Razor's Poem
When I face creeps
Its you I see
Oh dear
Not because they look like you
Your wonderful curves
They will never match
Its the gold in their heads
I'm excited about
I crush towers
Not to gain more power
Maelstorm, Manta, Butterfly
They mean nothing to me
Thoughts of such items
Fade at your greeting
And I am content
With that useless Boots of Elvenskin
For your smile provides
More mana and life
Than any Ring of Regen
Or Sobi Mask ever will
My brethren may frown
It's only your store I buy from
Oh dear Sena
You provide meaning for my every kill
I will continue to pawn
And save any penny I can own
So I may afford
When your heart goes on sale
Tension at the Accessory Shop
As she entered the shop, Luna stretched her arms upward, exposing her toned muscles. She was trying to relieve her weary body of stress.
“Welcome to our Village.”
Luna’s brows furrowed at the cheery salutation. The well-mannered maiden in front of her is fair and plump, with golden locks and clear skin free from battle scars that plagued Luna.
“Save your pleasantries and give me a Belt of Giant Strength.” She threw a bag of coin on Sena’s counter.
The Accessorizer picked it up ever so slowly held it on top of her palms, weighing it.
“And hurry!” Luna demanded.
“I am sorry Mistress, but your gold is not enough.”
“What?” Luna jumped down from Artemis, her black panther.
“We have raised prices. The Belt now costs 500 coins. The gnomes are having a hard time harvesting skin from the Giants due to the war.”
Blood went up Luna’s head. She does not have any gold to spare. She rushed back to the Village the moment she gathered enough gold for a Power Tread. She needs it immediately to stop the rampage of Rylai Crestfall in the Middle Lane.
“Exactly! There is a war going on. You cannot just raise prices without sufficient notice. It confuses us warriors!” She was now pounding on the counter. Sena grew pale and slightly trembled behind it.
“Save your anger for the Crystal Maiden, Luna. I will cover for your deficiency.”
The voice alone sent electric jolts through Luna’s spine. It was Razor. His helmet was off, showing his white hair extending in different directions from his head due to the massive electricity in his body. Luna was sure each strand would be as soft as silk. His pale skin glowed like the full moon and his eyes carried enchanting lightning streaks. How wonderful it would be to stare directly into those eyes; but they seem to see only Sena.
As he drew near, Luna desperately wanted to wash the dust and stench off her body.
“Boots of Elvenskin for me my fair lady,” he added, not hiding the delight in his tone.
“Lord Razor, you have worn out your boots again so quickly?” Sena now regained not only the rosy color of her cheeks but also her irritatingly pleasant and lady-like poise.
“No, I lost them this time.” He explained, scratching his head and sending sparks all over the room.
Luna would not be surprised if he lost them on purpose.
“So that is 450 for the Boots plus 50 gold coins for Ms. Moonfang.”
Razor placed a bag of coins in Sena’s hand, letting his fingers touch her palm. “Keep the change.”
“Oh!” there was a slight giggle, “I never get used to that tingle.”
Jealousy painfully clutched at Luna’s heart. She looked away, but not quick enough to not catch the Lightning Revenant’s playful smile towards Sena. She rested her eyes on Artemis, who seemed revolted at the display of … “cheesiness.”
Luna hastily went out the shop, with Artemis in tow, when Sena handed her the Belt. She waited for Razor outside though.
He reattached his helm as she climbed on top of Artemis.
“Thank you, Lord Razor.” She said. She then felt disgusted at the softness of her own voice. Below her, Artemis rolled her eyes.
“It is… As the Shadow wills.” His voice reverted back into its deep dark timbre, seeming to come from the trenches of hell, the same voice he uses to chase enemy creeps off their terrain. “Follow me to the Middle Lane once you complete your purchases. I need you there.” He said before turning his back and gliding swiftly away.
The last sentence left a cozy hum on Luna’s ears.
