( she directs magnus to lay out on the floor before putting him to sleep, sitting herself on the floor as she speaks to lucy, not really looking at her she prepares )
You need to allow this to happen. I'm allowing you to remain-- ( why she didn't know ) providing you touch nothing.
( and as if to remind of his presence stolas squawks again.
instruction given, legs crossed lilith closes her eyes, clearling her mind.
what lucy will see is the sleeping form of magnus and eventually lilith levitating. for magnus she'd directed his dream to be somewhere in duplicity that he feels comfortable, planning to manipulate it in search of what she wanted instead the dream )
[ Where he feels comfortable? His own apartment, done up in the trappings he likes, warm and lushly colored with soft jazz music playing in the background. It's almost like home, in a way.
But better, because George and Lucy are there. He doesn't love them, doesn't feel that spark inside of him, but he's fond of them and he likes having company. Company, despite the fact that he has to keep up a facade for them, makes him feel comfortable. It's just how it is. ]
[Lucy watches, her eyes wide, her hands folded in her lap. She doesnβt move, but Stolas comes close, to inspect her more closely. She keeps her hands to herself, because she was told to, and she needs to obey for Magnusβ sake.
( perhaps it helps that the two are there considering that they are what the memories are concerning )
Tell me of when you first met them.
( she wants to get an idea of their relationship. there's subtle movements of her fingers as she watches them, manipulating the dream through his memories, dialling it back to that moment, searching through his subconsciousness )
[ It's easy enough to get there. The powers that be took his memories of love, his ability to love, not his memories of fun, of excitement, of lust and like.
It stars with Lucy, at the ball, what feels like so long ago. Their instant attraction, their flirtation. The kiss stolen and the sheer happiness Magnus felt at making a pretty girl smile.
Then there's George. They were locked in a room together, required to do filthy things to each other. And Magnus had acquiesced happily. George has his hands above his head, tied to a sconce in a well-appointed room, and Magnus drops to his knees... ]
( lilith watches without saying anything, getting a feeling for him, the two concerned, letting the scenes unfold.
it's here that lilith starts to see the first gaps, the holes where his memories should be even if something isn't necessarily missing from this scene. it's all connected, coming in the future of this.
lilith wakes herself up but keeps magnus asleep, floating back down to the floor as she wakes, gaze lifting to lucy )
I have somewhere to start. ( would it work? usually, yes but she didn't know what had caused this to his memories ) The memories weren't erased but simply-- hidden. Which means they can be uncovered.
[Lucy has been sitting quietly, and Stolas has been hopping closer, to inspect her, so when Lilith wakes Lucy looks up a little surprised, and maybe a little bit unsure.
There is a relief there. She breathes out, and holds back an embarrassing burst of pure gratitude.]
[Her face goes bright red. It is not a romantic memory, cleaned and softly lit in firelight and warm in a bed. But she will tell it anyway, even though it is-
-well.
A little embarrassing.]
I do not know if you were here when we were taken to the fort, but they played a game of chase. Well. No. They made us play a game of chase, where they released the submissives to run in the woods, to be captured by Dominants. Magnus and I had been fighting a little, because I refused to be with a Dominant who did not love me, and our contract had just expired, and I would not sign another one unless he loved me.
He did not wish to admit it. So we were apart, until that day. He caught me, and he, ah.
He took me from behind, and told me he loved me.
[Lucy is lucky she's still speaking. She feels that embarrassment creep into her.]
( for as embarrassed as lucy may feel lilith's pretty unresponsive to it. at least externally, giving a simple nod. inwardly-- there's a small warm recognition of it, a familiar memory even if lilith now knows that it was a lie )
It will do.
( it gives her something to look for, the specificity in the memory.
her eyes close as her hands hover over him but this time lilith doesn't dream, small motions of her fingers as she casts the spell, thinking on that moment. they'd taken his love but not his lust and it's easy to manipulate his own dream to bring that moment back out, to have him remember fucking lucy in those woods. it doesn't take long for her to encounter the block, focusing her spell on it, forcing it to begin crumbling away )
( the spell lasts for seconds more, lilith not needing any more memories. she'd attacked that first blockage specifically but her magic would cause a ripple effect. he wouldn't regain all memories instantly but if it worked those blocks would start to crumble, his memories returning.
as she opens her eyes again her hands move from magnus, rising from the floor. there's a final sweeping motion over his body to wake him, one final look at lucy )
Only he can tell you whether it worked.
( her spell should work but this place did have some different rules )
[ The memories jumble in his mind, the first inklings of love, or something more than lust beginning to seep into the thoughts of George and Lucy. Circe and Neria, too, have their places. But it's Lucy that he wakes up to, Lucy with her desperate expression.
He sits up, clearly dazed, but concern takes over first.
He can remember... Yes, he can remember. That possessive streak inside of him when it comes to his lovers. To the ones he loves. ]
[ It's right there, forming and coalescing. Of course he didn't realize he loved her in Fort Harmony itself, but that's the moment he seizes onto. And then the other moments begin to filter in, vague and hazy at first, but the feeling is there.
It's so easy to let it back into his heart.
He moves to his knees and cups Lucy's face in his hands. ]
I love you. My precious girl, I'm so sorry. I love you, my darling.
