anthro story time~



Jacques [m] + Analise [f] + Mais [m]
I'll melt that cold shoulder right off of her.
....
We're meant to be, I swear!
"Oh, Analise," Mais announced. "come here, please!"
{Every breath she takes makes her less alive}
"Uh, alright Mais. One moment please..." Analise struggled to collect herself. Her eyes were still red as she padded over to the door. Glancing half-heartedly at the lock, she noticed it was still unlocked. "It's unlocked Mais, just come in..."
Shooting through the door at lightning speed, Mais hit the table. It was so like him.
{At each glance at his hopeful eyes, she dies a bit inside}
"So, Analise," he said, still half hunched on the floor. "There's something I wanted to ask you."
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"Oh, I mustn't bother you, darling. I am simply a man."
{That suave mindset comes too easily for him}
The woman swooned a bit more before scrawling her number on a napkin. Picking it up and stuffing it into his pocket, Jacques twirled his barstool towards the bartender.
"'Notha drink, Jackies?"
"No, sir. And it's Jacques."
{Somethings gotta break, gotta take that mindset away}
"Whateva," the man remarked. Feeling a bit warm, Jacques bopped off of the barstool and headed towards the door. The bartender yelled something along the lines off "you've got to pay", but Jacques ignored it, like usual. Pushing it open with his hand, he shot outside. The cool air hit him like a brick. Puffing as he scooted towards his car, he couldn't stop thinking of the only girl there who wasn't interested in him. Analise, was it?
Eh, who cares. He's got all the girls in the world.
{He'd live his life like a mite might}
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"So," Mais started. "Didja have fun, Analise?"
His expectant eyes were too much. Analise blinked slowly and swallowed hard.
"Uhm, yeah. Yes, Mais, I had fun." She measled out a smile.
{He's too naive for his skin}
"Great! Hey, uhm, Analise...?"
Analise, caught up in her thoughts, didn't hear Mais.
{His spirit's gonna break, he's gonna lose it}
"Analise?"
"What, Mais? What? Why do you always do this? You--you just have to need me so badly! I... I can't do this. Get out."
"But, Anali--"
"Mais... Please, don't prolong this. Okay?"
{Snap. Crackle. Shock}
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Wandering down the road, Jacques couldn't help but wish for a lifelong partner. It was so unlike him to actually need someone, nonetheless want anyone near him. He was such a smooth-talking guy. He never had any real guy friends, except, for well--
That one guy.
Whose girlfriend he stole. Yeah, him.
{Such a dirty little liar, such a tiny little fire}
In the end it was a bad idea, but details are unnecessary. Squinting in the moonlight, Jacques tried to remember any details. Unfortunately, they were all very vague. He was an exchange student, venturing from France. Mais was a quaint little boy--
Mais! Ah, that was his name...
Mais was a quaint young man. He immediately tackled Jacques on the playground {accidentally, of course--it was so like him} and after it, he insisted that Jacques, or Jackies {his nickname, even though his name is pronounced more like 'Jack'}, play kickball.
Jacques only offered a cold refusal, but Mais didn't lose his spirit. Seemed like that lil bugger never would, too.
{He's gotta get that confidence back, the one that gave him the ability to love}
Every now and then, he'd feel a strange pang of guilt. Thinking back on it, Jacques wished he never did that. He wanted needed a true friend.
{Better than, better than the world}
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The tears seeped willingly from her eyes. It was so hard. Refusing such a gentleman like Mais--he only wished to make her happy, to bring joy to her somber life. But like always, she had to give him the cold shoulder. Mais even brought her to where they met, so, so many years ago when their parents were still alive and friends: the local pub.
Trying to blink the years of tears away, she thought of everything that happened at the bar. Scanning through her thoughts like a photo frame, she came to one and stopped.
The smooth gent who wouldn't leave her alone... Jack, was it? Sniffling, she recalled his wink and winning smile.
{It's a steep ways down from heaven, shug}
Perhaps she could find him again. Something about him made her want to burst like a water balloon. To just come out with what she thought and wished and desired.
Is that why she yelled at Mais?
{But it's an even steeper way up}
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Tried something new... Yes? No? Maybe so?