Drabble of the Week
Oct. 27th, 2023 12:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dancingponyChallenge words: contradict, flowery, imported, seize, stamp, stockings
The woman stamped one foot, an act of frustration that might have had a more dramatic effect if she’d been wearing shoes rather than silk stockings. Her flowery chiffon dress swirled silently around her ankles as she seized the bottle of imported champagne and hurled it into the unlit fireplace.
“You promised me,” she screeched over the sound of shattering glass. “You’re nothing but a callous, unreliable louse.”
“I hate to contradict a lady,” he said, no regret in the chilly tone. “But while I may be a callous louse, I’m completely reliable. When my partner needs me, I go.”
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The woman stamped one foot, an act of frustration that might have had a more dramatic effect if she’d been wearing shoes rather than silk stockings. Her flowery chiffon dress swirled silently around her ankles as she seized the bottle of imported champagne and hurled it into the unlit fireplace.
“You promised me,” she screeched over the sound of shattering glass. “You’re nothing but a callous, unreliable louse.”
“I hate to contradict a lady,” he said, no regret in the chilly tone. “But while I may be a callous louse, I’m completely reliable. When my partner needs me, I go.”
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