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.]

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[whatyouwant]

[They kiss, and it feels so amazing she doesn't want it to stop. It doesn't have to stop. They could just sit here all evening wrapped in each other's arms, pretending the rest of the world doesn't exists.

But it does exist, and they can't ignore it forever.

Elle pulls back and smiles up at Angus.]

I love you.

[mcfife]

[Unfortunately, Elle pulls away and Angus can only cup her face in a hand. They don't have to part ways. They will end up in the same bed, likely, but if they will always be together, why split up now? It has been a horrible month, losing friends and people he promised to look after, but Elle is here. Someone who can reflect his brightness, and he hers.]

Elle, I love you more fiercely than the center of the sun. More strongly that the molten lava of Schiehallion. No matter what happens when we leave, we will be together.

...We can hide a little longer, can't we?

Maybe I'm brainless, maybe I'm wise
But you've got me seeing through different eyes
Somehow I've fallen under your spell
And somehow I'm feeling it's up that I fell

Every moment as long as you're mine
I'll wake up my body and make up for lost time
Say there's no future for us as a pair
And though I may know I don't care

[whatyouwant]

[Elle looks back at the party, then back to Angus, a devious smirk on her lips.]

Let's get a little privacy, hm?

[She takes both of his hands and stands, leading him to the roof exit. She wants to get them to one of the rooms, somewhere away from the hustle and bustle of the party, but sometimes you just have to stop at the first landing to make out with your hot space prince boyfriend, you know?]

Kiss me too fiercely
Hold me too tight
I need help believing
You're with me tonight
My wildest dreamings
Could not foresee
Standing beside you
With you wanting me

And just for this moment
As long as you're mine
I've lost all resistance
And crossed some border line
And if it turns out
It's over too fast
I'll make every last moment last
As long as you're mine

[mcfife]

[He wraps an arm around hers, escorting her out of the building and into the gardens. Maybe he's too focused on his girlfriend to notice, but it feels like that the dark veins of evil magic aren't as prevalent in his vision as they were before. It's just the two of them, alone. Perhaps this will be their last chance to be alone together until they escape, with everyone distracted by the party.]

Just for this moment
as long as you're mine
Come be how you want to
and see how bright we shine
Borrow the moonlight
until it is through
And know I'll be here holding you
as long as you're mine

[He leads her into the wooded area, towards the garden. He's avoiding the rows of benches marked with the names of the fallen, but there is plenty of space for a secluded but beautiful spot.

With the sound of the music in the distance, Angus presses Elle against a tree and plants another kiss, deeper this time.]