grudge

And I'll leave Capulet for the [[worms|over]].

[img[title card]]\n\nA short story by [[piratescarfy|http://piratescarfy.tumblr.com]] a.k.a [[costlyblood|http://costlyblood.tumblr.com]] for Day 7 of Romeo & Juliet Week 2015.\nNotes on this piece [[here]]

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Gleaming. Ice. Aching. Turbulent.\n\n[[Begin|beginmon]]

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Of course my hand slides up the thigh of the Champagne-breather, and my lips ghost along a smooth neck.\n@@color: yellow;W@@e were never going to work, I was an idiot for even t@@color: yellow;h@@inking it was possible. It's been right there in front of m@@color: yellow;y@@ face for @@color: yellow;w@@eeks. @@color: yellow;H@@as to arrive ever@@color: yellow;y@@where t@@color: yellow;w@@o @@color: yellow;h@@ours earl@@color: yellow;y@@, throws a ta@@color: yellow;n@@trum if I leave a cupb@@color: yellow;o@@ard door open, just @@color: yellow;fixed@@ to this @@color: yellow;//straight line//@@ like a bloody @@color: yellow;font-size: 150%;[[saint|end]]@@.

And I'll leave Montague to [[rust|over]].

When I get to the place, of course, the music is too loud, the lights are blinding, the food is so rich that it's untasteful, and @@color: #CC66FF;Montague@@ is nowhere to be seen. Probably because \n@@color:#FF9933;there's about [[two hundred people]] to greet and fumble for names over, since I'm the one that remembers the names and@@ @@color:#CC66FF;Montague@@ @@color:#FF9933;does the smooth talking and when we're together it just //works//.@@

@@color: #CC66FF;Montague@@ threw a party, seeing as it's the end of the year, and invited me, even though I hate parties, but I \n[[{ SKIP }|Cchoice1]] [[{ TRUTH }|Cchoice2]]\n\n

Of course I smashed it.\n@@color: #CC66FF;I@@ knew there was somethi@@color: #CC66FF;n@@g wrong, I've been t@@color: #CC66FF;e@@lling myself for we@@color: #CC66FF;e@@ks, an@@color: #CC66FF;d@@ I thought it was just one of m@@color: #CC66FF;y@@ silly ideas. It sh@@color: #CC66FF;ou@@ld have been obv@@color: #CC66FF;i@@ous. Late to appointments, @@color: #CC66FF;forg@@ets our ann@@color: #CC66FF;ive@@rsary, never there when it's //important//, @@color: #CC66FF;font-size: 150%;[[inconstant|end]]@@ in everything.

Dazzling. Fire. Searing. Fixed.\n\n[[Begin|begincap]]

@@color: #CC66FF;Montague@@ threw a party, seeing as it's the end of the year, and invited me, even though I hate parties, but I\n@@color:#FF9933;[[went anyway]] because I actually used to be fond of that little creep.@@\n

@@color:#CC66FF;Montague@@ threw a party, seeing as it's the end of the year, and invited me, even though I hate parties, but I \n@@color:#FF9933;[[went anyway]].@@

So, I push through the swamp of vacuous drunken idiots that @@color:#CC66FF;Montague@@ always ends up inviting, in the name of 'networking', and this vase@@color:#FF9933; [[gets thrust into my hands|across]].@@

Cap misses out important info.\n\nMon twists facts.

My connection to @@color: #CC66FF;Montague@@ is strictly professional. No matter what the gossips say, we [[were|capwere]] business partners and nothing more.

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1. COLOUR CAPULET'S NAME IN ON MONTY'S PASSAGES\n2. ACTUALLY FINISH THE STORY\n3. CYCLING LINKS ON THE 'ONWARDS'?

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I've known @@color: yellow;Capulet@@ a while. We were close. Yes, //that// kind of close. Yes, //'[[were|monwere]]'//.

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But the guests all start arriving on time, that is, too early, and the staff are overworked and I \n[[{ TWIST }|mchoice3]] [[{ TRUTH }|mchoice4]]\n\n\n

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@@color: yellow;Capulet's@@ at the foot of the stairs, with my father's urn. Gripping it, looking at it with this...horrific expression, and that urn was going to get smashed. \n\nSat through those hours of my bloody tears, put up with my wretched wailing for weeks, finally got me out of the sodding house, and @@color: yellow;Capulet@@ was going to [[smash it|look]]-

The theme for day 7 was 'Ancient Grudge', described as a 'free-for-all', about the grudge between the Montagues and Capulets that leads to the kerfuffle in Romeo and Juliet.\nI wanted to create a piece that was almost the opposite of Romeo and Juliet, but which contained a number of reversions and parallels that caused the two to fall //out// of love.\n[[back|over]]

Ancient Grudge

But the guests all start arriving on time, that is, too early, and the staff are overworked and I@@color: #6666FF;,\nlike a twat, completely lose track of [[time]] and forget about @@@@color: yellow;Capulet@@ @@color: #6666FF;and all the things that I meant to plan for our private evening, and knowing that idiot's timekeeping addiction, there would be an argument.@@

It's only when I'm in the upstairs bathroom, cooling down, that I suddenly remember @@color: yellow;Capulet@@. I rush out, and I head for the stairs, where this beautiful young thing, \n@@color: #6666FF;whom I've never seen in my life, drapes around me and won't bloody well [[let go|across]].@@

It's only when I'm in the upstairs bathroom, cooling down, that I suddenly remember @@color: yellow;Capulet@@. I rush out, and I head for the stairs, where this beautiful young thing\n@@color: #6666FF;\tjust comes at me, and it's my stupid, damn //charm//, switched on for the idiots in the foyer, that makes me smile and won't let me [[let go|across]]. \nMaybe it was also something else.@@

It's the end of the business year, so I threw my customary party and of course, I invite @@color: yellow;Capulet@@ because \n@@color: #6666FF;I wanted to have a [[nice]] time with one of the people who's closest to me.@@

It's the end of the business year, so I threw my customary party and of course, I invite @@color: yellow;Capulet@@ because \n@@color: yellow;Capulet@@@@color: #6666FF; hates parties and I was planning for us to spend the evening upstairs on my balcony, perhaps some [[nice]] champagne, perhaps more. \nI wanted to make up for stuff, too, you know how it is.@@\n

But the guests all start arriving on time, that is, too early, and the staff are overworked and I \n@@color: #6666FF;am so innundated with jobs that I simply don't have the [[time]] to think about @@@@color: yellow;Capulet@@@@color: #6666FF;.@@

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So, I push through the swamp of vacuous drunken idiots that Montague always ends up inviting, in the name of 'networking', and this vase@@color:#FF9933; \n[[gets thrust into my hands|across]], and I look at it, and it's @@@@color:#CC66FF;Montague@@@@color:#FF9933;'s father's ashes. I just look at it. It's a beautiful urn, white with gold patterns. \nI was so pissed off with @@@@color:#CC66FF;Montague@@@@color:#FF9933; that I just stood there, glaring at it. I don't even know //why// I was so cross.@@

And there's @@color:#CC66FF;Montague@@. Right at the top of the stairs, hands all over this disgusting wino, whom I've never even met. \n\nHours of hands on mine, weeks of carefully weighing the sugar for my tea, and the roses. Not the same day every week, not even every week, but //enough//. That sickening charming smile [[plastered|look]] across it all-

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