catnap with destiny [open]
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castle_perrault...Perhaps it is true that cats have nine lives.
Three days after the crocodile, Duchess wakes up in the same place she'd died (swiftly, not fast enough for blood to stain past the collar). She's curled up as if in a light catnap on the windowseat in one of the halls, but the dust on the velvet cushions betrays the truth.
Duchess opens her eyes slowly against the light that filters in. Warmth puddles on her back, slips away on her shadowed paws and tail curled under her body.
...despite how nice it feels, she still has a phantom ache in her throat. She'll sit at the windowseat for a while, alternately grooming her fur into perfection or soaking up the sun.
A little later, she'll pad down into the gardens and inspect the newest... additions to the landscape. It's entirely possible that anyone could run into her, either at the windowseat, the gardens, or anywhere in-between.
Three days after the crocodile, Duchess wakes up in the same place she'd died (swiftly, not fast enough for blood to stain past the collar). She's curled up as if in a light catnap on the windowseat in one of the halls, but the dust on the velvet cushions betrays the truth.
Duchess opens her eyes slowly against the light that filters in. Warmth puddles on her back, slips away on her shadowed paws and tail curled under her body.
...despite how nice it feels, she still has a phantom ache in her throat. She'll sit at the windowseat for a while, alternately grooming her fur into perfection or soaking up the sun.
A little later, she'll pad down into the gardens and inspect the newest... additions to the landscape. It's entirely possible that anyone could run into her, either at the windowseat, the gardens, or anywhere in-between.
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Date: 2016-10-07 03:09 pm (UTC)It's both a fact-- they are the best, and a plead-- for Mettaton to rest.
She bats him gently in the face with her paw. "I'm sure you will perform beautifully."
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Date: 2016-10-12 10:58 pm (UTC)The gentle bat to the face gets a surprised little laugh out of him. He extends a hand to reciprocate with a scratch behind Duchess' ears, pausing to ask "May I?"
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Date: 2016-10-13 08:22 pm (UTC)"Be sure to pin up that dress, dear, so you don't trip."