[ she wastes precisely no time in crawling on top, straddling his hips, her knees disappearing into the great falls of skirt billowing out around them.
she could have knelt beside him, yes. she could have done that. ]
I like this. [ unzips the bag ] Don't you?
[ just... don't think about yesterday, having him beneath her in the graveyard, his face twisted in pain, her hands on him, squeezing, the crunch of the rock against her temple ]
[The weight of her on top of him is always warm and welcoming. As though he would say otherwise.]
Of course I do. The view is unmatched.
[No, they'll not think about yesterday. Sholmes has put it far from his mind. That was not her, just something wretched puppeteering her body, choosing to bring her pain by dispensing it to others. He'll not give Svetka the satisfaction of letting her ruin this moment.]
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she could have knelt beside him, yes. she could have done that. ]
I like this. [ unzips the bag ] Don't you?
[ just... don't think about yesterday, having him beneath her in the graveyard, his face twisted in pain, her hands on him, squeezing, the crunch of the rock against her temple ]
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Of course I do. The view is unmatched.
[No, they'll not think about yesterday. Sholmes has put it far from his mind. That was not her, just something wretched puppeteering her body, choosing to bring her pain by dispensing it to others. He'll not give Svetka the satisfaction of letting her ruin this moment.]
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Hhhm. Bad luck for you--you must close your eyes now.