Hello! I'm excited - I'm branching out to Gone with the Wind. Saw the movie. Read the book. Currently reading 'Scarlett'. I'm in love. And inspired to write (my first love and several thousand words were inspired by Gilmore Girls, hence the penname).

Usually, I write these long stories, but I have five of these small-ish oneshots written. Some are inspired by songs, others aren't. And it might be the start of a series of drabbles - I'll let you decide. The title comes from a Josh Kelly song - I love most music so if you have a song suggestion, let me know!

Disclaimer: I don't own GWTW

oh princess
you're ready for greatness
all edited and weightless
never more alive

-Matt Nathanson/Princess-

He was the type of man who took pleasure in people; how masses of folk moved together, clinging to beliefs he could never bring himself to believe in and following codes of conduct he thought were outdated and silly.

Rhett was an observer of sorts, intrigued that so many people just let life float by, dreamlike, without ever taking the bull by the horns and truly living. As such, he developed a great understanding of people, though very few people made their way into his heart.

Liking people was entirely different from loving people and very few people genuinely liked him. In that sense, his life had adjusted itself to fit that balance. He cared for only a few people and used the rest, manipulating them, preying on their weaknesses and playing up their strengths. Massaging egos, tact, and charming smiles usually got him what he wanted.

He looked through the throng of boys at her feet; her pretty face was what caught his eye. And he observed her from afar. The blink-blink-blink of her eyes, the calculated smile, how she cocked her head and waved her fan just so. The boys were mesmerized, but he could see that she had spirit, gumption and more life behind those emerald green eyes than the whole of Clayton County.

He was, quite simply, attracted.

And because he wasn't a gentleman, he could embrace the fact that he was and because he wasn't a gentleman he could ignore the strange feeling that she be the one to steal his heart.

So? Whadaya think?