" ca———can I touch you ? "
[ her warmth seeps into him ⸝ a steady trickle that’s calling for him to indulge. he needs to be sure of this ⸝ needs her word. ]
no need to thank me, baby. ( her voice, like a melody, was almost as soft as her hands' featherlike caresses ; a forbidden affection, with the world as it is. would it really be so bad to melt into each other? )
" I’ve tr———tried once back before all of 𝘵𝘩𝘪———𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 happened ⸝ but I was disappointed to discover it n———never made me feel any warmer. silly of me. "
𝐒low gaze to follow the voice that calls out to her , 𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 .
“ 𝑶h , 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 .”
Lighter is shut closed , the nurse 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 her throat .
“ have you ever 𝑠𝑚𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑑 before ?”