There were bits of
pieces to this Dream but when it finally came together, it was a
great idea for a story! Here's how it goes. It's set in the late
1800's and the main character is a young woman. She looks for a
partner in the most unconventional way; by dressing up as a man
herself. Her idea was to see if men would fall for her smarts and
personality instead of her womanly figure and wealth. Because though
she acted like a lower-class ruffian, she actually came from a
respectable family with loads of money. But this was a different town
and no one knew her and her disguise was perfect. Well, almost.
She
is at a local pub and something happens, I'm unsure what exactly.
Maybe she got into a fight or some older men were picking on her,
actually thinking that she was really a scrawny, young boy. Being the
fiesty spirit that she was, perhaps she fought back but before real
chaos could ensue, she was rescued by a tall, large and rather
dashing-looking man. The other men then kept away. The gentleman
offered her to drink with him at the bar. He was tall, compared to
her, polite and laid-back with a sense of humor. He wore a suit of
pure white. He had black hair tied into a short pony tail. His skin
was not too dark and not too fair either. He had an eye-patch over
his right eye, and beneath it were small, partly visible burn-scars
in the shape of little roses.
She
was unsure why he had saved her from a possible brawl or whether he
saw through her disguise but she took the offer to sit with him as he
was kind enough. He said he was waiting for a friend and sure enough
his friend appears from behind them. He was a burly, masculine man,
slightly taller than even his friend. He was bald but he had thick
black eyebrows, mustache and beard. His muscles were enormous, and
they showed from his baggy, sleeveless sailor-shirt. His voice was
loud and boisterous, and bellowed throughout the whole bar. It turns
out he was famous in wrestling tournaments, but regardless of his
intimidating size and weight, he was kind and gracious.
He
put out his hand for a shake to the lady (still dressed as a boy) and
when she put her hand in his, he shook it hard exclaiming something
like, “This boy's as thin as a twig! I could snap you in half!”
he laughed aloud. Unfortunately anything after that is very hazy to
me so the Dream stops there.
If
it were up to me to finish the story, here is how it would go: The
gentleman (whom I've named Garrett) is looking for an assistant to
help him in his workshop. He offers it to the lady (whom I'm naming
Almond) and she takes it, seeing as she had a problem with
unemployment. So she lives with him and spends time with him, which
was troublesome seeing she still had to keep her gender a secret from
him and she later realizes that she has feelings for him. This would
turn out awkward since she's supposed to be playing a man. Garrett
however seems to be displaying some sort of affection towards Almond,
in a sense which confuses her – had Garrett discovered her secret
OR was he actually interested in effeminate men?? Sergei (Garrett's
wrestling friend) still doesn't know Almond's secret and thinks that
Garrett's sudden attraction is disturbing. This could become a
series!!!
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