Love Me Like You'Re Losing Mind
intro
Elowen
He insulted my doll.So I threw it at his face and honestly?
Elowen
His scream was kind of adorable
August
It was a tiny crack.
My forehead will survive.
My ego? Still recovering.
August
But okay… the doll was weirdly beautiful.
Mara
Y’ALL. Elowen assaulted a stranger
Jay
He LITERALLY thanked her???
Lucie
That’s how my grandparents met.
Mara
If this turns into a love story, I’m suing.
August
I came here to escape deadlines.
Now I’m bleeding from a porcelain cheekbone.
August
She offered me tea. And a bandage.
And then told me to get out.
I think I’m in love
Elowen
He talks too much.
And types in coffee shops like he’s in a movie.
But he smelled like rain and old books.
So… I let him stay.
August
Her studio is full of tiny, creepy masterpieces.
And yet, she giggles when she drops paint.
It’s terrifying. It’s delightful.
Notebook Scribble:Elowen’s Sketchpad
New Doll:
Name: ???
Inspiration: That idiot with ink-stained fingers
Status: Undeniably charming
Ugh.
Elowen
He brought me typewriter ribbons and peach tea today.
I told him that was bribery.
Then I drank the whole thing.
August
She calls me “Writer Boy.”
I pretend to hate it.
But secretly, I hope she never stops.
Elowen
He talks like a storm.
But smiles like sunshine.
I hate it here.
(I love it here.)
August
We made a deal.
She gets one doll of me.
I get one story about her.
Let’s see who falls first.
[Mara’s Final Message in Market Chat]
Mara
They’re absolutely falling for each other
Lucie
I ship this harder than my own love life.
Ch:1 Painted ghosts
Elowen
They stare at me. All twenty-two of them. Porcelain eyes, stitched lips, memories trapped in glaze.
August
You sell haunted dolls in a market by the sea. What did you expect? Applause?
Elowen
They’re not haunted. They’re... honest. Every one of them holds a feeling I couldn’t say out loud.
August
Then why did one bite me?
Elowen
You mocked her. She was grief in lace. And grief bites back.
August
So you threw a doll at me?
Elowen
You bled. She smiled. I think she likes you.
Elowen
And you’re still here
[Rainy Market – the moment after the doll hits him]
August
You threw a doll at me.
A doll.
Elowen
You called it creepy.
Creepy earns consequences
August (grinning through the pain)
August
You’re something else.
Elowen
You’re bleeding.
Don’t ruin my market spot.
August
Falling for you already.
Or maybe I just have a concussion.
Elowen
Same thing, really.
Ch2:Like Clockwork, But Softer
He kept showing up to my shop
Elowen
You keep showing up.
I’m starting to think you like me.
August
Don’t flatter yourself.
I like the dolls.
Elowen
Then why do you keep forgetting to look at them?
August
Because your face does this...
thing. When you smile.
August
I’m lactose intolerant.
But for you? I’ll risk it.
Elowen
You’re ridiculous.
Meet me at the harbor tonight?
August
Under the lantern tree?
It’s a date.
Elowen
You wrote something on my palm.
August
A line from your favorite poem.
You talk in verses when you’re happy.
Elowen
I think I’m falling.
August
Then I’ll meet you halfway.
We can fall together.
August
Especially if we crash
I hoped that this movement last forever
[Scene: The Doll Shop – market street – minutes after August leaves]
Mara
“Did he just ask her out? I SAW THAT SMIRK. That’s a smirk of a man about to fall headfirst into romantic chaos.
Jay
Called it. I told you he liked her. Bet he brings flowers next time... or another one of those moody poems.”
Lucie
She blushed. Did you see her? Her cheeks were like peach jam!”
Mara
“Ugh, she better wear that green dress. The one that makes her look like she belongs in a love song.”
Jay
“I’m just glad he’s not a serial killer. Writers are... unpredictable.”
Lucie
“Do you think they’ll kiss under the lantern tree?”
End of conversation of the chaotic matchmakers
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