SongFic 4/6

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The Last Divide


"White. Obviously not wearing your mother's wedding dress."

"Obviously as my mother never married. I'll thank you not to degrade my mother's memory. She never pretended to be anything she was not."

"I didn't intend it that way. I was very fond of your mother."

"Why are you here?"

"To see you. You look beautiful. White lace suits you."

"I would appreciate it if you would not say such things to me. You should not be here. You most especially should not be in my room, today of all days."

"You refused to meet me anywhere else."

"You know very well why."

"Your mother asked me to watch over you."

"She did, but I doubt she would have approved of the method you tried to employ."

"I know you have feelings for me."

"Had. Had feelings - and yes, affection for you. But as a niece towards an uncle. Your actions toward me killed even that. I deserved better at your hands than to have been treated as a possession. If I have any of the gentler feelings remaining toward you, they are pity."

"Pity? You insolent child! You are foolish to be running off with that Waverly boy."

"I am no longer a child and you are no longer my guardian. Nor am I running off with a boy. I am marrying a man."

"An unknown clerk with few prospects. Less if I withdraw my support."

"I fancy your support does not hold the weight that it did before the war. Alexander's name is known well-enough in the places that count and will be better known in the future."

"I wouldn't be so sure of that. You still need me."

"No. I do not. I am not that twelve year old motherless girl I was six years ago. I do not need you. I do not love you."

"I see you are determined to go off and make a fool of yourself. I am leaving now. You will one day rue this decision, Millicent."

"No, Lord William - I do not believe that I shall."

Comments

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I love this backstory about Mrs. Waverly! A bastard child raised by an older man? Very juicy, thanks for sharing!

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I remember your story on the beginning of all things ;) this works very well with our song, and brings yet another interpretation.

:)

[avirra.livejournal.com]

My version of Mrs. Waverly has a complicated history *l* - but yes, she was a bastard.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this Waverly ficlet, with admiration for Millicent's command of words. I do like that ...marrying a man.

:)

[avirra.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Some folks sharpen knives, Millicent sharpens words *g*.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Millicent has become one of my favorite characters in the fandom. She doesn't take anything from anyone, and is a sassy and savvy person. A perfect match for Alexander Waverly. Nice interpretation of the prompt!

:)

[avirra.livejournal.com]

Being raised in a very bohemian lifestyle likely had a lot to do with her sass *l*. I've never pictured her mother as a shy, retiring type.