[ can she help the fraught tingle that runs through her when he asks that? no. but her teeth click down tighter on the mouthpiece, her fingers twist in his coat. she's beginning to get too warm, indoors and bundled up and worked up, but for now it is a barrier between her and—the rest.
oh, to rewind five minutes to the pure, buoyant eagerness in his expression. for a second, she was a source of joy and not struggle. ]
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oh, to rewind five minutes to the pure, buoyant eagerness in his expression. for a second, she was a source of joy and not struggle. ]
Bring it out here.
[ safer out here. ]