Artemis trotted to the First Recipe Shop with no prodding. She knew she would lose her Master for a few more seconds to the back of the Lightning Lord’s broad shoulders.
fiction
fictional lies. character names maybe similar to real persons i know, but the actions of the names herein nowhere mirror the actions of their namesakes in real life
Friday, June 23, 2017
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
I have a new fic idea
i finally have a slow burn bellarke idea
based on my feeling that zinger's getting hitched soon
based on my feeling that zinger's getting hitched soon
Thursday, July 24, 2014
will this pass for a bj mindy au? or should i wait for another couple that would fit this?
"So, thank
you for dropping me off," I said politely while trying to add some enthusiasm
into my voice. In fact I was not thankful. I really wished he did not drive me
back to my apartment. I had to sit through 20 minutes of awkwardness which
seemed to be more stressful than the 15 hours I had just spent in the office,
he now knows where I live which I don’t like, I am somehow indebted to him
because he had to get out of his usual way even if he must also be dead tired
and the thing is, I know I could have gotten home safely on my own. I moved to
unlock the door on the passenger seat, but the door still wouldn’t open. I
looked back at him, smiling as if to say, “Hey, you are so tired that you
forgot to unlock the door, hihihi,” although what I really wanted to say is, “Dude,
don’t sleep on me, just let me out so we can both move on to our beds already.”
"I actually feel like I need
a cup of coffere," he said with a grin.
"Oh," I said. So he
thinks he is being cute. This is a generic plot device for characters to get
together in TV shows. Actually, I have imagined myself in a similar situation
before several times, running through different scenarios. The scenario that
applies to this particular guy is to tell him that sorry, but the only edible
thing in my shoebox sized apartment - which I don’t want him to see, is a pint
of strawberry flavored yogurt which I am not sharing with him, so I have not an
ounce of coffee at all. “There is a coffee
shop on the other side of the building; you can get a cup there." Goodness,
do I have to go with him? Does he want me to pay? Seriously, my fare, if he
didn’t drive me, would have been cheaper than a cup of coffee.
"That’s great. Should I go
around or can I park here?”
“You can leave it here. There really
is no suitable parking space on the other side, I think, besides it’s dawn and
there is very little traffic. We can just cross through the lobby to the other side.”
So I finally got out of his car,
the weight of my laptop and some papers I brought home weighing down my already
tired shoulders. My baggages felt twice heavier with the thought that instead
of being able to lay them down on my floor in the next 5 minutes, I would have
to haul them to the other side of the building. I had to get him through the
building, so I have to go with him.
“Let me get that,” he snatched
the sling of the laptop bag off of my shoulder, while he also carried his.
I asked my doorman to look after
the car outside as we passed by him. We got across the courtyard, re-entered
the building and then headed to the coffee shop which staff was already turning
chairs on top of tables, apparently getting ready to close down. We resumed our
awkward silence through all of this.
"What do you want?" I
asked him. "I'll give you a treat since you drove me home."
"I won’t say no to that,” he
answered like he had been expecting that the whole time.
We tried to do some small talk
while we hung around in front of the counter waiting for our drinks. I got tea in
anticipation of a calming well deserved sleep. Just a few more minutes of
keeping my eyes open and trying to be coherent, I thought. And then we got our
drinks and he headed to the nearest table. Ok, he is planning to stay? Then why
didn’t we just put down our heavy stuff earlier? Can’t he just drink and drive
at the same time? Will it be okay if I just leave him here? These thoughts were
running through my head while he rambled about a topic we were both pretending
to be interested about. I had no choice but to take the seat opposite his. We
danced along a few more topics after that and I was in a worse state. My tea
made me sleepier while he was not sipping his coffee that much at all. Seemed
he doesn’t need to because he is livelier now than when we were in his car
earlier. I, on the other hand, was effortlessly displaying my sleepiness, which
he is conveniently ignoring.
"This place feels stuffy,"
he told me as our recent topic reached another dead end. "And I think they
are about to close up," he gestured around the café.
“Yeah, I think they close at 2
AM." Finally! I can feel my bed on my back already.
“I think we should bring this to
pool side.” He suggested, already getting up and pulling at my laptop bag
along.
Uhm, I don’t think so. “It’s
really late, and I have to go home to my parent’s place early in the morning,
which is only a few hours later, so… and if you are not sleepy anymore and can
already drive, maybe you should also get some rest already.” I had to make up
the going home part just to make my need to get rid of him sound urgent, since
just being sleepy seem to be a not good enough reason.