[She is sobbing, her hands on his hands, and she shakes her head. She has him back, and there he is, his hands on her cheeks, and she missed him so much.]
I love you too, I love you so much, I missed you, please never leave me like that again-
[She sobs and finally presses her face into his shoulder.]
( there's a very obvious eyeroll before lilith steps away from them, moving to the other side of the couch, resting her hands on the back of it )
Well, now that we've established that-- ( pleasure take your gross declarations of love elsewhere ) You may wish to continue reacquainting yourselves privately.
[ He's more focused of course on Lucy in this moment than in anything Lilith is saying. But he gets the hint. Besides, he doesn't want a tearful reunion anywhere she can see either.
His arms around Lucy, he starts to shift them towards their feet. He peppers kisses in her hair, but when they're each other their feet, he gives Lilith a nod. ]
I owe you.
[ He knows it. She knows it. He'll just have to wait until it comes due. ]
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She won't go anywhere. Lilith doesn't seem to think that she needs to go.]
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You need to allow this to happen. I'm allowing you to remain-- ( why she didn't know ) providing you touch nothing.
( and as if to remind of his presence stolas squawks again.
instruction given, legs crossed lilith closes her eyes, clearling her mind.
what lucy will see is the sleeping form of magnus and eventually lilith levitating. for magnus she'd directed his dream to be somewhere in duplicity that he feels comfortable, planning to manipulate it in search of what she wanted instead the dream )
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But better, because George and Lucy are there. He doesn't love them, doesn't feel that spark inside of him, but he's fond of them and he likes having company. Company, despite the fact that he has to keep up a facade for them, makes him feel comfortable. It's just how it is. ]
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But she waits.]
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Tell me of when you first met them.
( she wants to get an idea of their relationship. there's subtle movements of her fingers as she watches them, manipulating the dream through his memories, dialling it back to that moment, searching through his subconsciousness )
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It stars with Lucy, at the ball, what feels like so long ago. Their instant attraction, their flirtation. The kiss stolen and the sheer happiness Magnus felt at making a pretty girl smile.
Then there's George. They were locked in a room together, required to do filthy things to each other. And Magnus had acquiesced happily. George has his hands above his head, tied to a sconce in a well-appointed room, and Magnus drops to his knees... ]
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it's here that lilith starts to see the first gaps, the holes where his memories should be even if something isn't necessarily missing from this scene. it's all connected, coming in the future of this.
lilith wakes herself up but keeps magnus asleep, floating back down to the floor as she wakes, gaze lifting to lucy )
I have somewhere to start. ( would it work? usually, yes but she didn't know what had caused this to his memories ) The memories weren't erased but simply-- hidden. Which means they can be uncovered.
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There is a relief there. She breathes out, and holds back an embarrassing burst of pure gratitude.]
What can I do to help?
[She will do anything.]
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( she could ask about when lucy first loved him but that wouldn't help his memories. it had to be something that he had done and felt )
Then I can start unraveling his mind.
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-well.
A little embarrassing.]
I do not know if you were here when we were taken to the fort, but they played a game of chase. Well. No. They made us play a game of chase, where they released the submissives to run in the woods, to be captured by Dominants. Magnus and I had been fighting a little, because I refused to be with a Dominant who did not love me, and our contract had just expired, and I would not sign another one unless he loved me.
He did not wish to admit it. So we were apart, until that day. He caught me, and he, ah.
He took me from behind, and told me he loved me.
[Lucy is lucky she's still speaking. She feels that embarrassment creep into her.]
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It will do.
( it gives her something to look for, the specificity in the memory.
her eyes close as her hands hover over him but this time lilith doesn't dream, small motions of her fingers as she casts the spell, thinking on that moment. they'd taken his love but not his lust and it's easy to manipulate his own dream to bring that moment back out, to have him remember fucking lucy in those woods. it doesn't take long for her to encounter the block, focusing her spell on it, forcing it to begin crumbling away )
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She holds her own hands, tight, and wonders what will happen. She knows when he told George, but she wasn't there. Will Lilith be able to find it?
Will she get her lover back?]
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as she opens her eyes again her hands move from magnus, rising from the floor. there's a final sweeping motion over his body to wake him, one final look at lucy )
Only he can tell you whether it worked.
( her spell should work but this place did have some different rules )
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He sits up, clearly dazed, but concern takes over first.
He can remember... Yes, he can remember. That possessive streak inside of him when it comes to his lovers. To the ones he loves. ]
Oh, my precious girl.
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Magnus.
[She absolutely refuses to burst into tears, so naturally she does, reaching for him.]
My lord, do you remember, please, tell me-
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It's so easy to let it back into his heart.
He moves to his knees and cups Lucy's face in his hands. ]
I love you. My precious girl, I'm so sorry. I love you, my darling.
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I love you too, I love you so much, I missed you, please never leave me like that again-
[She sobs and finally presses her face into his shoulder.]
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Well, now that we've established that-- ( pleasure take your gross declarations of love elsewhere ) You may wish to continue reacquainting yourselves privately.
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His arms around Lucy, he starts to shift them towards their feet. He peppers kisses in her hair, but when they're each other their feet, he gives Lilith a nod. ]
I owe you.
[ He knows it. She knows it. He'll just have to wait until it comes due. ]