"I was born in the sign of the lion, in August. I tend to emulate my sign at times."
"Star signs, huh?" I muse aloud, trying to remember what I know of those old zodiac symbols. "Leo, the lion - proud, masculine, spontaneous, ambitious, generous. Arrogant," & I chuckle a bit at that, " & prone to bursts of temper. Did I get that right?" Also known to be rather flirtatious... but I'm surprised I've remembered any of that. It's not exactly been a topic of focus for me for some time.
This is not like me. This... flirting & socializing crap. And dancing? But... but I find I'm enjoying this. Having fun. When's the last time I actually had fun? Without the worry of explaining what I am or what I'm doing here or any of that. Just being. In this moment, in this part of the Pattern, the music weaving & us following, & it's easy, so much easier than I thought it would be. His hands guide & I feel I've done this before, in some form.
"If this is your definition of 'sucking', then I am quite pleased with the failure."
And smiling. "I'm good with patterns, I guess," & really that's all it is. Easy. "And you're a good partner," I add, cuz I sure wouldn't have done this on my own. Maybe I should stop being so careful all the time.
I watch the room spin around us as we dance, the faces popping into focus here & there. I spot Dana's red-gold hair, Leah's pale white-blonde, & someone with... blue?
"Hey, black & blue, what's new with you?"
I stumble just a bit, leaning into Arik harder than I'd meant to. Black & blue. Black & blue hair. I remember, blue streaks in my hair, long ago. Who was it called me that? "Uhm, sorry," I say, shaking my head a little. "Lost my footing." But already the worry has creeped back in.
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Date: 2012-03-23 12:13 am (UTC)"Star signs, huh?" I muse aloud, trying to remember what I know of those old zodiac symbols. "Leo, the lion - proud, masculine, spontaneous, ambitious, generous. Arrogant," & I chuckle a bit at that, " & prone to bursts of temper. Did I get that right?" Also known to be rather flirtatious... but I'm surprised I've remembered any of that. It's not exactly been a topic of focus for me for some time.
This is not like me. This... flirting & socializing crap. And dancing? But... but I find I'm enjoying this. Having fun. When's the last time I actually had fun? Without the worry of explaining what I am or what I'm doing here or any of that. Just being. In this moment, in this part of the Pattern, the music weaving & us following, & it's easy, so much easier than I thought it would be. His hands guide & I feel I've done this before, in some form.
"If this is your definition of 'sucking', then I am quite pleased with the failure."
And smiling. "I'm good with patterns, I guess," & really that's all it is. Easy. "And you're a good partner," I add, cuz I sure wouldn't have done this on my own. Maybe I should stop being so careful all the time.
I watch the room spin around us as we dance, the faces popping into focus here & there. I spot Dana's red-gold hair, Leah's pale white-blonde, & someone with... blue?
"Hey, black & blue, what's new with you?"
I stumble just a bit, leaning into Arik harder than I'd meant to. Black & blue. Black & blue hair. I remember, blue streaks in my hair, long ago. Who was it called me that? "Uhm, sorry," I say, shaking my head a little. "Lost my footing." But already the worry has creeped back in.