09/02/2026 06:40

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And you'd just throw it away. I wouldn't . But he leaned in toward me, his mouth half-parted, and I could smell the blood inside his mouth. You're the one that spilled all over me.

How do you let go? How do you open your hand and let yourself fall, and trust that other people will catch you? That they'll catch you and not let you hurt them, or yourself. Nathaniel moved his hands so that they lay on either side of my body, with the fur of his thumbs caressing my skin. Richard laughed, a very masculine laugh. I always felt better dressed.