into the woods
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There’d been a point where he would have sent you home hours ago. There’d been a point where you would have taken that personally.
Now, you find yourself soaking up the warmth of the fireplace he keeps stoked mostly for your benefit; curled underneath a borrowed pelt, cheeks rosy from both the heat and the knowledge that you’re more contented than you can ever remember being.
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- Part 1 of into the woods
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“Baby,” you whisper before you can stop yourself, tucking a lock of hair behind the crest of his ear.
Muriel’s gaze immediately snaps up to meet yours. His face blossoms a vibrant red.
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- Part 2 of into the woods
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You awake to the soothing rumble of Muriel serenading a hen fallen ill.
A fortnight later, you become the hen.
(Or: In which you are sick, spoon-fed, and sung to sleep by your gentle mountain almost-boyfriend.)
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- Part 3 of into the woods
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“Alright.” You set the pouch down in front of you and begin unwinding the twine that binds it at the top, grinning when the cloth falls away to reveal the stack of wheat wafers, chocolate, and mallow mixture. “We’re going to make s’mores!”
Muriel stares at you blankly. “...’S’mores’?”
Oh no. Oh no, no, no.
“Y-you know...s’mores!”
Judging by the lost-puppy tilt of his head, he most certainly does not know.
This is a tragedy. A catastrophe.
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- Part 4 of into the woods
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“Did we know each other, before? Before I...forgot.”
All around you, the forest seems to freeze in place. Muriel included.
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- Part 5 of into the woods