Sounds Q&A

Question taken from James Lipton's "Inside the Actors' Studio" interviews.

What sound or noise do you love?

I cracked open an eye, trying to remember where I was. I knew I wasn't in my bedroom in Scotland, nor was I in Gavin's old room at his house in Scranton. A long bank of windows stood opposite the foot of the bed and I realized I was upstairs in the third floor bedroom, nor was I alone in bed. A light snore and a half-audible murmur drew my attention to the other side of the bed: Gavin. He was lying flat on his back with his arm stretched out straight. I rolled over to face him, content to watch him sleep for a few minutes before snuggling against him, my head fitting perfectly into the hollow below his shoulder. His heartbeat was strong and slow against my ear. I slid my arm across his stomach, loving the feel of his warm skin and toned muscles.

"Hey, now. Tha' tickles," he protested sleepily. "Y'alrigh?"

His groggy, husky, caring and downright sexy voice made me smile as I cuddled closer.

"Never better," I replied honestly, sighing.

The steady ebb and flow of his breathing and the thud of his heart lulled me back into a peaceful sleep where nothing and no one could hurt me.

{OOC: Gavin borrowed with mun's permission & this is considered 100% meta, unless Gav says differently.}

( Quinn's Original Answer )

Another Teacher

Continued from here.

There's another teacher who belongs on that list: Gavin Elliot.

Gavin,
Whether you realize it or not, you've taught me something very important: how to trust again. Sure, you didn't quite know what to think of me when I first told you my secret, but I felt you needed to know who I was and things that have gone on in my life. So many people have judged me in the past: because I was a woman, I couldn't inherit lands and title from my husband, I couldn't lead men into battle, I couldn't fight, I couldn't kill, I couldn't be strong, I couldn't take care of myself. You know all that about me now. Granted maybe not everything, but you know more about me than I man I was married to for nearly thirty years. You could've easily said that you didn't know if you could handle all that, and that you couldn't see things working out. Instead, you accepted me, and that's an extremely rare thing for which I am truly grateful
Thanks for not judging me, and accepting me for who I am.