“Oh,” he said, looking like a
drowned puppy. It would really have made me feel guilty if I was not so annoyed
with him right now.
“But you can stay there, I can
tell the doorman to not shoo you away.” I still managed some pretend courtesy,
and I added some glee to my voice just to lighten the atmosphere.
“No, no need. I think I should really
get going.” He said walking ahead of me.
“Are you sure? If you are feeling
sleepy, you can rest first.” I suggested when we exited the store and got near
the courtyard.
“Hmmm?” He halted and turned to
me. He looked puzzled. “Uhm, I am a bit confused here,” he struggled to say.
“About?”
“Was that an invitation to your
place?” I just stared at him. What did he mean? “Coz, I thought you were making
me go home already.”
“I was, if you feel like you can
already.”
“Okay, I guess I misread.” He turned
and walked briskly to re-enter the building.
Did he think what I am thinking
right now that he thought? I don’t really want to know so I resumed my slow
pace. When I got into the building, I saw him waiting near the main door which
led to the outside of my apartment building towards the street where his car
was parked. My laptop bag is on the floor.
“So, thanks again.” I said before
leaning to pull my laptop bag up.
“Yeah,” he said dismissively.
“Drive safely.” I added. I would
normally wait for my visitors to be out of my view before I turn to go, most of
the time I would even walk them out, but I just did not feel like it now.
Besides, he looked grumpy, I was a bit scared and just wanted to get away
quickly. I heard him give a heavy sigh behind me, as if to catch my attention.
I unwillingly faced him back.
“Did I totally misread this?
Because I am already here, and it’s hard to get this opportunity again, given
our out of town schedules and all, and it will be such a waste if we let this
night pass without… taking the next step.”
I have a strong hunch that my
guess on what he is saying is right. I somehow feel insulted at his
insinuation, but flattered at the same time. Okay, this is weird, and if we don’t
navigate this carefully, we would be a mess at work. Should I appear indignant
and make him feel embarrassed? Should I make a light joke out of it as if I am
just cool with it? My head is racing; I would have forgotten I am sleepy if my
eyes aren’t drooping. I decided to go with impulse. “I am tired, you are tired,
let’s talk about this with clearer minds.” I stepped towards him and gave him a
light peck on the cheek. I think I don’t want any of this crap this dawn, but I
also don’t want to completely discourage him.
His arm snaked around my waist. “I
had coffee, I have energy.” His lips then chased mine.
Monday, July 21, 2014
AU2
normal text still from Saberhagen's Ariadne's Web:
But a silence had fallen over the humans gathered in the
great hall. This was not quite the appearance which Alex, at least, had been
expecting. The realization forced itself upon them all that the visitor was no
greater in stature than humanity – there was of course no reason why he should
be – and at the moment he appeared less impressive than many merely mortal men.
The shocking and ugly fact was that Dionysus was fat. Not
only fat, bloated, his once-fair skin blotched red and gray. At a closer look, Alex
could see that there was gray in the god’s hair and beard, and patches of both
had fallen out. There were still remnants of a once considerable beauty in that
face, a comeliness now all but erased by the all-too-human ravages of age and
dissipation. The cloak of the Twice-Born, which he kept tightly wrapped around
his massive body, was stained and frayed.
It could simply be due to the season. It is
the time of harvest, when the vines are cut down and burned or left to die.
Legends tell that Dionysus died along with his charge, to be reborn again in
the next spring. Alex’s father, a devout follower of Dionysus (and his drunken
ways) often refer to that interpretation as the ultimate sacrifice: Dionysus going
through the pain of death to provide humanity of his precious blood, the wine.
Death, Alex can equate with deterioration and this with the graying hair and uneven
complexion, but what about the fat? “The fat would symbolize the ripe and
succulent grapes, hanging heavily from the vines,” the voice of Alex’s father
rang in his ears in defense of the wine god. He knew that whatever news he
brings home of Dionysus’ appearance, his father would still worship him, but it
would have been more exciting to report of a youthful god, whose beauty rivals that
of Apollo and strenght could compete with Ares, not of a bloated apparently
sedentary god who looks not much better than the old rich merchant his mother
washes clothes for. Alex suddenly wished that King Minos called on to Dionysus
on a spring.
