[as usual he had gotten himself knowingly into trouble while underestimating that trouble and having no clear idea how to get out of it again. She was so close. He could feel the heat of her skin against him, under the hand splayed at the small of her back, her hand in his, hers on his shoulder. Her breath tangled against his neck and her scent alone was intoxicating, from the soft place on her neck, from the stirring of her hair.
He felt more alive than he had in decades and that kind of life that carried prickling electricity through his body and the certain kind of fire through his veins that he felt in the midst of terrible danger and...other things equally dangerous]
Beautiful.
[he only half registered what she said as he moved with her in an easy dance.]
Not the most complicated dance in the world. There are some that takes years to learn and decades to master. [of course he knew all of them and could make up what he didn't know if Rose asked. There wasn't much he wouldn't be tempted to do if she asked. He found himself tracing a line against the small of her back with his thumb and couldn't quite get himself to stop]
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Date: 2021-01-20 07:10 pm (UTC)He felt more alive than he had in decades and that kind of life that carried prickling electricity through his body and the certain kind of fire through his veins that he felt in the midst of terrible danger and...other things equally dangerous]
Beautiful.
[he only half registered what she said as he moved with her in an easy dance.]
Not the most complicated dance in the world. There are some that takes years to learn and decades to master. [of course he knew all of them and could make up what he didn't know if Rose asked. There wasn't much he wouldn't be tempted to do if she asked. He found himself tracing a line against the small of her back with his thumb and couldn't quite get himself to stop]
Maybe I could show you sometime... if you wanted.