[ Her immediate desire is to deny it, defensive and unwilling to admit a weakness. It won't serve her well.
She bites her lip again, and admits softly: ]
A little.
[ There's a beat. The way her heart leaps around wildly seems like it should be audible. Between them is the whole stretch of a world all its own, completely secluded, where her words can remain safely tucked away within this liminal space. She adds: ]
no subject
She bites her lip again, and admits softly: ]
A little.
[ There's a beat. The way her heart leaps around wildly seems like it should be audible. Between them is the whole stretch of a world all its own, completely secluded, where her words can remain safely tucked away within this liminal space. She adds: ]
But I'm curious, too. And I like you.
I want it to be with you.