Hello Snippeteers and other visitors! I am posting a serialized novel called Fidele.
Malcolm Carmichael is a WWII veteran dealing with the death of his mother, a disappointing love affair, and the ghosts who don’t leave him alone.
In the current chapter, Malcolm catches a glimpse of someone who will change his life:
He was tall and broad-shouldered, with wide-set eyes that swept over the lounge in a cool, measured way, and a stern set to his features, like someone accustomed to being in command. His dark hair was pushed back from his face, thick, wavy, and longer than was currently fashionable. His clothes fit his body perfectly, from the cuffs of his raincoat to the toes of his Oxfords, and all looked expensive and custom-made. His bearing was military-straight, not an unusual sight in those post-war days, his shoulders a perfect square and his feet planted solidly on the marble floor.
He was the most beautiful man I’d ever seen. Just one look and I wanted him, fervently and fully and without hope of possession.
Fidele‘s Table of Contents can be found here.
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Love that last line! (Great description, but that last line is awesome.)
@P.T., thank you!
There’s no such thing as “no hope” especially when there is desire. Beautiful description!
@Rian, thank you!
Very, very hot! (fans self)
@rhodrymavelyne, thank you!
I’m guessing he’s wrong about there being no hope. 😀
@AM, that would be telling :D. Thanks for reading!
Great imagery – and feeling. 🙂
@jlmerrow, thank you!
Loved the description.
@Jana, thank you!
Love this, love this, love this. The very specific objective observation + the bam! of emotion. I read it three times.
@b10track, thank you!
Lovely description, not just of the man’s appearance but of the hints of his character that it reveals. No wonder Malcolm is smitten.
@amyraenbow, thank you!