[ she frowns—pouts, really. doesn't like the insinuation that it's to distract him from her insecurities and not herself, especially when she remembers trying before. when she has too often imagined the power that lies in unraveling him.
but she'd promised to give him a different gift, here. the chance to unravel her, instead. it's just proven hard to give. much harder than she'd expected, for all her good intentions.
the pout fades as his fingers continue to stroke at her collarbone, however. her breaths grow uneven. the little hum of light under her skin blooming again as the eldritch connection between them blossoms again. like calls to like. she should ask. he should tell her. what is he hiding? what in him is calling to her amplifiers? she doesn't.
instead, ] It would be a nice distraction. We could do it together.
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[ she frowns—pouts, really. doesn't like the insinuation that it's to distract him from her insecurities and not herself, especially when she remembers trying before. when she has too often imagined the power that lies in unraveling him.
but she'd promised to give him a different gift, here. the chance to unravel her, instead. it's just proven hard to give. much harder than she'd expected, for all her good intentions.
the pout fades as his fingers continue to stroke at her collarbone, however. her breaths grow uneven. the little hum of light under her skin blooming again as the eldritch connection between them blossoms again. like calls to like. she should ask. he should tell her. what is he hiding? what in him is calling to her amplifiers? she doesn't.
instead, ] It would be a nice distraction. We could do it together.