Happy Mundane!! Here's a lovely little scene between Jem & Tessa. This was taken from the original teaser Cassie posted back in October. *sigh* What a great scene....
He curled his fingers around her hand, where it lay on his arm. His own scorched her skin, hot as fire. And then he turned her, and drew her toward him.
They stood face to face, chest to chest. His breath stirred her hair. She felt the fever rising off him like mist off the Thames; sensed the pounding of the blood through his skin, saw with a strange clarity the pulse at his neck, the light on the pale curls of his hair where it lay against his paler throat. Prickles of heat ran up and down her skin, bewildering her. This was Jem — her friend, steady and reliable as a heartbeat. Jem did not set her skin on fire or make the blood rush fast inside her veins until she was dizzy.
Did he?
“Tessa,” he said. She looked up at him. There was nothing steady or reliable about his expression. His silver eyes were dark, his cheeks flushed. As she raised her face, he brought his down, his mouth slanting across hers, and even as she froze in surprise they were kissing.
They stood face to face, chest to chest. His breath stirred her hair. She felt the fever rising off him like mist off the Thames; sensed the pounding of the blood through his skin, saw with a strange clarity the pulse at his neck, the light on the pale curls of his hair where it lay against his paler throat. Prickles of heat ran up and down her skin, bewildering her. This was Jem — her friend, steady and reliable as a heartbeat. Jem did not set her skin on fire or make the blood rush fast inside her veins until she was dizzy.
Did he?
“Tessa,” he said. She looked up at him. There was nothing steady or reliable about his expression. His silver eyes were dark, his cheeks flushed. As she raised her face, he brought his down, his mouth slanting across hers, and even as she froze in surprise they were kissing.
- Clockwork Prince
Artwork by Kara-Lija found on Deviantart
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It's beautiful but I am still pulling for Will, lol! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm Team Jem all the way! I loved this scene so much! And I LOVE the artwork. Absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteKelly @ Dandelion Dreams
Beautiful scene. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words and gorgeous art. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love Jem and against all odds, still hope there is a sort of a happy ending for him. :-?
ReplyDeleteOMG...I love Jem...sighs*
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge WILL fan, but Jem has slowly but surly won my heart as well. This seen is so sigh worthy. Jem totally surprised me in Clockwork Prince.
ReplyDeleteWhat I want to know is if Tessa can live forever, what happens to the one she loves (preferably Will)?? She has already lost so much.. Is she even gonna have that?? :/
ReplyDeleteThis is agonising. For a Will supporter.
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