And I'll Tell You When It's Over, I'll Tell You When You Can Leave (1184 words) by
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He dreams of her. In what little sleep he finds in the stifling heat of the desert and his guilt, he dreams of her constantly. It is no surprise then, when she emerges into waking life from those dreams, crossing the subtle boundary between dreamland and real world with no difficulty ( Read more... )

They are both very different men.

Robin with his dreams of glory, the return of a victorious King and a better England.

Guy with his dreams of her, the return of Gisborne lands and a better life.

And she does not know who she would choose, when the time came. The man with the higher purpose or the man with no purpose but her.

"But O for the touch of a vanished hand,
And the sound of a voice that is still!"

- Alfred, Lord Tennyson
It's when he silences her, his gloved finger hovering over her mouth, that she realises that he hasn't touched her since they fought ( Read more... )

Even wearing two shirts, a skirt and a pair of loose trousers over her nightclothes, Marian is still cold ( Read more... )

It is only now that he knows the truth that he realises how strong she is ( Read more... )

It is only after she says "name it", that she feels some trepidation about what he might ask of her.

She needn't have worried.

"Stay. And make this place bearable."

It is the six most romantic words she has ever heard.

"He is right", she muses as he leaves and considers how, even in frustration and grief - even with his eyes brimming with unshed tears - he has an aching, haunting beauty of his own ( Read more... )

Neither of them quite know how they both ended up in her room, his jacket lying discarded on her bed, while he sat in front of her dresser, waiting.

There had been bickering, yes, and a heated comment from her about his hair and him daring her to do something about it.

"Ok then, I will."
"Fine."
"Fine.Then, they had stalked away from each other ( Read more... )

She knows that she is not supposed to be enjoying this. She had kissed him to distract him from the gang, from putting Robin's head on a spike ( Read more... )