don't you shy away

I could take all that you love
We could get down fading numb

Watching the reactions of her clients is always the best part, and though his body can’t feel in the same way his mind remembers human stimulus, and habit alone gives her the body language she needs to read. A preemptive warning of sensitivity before his words can reach her.

With approval obtained, she hesitates only a moment when his bright blue eyes catch hers from where he turns his head up from the bed. It’s not what she had expected, and it’s arresting. Still, it won’t dissuade her from the new territory she’s allowed to explore, and her own contrasting irises watch his face carefully as she lets her hands trace the contours of his neck and the back of his jaw. When that only receives positive feedback, Hotaru lets her hands slide down from neck to shoulder before cresting over his bicep to begin traveling down his arm. Gentling the intensity automatically now whenever she reaches thinner areas such as his elbow and wrist. Just a few moments more. Just a little longer. Then she will have the peace of his bite, and maybe - just maybe - she’ll be able to sleep through the night.

Gasoline kiss on my lips
Tell yourself you know it's me