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Who: Astrid Dalkin and Sarah Fawcett
What: Private concert.
Where: Room of Requirement.
When: Sunday night.
This Post Is: Tag to Sarah

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[sarahfawcett]

The moment Sarah stepped foot into the Room of Requirement, a soft gasp escaped her. It was amazing. "A beautiful setting for what could only be perfection," she muttered in a nearly inaudible tone, closing the door behind her. She smiled at Astrid, who was bent over her violin.

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Astrid glanced up when she heard Sarah, flashing her a dazzling but nervous smile. She felt her heartbeat quicken slightly. "Hello. Just...have a seat and relax. Your concert will begin shortly."

When she finished tuning, she stood up. Flipping her hair behind her shoulder, she brought the violin to her. She gazed at Sarah for a moment. This is it... Then she began to play.

It began softly, almost shy sounding, at a medium pace. Here and there, a deeper, longer chord would sound. Meeting...first stirrings of interest... Then the deeper chords moved into precedence, moving into an achingly beautiful waltz. ...first dances...

[sarahfawcett]

Sarah seated herself near Astrid, but not too close, for fear of crowding her as she tried to concentrate. Not that Sarah thought she would mess up. Astrid just... didn't.

She watched Astrid's hands as she worked the violin, the expression on her face. Sarah felt her heart melt in these moments; it was as if their entire relationship was playing before her. She had never thought that such a thing was possible, but memories came flooding to her and Sarah found herself lost in the music.

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The waltz shifted into a series of soft, short flutters of a higher pitch before transforming again. ...first kisses... Astrid's hands trembled slighty. The music became deeper again, and slower, weaving slowly into rich medium sound, then growing louder and more insistant, yet also slightly wavering. ...other kisses...declarations of love...

Astrid's heart beat faster and she could feel her cheeks growing flushed. The trembling in her hands began to spread.

[sarahfawcett]

Sarah felt her knees grow weak and was glad that she had been seated. She watched Astrid, feeling her face grow hot and wishing that she could go place her hands over the other girl's, go steady her. But that would mean stopping the music, and she wasn't ready for the song to end. Sarah had a slight feeling that the rest of the world would if it did, but she knew in the back of her mind that such a thing was ridiculous.

With bated breath, she willed herself to stay still, enveloped by the music surrounding her. The Room seemed to have some sort of surround-sound system, she thought, or perhaps that was just in her head.

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The music continued to grow louder. It grew faster and ever more insistant. Slowly, the notes became higher, trembling and building. Astrid was trembling all over now. The music danced itself together, reaching higher, then retracing its steps. Finally, one high, achingly clear note of longing rang out. ...where do we go from here...

Astrid let her still trembling arms fall to her sides. She took a deep breath and gazed at Sarah. So beautiful... Her voice soft and trembling slightly, she asked, "How did...how do you like it?"

[sarahfawcett]

Sarah, still caught up in the sounds, was frozen for a moment after it ended.

"How did...how do you like it?"

Sarah felt a small smile curve on her lips. She didn't mean to. She just was filled with an exceedingly ridiculous sense of happiness. And Astrid still looked so nervous. She wanted to erase that frightened look on her face, and replace it with - well, any look she held was beautiful. Sarah did the first thing she thought of - she flung her arms around Astrid, whispering into her hair, "I loved it."

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Astrid wrapped her arms around Sarah and took a deep breath. She smiled and pressed her lips against dark hair. Pulling away just long enough to put away her violin, she wrapped her arms around her girlfriend's waist and leaned her forehead against hers. "I...am so very, very glad..."

[sarahfawcett]

Sarah smiled. She felt as if she couldn't stop smiling. She loosened her grip around Astrid's shoulders just a little, but still clung to her gently, locking eyes with her girlfriend. She was at loss for words for a moment, wanting this to last forever. "I've never heard anything more beautiful."

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Astrid smiled softly. "Neither have I," she whispered. "And that's not because I wrote it. It's the things it says and what..." She held up one still trembling hand for Sarah to see. "What it does to me. Nothing's ever been that moving."

She reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind Sarah's ear. "Nothing except you, that is."

[sarahfawcett]

Sarah fixed her gaze on Astrid's trembling hand. Slowly, she reached out with her own and steadied it, intertwining her fingers with the other girl's. "Never," she agreed quietly.

Blushing slightly at this next utterance, Sarah tilted her head, a look of thoughtfulness appearing on her face. "I fear that I won't be able to come up with sufficient words to match it... it's almost - " she paused, resting a palm gently against Astrid's cheek. " - it's almost untouchable."

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Astrid smiled softly and covered Sarah's hand with her own, holding it against her cheek. "Anything you write for it will be perfect. It couldn't be anything less, coming from you." She leaned in and pressed her lips against Sarah's. Everything about you is perfect...

[sarahfawcett]

Sarah returned the kiss, softly at first. She nearly pulled away, to say something, but words were escaping her just now, and instead, Sarah grew a bit more insistent, tightening the arm that remained around Astrid's neck.

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Astrid slid one arm around Sarah's waist, moving her other hand to the back of her neck. She pulled the other girl tighter against herself as she slowly deepened the kiss. So perfect.

[sarahfawcett]

Sarah continued kissing Astrid until she absolutely had to pause to catch her breath. "You're amazing," she whispered, twirling Astrid's light hair between her fingers. So many contrasts between them, and yet so many similarities.

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Astrid smiled as her breathing slowed to a normal rate. "So are you." She stroked Sarah's hair, rubbing her back in small circles. "Love you. So very much."