vignettes

[marycatelli]

This week's prompt is:
bait

Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.

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[marycatelli]

It was not every day that you asked a girl to marry you, he told himself, and that you held out the bait of a royal crown did not make it more common.
His mouth still felt dry. He did not reach for the ring for fear of fumbling it.