Embroidery

[mme_depompadour]

God I'm bored.

We are currently visiting my mother-in-law in her Victorian house. I have already had an altercation with the parrot, who keeps talking dirty to me. I don't think I could stand to have another piece of cake either. I really fancy some chips or something. I think Rose is rubbing off on me.

I am embroidering and hoping to get into Penelope's good books.
Perhaps our newlywed status will help in this regard? Though I fear it may not make a blind bit of difference.

God, she scares me sometimes. She's so severe

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[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

I think you might want to embroider something less... sexual.

[mme_depompadour]

It's a sampler for Fred, for fuck's sake!
I put the other thing away for safekeeping.

What do you take me for????

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

*puts specs on*

Ohhhh. It's a little swan. I see.

[mme_depompadour]

Weirdo.

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

It looked a blurry before. It looked like.

Like a thing that's not a swan.


Shall we talk about our feelings? I've been doing that with Rose. It's fun, like a weird game where you try to make each other cry.

[mme_depompadour]

If you think that'll help.
How are you feeling, my dearest? How has it been seeing Rose again?
She hasn't been crying again, has she?

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

I am feeling honest and emotionally open. Seeing Rose again has been strange and confusing.

What about you?

[mme_depompadour]

I feel like your mother will never like me and that makes me sad. But then again, I don't particularly like her, so I realise I am at least partly to blame. I am slightly pissed off that Rose has managed to create a situation wherein you are needed by her side, yet again. I think she will always find a way to manipulate you back into her life, because she is like that. I think you would be better off away from her, because I know in my heart she doesn't understand what or who you are, and never will. I think you will always end up hurting each other, and I don't like to see you get hurt because I love you.

Also, I am hungry, and there only ever seems to be cake on offer around here.

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

*blinks*

That's very... perceptive. And quite worrying.


*gives you an apple*

[mme_depompadour]

I do pay attention, you know. I'm not blind.

She will never understand you, because she is blind to the fact that you are not a human man. It does not compute in her tiny little brain. She desperately wants you to be, and you are happy to let her believe that you are when it suits you, a fact for which you feel slightly guilty, because you know deep down that it's a fantasy, and you are helping to perpetuate it. And that guilt you feel will always be there for her to manipulate when she needs to. She doesn't even realise she's doing it, she's just that kind of a girl, she does it in all her relationships, with everyone.

Apples are nice. Fruit is good for little Fred. Thank you.

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

I knew there was a reason I love you. Other than all the sex. You should be perceptive more often, my darling kitten of love.

What should I do with her? Just leave her here?

*leans on your womanly shoulder*

[mme_depompadour]

You could leave her here, but you'd always come back. It's almost like you'd have to trap her in an alternate universe or something. Which is of course impossible.
I would suggest leaving her here, yes, but accepting the fact that you will always return for her. Which in itself isn't awful, seeing as she's carrying our child and everything.
You will work it out, my dearest, I know you will.

*ruffles your hair*

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

We could visit sometimes?

What about you? Is there anything you want?

[mme_depompadour]

Of course we can.
*kiss*

Just you. That's all.

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

But what if I annoy you?

[mme_depompadour]

You will. But I'll live. I'll just go gardening or something until I miss you. Which I will eventually.

*pats you*
Stop worrying so much.
*kiss*

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

I love you because you're not needy and clingy.

[mme_depompadour]

I love you because you're unfathomable and odd.
*kiss*

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

How's your embroidery coming along?

[mme_depompadour]

It's getting there. It's a tedious business, but I've got months to finish it. It keeps my hands occupied, you know?

*shows you the finished swan bit*
See, that looks nothing like what you thought it looked like.

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

It's a very nice swan. Very swanlike, and not at all phallic.

Are you happy here?

[mme_depompadour]

Thank you.

I suppose? It's all a bit dark and repressed, you know? I like things a bit more lively and colourful. But it'll do for now. Just don't leave me here.

PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME HERE.
*worries a bit*

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

*handporns*

I won't leave you here.

[lonely-god.livejournal.com]

Penelope would like to talk to you.

Remember about the marriage thing. I told her you're my wife.