09-19-2018, 10:36 PM
[align=center][div style="text-align: justify; width: 55%; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0px;"]To speak or not to speak, that is the question. Should she open her mouth and force out the words which dance at the tip of her tongue? Obviously she can hear the conversation between Moon and the congregation of folks who seem to flock towards him like moths towards a flame. Or perhaps Feyre is the flame and Moon is the lead moth. Even as Moon specifically refers to Imperia, the girl struggles to find the resolve to voice the words she wishes to say. And so she listens while pretending to fiddle with something in her locker. Well, she really does fiddle with something: a picture. More specifically, a picture taken before last year's prom.
Moon had not asked her to the dance last year, even though Peri thought she made it as painfully obvious as a shy, socially awkward girl could make it. Who knows? Maybe he was planning on asking her, but he was beaten to the punch by a nice, albeit boring, senior named Ron. Unable to say no--to tell the entire cafeteria that she was waiting for someone else [Moon] to ask her--Peri agreed. But being that she was on student council, she was required to arrive to the event early so she could put the finishing touches on the decorations and make sure the dance proceeded without any disasters. So she made the bold decision to ask the boy she's liked since freshmen year to help her out. Granted, he would be there along with every other student council member and Ron, but any sort of time spent with Moon was--is--better than time spent without. The image depicts them only minutes before the dance began, dressed to the nines, and smiling brightly on the stage. Peri is only one person away from Moon, looking like a princess in a pale pink chiffon dress, her head slightly angled in his direction as if she had been staring and only looked away in time to smile for the camera.
It is a highly treasured memory. She printed a larger version and framed it so that it now sits on her bedside table. If only she could find the courage to speak up now...
The arrival of Principal Reyes distracts Imperia from her thoughts, luring her back to reality. He is handsome in the way that established older men tend to be: cool, calm, and confident. It is easy to respect him. Reyes tells Moon to go visit the nurse and Peri spots her chance. "I can walk you to the nurse, if that's alright?" her voice is soft; unsure. And then, in a bolder tone, she adds, "I have to drop off some papers at the office, anyways." Just in case anyone thinks she was trying to make an excuse to spend time with him. Which is...completely true.
Moon had not asked her to the dance last year, even though Peri thought she made it as painfully obvious as a shy, socially awkward girl could make it. Who knows? Maybe he was planning on asking her, but he was beaten to the punch by a nice, albeit boring, senior named Ron. Unable to say no--to tell the entire cafeteria that she was waiting for someone else [Moon] to ask her--Peri agreed. But being that she was on student council, she was required to arrive to the event early so she could put the finishing touches on the decorations and make sure the dance proceeded without any disasters. So she made the bold decision to ask the boy she's liked since freshmen year to help her out. Granted, he would be there along with every other student council member and Ron, but any sort of time spent with Moon was--is--better than time spent without. The image depicts them only minutes before the dance began, dressed to the nines, and smiling brightly on the stage. Peri is only one person away from Moon, looking like a princess in a pale pink chiffon dress, her head slightly angled in his direction as if she had been staring and only looked away in time to smile for the camera.
It is a highly treasured memory. She printed a larger version and framed it so that it now sits on her bedside table. If only she could find the courage to speak up now...
The arrival of Principal Reyes distracts Imperia from her thoughts, luring her back to reality. He is handsome in the way that established older men tend to be: cool, calm, and confident. It is easy to respect him. Reyes tells Moon to go visit the nurse and Peri spots her chance. "I can walk you to the nurse, if that's alright?" her voice is soft; unsure. And then, in a bolder tone, she adds, "I have to drop off some papers at the office, anyways." Just in case anyone thinks she was trying to make an excuse to spend time with him. Which is...completely true.