Rating: PG
Fandom: Labyrinth
Characters/Pairings: Hoggle, Jareth, mention of Sarah
Summary: "And Hoggle? If she ever kisses you, I'll turn you into a prince."
Continuity: During the scene where Jareth gives Hoggle the peach
Wordcount: 178
Notes: For
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ilyena_sylph "And Hoggle? If she ever kisses you, I'll turn you into a prince."
And there, right there, just for a second, he'd hoped. Just for the tiniest moment. He still wasn't sure why. It was Jareth, after all. When did Jareth offer gifts without strings? But Sarah ... she'd softened him. Even after only that long. Made him stupid, made him brave. Made him try to defend her, made him hope that maybe he could.
And maybe, when she'd looked at him like he was actually worth something, when she'd given him that gift, even if it was a bribe ... maybe she'd made him feel enough like a real person to hope than he could be a friend, be a prince. Just for a moment. Just long enough to hear Jareth say her name, say the words, and wonder if she could make it happen.
And then, of course, reality had come back in, cold and cruel as the Goblin King, as the hope that had shattered in him.
"Prince of the Land of Stench!"
All he was good for, really.