AU
i sometimes find my imagination and emotions running wildly while in the middle of reading, writing or listening to something. if i can, i would pause whatever it is that triggered the fancies, and run some dialogues in my mind. these dialogues would often be lost once i resume my original activity. so what i am doing here now, is trying to capture those moments and push myself a bit to expand on those dialogues.
here is the first result, the trigger being Fred Saberhagen's Ariadne's Web which I just started. The texts in black are originally from the novel, the texts in red are from my expansion (unreviewed again so very raw and with plenty of grammatical mistakes again):
here is the first result, the trigger being Fred Saberhagen's Ariadne's Web which I just started. The texts in black are originally from the novel, the texts in red are from my expansion (unreviewed again so very raw and with plenty of grammatical mistakes again):
All through hours of darkness there had been a howling of
the wind, and perhaps of livelier things than wind, in the chimneys and around
the parapets of the sprawling palace in the elder city of Kandak.
A scud of low clouds kept driving in from the empty reaches of the Great
Sea, across the island kingdom of Corycus. Outside the stone walls of the
palace, winter’s offensive from the northland seemed at last about to conquer
the territory that had been occupied for several pleasant months by autumn.
Inside the palace walls, a frightened king, driven to desperate steps in his
efforts to cling to his throne, had spent the night attending to the efforts of
his chief magician, a wrinkled and shriveled man named Creon.
For long hours a young soldier called Alex the Half-Nameless
had watched them both, the king and Creon, as they went through the recitations
of spells, and the blooy sacrifice of animals, all seemingly without producing
the least result. The mess of the sacrifice had been cleared away, and king and
magician, conferring rogether in low voices, had seemed on the point of
abandoning the effort, when suddenly the god they had been trying to summon
stood towering over them, bleary –eyed and swaying like drunk.
Dionysus had come into the tower
where the callers had been tapping into his divine channels the whole
afternoon. His presence brought forth the smell of wine and the woodlands, and
the reinforced iron aroma of blood – definitely different from the blood
spilled from the sacrificial rites in the room. Intoxication seemed to have
also followed him into the small confines, and the participants in the
sacrificial rites found lightness creeping to the tops of their heads.
“I had not been enjoying the merry
making thrown for my honor by the Sirens of the Aegean. They captured a huge
ship for my entertainment, but I had not fully returned their courtesy with a
sincere enjoyment, what, by your constant calls. I hope this bother be of
something interesting or enriching, otherwise, I might have to take one of you
with me as a trident target to appease my hosts for my momentary leaving.”
“Oh gracious, beautiful, youthful
god, the brood of Zeus preserved in his thigh from poor Semele’s womb, whose
conquests and adventures no other god can claim more excitement and ecstasy,
whose glorious and …”
“Enough!” Dionysus interrupted the
old sage’s praises. “Your flattery is nothing but the shrieking of swine being
roasted alive to my ear compared to the voices of the Sirens from whose
entertainment you have snatched me away. Lay your business down and be creative
in capturing my curiosity”
“My Lord,” the king stepped forward
from Creon’s shadow. “An enemy’s army is coming in from the sea in a fortnight
and this castle’s defense is depleted from the last invasion from the
neighboring country. Being the former home of your mother, we pray for your
protection and blessing to deliver us safely from this bet.”
There was no reaction from the
wine-god. It might be that he was waiting for more details about the pending
invasion? Or, maybe he is awaiting the promise of the benefit that would be
offered to him in exchange of his protection?
“Gracious Lord, our army is weary
and our weapons are mostly half torn. Our treasury has nearly run out of gold
and our grain warehouses almost empty. But our folk are hard working and trust
worthy, and will be in whatever form of assisstance you will require from us to
defeat the enemy… and will be at your service and loyalty for the years to come
to repay our debt.”
“What stops you from saying the
clincher?”
“My god?” The king asks.
