#LesFicFri "PRETEND"

“Would you like to dance?” said Lady Corlain appearing by Miralees’ side.

“I don’t know your dances,” said Miralees. She felt unsteady from the wine and held on to the back of the chair. “I don’t know any dances really. I’d make a fool of myself.”

She also had the strange idea the older woman was asking if she wanted to dance with her, and that did not seem very likely, not in public anyway. Though Lady Corlain was an attractive woman.

“No matter but we must move out of here so that the staff can clear it all, clean and rearrange everything. We pretend it just happens by magic. Here.” She took Miralees’ hand and placed it on her arm as if she were a gentleman escorting his lady.

Miralees looked behind as they headed out. It was comforting to see Yelantera and Effie there, though the goddess was not smiling.

From THE DRAGON OF FIRE by Steve Turnbull, Book 4 of THE DRAGONS OF THE WOUNDED LAND

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To quote the same article from a different section:
»The carabiner is linked to lesbian identity for its ties to masculine, utilitarian workwear. Some lesbians, like butch lesbians, often want to move away from typically feminine accessories and lean towards masculine aesthetics«

Making this pretty clear to me the expression of the carabiner to be of explicitly mascline aesthetics and expression of empowerment.

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