vatheon | 2nd Combo - A Fairy Tale Knight

Characters: Lloyd Irving and ~~every eligible~~-- everyone
Location: All over the place
Time: From dawn until dusk
Style: You pick and I'll match
Status: Open

[It's been two days since he started coming to his senses, the false memories of that other life already fading back into the ether of whatever spell had created them. As they disappear, though, he remembers. The ball, the one he'd danced with, that moment of timeless magic when their eyes had met and their hearts had known.

The tolling of the bell as midnight approached.

His partner had fled, he didn't know why - but they'd left their shoe behind. The shoe he now holds clutched in his hands. It must have been crafted with magic, he knows, because there is no other way to explain how the delicate glass could support a person's weight without breaking. Surely this shoe was made to fit one foot and one foot alone. It's the only clue he has to the identity of his love. He doesn't even know his love's name or gender. He only knows that they hold his heart.

And that he's going to find them, even if he has to try this shoe on every person in the land.

Speaking of which...

He approaches the next person he sees, giving them a bow fit for the knight he is.]

Excuse me, yes, you. Your pardon, but can I have a moment of your time?

[ooc: Only a "Cinderella" will fit the shoe. Let me know if this is the case. o/]

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Sensing that uncertainty, Lloyd leaned in, so close his forehead almost touched Ruca's in term. A warm flush creeped up his cheeks, but for different reasons.

"Do you remember this? Do you remember the way our hands touched when we danced. Do you remember the way we moved...?" He took a step forward, the first step of the dance, trying to guide Ruca into it. "As if the two of us were one."

He was too close. Yet Ruca didn't protest; he allowed the other to guide him into the dance.

It was strange though. Ruca always thought he didn't know how to dance at all. Or maybe it was just another thing that he couldn't recall. What Lloyd was telling him also wasn't something he remembered, and yet he felt he actually would remember it. All of this was just too strange, in the end Ruca started to wonder that maybe he is simply thinking too much.

But still...

"...It feels like there's too much I don't remember."

"Then I'll do everything I can to help you remember," Lloyd murmured, releasing one of Ruca's hands and raising his to tentatively touch the other's cheek. Another turn in the dance and his steps slowed a little. "We can do anything if we try. Whatever it takes, I'll do it for you."

He leaned closer, his heart beating with the rhythm of his love.

He didn't know what to think, but he felt a little happy. Someone was willing to help him, do whatever it takes for him. Despite feeling so confused about all of this, he wished to believe that Lloyd's words were true.

"Thank you." he replied. He didn't mind anymore how close the other was, yet a soft blush still remained on his cheeks.

Things were still wrong, their memories still in pieces, but for a single moment in time, everything felt right in the world. He had Ruca back and in his arms, and together they could do anything. Feeling emboldened and in love, he closed his eyes and leaned farther in.

"You're welcome," he said, smiling, as he attempted to give his love a chaste kiss.

Even if he didn't remember, he felt that everything would be okay in the end. There was nothing to worry. Everything would be okay, just like in fairy tales.

...The moment he thought that, suddenly everything seemed just wrong again.

Seeing that Lloyd was trying to kiss him, Ruca backed away, panic visible in his bluish green eyes. Once he was far enough from the other, he turned his gaze away from Lloyd and muttered: "...I'm sorry."

Lloyd's eyes were wide, startled and bewildered at Ruca pulling so abruptly away. "No, I'm sorry," he stammered. "I didn't mean to- What did I do?" He honestly didn't know what he'd done wrong to make Ruca panic like that.

"Um, i-it's... it's just..." You know, you tried to kiss him. That was the reason.

"I-I'm sorry... I... I need some time... to think."

And after saying that he was about to ran away.

He'd run away once from Lloyd already, at least to Lloyd's current memories. Lloyd could see the signs and reached out to try to stop him.

"Wait, no! Please don't!"

But like last time, he might not be fast enough.

...Which would be weird considering that Ruca is really slow when it comes to running.

"I'm sorry!"

And yet he somehow managed to run away form there.

2nd Combo - A Fairy Tale Knight

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