How am I supposed to feel?" (Adam to Shay)

“I don’t think you are suppose to feel any way Adam. You are going to feel the way you are going to feel regardless of how you feel you should.”

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“Because I wanted more than that, the moment you kissed me Ryan and I flashed back to that time which brought all the memories back again.” He couldn’t explain it any other than that. “I thought we were too but clearly, I was wrong.”

He could never explain his emotions, even if he tried to explain them. Sean had took his own lean against the counter, his slender digits slipping through his own shorter brown locks as a heavy sigh left his lips. “With me its always been all, or it has been nothing. You changed that. You changed a lot of things for me but sometimes things have a way of coming back.”

"I don't like the way she's looking at you." (Ryan to Sean)

“– forget about her, the only reason she was looking at me that way anyway is because she’s been itching for a vial of serenity but she isn’t willing to pay the price for it. I don’t believe in emotion charity.”

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“Well, I am not. So you are the infamous Breslin, I must say I have no idea at first glance what a Queen could see in you - but that is no matter is it? I am here on my own, nobody has sent me and I do not have long before my leash is pulled and a King summons my services. What I want to know is why you are here. You shouldn’t be here. The voices whisper everything - and they whisper very loudly in this place.”

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“That is why love is much more beautiful that hate. Love can mean many things, can be many different things, from affectionate love to head over heels love. Try not to focus on the fact that you two may never be together - focus on knowing that she is there for you, that when the times get rough and you have noone you can really turn to, - that you can turn to her. We are all lucky to have someone like Shay in our lives, by focusing on what is not there rather than what is there Adam - you are only hurting yourself and hurting her.”

Alexander had been watching Adam, listening to him, offering his advice. What he had not expected was Adam to take his step forward and close the distance between them. What he did not expect was the kiss, or the three words that had come after.

           The kiss, however, had not been returned.

                    The kiss had seen Alexander looking down at Adam, his calloused fingertips lightly brushing against the nape of his neck as his dark eyes looked down at his.

“No. Not like this. Adam, you do not want this and it is not right for you to put me in this position. You are confused, you are hurt, but even most of all what you truly want is to be loved. You don’t want to be lonely anymore, as a man who is also lonely I understand. However, I am many years - many years older than you. Many years I have spent alone, pining for a woman I could never have and a woman I still think about from time to time. I cannot help you forget. Nobody can help you forget. It does not work that way and it never will.”

The Knave had pressed a single kiss against Adam’s forehead before he stepped away from him. “I should take you back home.”

"Am I crazy?" (Adam to Alexander)

“Not anymore crazy than anybody else in this place, Adam.”

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