“You called me instead of Poseidon
even when your enemies are now floating at the sea which he commands. You are
very well aware that I do not harbor any fondness for your city, my mother’s
soul has not encouraged me to do so in any way. You called me for one reason
and one reason only, and you have not mentioned it yet.”
“We do not mean to be presumptuous,”
it was Creon who answered.
“By calling me, you have already
been… and I am telling you that you are only partially right. The army
attacking you hails from Thebes and I … or rather my new bride… have a score to
settle with its King. His first expedition out of revenge for the death of his
brother, aye…” Dionysus said with his ears angled to the wind, as if the
information is coming from whisphers from the sea… it probably is. “But my
bride is soft and gentle and has seemed to have forgotten her vindictiveness
once she was in the presence of ample food and beautiful gowns once again. I
cannot decide if it will be wise to breech the topic with her at this time,
although the opportunity to crush Theseus’ first excursion may not come again.
I personally do not find pleasure in war, except in the beauty in the display
of skill of a seasoned warrior, so unless there is no other offering for me but
your people’s slavery in the coming years, I would have to wait for the opinion
of my lady, which might take a while, for I find her resolve to be fickle even
with small decisios, so I can imagine how long it will take for her to make up
her mind with regards to a former lover for whom she had betrayed her father
prior.” Dionysus stopped and then suddenly bursted to laughter. “Haha, the
daughters of the air chastised me for making you privy to my personal affairs,
but what harm can you do? Spread gossip about it? Use it for your personal
advantage the same way you think my animosity towards Thebese can work for your
favor? You are but mortals, I must remind you, and you should not think
yourself to be any match to a god no matter how much you know about him. Oh,
and the sirens are singing their call, the final act of entertainment had been
ready for a while now, so I must go.”
“But Lord, I have additional offers
to sway your decision to our favor.” The King hastened to speak as he sees
Dionysus begin to dematerialize.
“You should have laid it out earlier
when you still had my attention. I will lay the decision now on Ariadne’s feet.
I do hope she reaches her decision before the last tower in your city falls to
ashes. I do not know who you should pray to for that, but try The Fates. I hear
that somehow they can interfere in this kind of business.” His last words were
but a whispher.
The departure of the god seemed to
have pulled away all the energy from the room and Creon and the King collapsed
on their knees.
“We caught him in a bad time and still he was graceful enough to not have punished us.” Creon observed.
“We caught him in a bad time and still he was graceful enough to not have punished us.” Creon observed.
“Will it be possible to get into
Ariadne’s graces as well, and fast?” The King asked.
“I now see that we should have pursued that path first after all. First, we need a sniff to find her. Unlike a god, she cannot be summoned.” Creon said, pushing himself up from the floor.
“I now see that we should have pursued that path first after all. First, we need a sniff to find her. Unlike a god, she cannot be summoned.” Creon said, pushing himself up from the floor.
Monday, June 30, 2014
1000 words a day challenge and the excess parts
Reese banged his head on his desk. If he could not
sleep, maybe he could knock himself out. He should be resting by now. He will
be giving his testimony tomorrow, and he should be relaxed and refreshed and he
should definitely have not downed two glasses of scotch. Jobs, reputation, his
family’s legacy and the company’s future would be affected by his demeanor and
responses, so why couldn’t he just sleep now and be alert and brutal in the
courtroom tomorrow. Or, if he is really gonna stay awake, he could run over the
points his lawyers had strategized for him, clear his head of all the other
preconceptions and rehearse again so that he will be confident and flawless in
his delivery. Or, in the least, he could just pep talk himself, calm his thoughts,
imagine conquest and claim victory in his mind.
Ok… so now that he had ran these thoughts… in
passing, he should not feel that bad anymore, right? And then he could back to
what he was really thinking about for most of the night: Mindy Lahiri, aka
Chloe Silverado, doctor, curvaceous woman… pop culture, blabbering mouth with
an ass that won’t quit and her very bad timing of breaking up with him.
Logically, he knows he can reconcile with her later. Maybe after the hearing,
maybe after all his scheduled appearances, maybe even after the case itself.
