Renaissance

My first attempt at flash fiction.

Their first date was at the Renaissance Fair. No amount of googling or reckless perusing of any magazine with a perky teenager on the cover gave Seren any insight to romantic protocol for such a setting. However, she sensed that beating Austin in archery and devouring a giant turkey leg like a starved hyena put a bit of a damper on her chances.
   It was hot, and she was sweating in a most unladylike manner. Surrounded by scantily clad fairy women who did not perspire but rather sparkled, Seren was ready to find solace in a nearby cookie kiosk when she was knocked to the ground by a smiling Austin with a Lincoln green Robin Hood cap on his head, red feather included. “Alas! There be my Maid Marian,” he exclaimed, “the loveliest lady of them all!” And it was then that Seren decided that romantic protocol, like most articles in teen magazines, could shove it.

Author's Note

You may have seen this on my former account Animus.

Reviews

[Elysia]

I like it :) Its a great real-life ituation and I agree Very Much with the romantic ideals of magazines. Romance should be what you want it to be. The idea is amazing, the reality is sound and the style is superb.