314: Sunday Evening

[grand_fallguy]

Tim opened the door to his room for perhaps the last time.

for Gwynn

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[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn had kept Tim wandering the woods for most of the day as she had pointed out several things that she thought he would need to know. Okay, she had mostly done this so she could spend his last day with him and so she could also feel that he would be safe after he left Fandom.

She followed him into his room and fought back tears at how different it looked.

"It looks so... empty," she whispered softly.

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

While he still had a bit of packing to do, he'd put it off as long as he could, everything had been cleared from his desk and dresser, and was already ready to go.

He was remembering how it looked when he'd first arrived. "Yeah," was all he could manage.

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn squeezed his hand gently. "I'm glad we did the forest stuff before you left," she said softly.

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"Me too." he said. "I had a great time."

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn smiled and then wrapped an arm around him. "So did I." She was quiet for a moment. "So what would you like to do now?"

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"Oh jeez I don't know." Tim said. "at the risk of sounding girly, cuddle?"

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn nodded emphatically. "That was going to be my suggestion, too."

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim sank onto the bed with a sigh. "I'm gonna miss having my own room." he said.

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

"You don't have your own room at home," she asked as she curled up with him.

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"Nope, I sleep on a fold out bed in the living room. Our apartment is small, living room, kitchen/dining room, bathroom, closet, and mom's bedroom."

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

"It's like the monastery then," Gwynn said with a soft smile.

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim laughed softly. "Yeah, except without the quiet, peacefull ambiance."

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn bit her lip.

"I have something for you."

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim perked up a bit. "What's that?"

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn fished out a necklace from under her shirt and pulled it over head. She handed the gold chain and pendant to him.

"It's the Hood family crest." She swallowed. "It's been explained to me that in your real time I've been dead for a very long time... I want you to have this."

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim's mouth hung open, and he was speechless. He took the necklace and held it for a moment before managing to find something to say.

"I, thank you." he said simply. "this is incredible."

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn was glad he liked it.

"I wanted you to have something to remember me by."

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"I don't need this to remember you," Tim said. "But I appreciate it." He slipped the necklace on, and kissed her.

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

She kissed him back... and then said something she had promised her friends she would tell him before he left.

"I love you..." She swallowed. "If you're ever feeling alone... just remember that."

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Again with the speechlessness. Partly because, he wasn't sure he was in love with her. He liked her, quite a lot. but was it love?

Should he say he loved her even if he wasn't sure it was true? Even if he suspected he was still in love with someone else?

He covered by kissing her again.

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn didn't seem to notice that he hadn't said those words back to her. She had, after all, grown up surrounded by woodsman and nobles.

She kissed him back, running a hand through his hair as she did so.