The smug part of him feels that he can always pull her away from whomever guy
she would be dating the moment his own life has gone back to order. He feels their
connection is actually that strong. The problem is that he does not fear she’s
gonna be swept away out of his reach. The problem is that he had developed a
connection with her at all and that every second away from her feels like a
waste of time. He wants to be with her constantly. He had been fighting the
urge to go and apologize to her since they fought this afternoon, telling
himself that more important things have to be done, and now, nearly midnight,
he is without her and still had not done anything important.
Nope, it is not pride that keeps him from
apologizing. It is how incredibly out of control this relationship had turned
out to be. This one thing which at the beginning he had the upper hand in, one
which he felt he had full control of the steering wheel of in contrast to the
other aspects of his life that within such a small amount of time had spiraled
out of his hand. She was just supposed to be his newest arm-candy, a superior
rebound from Jackie, a doctor not anyone can look down on again, but immature
enough so that his mother would not want her for marriage, a fun distraction
from all the stress in his life.
It started out slowly. He thought he was doing well
managing his thoughts when the court case ceased to be the first thing he
thought of in mornings. It felt good and relaxing when she’d distract him from
business thoughts and force him to grab bacon and pancakes. He thought having
breakfast instead of just coffee was what made him happier during the day. Then,
she’d pull his head off important meetings with her silly texts, sometimes
panic over celebrity alerts, or random neighborhood stories from her patients,
but most of the time just endearing messages of how much she misses him and his
kisses during the day. He started seeing some red flags when his secretary gave
him a knowing smile when he asked her to coordinate with Mindy’s receptionist
before approving on evening meetings. He and Mindy had a fight the previous
night when he wanted to go out because his meeting got cancelled and it turned
out that she actually scheduled a Caesarian operation for the night. He does
not know how but she had effectively convinced him that bringing a child into
the world is more important than his multi-million making corporate meetings. The
red flags got effectively ignored though and he started planning his days
around her operations, found himself watching tv shows not on his channel when
he misses her, started conversations with his gossip columnists just so he can
relate to the things Mindy is saying, and started a mini-war with his mother
when he went out of his way and insisted on making more time on news features
for a Colin Firth movie over Daniel Craig’s. While seating on ACN’s executive
meeting, he suggested taking on a show that recently got cancelled on network
(because Mindy cried heaps and heaps of tears over that show). He got ignored,
but Leona eyed him suspiciously until dinner.
He was doing all of these just to keep his mind off the
case and ratings and competition pressures. He was sure he could switch it all
off when he needs to re-channel all his focus again to the company and the
litigation at hand. But he couldn’t do it tonight, damn it.
He picked his coat. He can drive up to her place in
half an hour, convince her to forgive her in another half, make love to her in
another half… no make that an hour, he would still have 4 hours of sleep if he
wakes up at 8 and then rush to the hearing at 9. Not bad at all, he had gone to
some meetings without even sleeping before. Right, he can do this. He opened
his study door and found her standing in his hallway. She looked like she was
getting ready to enter his bedroom.
“Reese…” Mindy was stunned to find him in the
hallway. She is in a very tight dress… apparently a hot prosecutor costume,
complete with a whip stick and glasses. He is sure she has a monologue ready,
but as much as it would amuse him to hear it, he just couldn’t wait to take her
into his arms immediately. He captured her lips with a lopsided grin and
started pushing her back to his bedroom.
“Wait, Reese!” Mindy protested.
“Yeah?” He started unbuttoning her blazer.
“You haven’t properly appreciated my costume, so
don’t take it off yet.” Mindy pushed his hands away.
“Okay,” Reese stopped, crossing his arms in front of
him waiting for Mindy’s poses.
“Wait, why aren’t you sleeping yet? You’ve got a big
day tomorrow.” Mindy asked worriedly.
“So I can appreciate your sexy prosecutor outfit?”
“Gosh, you are so obsessed with me, we need to fix
your priorities.”
“We just have to hurry, come on,” Reese began
pulling at Mindy again.
He doesn’t know whether it would be helpful or not,
but he’d sure have fun conjuring up images of Mindy in costume when he comes to
court in the morning.
ok
my writing flare is already gone. This piece is a mess. Too many themes running
through it. I would probably break this up into chapters. Drabbles on Reese and
Mindy. Starting with this break up reconciliation story. Then background (what
he loves about Mindy, the practice, etc). Then the first meeting history.
