[Training] but hold your balance

Aurelia

as if you were on fire
from within

Aurelia enjoys this small act of harmless revenge for a few minutes. But she gives in to his struggle sooner than he did with hers, a very merciful act considering she has him right in the palm of her hand. When he admits defeat, Aurelia smiles more gently down at the side of his face that's resting on the sand.

She doesn't let go of her grip on him yet, but it does lessen and allow for more movement on his part. Leaning down against his back, she tucks a kiss in against the side of his sand-speckled cheek.

Then, with a triumphant "Aha!" she clambers off of him and scoops up the bag of donuts. She jogs backward a few paces away, eyes on him as if expecting that he'll give chase.

But she takes pause, noticing the way his hair falls into a neat little mess, how the sun kisses a tan across his skin, the honey color of his eyes as the light shines in. Her grin falters and so do her steps, all notions of gloating in her victory leaving her.

"Aw, Milo. You can't give up now," She dangles the bag towards him with a pleading shift of her expression. For all intents and purposes, she sounds playful, but there's a glow in her own eyes that tells of something else, "you were so close."

the moon lives
in the lining of your skin