shadowsong26: (mariko)
shadowsong26 ([personal profile] shadowsong26) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2013-02-04 01:46 am

Snow White #1, Red #4, Iceberg #15

Name: shadowsong26
Story: First Kisses
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Snow White #1. true love's kiss, Red #4. red in the face, Iceberg #15. evergreens
Supplies and Materials: miniature collection, pointillism, photography, canvas (all but the last one), oils, modeling clay, pastels (my current gen + romance card G5 "first time"), novelty beads (“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.” ― Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever)
Word Count: 268
Rating: PG
Characters: Mariko, Amber, Jo, Teri, Leyla, Lux
Warnings: None
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Last Snow White!


Amber

They're thirteen, and they think they're sooooo grown-up, playing Spin the Bottle in Amber's garage; when Amber lands on Mariko, they both go bright red, and their lips touch for the barest of moments, and somehow they end up dating for three weeks after that, which is forever when you're in year seven.


Jo

Jo is her first serious girlfriend, an obscenely wealthy but very sweet former child actress that somehow goes to Mariko's high school; their first kiss is anticipated and heated, and Mariko's first with an open mouth, and it tastes weird, like acid and coffee, and Mariko isn't really sure she likes it.


Teri

Mariko dated Teri for a whirlwind four months during her wild year between graduating and University, the year where she refused to listen to anything her parents said, and Teri had a bright red mohawk and eyes the color of evergreens, and a tongue stud that accidentally cut Mariko's tongue when they kissed.


Leyla

Leyla, she dated for almost six years--all the way through 'til she got her Ph.D--and she doesn't actually remember the first time she kissed her; only the last, when she left Australia and Earth behind for the stars and all the languages they had to offer.


Lux

The first kiss with Lux isn't awkward at all, despite the hesitations Mariko had on account of the difference in their species; it feels perfect, their lips touching, then sliding open at just the right tempo, exploring with exquisite grace the secrets they have to offer each other--they fit together so perfectly together, and Mariko begins to realize that she's falling in love.
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[personal profile] kay_brooke 2013-02-04 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I really like this, with all the different kinds of romantic relationships--the first one, the intense but short one, the long comfortable one, etc. And of course her finding her one at the end.
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[personal profile] bookblather 2013-02-08 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, man, that last one is so bittersweet, knowing what happens next. And I really like the bit with Teri, and the tongue-stud; that's really clever.
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[personal profile] clare_dragonfly 2013-02-19 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww, that is sweet. I like how they all seem a bit awkward or off until the end, when she knows she's found the right one.