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_Indigo 57F
293 posts
11/24/2023 5:20 pm
Return to Wonderland .. Continued




”When the day becomes the night and the sky becomes the sea, when the clock strikes heavy and there’s no time for tea, and in our darkest hour, before my final rhyme, she will come back home to Wonderland .. and turn back the hands of time.”


The Hatter slowly walks onto the balcony where Alice is standing, leaning against the railing, hat in the crook of his arm.

“Have you any idea why a Raven is like a writing desk?” he asks conversationally.

Alice smiles beautifully then turns to look out over Marmoreal. “Let me think about it.” she responds.

“You know what tomorrow is, don’t you?” he asks, smiling widely at her.

Alice’s smile falls from her face as she answers. “Frabjous day. How could I forget? I wish I’d wake up.”

“You still believe this a dream, do you?” he asks, feeling a deep sadness well up. How could she believe that this was all a dream? That he wasn’t real?

“Of course this has all come from my own mind.”

“Which would mean that I’m not real.”

“Afraid so. You’re just a figment of my imagination.” she told him with a sad expression on her face. “I would dream up someone who’s half mad.”

“Yes but you’d have to be half mad to dream me up.” he said, a wide smile appearing on his face.

“I must be then.” She smiled briefly before it fell from her face again. “I’ll miss you when I wake up.”

The hatter felt something warm rise in his chest and he felt the need to say something that had been eating away at him ever since Alice had returned.

“Alice,” he said softly, watching as she turned towards him, looking into his eyes that he knew would have turned a mixture of gray and blue by now. “I feel like I need to say this, because I’m not sure what will happen after this day. I’ve been wanting to tell you this for so long, but I haven’t found the right time. You’re either too small or too big and as this is the first time you’ve been the right size, but now I don’t know to say it..” he rambled.

“Hatter!” Alice called out, her hands gripping his face gently.

“I’m fine thanks.” he muttered, his eyes locking onto hers.

“Hatter?” she questioned softly, a confused look on her face. “Why are your eyes blue? I haven’t seen them look like that before. Are you alright?”

He laughs at her question, a wide smile crossing his face. His hand reached up to cup her cheek, his thumb rubbed over her soft skin.

“I’m perfectly fine Alice.” he murmured softly, leaning forward and brushing his lips against hers. He heard her gasp, but felt her lips move against his. He took that as an invitation and wrapped his other arm around her waist, letting his hat fall to the ground.

He pulled her against him and kissed her deeply, letting his tongue taste the sweetness of her mouth.

Alice pulled back after a minute. Her cheeks were flushed and she looked more confused than before.

“Ah..this is..um..” She stepped away from him, shifting nervously.

“It’s alright, it’s just a dream, right Alice?” he told her, smiling at her. Alice smiled hesitantly at him, then moved closer and patted his cheek softly.

“I..will still miss you very much Hatter.”

He placed his hand on top of hers, feeling that warmth rise in him once again.

“I’ll miss you as well Alice.”

The two of them then leaned against the railing together, getting ready for Frabjous Day, each in their own ways.


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Rocketship 80F
18573 posts
11/25/2023 6:54 am

Ahhhhh.......... What a poignant moment~~~


_Indigo 57F
244 posts
11/25/2023 7:42 am

    Quoting  :


_Indigo 57F
244 posts
11/25/2023 7:44 am

    Quoting Rocketship:
    Ahhhhh.......... What a poignant moment~~~
It’s a different look at what might have transpired between the Hatter and Alice. I think it was just someone throwing ideas out there and imagining where the story could have gone.