Love at First Sight (Solo/Flashback)

[Liam]

Timestamp: Spring 14, 493 AV OOCI have recently been made aware that I get no xp for these flashbacks, only lore... but I'm still going to write them all! ..so give me lots of lores, plz Liam had just gotten off work when he saw her... Nearly a year had passed since his uncle's imprisonment which caused him to lose everything, but Liam had managed to get by. He found a job working at an inn waiting tables and was able to make enough Mizas to keep himself housed and fed, but it was not the life he had always pictured for himself. He had planned on becoming a healer, or perhaps a knight of Slyiras, but those things hadn't worked out so far. He needed a steady income, and did not have time to study as a healer's apprentice, and as far as Liam was concerned the Knights had betrayed him and his family. So Liam made do with working as a waiter, living off meager wages and tips, and going home each night to his room at the Travelers row. And that is when he saw her for the first time, as he was on his way home for a good night's sleep. She was truly a beauty, blessed with a perfect figure and gorgeous long red hair. Her eyes were like the afternoon sky on a cloudless summer day, and her voice was like a gentle brook winding it's way through the forest and into his heart. She was with her father, and they were browsing the market shopping for food to bring home. Liam could barely contain himself, he had to meet this girl. But it would be impolite to just walk up to her and interrupt their business. So Liam followed the girl and her father, always remaining out of sight as they wandered the market and eventually went home. She lived in the castle, in a simple room but one that was certainly more luxurious than Liam's at the Row. Liam was not put off though; nothing would keep him from meeting this beautiful goddess who walked the streets of Slyiras.

[Liam]

Timestamp: Spring 15, 493 AV Liam did not have to work the following morning, but he still rose early and made his way to the portion of the castle where the woman lived and waited. Eventually the woman came out, and Liam made his move, accidentally bumping into her as she walked down the hall, causing her to drop the basket of fruit she was carrying. "Oh! So sorry, my lady. Here, let me help you with that." Liam knelt next to the woman and helped her pick up the fallen fruit, standing and placing the basket in her arms. "Please, do forgive me." The lady smiled back at him, sending a chill up his spine. "No harm done, thank you for helping me pick it all back up... sir." "Liam, Liam Ward." The lady smiled again and nodded her head, "Liam.. Well Liam, if you're not in a rush, considering you've been standing outside waiting for me all morning, maybe you could help me with this basket then." The lady laughed and shoved the basket into Liam's arms, leaving him with a dumbstruck look on his face, then started walking off toward the market. "You... you saw me," Liam asked as he rushed to catch up with the woman, basket in arms. "Of course I saw you, did you think you were being stealthy? You've been following me since yesterday.. I might have thought you a thief, but you just didn't seem the type. Plus you're quite handsome, and I might like to know what such a handsome man would want with me?" Liam stopped in his tracks, completely knocked off balance. Never before had a met a woman who was so forward, who had so completely seen right through his attempts at being suave. ...he liked her. Quickly catching back up he replied, "What wouldn't I want with such a beautiful lady like yourself. I could not bear the thought of going another day without laying eyes on you, I simply had to wait for you." They rounded a corner and walked a short distance further, coming out into the Great Bazaar, heading for a stall where her father stood waiting. "Oh, I suppose I should tell you my name before you meet my father, shouldn't I? I am Cassidy, Cassidy Turil. My father is Argos Turil, we run the fruit stand here in the bazaar."

[Liam]

Timestamp: Spring 20, 493 AV Liam waited patiently outside the door to Cassidy's home.. well, patiently wasn't the best word for it. Liam could hardly contain himself! They were going out for a night on the town, headed for the best dining mizas could buy, the White Swan. Liam had only been to the establishment once in his life, and his memories of the place were pure elegance. No other place in the city was fit for his love, as far as he was concerned. Finally Cassidy came out, dressed in her best evening gown and all her best jewelry, some of it recently purchased in the market by her father. "Cassidy... you are beautiful." Cassidy smiled and offered her hand, receiving a light kiss on the backside of her palm. "You're not so bad yourself, Liam. You clean up nice for a waiter." She offered Liam a coy smile before he took her hand and led her off down the hall. The two walked hand in hand, offering each other pleasant conversation until they reached the White Swan. The food was fantastic, but expensive, but Liam ordered only the best for his new girl. "You don't have to do this, Liam. A simple dinner at any inn would have been good for me." Liam shook his head, taking her hand. "Of course I do, only the best for you, Cass." The pair enjoyed their meal, telling each other tales of their life and finding out all there was to know about one another. When the dinner was finished they walked up and down the halls of the castle, not wanting the night to end, but both of them were getting tired and they knew it was time to go home. Eventually they found themselves outside Cassidy's door, nervously holding each others hands. "So... I had a great time tonight, Liam," Cassandra shyly said. Liam squeezed her hand, looking into her beautiful blue eyes. "So did I, Cass.." Cassidy turned toward the door, fiddling with the knob. "So," she said, trying to delay her entrance into the house, "I'll see you again tomorrow, right?" Liam was nervous, he wanted to kiss her but he couldn't work up the courage. "Um.. of course. I'll try to get off early and I'll come straight over." Cassidy opened the door, "Well.. goodnight, Liam." "Cass, wait!" Liam took Cassidy's hand, turning her back to him, staring into her eyes. Swallowing his nerves he leaned in, his lips brushing against hers softly at first, but when she returned the kiss they pressed together more eagerly. They paused to take a breath, each looking into one another, then their lips pressed together once more. The kiss was like nothing Liam had ever experienced.. it wasn't his first kiss, but it was the first that had ever made him feel like everything in the world was perfect. Cassidy was the one he was meant to be with, she was his entire reason for being. Everything that had happened in his life had led up to this moment, and as they kissed he knew eve then that he would marry this woman. And so the night ended with a kiss, or several kisses to be precise. Cassidy eventually went inside and Liam made his way home, falling into his bed and dreaming of beautiful blue eyes. It was the best night's sleep he'd ever had.

[Leviathan]

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