Sunday, October 9, 2011

33rd Six Sentence Sunday...From The Falstaff Vampire Files - a little hope at the end of the day

From The Falstaff Vasmpire Files, therapist Kristin Marlowe's day goes off the rails when her client's vampire-obsessed fiance is revealed as Kristin's own younger lover. After this bombshell, she must listen to a married client whine for an hour about how he can't find "no strings attached" romantic love in the personals. Kristin walks over to a fellow therapist's house to vent and a stranger answers the door.

This man was not handsome, but commanding with unruly gray streaked dark hair cut short but starting to curl already. Startlingly black eyebrows framed penetrating green eyes with sparks of hazel. What really caught my attention was the mischievous quirk of his mouth as if he were just about to tell a great secret. I liked and trusted him instinctively without knowing why.

Of course, I’d been wrong before--witness my reaction to Hal. But something about this man drew a pang of attraction from me that was welcome in that it dulled the pain of Hal’s betrayal.

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15 comments:

  1. Wonderful six, beautifully written description. I loved it..and want to meet him!

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  2. I like how she's recognizes she can't really trust her immediate reaction to him.

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  3. Dun dun dun! Great introduction and description!

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  4. dull the pain of betrayal - I am curious who he is - sounds divine

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  5. Thanks Alix, Dee, Laura & Sassy, more of this intriguing stranger next week! (arrgh! More attitude from Yahoo, apologies if this is a dupe comment!)

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  6. NOT handsome? He sounds positively dashing! And the last line is just perfect -- all in all, a great six!

    J.C.

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  7. Thanks, J.C., I think that glint in the eye makes him handsome all in itself!

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  8. Focus on a new man, that's the ticket. And when the new man happens to be sexy and intriguing, all the better. Great six!

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  9. Great description. Thanks for sharing!

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  10. I can picture this man so clearly. Great job!

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  11. I agree, Gem, onward and upward, that's the best way to heal!

    Thanks, Vivien and Eleri, this guy has some unexpected depths!

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  12. Nice description. I can clearly visualize him :)

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  13. I love the way you describe and build him, and I like her certainty in her distrust but her need to trust him anyway. Well done.

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