Tier 3+ Story 📜 "The Magician" (Act 18)

Content (for the whole story): original content, w/w, cryptid (?) pregnancy, nb(?)preg, sexual & kink awakening, stuffing, nausea, gender ambiguity, birth, transphobia, dysphoria, depression & suicidal thoughts, parental conflicts, use of alcohol and other drugs, demons

Quicklinks: Read all from the start | Act 1-3 | Act 4 | Act 5 | Act 6 | Act 7 | Act 8 | Act9 | Act 10 | Act 11 | Act 12 | Act 13 | Act 14 l Act 15 | Act 16 | Act 17 

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T H E  ☆ M A G I C I A N

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Act 18

Rosemary

In the afternoon they looked for nice freckle of grass at the nearby park. As soon as they found one, Melodie put down her trunk, opened it and pulled out a blanket, unfolding it and placing it neatly on the ground. Mary couldn’t recall Melodie having a trunk when they met earlier, so she must’ve gotten it somewhere on the way. Probably. Right?

The magician also conjured up a Thermos bottle and cups out her suitcase, and of course some more snacks: A bag of mixed nuts and five tangerines.

Strange, the suitcase didn’t look as if it was able to fit so many things.

“Do you want a tangerine?” Melodie asked.

When Mary nodded she pulled out a sixth fruit, making Mary laugh.

“You do like food, don’t you?” she asked amused while sitting down on the blanket, smoothing down the wrinkles of her skirt.

“It’s not so much that I like it,” Melodie explained. “It’s more about staying satiated.”

“Because of your condition?”

“Because of my condition,” Melodie confirmed ruminatively .

Mary waited for any follow up or hint or anything else, but Melodie didn’t provide any. Instead, she started to peel the fruit.

Mary decided to not push her.

To get her mind off things, she asked: “Can I see your cane again?”

“My cane? Why?”

Mary shrugged. “I’m not sure. It’s so pretty and it feels nice in my hands.”

“Alright. Go ahead.”

She didn’t have to tell her twice. Mary fetched the cane, balancing it in her hands. Everytime she held it she was surprised at how light it was.

Melodie put the peeled citrus fruit in front of Mary, processed in such a way that the peel provided a little plate. It looked cute and smelled nice.

Preoccupied, she ran her fingers over the detailed snake scales with one hand, eating the fresh tangerine slices with the other, while observing Melodie eating nuts and peeling another fruit, the organ sounds from the fair still resounding in the distance.

“Thank you for this perfect day, Melodie,” Mary said devotedly.

Melodie looked up and focused her attention on Mary.

“Likewise, little dove.”

“I didn’t do much. I’m starting to feel a bit bad about that.”

Melodie smiled. “It’s a pleasure, really. Why, I love planning things. It's my profession after all.”

That was true, presumably. A magician has to constantly plan their acts. And Melodie did seem like the type of person who enjoys planning and surprising others a lot.

“That may be,” Mary noted while pouring herself some tea, “But let me plan something for our next date, okay? I would like to host something for you for a change.”

“Whatever you wish, Rozemarijntje. I’ll be excited for it. Your next flight goes tomorrow, right?”

“Yes. London. So it’ll be a while when I can do that for you, I’m afraid. I can barely stand the thought that I won’t see you for a long time again.”

“Maybe I’ll be close to your place somewhere during your stay, who knows. Let’s stay in contact via text. Don’t worry about it now, focus on the present. You know how they say: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift. That’s why it’s called present.”

Mary laughed. “You surprise me again, I somehow thought you don’t watch modern movies, let alone Kung Fu Panda.”

“Excuse me?”

“That quote. That’s from the old turtle guy from Kung Fu Panda.”

“It’s from Eleanor Roosevelt, love. But good to know that ‘old turtle guy’ knows it, too.”

Mary felt her cheeks flushing again. “Oh, of course. I… I knew that. I was just testing you.”

Melodie laughed cheerfully,  and it was at this moment that Mary decided it was her destiny to bring this person al of the joy she deserved and more.

▶️ NEXT CHAPTER 

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Story written by RoseVirage
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