one thing's universal, life's no dress rehearsal

[stagemanagers]

[Prom night! The greatest night of your young lives if you watch any Western high school media from the past 60 years. The looks, the music, the copious amounts of fancy snacks, the sore feet from dancing heels and then spending the rest of the night in bare feet- it’s all part of the bigger package.

The courtyard and the roof have both been decked out in a special way for tonight, despite no one really seeing Hester or anyone/anything else decorating. There are round tables set-up in both places, covered in yellow-gold tablecloths. Some of them have platters of snacks laid out on them, one has a large punch bowl that never seems to empty no matter how many drinks are taken from it.

On the roof there’s an extra table with pencils, small slips of paper, a box wrapped in gold wrapping paper and a notecard labeled Song Requests. Just write a song, pop it in the box and within a few minutes it starts playing! Weird, there doesn’t seem to be a sound system anywhere...

Red paper lanterns have been strung around the outline of the roof and between stakes in the courtyard, granting soft romantic light for a night to remember. Put on your best costume shop formal wear, get ready to lose your shoes after an hour and sneak in liquor even though most of you are of age.

After all…tonight belongs to you.]

Comments

[tailor_made]

[Hester's been dancing up a storm all night but, despite how tired she's been in recent weeks, she seems to be just as full of energy tonight.

She smiles at Eurydice, warm as sunshine, and takes her hand.]

I would love to.

[howtheworldwas]

[ Eurydice smiles back, maybe not quite as warm as the sun, but gentle all the same. Like the moon.

And off they go! Eurydice will lead unless Hester makes it clear she wants to. Turns out Eurydice is a really good dancer. She'll even laugh, once or twice -- she's having fun. ]

[tailor_made]

[As it so happens Hester is also a great dancer. She's able to keep up with Eurydice step for step, happy to let her lead as they sweep across the dance floor in a swirl of dark blue and soft pink.]

[howtheworldwas]

[ Eurydice is happy to be lost in the dance for a little while, not speaking but having a good time nonetheless.

Once the music slows, though: ]

You're pretty good at this. Have you been dancing for a while?

[tailor_made]

Practically since I could walk! Music and dance were my biggest consistencies growing up. School extra curriculars came and went but those stuck with me.