SLEEPING BEAUTIES EPILOGUE: THE KISS

[yourkeepers]

[For all your kissing needs.]

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[hand_of_courage]

The timekeeper nodded and shuffled back shyly, "Yeah. You were. I'm glad the ki- waking you up worked."

He smiled at the music man, then the glass woman, and gave a wave, "Since you're safe, I'm going to get going. I have someone I need to speak to."

[hourglassfigure]

She looks at the clock curiously – she doesn't remember the kiss at all, so his demeanour is pretty baffling from where she's sitting.

... Which is on the floor. She starts to get up, half pushing herself to her feet and half fluttering.

"Wait," she says, "how did you wake me up? It was the vines, wasn't it, I couldn't wake anybody up from that –"

[hand_of_courage]

The timekeeper blushed and waved again, "He's the one that did that. I'll let him explain. I really- I need to go."

He begged off the explanation and hurried out, head down and shoulders hunched. A kiss was a big deal to him. The music man acted like it shouldn't be, but it was. He needed to figure this out for himself somehow.

[[and he hurries off like a good little hero. flustered beyond belief.]]