Moonlightaholics

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Title: Girl Talk
Rating: PG
Author's Note: Redwinter101 inspired me to write a G-rated slash story. I'm rating it PG just because of the implied sexuality.

This is the first slash I've ever written. For people who get squicked by that sort of thing, it's not at all graphic. I'd appreciate people's comments. Thanks!

Girl Talk

The night after Mick asked me, she came to my door and leaned against the jamb, just watching me as I sat at my dressing table doing my makeup. Her cornsilk hair shone in the lamplight. I looked at her reflected image, so dear to me, so familiar, and so very, very discomfited.

After a few minutes of staring at me, she finally spoke. “It’s stupid. What are you thinking, cherie? This idiot is nothing but trouble and you know it. Worse than trouble. And for what?”

“I love him, bijou. That’s all. And he’s not an idiot. He’s worth every one of my brothers rolled into one. Ten times that. He’s an angel.”

"Eh, bah." Her reflected eyes fell away from mine as she looked down, and her hair obscured her delicate features. She pointed her toe against the carpeting and began to do ballet stretches, using the edge of the door as a barre. I watched, enthralled, as her slim body moved through the exercises, bending low and then stretching up, her graceful arms curved just so, slender fingers completing the line of the arm—exquisite. I forgot to breathe.

At last her eyes met mine again. She was on her toes, one arm curved over her head, one extended gracefully toward me, poised as if to pirouette. She made a little sound in her throat.

“Don’t do it, Coraline. Don’t... don’t leave me. Not for him.” There were tears in those lovely eyes. Her generous mouth twisted.

“Ma chere...Cynthia...” I rose from the dressing table and turned to face her. One tear sparkled and then rolled down her cheek.

I stepped into the curve of her arm and gently caressed her hair. She swayed and dropped to flat feet, and her arms came around me, gently, almost tentatively. I kissed the tear from her face.

“He’s just a man, Cynthia. I love him, yes. And he excites me. But you are my own dear one. You always will be. Nothing can change that, you know.”

Her head drooped to my shoulder and I stood with her, stroking her hair and running my hand down her back, over and over.

Her arms tightened around me in a fierce, hard hug. “I’ll be here when he’s dust, Coraline. I’ll always be here for you, my darling.” She kissed my face, my ear, my neck. I felt the tiniest scratch of fangs against my throat, and then she stepped back and took a deep breath.

“Come, sit down again, ma belle, and let me fix your hair for you. It’ll be like old times.”

I turned back to the dressing table and sat before the mirror, smiling up at the reflection of my beloved friend.

She picked up the brush and began drawing it through my hair, then twisted it expertly into a chignon. I watched her serious face as she worked her magic on me.

“Eh voila!” she said, resting her hands on my shoulders. “You look gorgeous.”

I tilted my head up to look at her. “My dear friend...what would I do without you?”

She leaned down and rested her cheek against mine, looking at me in the mirror, her eyes as blue as the summer sky.

“You will never need to know. Never.”
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this was quite touching alli. made me feel bad for poor cynthia. well done.

This piece creates a nice image. I see it more as the love between long time friends, a deep affection that Cynthia would be afraid to lose.

I love these two together. I can so see this, it's a great premise. Very nice story too, well written. Great job Allegrita.

very sweet, they did seem to have a special relationship

Thanks Luxe de Luxe, nutmegger911, bluedahlia3, and ash. I didn't notice Cynthia at first in the flashback scene with Coraline and her brothers. But once I did, I realized they had a history together. And there was just something about Cynthia. Her obvious antipathy toward Mick, her devotion to Coraline... I figured there had to be a story there.

I'm glad Coraline has Cynthia to comfort her. Everyone needs a special friend like that.

I definitely wondered about Cynthia and Coraline's relationship! From the way Mick described it, and Cynthia's obvious dislike of Mick, it seemed like Cynthia was very...devoted to Coraline. And protective, loyal. It was interesting to read about the more sensual, sensitive side of that love. I always imagined that Cynthia was so devoted that she would do anything for Coraline. An unconditional love.

I liked the description of the ballet stretches. It gave a very sensuous feel to the story right away, and also I think it fit Cynthia's personality as well. Elegant and classy, poised, always in control.

Hee! Their nicknames for each other, "bijou" and "cherie" made me giggle a bit. But funnily enough, I can actually imagine Shannyn Sossamon's voice saying exactly those phrases. "He's an angel". That is very Coraline too, very gentle and sweet, but also seductive.

Penina Spinka, thank you! I agree, friends like that are rare and precious.

Jinian, that's where I started, too. Why does she dislike him so much?? Coupled with the glimpse into the past and what Mick said about her loyalty, I just thought... more than a friendship, less than a partnership. And that's how it grew. Thanks for the comment on the ballet stretches. I looked at Cynthia and saw a dancer right away. When I was in high school, I knew a girl whose mom was French. She used to call my friend "Bijou," which means jewel in French, as a pet-name. I thought it was a perfect name for Cynthia to call Coraline.

Hey, alle, it seems that Cynthia kind of feels that Mick is stealing Coraline from her... just as Josef feels that Beth is stealing Mick from him, only about 50 years later...

Friendship between women is rare, but does exist, and it is a lot like what you have described. We do tend to abandon the girlfriends we have shared everything with, for the eyes of a guy. But in that case, what a guy...

Maggatha, thanks for that comment. I agree with you about women's friendships, and I think it's very sad how easy it is for some women to abandon a friendship for the sake of a man. But yeah, in that case... what a man...

I think Cynthia's loyalty was what kept Coraline tied to her... that, and the fact that Cynthia was willing to work VERY hard to help her. Get a few advanced degrees, start a business, hire scientists and create a lab... whatever it took to make her indispensable to Coraline, she was willing to do.

I'm not into slash (no judgement there, just not my thing), so I've never read this before. However, Cassy sent me over here and I'm glad she did. This is such a lovely moment between two women who have known each other for centuries. Sweet, sensual, and very easy to visualize. Brava!

Thanks Susie! I wish Cynthia could have had more of a presence on the show. She had such possibility as a character.

Thanks for your kind comment, and thanks also to cassysj for mentioning my story to you.

Alle

This is very interesting.

This is about much more than slash. I can see where it can suggest that, but there is so much more here. Cynthia and Coraline share a complex and very deep connection that has lasted for centuries. Their roles of mistress and servant have to a degree defined their self images, an anythng or anyone getting too close (in this case, Mick) is perceived as a threat.

Their relationship is one constant that existed prior to their Turning and continues to the present.

Very nicely done!

Thank you!

Jenna






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This is a great look at Coraline and Cynthia's relationship.

I really like how you have Cynthia practicing ballet. Her poise and her graceful movements captivated Coraline, just as she knew they would.

Nicely done, Alle!