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Tweak says, "We are the champions..."

felineofaveb (felineofaveb) wrote,
@ 2007-12-25 09:23:00

Entry tags:

alt!verse, backstory

Backstory: Light My Candle
December 24th, 1989, The Loft, 11th and Ave B, NYC.

She paused, just for a second, hand poised to knock on the door. She'd been noticing the cute musician who lived above her for a while now, had been to some of his gigs, and seen him around... She wanted to meet him, properly.

She took a deep breath, and used it to blow out her candle. She knocked on the door, three sharp knocks

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felineofaveb
2007-12-25 03:49 pm UTC (link)

Roger had heard the knock almost as he finished the last few chords. It still wasn't it, wasn't 'the one song.' And his hand was starting to shake, had been like 8 or 9 hours since his last hit, and he was almost flat broke. He could call his mother for money he supposed...he'd never wanted to do that but...

Rent. he could tell her it was for Rent. They'd get the money for that somehow. Mark would think of something. He always did.

Standing up he walked across to the door and opened it, The girl from downstairs.

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	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Got a light?" she asked, holding up her candle. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 03:54 pm UTC (link)
	"I know you," he said finally. And he did, and not just from downstairs. She shivered slightly and he looked worried "...You're shivering." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

felineofaveb
2007-12-25 03:54 pm UTC (link)

She smiled. She knew where he knew her from, she'd seen him in the same places. She thought maybe they used to used the same dealer, but she hadn't seen him around in a while.

She decided to be coy.

"It's nothing, they turned off my heat," she says, pushing herself up slightly. "And I'm just a little weak on my feet." She took a step closer to him.

"Would you light my candle?" she asked, looking up at him hopefully.He just looked at her. "What are you staring at?" she asked, playfully.

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	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	Dammit she'd noticed, He smiled slightly, oddly awkward as he pulled matches from his pocket. "Nothing," he said. "Your hair in the moonlight..." But she really did look... "You look familiar." She stumbled as they walked into the room "Can you make it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Just haven't eaten much today," she said, brushing it off. She needed a hit. Soon. "At least the room's stopped spinning, anyway," she added, with a grin. She raised an eyebrow. He was still looking at her oddly. "What?" she challenged. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	She shook her head, amused. "I always remind people of..." "Who is she?" she asked, with a quirk of her head. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	He didn't want to think about the bitch but the girl had asked and what could he say "She left, her name was April." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 04:02 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. She tried not to show that this was good news. She turned away, and quickly blew out the candle. "It's out again," she said, twirling back around and holding it out to him, batting her eyelashes. "Sorry 'bout your friend," she added, trying to sound sincere, but not sure how successfully. "Would you light my candle?" she repeated. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 04:02 pm UTC (link)
	He smiled slightly and lit it again, she was good, but he'd had all the lines in the world. "Well..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah," she said, staring into his eyes, their hands still clasped around the candle. "Ouch!" she said, pulling back her hand. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 04:04 pm UTC (link)
	They'd stood like that for a few seconds when she yelped in pain. "...Oh the wax...it's..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Dripping," she supplied, voice heavy with innuendo, taking a step closer to him. She licked her lips. "I like it between my..." she said, sliding her leg between his. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	He looked at her again, realising just how young she must be, another reason why he really really couldn't. Reasons were good. "Why don't you forget the stuff? You look like you're 16." He'd be doing her a favour really. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	felineofaveb 2007-12-25 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	Now it was his turn to raise an eyebrow. "Uh huh." From the corner of his eye he spotted it and practically dove for it. "Oh here it-" Shit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)