Yeah, sad innit? And I’ve decided that if it is going to be the very last I may as well stick with Gwion and Cynfal for it. I will continue to make a weekly excerpt post but I might sign up for one of the alternatives. There’s a Wednesday one that looks small and fun, and a slightly one on Saturdays but that’s solely M/M erotica so I don’t see much point. What I might do is do the Regency romance parody on Wednesdays and pirates on Sundays, becaus i’m being worse than usual abut keeping up with posting. It’s the winter. i want to hibernate. I think I’m part hedgehog.
Any how …
Carrying on from last week. Cynfal finally managed to finagle his way into Gwion’s bed and a good time was had by all. However, when Cynfal woke up he was alone. Please note – this is how it arrived on the page during Nanowrimo 2011 and it needs a damned good edit. Please note, also, that it’s not six sentences. What the hell? What’s the worst that can happen?
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Cynfal stretched and grinned at the ceiling. Whether Gwion was uncomfortable or not Cynfal had cause for good cheer. He couldn’t remember a better ride – that strength, the neediness. Please all the gods it wasn’t a one off!
Dressed and with the bowl in his hand he went to the door and looked out.
Wrapped against the chill, Gwion was rubbing over the white pony’s coat with a twist of straw. Cynfal watched him for a moment, enjoying the graceful movements and the content look on the faces of both man and beast. Gwion was whistling through his teeth, a simple tune to which, Cynfal knew, there were some very scandalous words. Cynfal waited until the stanza was finished then cleared his throat and stepped out into the cold. It was wet under foot and the sky was heavy with clouds but it didn’t feel like rain.
“Good morning,” he said and took a sip from the porage bowl. “You make a good breakfast. Thank you.”
Gwion had coloured when he heard his voice and ducked his head in a sharp nod before replying. “Morning,” he said. “I did Otter already. Your turn tomorrow.”
Cynfal grinned and went to take the wisp, his hand engulfing Gwion’s to caress his cold fingers. “My pony, by your courtesy, so my responsibility. I’m sorry I slept in. I’m not used to such late nights.”
Gwion met his gaze then, cheeks flaming and Cynfal thought he might speak, but he gave up the wisp without a struggle and went to pick up a saddle.
Cynfal sighed. So that would be the way of it – what happened between the covers was their secret. So be it. Nobody who looked at either of them today – Gwion had a whole new set to his shoulders – could fail to guess the best of it.
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Thanks, darlings. It has been fun.
Elin Gregory 
Thank you soooo much for continuing with Cynfal and Gwion. I’ve really been enjoying this tale. Thanks for the great SSS posts each week.
Such a nice moment. Again, I love the contrast in their differing reactions to what has happened/is happening between them.
Great post!
You can do them anyway. I do.
Wonderful six. I love these characters, and I’ve really enjoyed reading these snippets, so I’ll keep stopping by to see what else you’ve posted. 🙂
Great six, Elin!
LOL! What a great excerpt. I absolutely adore your writing. The first paragraph alone (“better ride” and “on off”) had me in stitches. I hope to see more of your work next Sunday!
aww, love this. I’ve had you bookmarked for weeks so you can expect to see me pretty regularly 🙂 These characters are well-developed and can’t help but pull readers in!
Great excerpt, I love how they both reacted to each other, especially Gwion. I’m glad you’ll continue!!
Aw, so sweet and sad. Nothing like the pain of shame/embarrassment–especially when it’s not warranted (assuming I read his reaction correctly?). Those dang, intense emotions can be so overwhelming!
enjoyed that snippet – needs editing? not to me. But is the phrase “slept in” keeping with the times?
Great reading, I’ve really enjoyed reading about Gwion and Cynfal and glad you chose to keep sharing them. They’re realistic, yet different from each other. I hope we stay connected somehow. Take care and cheers! Hope all is well over in Wales – I was there once, such a beautiful country.
Oh, so he did stick around, and there was the promise of tomorrow. Fabulous excerpt! Thanks for all of your support! I’ll continue to follow your blog on Google Reader. 🙂
Great snippet, Elin. So glad we connected in SSS. Hopefully, we’ll continue on somewhere. Good luck in all your writing. 🙂
As the song goes, “There’s got to be a morning after…” Loved this! It was so great to get a larger part of the scene this time (sneaky, sneaky). So glad we met through the SSS meme and I got to read your fabulous snippets. I’ll look for your updates on my twitter stream! Thanks so much for your help with the phonetic pronunciation you gave me for a Welsh term before I published one of my Highlands books last year. (You are mentioned in my acknowledgements). All the best to you!
It certainly has been fun! I enjoyed your snippet and wish you continued success with your writing.
I hope to not miss Cynfal and Gwion for long. Lovely snippet to end on. The tension and tenderness is so poignant. Wonderful.
I’ve enjoyed these two. Hope you keep posting. There’s a new 8 sentence Sunday ring at http://www.wewriwa.com/2013/01/welcome-to-weekend-writing-warriors-r.html
Fab, as usual, my dear! I’ll “see” you around!
BTW: I’m adding you to my blogroll… 2013 is all about networking!
Ciao for nao! 😉