She was not supposed to be “The One.”
He also thought that Leona did not like
her (which he found out later on to be incorrect). Leona gave a lot of snorting
sounds the night he brought Mindy to the Thanksgiving Party AWN hosted the same
day he met Mindy at Carl’s house. Leona was actually the main motivation why he
asked Mindy out. The Genoa story had put him in the first real test of his
career. He had never experienced this type of public backlash, political
pressure, ratings plummet and advertising pull outs before. To top it off, his
trophy girlfriend even left him. Not that he cared too much about her, but to
be abandoned by someone you did not even like that much just sent his ego
reeling in.
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later found out that the reason for the hostility was because the two had a
debate on who is the hotter Brit, Daniel Craig or Colin Firth, in the women’s
powder room earlier that night. Suffice to say, Leona actually love Mindy but
kept it to herself, probably thinking that her approval would alienate her
son’s feelings for the blabbing lady.
She was very effective initally. She was a
great verbal sparring partner, not that he had a shortage of that at work, but
their fights are over nonsensical and insignificant matters, not anything that
could get him barred from political parties or taken to court the next day. Not
that she is totally senseless, but because at the core, they both want and
valued the same things, there really isn’t anything to seriously fight about.
Sometimes he felt too removed from reality
after watching wars and famine his network reports on, too pathetic about
caring too much about ratings and running his huge company, his
pseudo-philanthropist acquaintances making him feel too worldy, but
conversations with Mindy about pop culture and clothes and shoes make him feel
a tad bit secured about his priorities. Not because she is shallow, but because
she shows him that it is okay to care about worldly and material things if you
deserve them and if you do your own share of moving the world forward. Her
fondness for gossip does not diminish her being a really good doctor and his
hunger for ratings and recognition actually pushes his network to do the best
reporting and deliver the best shows it can.
She is also very busy, so she does not
cling to him. Many a times, he found himself visiting her in the hospital, or
waiting for her at her practice and bonding with her partners Jeremy and Peter,
feeling needier of her than he has ever been with his other girlfriends. But it
was a fun type of needy, something he enjoyed a lot, because really, how could
he seriously need this boisterous woman. He attributed everything to hormones
and his mind’s latent need to relax.
He felt suffocated with the current
fixtures of executives and lawyers in his life. That got him getting in touch
with old best friends who he feels still respected him, who knew who he was at
his best. That got him saying yes to a Thanksgiving lunch with Carl Grady, one
of his best buds in high school. The last time they saw each other was at
Carl’s wedding, and now, he is too surprised to find out that Carl already has
an adorable little girl. He was having so much fun catching up with Carl and
playing with Riley up until Gwen let it slip that Leona actually promised Carl
to match him up with another guest at the party. That got his nose flaring. He
did not want any pressure for a single daylight, especially not one about
getting married, and Leona just has to ruin everything. He now understood why
Gwen kept on coming up to him and Riley bringing a random, single, Wallstreet
girl. He could not show his annoyance easily though. He could have punched Carl
right away, but he was not particularly close to Gwen, so he did not know how
to communicate his disapproval of her matchmaking. So he chatted up each girl
they left him with, careful to highlight the big litigation case AWN is facing
to make sure each girl left uninterested. There was one girl who seemed drunk
and kept on passing him loudly that Gwen never introduced him to. Riley said
that the girl is actually Gwen’s bestfriend and was actually single. When he
asked about her from Carl, Carl’s forehead creased and told him she is bad
news. That got him very interested. He later cornered Mindy after lunch and got
her to spill that she recently broke up with her boyfriend when she found out
he did not want to be exclusive. She is overtly dramatic and Leona would just
find her to be too much of a mess. He was actually disappointed to find out
Mindy is a doctor. He thought a more exotic job like a ventriloquist, stand up
comedian, aspiring actress or sales girl would make her even less appealing to
his mother. He was disappointed again when he picked her up later in the
evening and she cleaned up pretty nicely, in an elegant long gown and no hint
of intoxication. He was happy though when he sensed that
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